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Subject: Re: re: winboard

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:54:39 07/24/00

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On July 24, 2000 at 19:45:31, John Coffey wrote:
>>>What features are required for a good GUI, which ones are never used, which ones
>>>should be improved upon over current GUIs, etc.?
>>
>>Make it do everything Winboard does.
>>
>>Make it look as nice as Winboard.
>>
>>Then it will be perfect.
>>;-)
>
>Winboard is a wonderful program, but for playing it does not work well with
>my less than perfect eyesight.  There isn't enough color.

User modifiable.

>The clock display
>could be better.  The board can't be
>stretched to full screen (I really need this, although I haven't tried all
> video modes.)  I think
>that the board should be a little wider, like most programs (blitzn is the
>best example.  The look of the board is perfect.  I also think that the "cool"
>board on Fritz 5 is perfect.)

I have a much larger and much higher resolution display (1152 x 864 with 65K
colors & 75Hz refresh at 19 inches) and I have a very wide variety of sizes that
fit on screen from the Winboard options.

>I have gotten out a ruler and measured the board on Blitzn and compared
>it with Winboard. Both Blitnz and Fritz have wider boards.
>
>The graphics mode I use is 800x600.  If someone has gotten better results
>with other modes please let me know.

I'm undoubtably a WinBoard bigot, but I think it is the best looking interface
that I have seen, amateur or commercial.




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