Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 13:44:11 02/24/03
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On February 24, 2003 at 16:21:00, Mike S. wrote: >On February 24, 2003 at 06:15:22, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >>(...) >>Two points. Could you specify what you mean with "trying harder". The question >>is if a project like LINUX doesn't contradict your proposition. What if the >>cooperation is better than the often arrogant support by the company? > >Thinking of GUI and/or engine features, companies have always found new >functions and/or improvements, and I expect this will continue. For example, the >Full Analysis feature of the Fritz GUI is something very advanced (compared to >that, freeware auto analysis functions are primitive), or Fritz' book tree >functions... although, SCID has tree functions too (but AFAIK not for use as an >engine's opening book). Or the Endgame Joker Analysis and Endgame Orakel of the >Shredder classic GUI, or the large amounts of learning material in Chessmaster >with long Josh Waitzkin audio commentary. These are things which make the >important differences between free and commercial chess software IMO, and I'm >sure the companies will come up with more like that. > >(Although I wouldn't complain if they would just drop the prices "under the >threat of freeware" if they run out of new ideas...) > >A simpler thing to compare is, how *variations* (in the game's notation) are >treated and shown. While SCID shows them "book-like" and clickable like good >chess software does, other freeware cannot; many have only the 2-columns >display. But that isn't something new commercial software has, though. > >>Honestly I doubt that I would be treated like I was when I dared to ask where my >>favorite feature had remained, amely the Crtl-I for the content of the notation >>of a game! That is simply gone in the new CB7&8. Here is the exact explanation for Crtl-I - It is the output of a number of the moves in a notation, main line plus variations. You know what I mean? A number so that you can compare a highly commented version of a game. Excuse my English. Rolf Tueschen >You already answered in CSS but > >(can't remember... it seems there is no keyboard shortcut in CB7 for that.) > >>there is no solution until today. > >If you have Fritz 7 or -8 available, you could use it alternatively in cases >when that function is required often, and you want to use a keyboard shortcut. >It can access the same databases anyway. Standard is CTRL-C in Fritz, which >copies the notation to the clipboard, but since version 7 you can re-define the >shortcuts. So you could even change it to CTRL-I. > >Das ist unter "Extras, Anpassen". > >I've read that in F8, you can also choose now if it shall copy a text-style >notation or PGN for pasting into text applications (?). > >>Thanks again for the many interesting answers. > >You're welcome. I found the topic interesting, being impressed by the convincing >quality of these many good freeware chess programs and engines. > >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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