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Subject: Re: Pocket ChessPartner beta available.

Author: Lex Loep

Date: 10:48:51 06/12/01

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On June 12, 2001 at 12:41:45, Ian Osgood wrote:

>On June 11, 2001 at 16:13:06, Lex Loep wrote:
>
>>Looks like more and more chess programs are coming out for the
>>Pocket PC.
>>
>>Available for download: Pocket ChessPartner  beta 0.1
>>
>>http://www.lokasoft.nl/uk/pocket_chesspartner.htm
>>
>>Sofar only a version for the IPAQ is available. If there is
>>enough interest I will produce other versions.
>>
>>Feedback is welcome.
>>
>>Lex
>
>Very nice!  I like the piece set you chose.

Thanks, these are the scaled down ChessPartner pieces.

>
>How may nodes per second does it achieve on the iPAQ?
>

I have not yet looked at it. Generally the Win32 version of the
engine running on a 1 ghz PIII comes two ply deeper in the same time.


>What is the last icon on the toolbar?  It is mostly hidden under the keyboard
>input icon (which I would guess you would prefer to be hidden.)
>

From left to right:

Takeback | Forward | Rotate Board  | New Game | Compute | Move Now | Hint |
Level | Players | About

Unfortunately this is pretty useless on the iPaq. They do show up on
the H/PC


>I found it annoying that one couldn't continue playing the game when one's time
>ran out in the sudden death levels, even by changing to a time-per-move level.
>

You mean you lost on time and want to continue :)
I think about it.

>Are you going to eventually provide online help?  I noticed that the Help menu
>couldn't open pcp.HTP.  (Maybe because I didn't copy the new MFC and OLE dll's
>during install?)

No it's my mistake, I have a small help file in .htm format, but I forgot
to rename it do .htp


>
>If you allow loading PGN games, you either need to start from the beginning or
>have a command to go to the beginning of the game.
>

Thats right.

>You should mention the functions of the iPAQ buttons in the help file.
>

Left = Takeback move
Right = Move forward
Up = Compute
Down = Move now

Lex

>Ian



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