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 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "POLYGLOT 6"
-.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-07-20" "" ""
+.TH POLYGLOT 6 "2009-08-11" "" ""
 .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. 
@@ -508,8 +515,7 @@ process is allowed to run on. This option works only on Windows.
 .IX Subsection "Work arounds"
 Work arounds are identical to options except that they should be used
 only when necessary.  Their purpose is to try to hide problems with
-various software (not just engines).  The default value is always
-correct for bug-free software.
+various software (not just engines).  
 .PP
 \&\s-1IMPORTANT:\s0 Any of these work arounds might be removed in future
 versions of PolyGlot.  You are strongly recommended to contact the
@@ -546,6 +552,20 @@ 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: true)" 4
+.IX Item "WbWorkArounds (default: true)"
+The intention of these options is to provide work arounds for
+xboard/winboard bugs should they arise.  This one decapitalizes
+the word Draw in options that contain this word. 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. 
+.IP "\fBWbWorkArounds2\fR (default: false)" 4
+.IX Item "WbWorkArounds2 (default: false)"
+Old version of Winboard clear the engine output window at depth 1. With this
+work around \s-1PG\s0 will send info lines at depth >=2. This may or may not improve
+the display. 
 .Sh "[Engine] section"
 .IX Subsection "[Engine] section"
 This section contains engine \s-1UCI\s0 options.  PolyGlot does not