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-<title>WinBoard 4.3.15</title>\r
+<title>WinBoard 4.4.0</title>\r
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-<h1>WinBoard 4.3.15</h1>\r
+<h1>WinBoard 4.4.0</h1>\r
<h2>"For the ultimate WinBoard experience"</h2>\r
<h3>Introduction</h3>\r
<p>\r
-The WinBoard 4.3 series is a continuation of the WinBoard_x line by Allessandro Scotti.\r
-It is been further developed, and is maintained, by H.G. Muller.\r
+The WinBoard 4.3 series was a continuation of the WinBoard_x line by Allessandro Scotti.\r
+It has been further developed, and is maintained, by H.G. Muller.\r
Most addtions and improvements that went into this since the last version produced\r
by the GNU-Savannah xboard project team, WinBoard 4.2.7b,\r
-are unfortunately not parallelled in xboard.\r
-On the contrary, they have destroyed the compatibility of the back-end sources\r
-shared by WinBoard and xboard with the xboard front-end of version 4.2.7b.\r
-Since WinBoard 4.3.14, however, the releases again coms with a compatible xboard front-end.\r
+were unfortunately not parallelled in XBoard.\r
+On the contrary, they had destroyed the compatibility of the back-end sources\r
+shared by WinBoard and XBoard with the XBoard front-end of version 4.2.7b.\r
+Since WinBoard 4.3.14, however, the releases again comes with a compatible XBoard front-end.\r
That does not mean that all the features added to WinBoard can already be used\r
-in this xboard version.\r
+in the latest XBoard version.\r
But some can, an in 4.3.15 many more have been added.\r
</p><p>\r
+WinBoard 4.4 is a merger of the WinBoard 4.3 line (WinBoard 4.3.pre16) \r
+and what was left in the GNU-Svannah XBoard repository (WinBoard 4.2.pre8).\r
+More WinBoard functionality has been ported to XBoard,\r
+but there still is a sizable gap to bridge.\r
+</p><p>\r
The description below applies specifically to WinBoard, \r
although we have tried to mark features that can also be used in xboard by (x) everywhere.\r
-This version of xboard does does have som new menus added to control such features.\r
-Other functionss, if they work at all, must be switched on from the command line.\r
+This version of XBoard now does have some new menus added to control such features.\r
+Other functions, if they work at all, must be switched on from the command line.\r
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Options -> Engine.. (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -adjudicateDrawMoves 0 (*)\r
+ -adjudicateDrawMoves 0 (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
adjudicate draw when game lasts too long\r
</td><td>\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -delayBeforeQuit 0 (*)\r
+ -delayBeforeQuit 0 (*x)\r
<br>\r
- -delayAfterQuit 0 (*)\r
+ -delayAfterQuit 0 (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
timing parameter specifying how to terminate the engine processes\r
</td><td>\r
</td><td>\r
left- or right-cick on clock in edit-game mode\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -niceEngines 0 (*x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ lower the CPU priority of the engines\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
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</td><td bgcolor="lightblue">\r
<strong>DISPLAY-LOOK OPTIONS</strong>\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -autoLogo false (*)\r
+ <br>\r
+ -firstLogo ""\r
+ <br>\r
+ -secondLogo ""\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ causes WinBoard to display player logos above the board, next to the clocks.\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
-\r
</td><td>\r
Swap white and black clock\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
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</td><td bgcolor="lightblue">\r
- <strong>UCI ENGINE OPTIONS</strong>\r
+ <strong>(UCI) ENGINE OPTIONS</strong>\r
</td><td>\r
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</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -polyglotDir "" (*)\r
+ -polyglotDir "" (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
tells WinBoard where you installed Polyglot, for automatic invocation with UCI engines\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -polyglotBook "" (*)\r
+ -polyglotBook "" (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
tells WinBoard which opening book it should use, or should make Polyglot use.\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -usePolyglotBook false (*)\r
+ -usePolyglotBook false (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
turns the use of the Polygot book on or off\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -defaultPathEGTB "c:\egtb" (*)\r
+ -defaultPathEGTB "c:\egtb" (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
folder where to find end-game tables\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -defaultCacheSizeEGTB 4 (*)\r
+ -defaultCacheSizeEGTB 4 (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
specifies the cache size for UCI engines\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -defaultHashSize 64 (*)\r
+ -defaultHashSize 64 (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
- Specifies the size of the main hash table for UCI engines\r
+ specifies the size of the main hash table for UCI engines and WinBoard engines implementing the memory command\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> UCI... (x)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -firstIsUCI false\r
+ -firstIsUCI false (x)\r
<br>\r
- -secondIsUCI false\r
+ -secondIsUCI false (x)\r
<br>\r
- -fUCI\r
+ -fUCI (x)\r
<br>\r
- -sUCI\r
+ -sUCI (x)\r
</td><td>\r
tells WinBoard the corresponding engine should be run through Polyglot\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -firstHasOwnBookUCI true\r
+ -firstHasOwnBookUCI true (x)\r
<br>\r
- -secondHasOwnBookUCI true\r
