option is true, in which case they are saved in an older,
human-readable format that is specific to XBoard. Both formats
can be read back by the @samp{Load Position} command.
+@item Save Selected Games
+@cindex Save Selected Games
+Will cause all games selected for display in the current Game List
+to be appended to a file of the user's choice.
@item Save Games as Book
@cindex Save Games as Book, Menu Item
-Creates an opening book from the currently loaded game file.
+Creates an opening book from the currently loaded game file,
+incorporating only the games currently selected in the Game List.
The book will be saved on the file specified in the @samp{Common Engine}
options dialog.
The value of @samp{Book Depth} specified in that same dialog will
This command can take a long time to process,
and the size of the buffer is currently limited.
At the end the buffer will be saved as a Polyglot book,
-but the buffer will ot be cleared,
+but the buffer will not be cleared,
so that you can continue adding games from other game files.
@item Mail Move
@itemx Reload CMail Message
Currently no keystroke is assigned to this ReloadPositionProc.
@end table
-You can add or remove shortcut keys using the X resources
-@code{form.translations}. Here is an example of what would go in your
-@file{.Xresources} file:
+In the Xaw build of XBoard you can add or remove shortcut keys
+using the X resources @code{paneA.translations}.
+Here is an example of what could go into your
+@file{.Xdefaults} file:
@example
-XBoard*form.translations: \
- Shift<Key>?: AboutGameProc() \n\
- <Key>y: AcceptProc() \n\
- <Key>n: DeclineProc() \n\
- <Key>i: NothingProc()
+XBoard*paneA.translations: \
+ Shift<Key>?: MenuItem(Help.About) \n\
+ Ctrl<Key>y: MenuItem(Action.Accept) \n\
+ Ctrl<Key>n: MenuItem(Action.Decline) \n\
+ Ctrl<Key>i: MenuItem(Nothing)
@end example
@noindent
-Binding a key to @code{NothingProc} makes it do nothing, thus removing
-it as a shortcut key. The XBoard commands that can be bound to keys
+So the key should always be bound to the action 'MenuItem',
+with the (hierarchical) name of the menu item as argument.
+There are a few actions available for which no menu item exists:
+Binding a key to @code{Nothing} makes it do nothing, thus removing
+it as a shortcut key. Other such functions that can be bound to keys
are:
@example
-AbortProc, AboutGameProc, AboutProc, AcceptProc, AdjournProc,
-AlwaysQueenProc, AnalysisModeProc, AnalyzeFileProc,
-AnimateDraggingProc, AnimateMovingProc, AutobsProc, AutoflagProc,
-AutoflipProc, AutoraiseProc, AutosaveProc, BackwardProc,
-BlindfoldProc, BookProc, CallFlagProc, CopyGameProc, CopyPositionProc,
-DebugProc, DeclineProc, DrawProc, EditCommentProc, EditGameProc,
-EditPositionProc, EditTagsProc, EnterKeyProc, FlashMovesProc,
-FlipViewProc, ForwardProc, GetMoveListProc, HighlightLastMoveProc,
-HintProc, IcsAlarmProc, IcsClientProc, IcsInputBoxProc,
-InfoProc, LoadGameProc, LoadNextGameProc, LoadNextPositionProc,
-LoadPositionProc, LoadPrevGameProc, LoadPrevPositionProc,
-LoadSelectedProc, MachineBlackProc, MachineWhiteProc, MailMoveProc,
-ManProc, MoveNowProc, MoveSoundProc, NothingProc, OldSaveStyleProc,
-PasteGameProc, PastePositionProc, PauseProc, PeriodicUpdatesProc,
-PonderNextMoveProc, PopupExitMessageProc, PopupMoveErrorsProc,
-PremoveProc, QuietPlayProc, QuitProc, ReloadCmailMsgProc,
-ReloadGameProc, ReloadPositionProc, RematchProc, ResetProc,
-ResignProc, RetractMoveProc, RevertProc, SaveGameProc,
-SavePositionProc, ShowCoordsProc, ShowGameListProc, ShowThinkingProc,
-StopExaminingProc, StopObservingProc, TestLegalityProc, ToEndProc,
-ToStartProc, TrainingProc, TruncateGameProc, and TwoMachinesProc.
