Author: John Merlino
Date: 18:57:42 05/04/01
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On May 03, 2001 at 14:21:01, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On May 03, 2001 at 02:03:02, John Merlino wrote: > >> >>There are already some improvements/changes to the GUI that have been decided >>upon, but ANY suggestion is welcome, and this is the perfect time to make >>thiem.. Since I'm certain that all of your ideas will be good ones, I'm very >>much looking forward to hearing them. >> >>You do not HAVE to go into any great detail unless you feel that you need to. >>But, once again, all of your suggestions would be VERY welcome. It is a great >>compliment that you would take the time to even write us, especially since your >>writing skill is very much admired by people on this board. ;-) >> >>jm > > >It is with pleasure that I subit my wishes for the coming Chessmaster 9000. In >principle my list could be rather long but I am concentrating to a few points >that in my opinion seems to be very important to improve the GUI and handling >with Chessmaster: > >1.) >Autoplayer RS232 integrated Unlikely, especially now that WinBoard232 appears to solve this problem. >2:) >Simple possibility to switch between player/analysis mode [solution similar to >ChessBase-GUI, Shredder5 and other programs] A good idea. >3.) >Delete buttons "White" "Black" and "Chessmaster" in the "Thinking Lines" window >>> just allow to switch between "Analysis Mode" on/off [in this mode avoid any >relation to the need of specifying a time control; use instead the output >information of th permanent brain like other programs] Unlikely. Most of our users have expressed great appreciation for the ability to see the outputs from multiple engines simultaneously. But, a "shortcut" to go into analysis mode (or something like that) that can toggle between the current game state and a simple human vs. human with the "Chessmaster" checkbox selected might satisfy you? >4.) >Easy way to load another engine [personality] This is another good idea. Perhaps two more menuitems in the "Game" menu: "Select White Player" and "Select Black Player", allowing you to specify human or select a personality -- basically, this would save one step, nothing more. >5.) >Allow to also show the "Thinking Lines" in the "Tournament Room" Not going to happen. The Tournament room is where the "serious" games are played, as the Game Room could also be called the Skittles Room. In a real tournament, are you allowed to see the thoughts of your opponent (or to see the thoughts of two other players in the tournament)? >6.) >Improve solution regarding copy protection [avoid to have inserted the >Chessmaster-CD each time starting the program] I would very much like this. We'll just have to wait and see what Ubi Soft's policy is. I have no idea at this time.... >Well that's it, am I not a modest guy? More than most! jm
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