<p>Development for Winboard, reporting bugs and any other requests can
also be done at the same places as for XBoard (see below).</p>
+<h3>Testers needed</h3>
+<p> Our next versions will have some major improvements and we are always looking for people who are willing to test those and give us feedback or new ideas. If you are interested, please send an email to our list at <a href="mailto:xboard-devel@gnu.org"><xboard-devel@gnu.org></a>.</p>
+
<h3>Downloading XBoard</h3>
<h4>stable version</h4>
<p>The current stable version
-is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.4.2</a></p>
+is: <a href="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.4.3</a></p>
<p>It can be found on the main GNU ftp server:
<a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/</a> (via http) and
<p>At the moment we have three developer versions:</p>
<ul>
-<li>A snapshot of the 4.4.3 branch:
- This will become the next stable version. <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.4.3.20100327</a>. A precompiled version is available for <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/apersaud/">openSUSE</a>.
+<li>A snapshot of the 4.4.4 branch:
+<!-- This will become the next stable version. <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">4.4.3.20100327</a>. -->
+Nothing here, since we just released 4.4.3.
+A precompiled version is available for <a href="http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/apersaud/">openSUSE</a>.
</li>
<li>A snapshot of the master branch: <a href="ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/xboard/">master-20100327</a>. <br />
<p>A very active forum is the <a href="http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum/">WinBoard Forum</a> (where our current main developer HGM can be found).</p>
-<h3>Reporting Bugs</h3>
+<h3>Reporting Bugs and Requesting New Features</h3>
<p> If you think you found a bug, please check the <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=xboard">bugtracker</a> for open and already closed bugs. If you found a new bug, please, file a bug-report either via our bug-related email list or in the <a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=xboard">bugtracker</a>.
-<!-- will be in the next release
+<p> For feature requests, please use our mailinglist: <a href="mailto:xboard-devel@gnu.org"><xboard-devel@gnu.org></a>.</p>
+
+<!-- will be in one of the next releases
-<h3>Translating XBoard</h3>
<p>To translate XBoard's messages into other languages, please see the <a
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arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this
software.
- <p>Enhancements copyright ©
-1992-2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ <p>Enhancements copyright © 1992-2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
+2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
<pre class="format">Published by the Free Software Foundation
59 Temple Place - Suite 330
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cylinder Pieces wrap around the board edge
knightmate King moves as Knight, and vice versa
super Superchess (shuffle variant with 4 exo-pieces)
+ makruk Thai Chess (shatranj-like, P promotes on 6th rank)
fairy A catchall variant in which all piece types
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unknown Catchall for other unknown variants
A value of -1 means the position is randomly generated by XBoard
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Default: -1
-<br><dt>-pieceToSquareTable string<dd><a name="index-pieceToSquareTable_002c-option-369"></a>The characters that are used to represent the piece types XBoard knows in FEN
+<br><dt>-pieceToCharTable string<dd><a name="index-pieceToCharTable_002c-option-369"></a>The characters that are used to represent the piece types XBoard knows in FEN
diagrams and SAN moves. The string argument has to have an even length
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Internet Chess Servers,
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cylinder Pieces wrap around the board edge
knightmate King moves as Knight, and vice versa
super Superchess (shuffle variant with 4 exo-pieces)
+ makruk Thai Chess (shatranj-like, P promotes on 6th rank)
fairy A catchall variant in which all piece types
known to XBoard can participate (8x8)
unknown Catchall for other unknown variants
A value of -1 means the position is randomly generated by XBoard
at the beginning of every game.
Default: -1
-<br><dt>-pieceToSquareTable string<dd><a name="index-pieceToSquareTable_002c-option-369"></a>The characters that are used to represent the piece types XBoard knows in FEN
+<br><dt>-pieceToCharTable string<dd><a name="index-pieceToCharTable_002c-option-369"></a>The characters that are used to represent the piece types XBoard knows in FEN
diagrams and SAN moves. The string argument has to have an even length
(or it will be ignored), as white and black pieces have to be given separately
(in that order). The last letter for each color will be the King.
