X-Git-Url: http://winboard.nl/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=manual%2Fhtml_node%2FMode-Menu.html;h=25723ead13ebf89cdfbbaf35e913f8298705ff9e;hb=abf9676baf1b8e8795b4ffff4e081de524aff733;hp=ce7c6275e102258bffb0169f73521ecef5d2f354;hpb=738b5b92598a99945eb699ff67b2328072cfaf20;p=xboard.git diff --git a/manual/html_node/Mode-Menu.html b/manual/html_node/Mode-Menu.html index ce7c627..25723ea 100644 --- a/manual/html_node/Mode-Menu.html +++ b/manual/html_node/Mode-Menu.html @@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ Up: Menus
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2.4 Mode Menu

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3.4 Mode Menu

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Machine White
Tells the chess engine to play White. +
Machine White
Tells the chess engine to play White. The Ctrl-W key is a keyboard equivalent. -
Machine Black
Tells the chess engine to play Black. +
Machine Black
Tells the chess engine to play Black. The Ctrl-B key is a keyboard equivalent. -
Two Machines
Plays a game between two chess engines. +
Two Machines
Plays a game between two chess engines. The Ctrl-T key is a keyboard equivalent. -
Analysis Mode
XBoard tells the chess engine to start analyzing the current game/position +
Analysis Mode
XBoard tells the chess engine to start analyzing the current game/position and shows you the analysis as you move pieces around. The Ctrl-A key is a keyboard equivalent. Note: Some chess engines do not support Analysis mode. @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ clock to tell XBoard which side moves first.

The analysis function can also be used when observing games on an ICS with an engine loaded (zippy mode); the engine then will analyse the positions as they occur in the observed game. -

Analyze File
This option lets you load a game from a file (PGN, XBoard format, etc.) +
Analyze File
This option lets you load a game from a file (PGN, XBoard format, etc.) and analyze it. The Ctrl-F key is a keyboard equivalent. When you select this menu item, a pop-up window appears and asks for a file name to load. @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Note that ‘Edit Game’ is the to get you out of other modes. E.g. to stop analyzing, stop a game between two engines or stop editing a position.
Edit Position
Duplicate of the item in the Edit menu. -
Training
Training mode lets you interactively guess the moves of a game for one +
Training
Training mode lets you interactively guess the moves of a game for one of the players. You guess the next move of the game by playing the move on the board. If the move played matches the next move of the game, the move is accepted and the opponent's response is auto-played. @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ If the move played is incorrect, an error message is displayed. You can select this mode only while loading a game (that is, after selecting ‘Load Game’ from the File menu). While XBoard is in ‘Training’ mode, the navigation buttons are disabled. -
ICS Client
This is the normal mode when XBoard +
ICS Client
This is the normal mode when XBoard is connected to a chess server. If you have moved into Edit Game or Edit Position mode, you can select this option to get out. @@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ drag pieces to arbitrary squares while examining on ICC, but you can do so in bsetup mode on FICS. In addition, the menu commands ‘Forward’, ‘Backward’, ‘Pause’, and ‘Stop Examining’ have special functions in this mode; see below. -
Pause
Pauses updates to the board, and if you are playing against a chess engine, +
Machine Match
Starts a match between two chess programs, +with a number of games and other parameters set through +the ‘Match Options’ menu dialog. +
Pause
Pauses updates to the board, and if you are playing against a chess engine, also pauses your clock. To continue, select ‘Pause’ again, and the display will automatically update to the latest position. The ‘P’ button and keyboard Pause key are equivalents.