Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 10:14:40 09/11/03
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Dear ChessBase 8 programmers, Make ChessBase an even better piece of database software. All kinds of engines running in your interface may be fine, but doesn't interest me at all. After all, I bought a database program, not an interface for multiple engines. I want lightning fast search possibilities, excellent double game-detection. I want extended database possibilities; manual sorting of databases, but also combining sort keys already available, and defining my _own_ hierarchy; I want better and faster export possibilities to PGN for portability; I want easy drag-and-drop ability from the search result window into the notation window with the _original_ game; I want all statistics in all search result windows available; I want more flexible statistics output, everything available for print or html, I want more flexible print possibility for repertoire output, including trimming before printing, and html output. I want better handling of repertoire search, like asking me if I want to truncate games I import after move x, or like asking me in which repertoire game I want it to save instead of a choice between "either in this game, or else in another game, otherwise you can stuff it". I want faster tree building from bigger databases - as databases become bigger and bigger these days - I want an easier interface with theme key building. I want refinement of ECO codes. I want to use more easy multiple database searches right from the board position instead of selecting multiple databases first, then opening the search filter, then copying the board until I forgot what I was doing because of the long procedure. I want to manually sort my databases in the database window. I want a manual with EVERYTHING in it, even if over 500 pages long, not that I stumble upon features I can't figure out what they're there for, just to find out that their neither in the booklet, neither in the online help files. And I want..... well, I want the best _database_ around. That's what I want. Had I wanted an interface for dozens of engines, I bought me a chess program interface that can handle them all. Like Fritz can already with UCI engines. Like ChessPartner from Lokasoft that can handle UCI and Winboard as well. But I already have them, so please stick to the database functionality and make the CB9 a smash. I want so much more. But please start with the above. Thanks - these are just from me. Jeroen
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