+AboutGame, DebugProc (switches the -debug option on or off),
+LoadNextGame, LoadPrevGame, ReloadGame, ReloadPosition.
@end example
@node Options
Changes in the list will only become visible the next session,
provided you saved the settings.
Default: 6.
+@item -autoInstall list
+@cindex autoInstall, option
+When the list is set to a non-empty string, XBoard will scan the
+operating system's plugin directory for engines supporting UCI
+and XBoard protocol at startup.
+When it finds an engine that was installed after it last saved
+its settings, a line to launch that engine (as per specs in
+the plugin file) is appended to the -firstChessProgramNames
+list of installed engines.
+In the future it will be possible to use the list to limit
+this automatic adding of engines to a certain types of variants.
@item -oneClickMove true/false
@cindex oneClickMove, option
When set, this option allows you to enter moves by only clicking the to-
The font used for the clocks. If the option value is a pattern
that does not specify the font size, XBoard tries to choose an
appropriate font for the board size being used.
-Default: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default Xaw: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default GTK: Sans Bold %d.
@item -coordFont font
@cindex coordFont, option
@cindex Font, coordinates
is true. If the option value is a pattern that does not specify
the font size, XBoard tries to choose an appropriate font for
the board size being used.
-Default: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default Xaw: -*-helvetica-bold-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default GTK: Sans Bold %d.
@item -messageFont font
@cindex messageFont, option
@cindex Font, message
-The font used for popup dialogs, menus, comments, etc.
+The font used for popup dialogs, menus, etc.
If the option value is a pattern that does not specify
the font size, XBoard tries to choose an appropriate font for
the board size being used.
-Default: -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default Xaw: -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*.
+Default GTK: Sans Bold %d.
+@cindex tagsFont, option
+@cindex Font, tags
+The font used in the Edit Tags dialog.
+If the option value contains %d, XBoard will replace it by
+an appropriate font for the board size being used.
+(Only used in GTK build.)
+Default: Sans Normal %d.
+@cindex commentFont, option
+@cindex Font, comment
+The font used in the Edit Comment dialog.
+If the option value contains %d, XBoard will replace it by
+an appropriate font for the board size being used.
+(Only used in GTK build.)
+Default: Sans Normal %d.
+@cindex icsFont, option
+@cindex Font, ics
+The font used to display ICS output in the ICS Chat window.
+As ICS output often contains tables aligned by spaces,
+a mono-space font is recommended here.
+If the option value contains %d, XBoard will replace it by
+an appropriate font for the board size being used.
+(Only used in GTK build.)
+Default: Monospace Normal %d.
+@cindex moveHistoryFont, option
+@cindex Font, moveHistory
+The font used in Move History and Engine Output windows.
+As these windows display mainly moves,
+one could use a figurine font here.
+If the option value contains %d, XBoard will replace it by
+an appropriate font for the board size being used.
+(Only used in GTK build.)
+Default: Sans Normal %d.
+@cindex gameListFont, option
+@cindex Font, gameList
+The font used in the listbox of the Game List window.
+If the option value contains %d, XBoard will replace it by
+an appropriate font for the board size being used.
+(Only used in GTK build.)
+Default: Sans Bold %d.
@item -fontSizeTolerance tol
@cindex fontSizeTolerance, option
In the font selection algorithm, a nonscalable font will be preferred
When true, scores will always be printed from the white point-of-view,
rather than the side-to-move point-of-view.
Default: False.
+@item -memoHeaders true|false
+@cindex memoHeaders, option
+When true, column headers will be displayed in the Engine Output window
+for the depth, score, time and nodes data.
+Right-clicking on these headers will hide or show the corresponding data.
+(Not intended for dynamic use, as already printed data of the current search
+will not be affected!)
+Defaul: False.
@end table
@node Adjudication Options
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