Author: Martin Schubert
Date: 02:05:06 01/26/02
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On January 25, 2002 at 23:43:26, Ingo Bauer wrote: >On January 25, 2002 at 18:25:10, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On January 25, 2002 at 18:17:40, Walter Eigenmann wrote: > >>>>Name one. > >Hi, > >all the things you mentioned in the previous post may be right or not. The >bigest disadvantage of Winbord or WB-Protokol is the complete absent of any >"userfriendliness". In that case it is not the problem of the protokoll it is >the GUI. >Every engine uses its one *.ini, *.rc or wathever file. Every new user has to >deal with it. No "view" to the full actual PV or an older one... > >You said that thinks could be done in 5 min with VB (or VC), but nobody did it >till now. I think that WB-Protokol os great for programers. The programers have >a e-mail list where they discuss the possibility of futere WB-protocol Version, >has anyone of the programmers ever askes for an improvment of usability of the >interface? >With all respect about what Tim does in his spare time (and i enjoy WB!), have >you ever tried to go to a chess club and explain to the "average" player with a >computer how to use Crafty, Yace, Quark ... ! I don't understand your problem? What's the problem using these engines? For example Quark: I installed it like every chess program. I selected it in Chess Assistant to use it in ICC and it played some games at ICC. No problems at all. No need for any .ini files. >Has anyone ever asked why someone starts to program it's own GUI for WB (eg >Arena)? Has anyone ever asked why someone starts to program it's own GUI for WB? >If WB programers want to approach the "masses" with their engines, they >should'nt discus the protokoll they should discuss the GUI. > Why? There are good GUI's for winboard, for example Chess Assistant. The idea of a free protocoll is that everybody can implement it. Some did it. So where's the problem? >Regards >Ingo Best, Martin
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