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<li><a href="#index-Periodic-Updates_002c-Menu-Item-93">Periodic Updates, Menu Item</a>: <a href="#Options-Menu">Options Menu</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-pgnEventHeader_002c-option_0060-278">pgnEventHeader, option`</a>: <a href="#Load-and-Save-options">Load and Save options</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-pgnExtendedInfo_002c-option_0060-277">pgnExtendedInfo, option`</a>: <a href="#Load-and-Save-options">Load and Save options</a></li>
-<li><a href="#index-pieceToSquareTable_002c-option-369">pieceToSquareTable, option</a>: <a href="#Other-options">Other options</a></li>
+<li><a href="#index-pieceToCharTable_002c-option-369">pieceToCharTable, option</a>: <a href="#Other-options">Other options</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-pixmap_002c-option-334">pixmap, option</a>: <a href="#User-interface-options">User interface options</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-pixmapDirectory_002c-option-335">pixmapDirectory, option</a>: <a href="#User-interface-options">User interface options</a></li>
<li><a href="#index-PolyglotBook_002c-option-180">PolyglotBook, option</a>: <a href="#UCI-_002b-WB-Engine-Settings">UCI + WB Engine Settings</a></li>
electronic mail correspondence chess, or your own collection of saved
games.
- This manual documents version 4.4.0j of XBoard.
+ This manual documents version 4.4.3 of XBoard.
1 Major modes
*************
cylinder Pieces wrap around the board edge
knightmate King moves as Knight, and vice versa
super Superchess (shuffle variant with 4 exo-pieces)
+ makruk Thai Chess (shatranj-like, P promotes on 6th rank)
fairy A catchall variant in which all piece types
known to XBoard can participate (8x8)
unknown Catchall for other unknown variants
Chess960. A value of -1 means the position is randomly generated
by XBoard at the beginning of every game. Default: -1
--pieceToSquareTable string
+-pieceToCharTable string
The characters that are used to represent the piece types XBoard
knows in FEN diagrams and SAN moves. The string argument has to
have an even length (or it will be ignored), as white and black
other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or
performance of this software.
- Enhancements copyright (C) 1992-2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Enhancements copyright (C) 1992-2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,
+2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Published by the Free Software Foundation
59 Temple Place - Suite 330
<<, Button: See 2.4. (line 501)
>, Button: See 2.4. (line 488)
>>, Button: See 2.4. (line 520)
-abort, ICS command: See 4. (line 2118)
+abort, ICS command: See 4. (line 2119)
Abort, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 440)
About XBoard, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 842)
-accept, ICS command: See 4. (line 2105)
+accept, ICS command: See 4. (line 2106)
Accept, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 415)
Action, Menu: See 2.3. (line 414)
-adjourn, ICS command: See 4. (line 2118)
+adjourn, ICS command: See 4. (line 2119)
Adjourn, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 436)
Adjudicate Draw, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 459)
Adjudicate to Black, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 459)
animate, option: See 3.5. (line 1802)
animateDragging, option: See 3.5. (line 1798)
animateMoving, option: See 3.5. (line 1802)
-Authors: See 9. (line 2355)
+Authors: See 9. (line 2356)
Auto Comment, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 627)
Auto Flag, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 635)
Auto Flip View, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 644)
blindfold, option: See 3.5. (line 1696)
bm, option: See 3.5. (line 1729)
board size: See 3.5. (line 1610)
-boardHeight, option: See 3.7. (line 1955)
+boardHeight, option: See 3.7. (line 1956)
boardSize, option: See 3.5. (line 1610)
-boardWidth, option: See 3.7. (line 1960)
+boardWidth, option: See 3.7. (line 1961)
Book, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 832)
-Bug reports: See 8. (line 2337)
-Bugs <1>: See 8. (line 2337)
-Bugs: See 7. (line 2277)
+Bug reports: See 8. (line 2338)
+Bugs <1>: See 8. (line 2338)
+Bugs: See 7. (line 2278)
buttons, option: See 3.5. (line 1670)
Call Flag, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 425)
checkMates, option: See 3.6. (line 1838)
Chess engine options: See 3.1. (line 919)
-CHESSDIR: See 6. (line 2268)
+CHESSDIR: See 6. (line 2269)
clock, option: See 3.1. (line 936)
clockFont, option: See 3.5. (line 1700)
