X-Git-Url: http://winboard.nl/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=polyglot.man;h=db0bd7e60997b558a16957b2cc88de89e23c411f;hb=baab92d048b9ba06dada3a17ec51d9e9340d4730;hp=4dda26bfaf9589e7e12d74534fc017e09d0de7bc;hpb=5cd5185613348b13625e257efcd7b2f11ca85276;p=polyglot.git diff --git a/polyglot.man b/polyglot.man index 4dda26b..db0bd7e 100644 --- a/polyglot.man +++ b/polyglot.man @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ .\" ======================================================================== .\" .IX Title "POLYGLOT 6" -.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-01-16" "" "" +.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-08-06" "" "" .SH "NAME" PolyGlot \- Winboard protocol to UCI protocol adapter \- book engine for Polyglot books @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ polyglot merge-book \-in1 inputfile1 \-in2 inputfile2 [\-out outputfile] .PP polyglot info-book [\-bin inputfile] [\-exact] .PP -polyglot dumb-book [\-bin inputfile] \-color color [\-out outputfile] +polyglot dump-book [\-bin inputfile] \-color color [\-out outputfile] .PP polyglot [configfile] epd-test [\-epd inputfile] [\-min\-depth depth] [\-max\-depth depth] [\-max\-time time] [\-depth\-delta delta] .PP @@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ This is the score in centipawns that will trigger resign \*(L"counting\*(R". .IX Item "ShowPonder (default: true)" Show search information during engine pondering. Turning this off might be better for interactive use in some interfaces. +.IP "\fBScoreWhite\fR (default: true)" 4 +.IX Item "ScoreWhite (default: true)" +Report score from white's point of view in xboard mode. .IP "\fBKibitzMove\fR (default: false)" 4 .IX Item "KibitzMove (default: false)" Whether to kibitz when playing a move. @@ -457,6 +460,10 @@ or \*(L"tellothers\*(R" for whispering. How many seconds to wait before starting kibitzing. This has an effect only if \*(L"KibitzPV\*(R" is selected, move kibitzes are always sent regardless of the delay. +.IP "\fBKibitzInterval\fR (default: 0)" 4 +.IX Item "KibitzInterval (default: 0)" +This is another form of throttling. PolyGlot will usually wait this +many seconds before doing the next kibitz. .IP "\fB\s-1UCI\s0\fR (default: false)" 4 .IX Item "UCI (default: false)" If true PolyGlot will not understand xboard commands. @@ -542,9 +549,20 @@ incorrect form (and of course promotes into a queen). .IX Item "RepeatPV (default: true)" When true, PolyGlot repeats the last pv string (which also contains score,depth and time usage) it got from the engine. Some engines -however do not send a new pv string just before sending the move and -the now old pv string might confuse debugtools that parse the winboard -debug files. +however do not send a new pv string just before sending the move. +In that case the output of PolyGlot would be inconsistent. +When RepeatPV is false PolyGlot does not repeat the last pv string. +Due to the way kibitzing is implemented, KibitzMove is disabled in that case. +.IP "\fBWbWorkArounds\fR (default: false)" 4 +.IX Item "WbWorkArounds (default: false)" +The intention of this option is to provide work arounds for +xboard/winboard bugs should they arise. Currently it only prevents +\&\*(L"feature option=\*(R" commands which contain \*(L"Draw\*(R" in their name from +being sent to the \s-1GUI\s0. Some versions of xboard/winboard contain a bug +which causes such options to be interpreted as draw claims by the +engine. +.Sp +Engines that send options with \*(L"Draw\*(R" in their name are Rybka and \s-1HIARCS\s0. .Sh "[Engine] section" .IX Subsection "[Engine] section" This section contains engine \s-1UCI\s0 options. PolyGlot does not