From 524b52bfa9ac818d630027d530c1660b97ca04f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: H.G. Muller Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:42:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Describe move type-in in texi file --- xboard.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/xboard.texi b/xboard.texi index 0ffdcde..fd1c394 100644 --- a/xboard.texi +++ b/xboard.texi @@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ Right-clicking off dots will refresh the graph. Most other XBoard commands are available from the menu bar. The most frequently used commands also have shortcut keys or on-screen buttons. +These shortcut keystrokes are mostly non-printable characters. +Typing a letter or digit while the board window has focus +will bring up a type-in box with the typed letter already in it. +You can use that to type a move in siuations where it is your +turn to enter a move, +type a move number to call up the position after that move +in the display, +or, in Edit Position mode, type a FEN. Some rarely used parameters can only be set through options on the command line used to invoke XBoard. -- 1.7.0.4