clockMode, option: See 3.1. (line 936)
-cmail: See 10. (line 2407)
+cmail: See 10. (line 2408)
colorChallenge, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
colorChannel, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
colorChannel1, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
colorShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
colorSShout, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
colorTell, option: See 3.3. (line 1394)
-Contributors: See 9. (line 2355)
+Contributors: See 9. (line 2356)
coordFont, option: See 3.5. (line 1706)
coords, option: See 3.5. (line 1640)
Copy Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 167)
Copy Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 207)
darkSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1776)
-debug, option: See 3.7. (line 2006)
-debugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 2009)
-debugMode, option: See 3.7. (line 2006)
-decline, ICS command: See 4. (line 2105)
+debug, option: See 3.7. (line 2007)
+debugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 2010)
+debugMode, option: See 3.7. (line 2007)
+decline, ICS command: See 4. (line 2106)
Decline, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 420)
defaultCacheSizeEGTB, option: See 3.2. (line 1199)
-defaultFrcPosition, option: See 3.7. (line 1975)
+defaultFrcPosition, option: See 3.7. (line 1976)
defaultHashSize, option: See 3.2. (line 1193)
defaultPathEGTB, option: See 3.2. (line 1205)
-delayAfterQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 2041)
-delayBeforeQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 2041)
+delayAfterQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 2042)
+delayBeforeQuit, option: See 3.7. (line 2042)
display, option: See 3.5. (line 1580)
drag, option: See 3.5. (line 1798)
-draw, ICS command: See 4. (line 2118)
+draw, ICS command: See 4. (line 2119)
Draw, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 431)
Edit Comment, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 376)
Edit Game, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 294)
Edit Tags, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 352)
egtFormats, option: See 3.2. (line 1209)
Engine Settings: See 3.2. (line 1160)
-engineDebugOutput, option: See 3.7. (line 2013)
-Environment variables: See 6. (line 2268)
-examine, ICS command: See 4. (line 2141)
+engineDebugOutput, option: See 3.7. (line 2014)
+Environment variables: See 6. (line 2269)
+examine, ICS command: See 4. (line 2142)
Exit, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 224)
exit, option: See 3.5. (line 1594)
fb, option: See 3.1. (line 1043)
fd, option: See 3.1. (line 1058)
fh, option: See 3.1. (line 1050)
File Menu: See 2.1. (line 82)
-finger, ICS command: See 4. (line 2128)
+finger, ICS command: See 4. (line 2129)
firstChessProgram, option: See 3.1. (line 1036)
firstComputerString, option: See 3.1. (line 1094)
firstDirectory, option: See 3.1. (line 1058)
Forward, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 488)
fUCI, option: See 3.2. (line 1162)
gameListTags, option: See 3.4. (line 1568)
-games, ICS command: See 4. (line 2094)
+games, ICS command: See 4. (line 2095)
gateway, option: See 3.3. (line 1268)
geometry, option: See 3.5. (line 1580)
Get Move List, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 694)
getMoveList, option: See 3.3. (line 1357)
Help Menu: See 2.6. (line 814)
-help, ICS command: See 4. (line 2079)
+help, ICS command: See 4. (line 2080)
Hide Thinking, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 791)
Highlight Last Move, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 706)
highlight, option: See 3.5. (line 1692)
highlightLastMove, option: See 3.5. (line 1692)
highlightSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1776)
Hint, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 829)
-holdingsSize, option: See 3.7. (line 1967)
+holdingsSize, option: See 3.7. (line 1968)
iconic, option: See 3.5. (line 1580)
-ICS: See 4. (line 2050)
+ICS: See 4. (line 2051)
ICS Alarm, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 727)
ICS Client, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 270)
ICS Input Box, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 381)
ICS options: See 3.3. (line 1223)
-ICS, addresses: See 4. (line 2050)
+ICS, addresses: See 4. (line 2051)
ics, option: See 3.3. (line 1224)
icsAlarm, option: See 3.3. (line 1361)
icsAlarmTime, option: See 3.3. (line 1365)
Info XBoard, Menu Item: See 2.6. (line 815)
initalMode, option: See 3.7. (line 1890)
initString, option: See 3.1. (line 1067)
-Internet Chess Server: See 4. (line 2050)
