X-Git-Url: http://winboard.nl/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=ddae3c7a79792583acfcac6b4778b001a9ea1494;hb=bd6a2045cc5dddf174d4240a460c76e199a4cac5;hp=de8b2f97d0f17a0bf4991d09516cbd087749fbc3;hpb=9edfd4cbfecccc5c298a476df0b6ef30924b5036;p=xboard.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index de8b2f9..ddae3c7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,35 @@ +** Version 4.7.1 ** + + (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.7.1/ ) + + bugfix release for 4.7.0 + + * updated translations + * fixed texinfo 5.0 problems + * Work-around for Xt selection bug + * Add -backupSettingsFile option + * Make skipping of unknown option smarter + * Let popping up of WinBoard chatbox for channel open it + * Fix vertical sizing of GTK board + * Fix buffer overflow in feature parsing + * Accept setup command for non-standard board size + * Fix fatal error on unsupported board size + * Fix GTK box popup + * Let XBoard -autoBox option also affect move type-in + * Fix spurious popup after batch-mode Analyze Game + * Fix saving of analyzed game + * Provide compatibility with Alien Edition setup command + * Fix quoting of book name in tourney file + * Fix disappearence of pieces that were moved illegally + * Fix horrible bug in reading scores from PGN + * Print score of final position in Analyze Game + * Fix GTK SetInsertPos + * Fix scrolling of Chat Box + * Make Chat Box window obey -topLevel option + * Fix Xaw file browser + * Update zippy.README + + ** Version 4.7.0 ** (see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.7.0/ ) @@ -30,7 +62,7 @@ * Creating an opening book from a game file * Pausing a game * Automatically observing partner games with dual-board - + * Interface Improvements * Recognizes file type of lone argument by extension * Default startup settings configurable per mode @@ -79,7 +111,42 @@ * WinBoard did not always start in its installation folder * Initialization of 'Twice' checkbox in Tournament dialog (WB) * Clearing of marker dots after mode or settings change - + * some smaller bugfixes + +** Version 4.6.2 ** + (for a more detailed list with screenshots see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.6.2/ ) + bugfix relase for 4.6.1 + * Suppress clear-board message after pasting FEN + * Fix faking of castling rights after editing position with holdings + * Fix second-engine variant test + +** Version 4.6.1 ** + (for a more detailed list with screenshots see http://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/whats_new/4.6.1/ ) + + bugfix release for 4.6.0 + + * Fix memory corruption bug on second-engine loading (through menu or in tournament), + which could destroy -firstInitString + * Fix bug loading a new engine through the menu (not loading it with the full game, + but just upto the current move) + * Prefix engine command with "./" when a pathname is split up during install, so the engine actually runs (XB) + * Fix fall-back to -ncp mode when engine does not start (cutting short the feature timeout) + * Fix bug in position search for FRC castlings (where a King could 'fall off' the board) + * Add a message to inform the user how to clear the board, in sweep-select edit-position mode + * Fix a bug that could stop the clock when the board window was dragged (XB) + * Fix switching off highlighting during game (so last highlights do not remain for the rest of the game) + * Allow user to enter the name of a non-existing file when browsing for a save file (WB) + * Make sure rarely used engine-related options (such as -firstNPS) are also correctly loaded during session + * Correctly handle parsing of Crazyhouse promotions with legality-testing off + * Fix click-click detour under-promotions, which were not working for non-captures + * Don't strip path from engine command if directory is explicitly given in Load Engine dialog + * Consistently make auxiliary windows top level-shells or not, with new -topLevel option (XB) + * No longer fatal if second engine does not support current variant (just refuse Two Machines mode) + * Scroll XBoard game list to keep selected item in view (XB) + * Suppress spurious error popup when starting observing of bughouse games + * Fix vertical axis ticks in eval graph with drop games + * Put title on same line as menu bar only for -size 72 and larger (with -titleInWindow, XB) + * Properly open and close debug file when switching debug mode through key binding Ctrl-D (XB) ** Version 4.6.0 ** @@ -91,7 +158,7 @@ * Stopping a match between two engines * Replacing a tourney participant * Playing openings in color-reversed pairs - * Perpetual chasing in Xiangqi + * Perpetual chasing in Xiangqi * Interface Improvements * Auto-Queen, and still under-promote? @@ -99,22 +166,22 @@ * Displaying PVs as SAN * Small scores in the Eval Graph * How close is the 50-move draw? - * Sign of the engine scores + * Sign of the engine scores * Interactive Analysis * Playing moves from the PV * Rapidly changing the number of PVs * Setting the other side to move in analysis - * Annotating a game with an engine + * Annotating a game with an engine * Other New Functionality * Searching a position in a PGN file - * Editing the opening book + * Editing the opening book * XBoard -> WinBoard Convergence * Exporting the game list (XB) * A move type-in box (XB) - * New-style Move History window (XB) + * New-style Move History window (XB) ** Version 4.5.3a **