Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 12:32:24 11/14/00
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On November 14, 2000 at 13:24:45, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 14, 2000 at 09:50:42, Gordon Rattray wrote: [BIG snip] >> > >>Generally, the user interface is usable but not brilliant. I've read that the >>interface was adopted from elsewhere (chess partner)?! Anyway, regardless of >>the history, here's my thoughts... >> >>Within the "Statistics" window, I've seen the node count wrap to a negative >>number?! What does "Conversion from..." mean, in the evaluation column? I would say the user interface would improve a lot if the scaleable pieces had a better design. I can hardly play with the unscalabel sets as this looks so ugly when I have a large chess table on my screen. As I never us 3D anyway I can just say that the flying pieces made me laugh..:-) In other words they are a joke. Better remove them or improve them.... > [Another BIG snip] >>Optionally highlighting the last move is helpful. > > >Yes. I think we should have turned this option ON by default. Please do not do that! I would only have to turn it of. Its probably nice if you play Computer VS Computer chess, but for playing a normal game vs the PC, its only anoying. > >>I prefer an evaluation score where negative always means "better for black". GT >>uses negative to mean that it is worse off, regardless of colour. > > >It's hard to satisfy every customer. Many people complain if we display the >score always from white's point of view... > >What should we do? Perhaps you could take a little look at the way Fritz do that, also giving its += etc. after the score. > > >>The online help is poor. It is incomplete and vague. This was the most >>disappointing aspect for me. > > >Maybe Lex will confirm this: we are probably going to provide a free update for >the online help by Internet (not a big download). > > > >>Is it possible to reset the opening book learning weights? How should I use the >>dialog so that GT plays the opening as best it can? Learning? Variation? > > >Be sure to check Extra->Options->Books->Use engine books. > >When you do so, the program will play at its best. You will not be able to >change the other settings in the window, because the best settings will be >selected automatically. > > > >>Others... >> >>The CD was supplied inside the manual. I'd would have preferred a CD box to >>protect it. Someone else mentioned this already. It's not as minor as it may >>first seem. Even if the CD doesn't get damaged, it doesn't help to give a >>professional image. >> >>I haven't yet spent much time with any of the other engines on the Rebel CD, so >>no comments. >> >> >>Overall, I have no regrets at buying the new Rebel CD. Like many others, >>playing strength is top of my list, and I wasn't disappointed. I find Gambit Tiger real nice to play. Its not feeling like playing all the other PC programs! ...and by the way. Chess Tiger never consider 23...Qb7? on my PC..... Torstein > >I'm glad to hear this! > > > > Christophe
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