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Subject: Re: What about move entering?

Author: Severi Salminen

Date: 05:19:42 09/14/00

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Hi!

>I think it is better to accept that when you grab a piece and then don't want to
>use it you must move the cursor off the board, than to get rid of such a
>powerful input assistant. In the latter case you almost double the number of
>clicks required to enter a game. But of course it is a matter of taste...

Well, actually the number of clicks when dragging and dropping is the number of
moves made, but I see your point :)

>There will definitely be a new Mega and Big 2001, with many additional games.
>The advantage is always that a number of experts, most of them strong GMs, have
>spent 12 months checking, correcting and editing the database, not just the new
>games but also the old ones, so that every year the quality improves noticably.
>I think Big 2001 will be out at the end of the year and it is worthwhile to wait
>two or three months for it. On the other hand the update from Big 2000 to 2001
>is about $20, so if you are going to spend more than an hour or so trying to set
>up a good reference database it is advisable to get Big 2000 immediately.

Thanks for the info. I assume the BB2001 will be added to CB8 package when it is
released. So, I'll wait.

Severi



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