Author: Sally Weltrop
Date: 18:35:38 04/20/03
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On April 20, 2003 at 12:36:57, Jonas Bylund wrote: >On April 19, 2003 at 19:49:37, stuart taylor wrote: > >>I mean, I believe it is important enough to be worked on. Some programs have a >>"chatter" (or some other name), but It's not taken seriously enough IMO. >> It DOES have applicability to position to a small extent e.g. when it says e.g. >>"hey, you're touching my Queen", which might be true. And that shows that it >>really could make comments even much more applicable also. >> >> So PLEASE can it be done? >> >>I tend to feel that peoples pride gets in the way which stops the good players >>from asking for this. It's too game-like and childish, which is basically true, >>the way it's done. But they wouldn't admit that even THAT may have some benefits >>of helping one focus on the game instead of surrounding distractions, and it's >>also well known that a joking remark can stimulate the mind. >> But it's a shame that when one tries to think into the comment, one normally >>realises it was just a bluff or just a BIT too arbitrary, and it was really a >>waste of time/effort to have even heard it. Nevertheless I have noticed that >>many of the comments in chatter (with Fritz) HAVE been vaguely chosen to >>represent the position on the board, which just makes a person listen for more, >>when it is just sometimes hogwash, incidental, and indeed was merely a >>distraction. >> >> So, it should be done much better, and there should even be a choice of >>chatters. One of them should attempt to be actually instructive and thought >>provoking, and should inspire confidence that what is being said must be thought >>into. >> >>Opinions? Comments? future plans? >> >>S.Taylor > >Personally the first thing i do is to switch of any chatter in any chess program >since i want to be able to concentrate 100%. If you are familiar with my >homepage/s you will know it is not because i don't like effects and animations, >i just don't think they belong in a chess program that's it. I am 100% agreement with u, first thing I do is the same thing, it's a novelty but if u want a good game who care's about those things > >Jonas
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