From 350dd775a2b0d11f31e0bdc72c71b6cbf404f53f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: H.G. Muller Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:01:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update texi file The description of exclude-moves, multi-game ananalysis and duo-analysis is added. --- xboard.texi | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/xboard.texi b/xboard.texi index 463d204..b90c2fa 100644 --- a/xboard.texi +++ b/xboard.texi @@ -683,9 +683,33 @@ and then step backward through this game to take the moves back. Note that you can also click on the clocks to set the opposite side to move (adding a so-called @samp{null move} to the game). +You can also tell the engine to exclude some moves from analysis. +(Engines that do not support the exclude-moves feature will +ignore this, however.) +The general way to do this is to play the move you want to exclude +starting with a double click on the piece. +When you use drag-drop moving, the piece you grab with a double click +will also remain on its square, to show you that you are not really +making the move, but just forbid it from the current position. +Playing a thus excluded move a second time will include it again. +Excluded moves will be listed as text in a header line in the +Engine Output window, and you can also re-include them by +right-clicking them there. +This header line will also contain the words 'best' and 'tail'; +right-clicking those will exclude the currently best move, +or all moves not explicitly listed in the header line. +Once you leave the current position all memory of excluded +moves will be lost when you return there. + + +Selecting this menu item while already in @samp{Analysis Mode} will +toggle the participation of the second engine in the analysis. +The output of this engine will then be shown in the lower pane +of the Engine Output window. 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. + @item Analyze Game @cindex Analyze Game, Menu Item This option subjects the currently loaded game to automatic @@ -696,8 +720,16 @@ while the engine is analyzing the current position. The game will be annotated with the results of these analyses. In particlar, the score and depth will be added as a comment, and the PV will be added as a variation. + +Normally the analysis would stop after reaching the end of the game. +But when a game is loaded from a multi-game file +while @samp{Analyze Game} was already switched on, +the analysis will continue with the next game in the file +until the end of the file is reached (or you switch to another mode). + The time the engine spends on analyzing each move can be controlled -through the command-line option @samp{-timeDelay}. +through the command-line option @samp{-timeDelay}, +which can also be set from the @samp{Load Game Options} menu dialog. Note: Some chess engines do not support Analysis mode. @item Edit Game Duplicate of the item in the Edit menu. -- 1.7.0.4