From 6899669015e88352975fdcefe8105edb04ea9777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: H.G. Muller Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Describe -sweepPromotions in texi file The new method for selection promotion piece, and the -sweepPromotions option are described in the texi file. --- xboard.texi | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/xboard.texi b/xboard.texi index 02b8db7..a97ef6f 100644 --- a/xboard.texi +++ b/xboard.texi @@ -999,13 +999,23 @@ is a good place for this; see @ref{ICS options}.) @cindex General Options, Menu Item The following items to set option values appear in the dialog summoned by the general Options menu item. -@itemx Always Queen -@cindex Always Queen, Menu Item -If this option is off, XBoard brings up a dialog +@itemx Almost Always Queen +@cindex Almost Always Queen, Menu Item +If this option is on, 7th-rank pawns automatically change into +Queens when you pick them up, +and when you drag them to the promotion square and release them there, +they will promote to that. +But when you drag such a pawn backwards first, +its identity will start to cycle through the other available pieces. +This will continue ntil you start to move it forward; +this will then fix the identity of the piece, +so that you can safely put it down on the promotion square. +If this option is off, what happens depends on the +option @code{alwaysPromoteToQueen}, +which would force promotion to Queen when true. +Otherwise XBoard would bring up a dialog box whenever you move a pawn to the last rank, asking what piece -you want to promote it to. If the option is true, your pawns are -always promoted to queens. Your opponent can still under-promote. -The shifted @kbd{Ctrl-Q} key is a keyboard equivalent. +you want to promote to. @itemx Animate Dragging @cindex Animate Dragging, Menu Item If Animate Dragging is on, while you are dragging a piece with the @@ -1088,7 +1098,8 @@ can move (or capture) to. Furthermore, a double-click on a piece that can only make a single capture will cause that capture to be made. Promoting a Pawn by clicking its to-square will suppress the promotion -popup, and make it promote to Queen. +popup or other methods for selecting an under-promotion, +and make it promote to Queen. @itemx Periodic Updates @cindex Periodic Updates, Menu Item If this option is off (or if @@ -2353,6 +2364,10 @@ Sets the Popup Move Errors menu option. @xref{Options Menu}. Default: false. @cindex queen, option @cindex alwaysPromoteToQueen, option Sets the Always Queen menu option. @xref{Options Menu}. Default: false. +@item -sweepPromotions true/false +@cindex sweepPromotion, option +Sets the Almost Always Promote to Queen menu option. +@xref{Options Menu}. Default: false. @item -legal/-xlegal or -testLegality true/false @cindex legal, option @cindex testLegality, option -- 1.7.0.4