Author: David Rasmussen
Date: 06:27:46 12/16/01
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On December 16, 2001 at 07:16:53, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On December 15, 2001 at 18:06:57, David Rasmussen wrote: > >>It would be a challenge to me, although not an especially great one. Chezzz has >>a pretty good design, and it reckon it would be easy to implement UCI. But if >>there was some sort of purpose to it, other than challenging me, I might be more >>motivated :) > >Don't tell me you're looking for cash, women and/or alcohol (in no particular >order). Eternal gratitude is generally cheaper ;-). > Oh, I wasn't thinking along those lines, but rather in general. For instance, I wouldn't have made Chezzz winboard compatible, if it weren't for all the benefits it gives. But benefits will UCI compatibility give me? None, as far as I can see. If it meant a significantly cleaner interface to the GUI, and I could still have all the benefits of winboard, I would do it. >>Do it anyway! :) > >Hehe! If I were to speculate, I would seriously doubt that there'll be an >equivalent of WinBoard for the UCI protocol. Whether it would be possible to add >support for UCI under WinBoard is something else. That would depend on Tim Mann >currently, which makes it rather unlikely given the time he has available AFAIK. > I think you're right. >>It would really be a nice introduction to graphical programming for me. But I >>don't know when I have the time. It will not be before I have finished Chezzz >>1.0. Also, what graphical library works on both Windows and Linux, which will be >>my to major platforms? What does winboard/xboard do? > >You'll need to ask someone who knows something about programming, ie. not me >:-). Have you asked Tim Mann for instance? > Nope. I could look at the source code, of course. When I get the time... >>It's coming along ok. The upcoming CCT4 has got me starting again, after a long >>period of doing nothing on it. I hope to have a "good" version available for >>CCT4, and if I do, I will probably release it not too long after the event. > >Don't hesitate to send me a version if you feel like it :-). If it's possible to >build a book as well, it would be interesting. > It is possible to build a book. Although the book building needs a little tuning. /David
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