+Internet Chess Server: See 4. (line 2051)
internetChessServerCommPort, option: See 3.3. (line 1276)
internetChessServerHelper, option: See 3.3. (line 1242)
internetChessServerHost, option: See 3.3. (line 1229)
lgf, option: See 3.4. (line 1490)
lgi, option: See 3.4. (line 1490)
lightSquareColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1776)
-Limitations: See 7. (line 2277)
+Limitations: See 7. (line 2278)
Load and Save options: See 3.4. (line 1488)
Load Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 115)
Load Next Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 142)
movesPerSession, option: See 3.1. (line 925)
mps, option: See 3.1. (line 925)
msLoginDelay, option: See 3.3. (line 1327)
-nameOfDebugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 2009)
+nameOfDebugFile, option: See 3.7. (line 2010)
ncp, option: See 3.7. (line 1885)
New Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 83)
New Shuffle Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 92)
niceEngines, option: See 3.1. (line 1125)
noChessProgram, option: See 3.7. (line 1885)
noGUI, option: See 3.5. (line 1583)
-observe, ICS command: See 4. (line 2137)
+observe, ICS command: See 4. (line 2138)
Old Save Style, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 736)
-oldmoves, ICS command: See 4. (line 2141)
+oldmoves, ICS command: See 4. (line 2142)
oldsave, option: See 3.4. (line 1564)
oldSaveStyle, option: See 3.4. (line 1564)
Options: See 3. (line 893)
Options, Load and Save: See 3.4. (line 1488)
Options, miscellaneous: See 3.7. (line 1884)
Options, User interface: See 3.5. (line 1577)
-Other programs: See 11. (line 2605)
+Other programs: See 11. (line 2606)
Paste Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 176)
Paste Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 216)
Pause, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 388)
Periodic Updates, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 744)
pgnEventHeader, option`: See 3.4. (line 1556)
pgnExtendedInfo, option`: See 3.4. (line 1551)
-pieceToSquareTable, option: See 3.7. (line 1980)
+pieceToCharTable, option: See 3.7. (line 1981)
pixmap, option: See 3.5. (line 1729)
pixmapDirectory, option: See 3.5. (line 1729)
PolyglotBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1177)
pre, option: See 3.3. (line 1373)
Premove, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 770)
premove, option: See 3.3. (line 1373)
-Problems: See 8. (line 2337)
+Problems: See 8. (line 2338)
queen, option: See 3.5. (line 1602)
Quiet Play, Menu Item: See 2.5. (line 781)
quiet, option: See 3.3. (line 1376)
Reload CMail Message, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 221)
Reload Same Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 151)
Reload Same Position, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 195)
-remoteShell, option: See 3.7. (line 2027)
-remoteUser, option: See 3.7. (line 2032)
-Reporting bugs: See 8. (line 2337)
-Reporting problems: See 8. (line 2337)
+remoteShell, option: See 3.7. (line 2028)
+remoteUser, option: See 3.7. (line 2033)
+Reporting bugs: See 8. (line 2338)
+Reporting problems: See 8. (line 2338)
Resign, Menu Item: See 2.3. (line 445)
Retract Move, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 545)
reuse, option: See 3.1. (line 1102)
reuseSecond, option: See 3.1. (line 1102)
Revert, Menu Item: See 2.4. (line 532)
ringBellAfterMoves, option: See 3.5. (line 1589)
-rsh, option: See 3.7. (line 2027)
+rsh, option: See 3.7. (line 2028)
ruleMoves, option: See 3.6. (line 1868)
-ruser, option: See 3.7. (line 2032)
+ruser, option: See 3.7. (line 2033)
sameColorGames, option: See 3.1. (line 1030)
Save Game, Menu Item: See 2.1. (line 155)
saveGameFile, option: See 3.4. (line 1521)
secondScoreAbs, option: See 3.1. (line 1119)
secondTimeOdds, option: See 3.1. (line 977)
secondXBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1188)
-set, ICS command: See 4. (line 2134)
+set, ICS command: See 4. (line 2135)
Settings, Engine: See 3.2. (line 1160)
sgf, option: See 3.4. (line 1521)
sh, option: See 3.1. (line 1050)
Two Machines, Menu Item: See 2.2. (line 236)
usePolyglotBook, option: See 3.2. (line 1174)
User interface options: See 3.5. (line 1577)
-userName, option: See 3.7. (line 2036)
+userName, option: See 3.7. (line 2037)
useTelnet, option: See 3.3. (line 1250)
variant, option: See 3.7. (line 1898)
-vars, ICS command: See 4. (line 2131)
+vars, ICS command: See 4. (line 2132)
whitePieceColor, option: See 3.5. (line 1776)
-who, ICS command: See 4. (line 2087)
+who, ICS command: See 4. (line 2088)
xflash, option: See 3.5. (line 1683)
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