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Subject: Re: A simple Windows GUI for Chest?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 11:56:16 04/05/02

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On April 04, 2002 at 16:29:45, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On April 04, 2002 at 16:13:01, Roy Eassa wrote:
>
>>On April 04, 2002 at 16:08:23, Dan Andersson wrote:
>>
>>>I did a simple ove using Tcl/Tk ages ago. But it was a simple affair, FEN cut
>>>and paste and modification. And I don't seem to have a copy anywhere. But
>>>running CLI and shell scripts are very easy, so why bother really?
>>>
>>>MvH Dan Andersson
>>
>>
>>Using Windows, I have the EPD in the clipboard.
>>
>>What's the quickest way to get it into Chest?
>
>Save it to disk using notepad or whatever.
>
>Then do this:
>
>chest -b <filename>
>
>If you have an idea of how deep to search (in full moves) you can add a 'z' like
>this:
>
>chest -b -z 9 <filename>
>
>If you want to add memory, then like this:
>
>chest -b -z 9 -M300 <filename>
>
>etc.
>
>Lots of options.


Hello Dann,
If it was that easy, even I could use it.  I have tried several times but it
does not work as simple as you suggest above.  I know from other post it's a
great program and I would love to use it but so far I have been unable to get it
to work.
Jim



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