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Muller Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:29:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Delete fairymax man file The ultimate source is fmax.6.pod --- fairymax.6 | 236 ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 236 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 fairymax.6 diff --git a/fairymax.6 b/fairymax.6 deleted file mode 100644 index a84b44b..0000000 --- a/fairymax.6 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,236 +0,0 @@ -.\" Automatically generated by Pod::Man v1.37, Pod::Parser v1.32 -.\" -.\" Standard preamble: -.\" ======================================================================== -.de Sh \" Subsection heading -.br -.if t .Sp -.ne 5 -.PP -\fB\\$1\fR -.PP -.. -.de Sp \" Vertical space (when we can't use .PP) -.if t .sp .5v -.if n .sp -.. -.de Vb \" Begin verbatim text -.ft CW -.nf -.ne \\$1 -.. -.de Ve \" End verbatim text -.ft R -.fi -.. -.\" Set up some character translations and predefined strings. \*(-- will -.\" give an unbreakable dash, \*(PI will give pi, \*(L" will give a left -.\" double quote, and \*(R" will give a right double quote. \*(C+ will -.\" give a nicer C++. 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To -start up quickly, you just need the command: \fBxboard \-fcp fairymax\fR. -However, XBoard might not support symbols for every unorthodox piece in board sizes -different from \fBbulky\fR, \fBmiddling\fR and \fBpetite\fR. -It might thius be adviasable to specify a board size as well, e.g. -\&\fBxboard \-fcp shamax \-boardSize middling \-variant shatranj\fR -to get correct display of the elephant and general pieces in shatranj. -Note that to be able to play the chess variants, -you will need xboard 4.3.14 or later. -.PP -The fmax.ini file from which Fairy-Max by default takes the piece and game definitions -is a self-documenting text file, -which contains instructions for how to define new pieces and chess variants. -In addition it contains an extensive list of pre-defined pieces, -incuding many not occurring in any of the pre-defined variants, -which the user can draw on to define his own variants. -.PP -Amongst the move types supported by Fairy-Max are normal leaper and slider moves, -(e.g. knight and rook), -divergent moves (i.e. capture and non-capture moves can be different) -hoppers (which jump over other pieces, such as the Chinese cannon or the grasshopper), -lame leapers (the move of which can be blocked on squares they cannot move to, -such as the Chinese horse and elephant), -and any combination thereof, -in every possible direction. -The board width is configurable upto a width of 14 squares, -and cylindrical boards (where left and right edge connect) are supported as well. -.SH "OPTIONS" -.IX Header "OPTIONS" -.IP "\fBhashSize\fR" 8 -.IX Item "hashSize" -If the first argument to fairymax is numeric, -it is taken as an indicator for the amount of memory Fairy-Max is allowed to use -for its internal hash table. -The default value for this argument, 22, would result in a memory usage of 48MB. -Each next-higher number doubles the memory usage, each next-lower halves it. -Running with less than 6MB (i.e. argument 19) is not recommended. -When fairymax is running under xboard 4.3.15 the hash-table size can be set -through the xboard menus, -making this argument superfluous. -.IP "\fBiniFile\fR" 8 -.IX Item "iniFile" -A second or non-numeric first argument is taken as a filename. -Fairy-max will use the mentioned file in stead of its default fmax.ini file -to define the movement of pieces and initial setup of the variants. -This makes it easier to define your own variants. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.IX Header "SEE ALSO" -\&\fIxboard\fR\|(6) -.PP -http://www.chessvariants.org/index/msdisplay.php?itemid=MSfairy\-max -.PP -http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/max\-src2.html -.PP -http://www.open\-aurec.com/wbforum/viewtopic.php?t=49439 -.SH "AUTHOR" -.IX Header "AUTHOR" -\&\fBFairy-Max\fR was written by H.G.Muller . -.PP -This manual page was generated with \fIpod2man\fR\|(1). -- 1.7.0.4