Author: martin fierz
Date: 00:16:48 08/27/02
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On August 26, 2002 at 22:49:20, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >On August 26, 2002 at 16:51:59, martin fierz wrote: >Martin, > >Your program is excellent but there are a few bugs in the Checkerboard code. I >have found that there is sometimes a snag/halt in the response to move. >Strangely, it can be corrected by left clicking on the opponents pieces or your >own Kings. that sounds very weird to me :-) i can't quite believe it. the engine does not know about your clicking around on pieces in the GUI and so your solution should be a product of your imagination. but strange things can happen with programs i have written :-) >In addition there are instances where Cake LV will throw a victory >away for no reason in the endgame with seven or eight pieces on the board. that shouldn't really happen either. the very first version of my endgame db generator was wrong - i had been toying with the indexing, and forgot to change it back to how it is in the engine... stupid me! but only about 10 people visited my site in the time where that was up, and i hoped nobody downloaded it then... it would be quite a coincidence if you managed :-) you can check by comparing the file size of db6.cpr against what it says on my webpage. if you have the correct file size, please send me an example of that throwing away wins thing. else you'll have to recompute the db... >I really do think that should consider doing us a favor by continuing to improve >your program and charging us for add-ons. When you get to someone who can >install your freeware and make it work then you have fewer complaints. In >addition,we are less likely to bitch about a lousy $60.00 US if there are >problems. Give it a try. i am already improving my program as much as i can :-) the main problem is that of course i'm not really interested in the interface, only in the engine. so the interface programming is always the last thing i do. i was really thinking about selling the 8-piece version, but then i heard that DVDs don't work in about 50% of all cases. so i'd have to do it with CDs. and there i've also already had problems... i'll think about it when i go back to switzerland in november. right now, i'd rather enjoy hawaii while i'm still here... aloha martin PS: nemesis is a much more professional program than mine, and it's not much more expensive than the 60$ you are suggesting.
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