Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 13:01:57 03/20/00
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On March 20, 2000 at 11:29:10, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>What manual, you must be referring to the help Yes/no ? If there is a manual, i
>did not get it !
This is (without the pictures of course) from the "on board" help file coming
with the Fritz6 program:
Board design (2D)
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Menu: View – Board - 2D
The 2D boards can be resized by changing the size of the board window. If you
right-click the board you get the same dialog box, in which you can change the
appearance.
You can choose different materials (wood, marble, etc.) and colour schemes for
the light and dark squares, and for the background. You can have co-ordinates
around the board and replay control buttons below it.
There are also a number of different pieces styles. You can further improve the
appearance of the pieces by enabling “Smooth edges of screen fonts” in the
Windows Display properties – Effects menu.
Here are the specifics:
Colour schemes selects the colour and texture of the dark and light squares
of the chessboard. If you want to mix your own colours click "plain colour" and
select the colours you want for the squares and pieces. You can also give a
different material by clicking "User BMP" in the colour schemes.
Pieces: There are at least three piece sets to choose from. "Fritz" is the
default, "USCF" is a set in the style of American chess publications, and
"Oldstyle" a nostalgic set that was used in books earlier in this century.
Proportion regulates the relative size of the pieces with respect to the
board.
Margin width determines how wide the sides of the board should be.
Animation determines how fast the pieces glide over the board.
Shadows gives the pieces a shadow, so they appear to be slightly raised
above the board.
Rounded makes the pieces appear slightly rounded.
No scaling switches to older Fritz piece fonts with fixed sizes. Here too
you can use your own bitmap material by clicking "User BMP".
Coordinates switches on the board coordinate 1–8 and a–h.
Replay arrows below board puts recorder-style replay and forward buttons
below the board.
The buttons allow you to jump to the beginningor end of the game, or move one
move backwards or forwards. The red takeback will allow you to enter a new move
and overwrite the old ones without a query by the program (normally it will ask
you whether you want to overwrite or start a new line).
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The version of Fritz 6 comes with a booklet in the CD cover which also has this
help info provided. If not, you should contact you dealer. It's that sneeky guy
holding all manuals behind ?? :))
Jeroen ;-}
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