X-Git-Url: http://winboard.nl/cgi-bin?a=blobdiff_plain;f=whats_new%2F4.8.0%2Findex.html;h=e0ee4a68e8cb4fba28ee2ca4bd995451137fa62b;hb=www;hp=e57e4e66aee90457703f6943ed22db715ca0372b;hpb=d5c995a96365f21f85247c1ea99e45dfc0635b60;p=xboard.git diff --git a/whats_new/4.8.0/index.html b/whats_new/4.8.0/index.html index e57e4e6..e0ee4a6 100644 --- a/whats_new/4.8.0/index.html +++ b/whats_new/4.8.0/index.html @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ -

What is new in WinBoard / XBoard 4.8.0?

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What is new in XBoard/WinBoard 4.8.0?

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New features for the next release

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New features in this release

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The following features are new in XBoard 4.8.beta:

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A stable GTK build and an OS X version

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+With XBoard 4.8.0 the GTK build can be considered as stable as the Xaw build. +In some areas it might not be perfect yet in all areas, +but in other areas, such as the ICS Interaction window, +it is already developed beyond the Xaw version, +and the GTK build is in general superior to the obsolete Xaw interface. +

+The GTK build can also be interfaced with OS X through the GtkOsx library. +So OS X is now amongst the officially supported platforms, +and a special configure option is available to build XBoard as OS X App. +

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The following features are new in XBoard 4.8.0:

Saving the clock settings with the game

@@ -668,10 +685,10 @@ so that the GUI would only have to take it back, after all. Prevent crash on double-click in XB Game List Tags dialog.

  • - Fix the auto-display comment control in the General Options dialog of WinBoard, which was ignored. + Fix the 'auto-display comment' control in the General Options dialog of WinBoard, which was ignored.
  • - Fix adjusting clocks by clicking them in Xaw build. + Fix adjusting clocks by clicking them, in Xaw build.
  • Fix zooming of Evaluation Graph XB with mousewheel, which was not working at all. @@ -683,7 +700,7 @@ so that the GUI would only have to take it back, after all. WinBoard's seek graph is now sized to also cover any board rim.
  • - Key bindings XB for non menu items are no longer ignored. + Key bindings XB for non-menu items are no longer ignored.
  • Set castling rights correctly after loading of game file from command line. @@ -712,6 +729,15 @@ so that the GUI would only have to take it back, after all. Blow up textures that are too small.
  • + Display of the variant tag in the Game List now works. +
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  • + Reset move entry (clearing target-square markers) on 'clear board' in Edit Position mode. +
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  • + The Game List is automatically updated when you alter the tag selection for the game lines. +
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  • Ignore invalid color specs in stead of treating them as black (important because Cairo does not understand old xpm color names).
  • @@ -733,6 +759,9 @@ so that the GUI would only have to take it back, after all. Make WB window sizing handle multiple screens.
  • + Indicate current variant in New Variant dialog of the GTK build (by printing it in boldface onthe button). +
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  • 50-move counter is no longer reset on Chess960 castlings.
  • @@ -769,7 +798,7 @@ href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README for information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article.

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    Updated: -$Date: 2014/10/18 05:14:32 $ +$Date: 2016/03/20 05:01:49 $