+ -secondHasOwnBookUCI true (x)\r
<br>\r
- -fNoOwnBookUCI true\r
+ -fNoOwnBookUCI true (x)\r
<br>\r
- -sNoOwnBookUCI true\r
+ -sNoOwnBookUCI true (x)\r
+ <br>\r
+ -firstXBook (x)\r
+ <br>\r
+ -secondXBook (x)\r
</td><td>\r
- tells Polyglot if the engine should use its own opening book\r
+ tells WinBoard (or Polyglot) if the engine should use its own opening book\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> Engine Settings... (xboard only)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
-smpCores 1 (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
- Sets the maximum number of CPUs an SMP engine can use.\r
+ sets the maximum number of CPUs an SMP engine can use.\r
(only affects engines that support the <strong>cores</strong> command of WB protocol)\r
</td><td>\r
- Options -> Engine Settings... (xboard only)\r
+ Options -> Global Settings... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
-egtFormats "" (*x)\r
</td><td>\r
- Specifies which end-game tables are installed on the computer,\r
+ specifies which end-game tables are installed on the computer,\r
and where they can be found\r
(e.g. "nalimov:\chess\egtb,scorpio:\chess\bitbases")\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -firstOptions "" (x)\r
+ <br>\r
+ -secondOptions "" (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ sets engine-defined options of UCI engines and WinBoard engines that support the option feature.\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ Options -> Engine #1 Settings... (x)\r
+ <br>\r
+ Options -> Engine #2 Settings... (x)\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -firstNeedsNoncompliantFEN "" (x)\r
+ <br>\r
+ -secondNeedsNoncompliantFEN "" (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ directly specifies castling and e.p. field to be used in all FENs sent to mentioned engine\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
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<strong>CHESS-VARIANT OPTIONS</strong>\r
-variant normal (x)\r
</td><td>\r
supports many new variants: xiangqi, shogi, fischerandom, capabanca, gothic, caparandom, janus,\r
- shatranj, courier, knightmate, berolina, falcon, cylinder, fairy, super\r
+ shatranj, courier, knightmate, berolina, falcon, cylinder, fairy, super, great\r
</td><td>\r
File -> New Variant... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
</td><td>\r
Options -> General... (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -userName "" (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ sets the name of the human player\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ Mode -> Enter Username... (x)\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
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<strong>USER-INTERFACE OPTIONS AND WINDOW CONTROL</strong>\r
</td><td>\r
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</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -moveHistoryUP true (*)\r
+ -moveHistoryUp true (*)\r
<br>\r
-moveHistoryX 0 (*)\r
<br>\r
-moveHistoryH 0 (*)\r
</td><td>\r
controls opening, placement and size of a window containing the moves of the current game\r
+ (new in 4.4 is that all X and Y coordinates of auxiliary windows are stored relative to the main window)\r
</td><td>\r
Mode -> Show Move History (x)\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
</td><td>\r
Options -> Game List...\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -noGUI (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ suppress update of display on all machine and ICS moves (moves, clocks, icon)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ \r
+ </td><td bgcolor="lightblue">\r
+ <strong>ICS OPTIONS</strong>\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ \r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -autoKibitz (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ kibitz engine Thinking Output to ICS, and capture opponent kibitz for in PGN\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -zippyShortGame 0 (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ ban opponents on ICS that abort without playing\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
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<strong>MISCELLANEOUS</strong>\r
</td><td>\r
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</td></tr><tr><td>\r
- -debugFile "winboard.debug"\r
+ -debugFile "winboard.debug" (x)\r
<br>\r
- -nameOfDebugFile "winboard.debug"\r
+ -nameOfDebugFile "winboard.debug" (x)\r
</td><td>\r
allows you to specify an alternative name for saving the debug information\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -engineDebugOutput 0 (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ tells WinBoard if and how to put protocol-violating output in the debug file\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
-\r
</td><td>\r
save chess-board display as diagram in bitmap file\r
</td><td>\r
File -> Save Diagram...\r
</td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -defaultFrcPosition -1 (*x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ specify the number of the starting position in shuffle Chess variants\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ File -> New Shuffle Game... (x)\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
-\r
</td><td>\r
display only those lines in the game list that contain a given string\r
and -2 after every two games (so that each position is played with black and white).\r
</td><td>\r
-\r
+ </td></tr><tr><td>\r
+ -sameColorGames 0 (x)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ play a match, but without alternating the colors (overrules -matchGames)\r
+ </td><td>\r
+ -\r
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<p>\r
The value with which the option is listed is the default value.\r
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