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Subject: Re: Chessbase 8 Question

Author: James C. Logan

Date: 07:00:57 03/26/04

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On March 26, 2004 at 09:36:04, margolies,marc wrote:
Mr. Margolies - that was a good possibility, but all of the databases were
installed via normal means (not necessarily copied directly from the CD, which
would then retain the "read-only" attribute),and both databases that have the
foot line and those that do not both have "archive" properties. I did try to
uncheck that attribute - no change. My OS is Win 2K, but I installd it on my XP
system to check that out - Mega still has no foot line on the XP OS.

Well, it's not really an earth shattering problem, more just a curiosity at this
point.

Thanks for yours and Jeroen's thoughts on this issue.


>mr logan i figured your problem out.
>it has to do with the file properties of the large commercial databases as you
>installed them.
>their attributes must be changed from archival or read-only in the OS, probably
>at the folder-level. Then chessbase commands will be saved as database
>properties.
>
>
>On March 25, 2004 at 23:04:58, James C. Logan wrote:
>
>>On March 25, 2004 at 21:26:53, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>>
>>>On March 25, 2004 at 14:22:55, James C. Logan wrote:
>>>
>>>>When I look in the game list window of different databases, sometimes the moves
>>>>of any highlighted games appear just above the status bar (low part of the
>>>>screen). But not for every database. When I view Megabase 2004 for example, not
>>>>only are no moves listed, but there is no window for it. If you have not seen
>>>>this move window, look at the database created when you kibitz games on
>>>>Chessbase PlayChess server (this is automatic), you will see the move window.
>>>>
>>>>I know I can toggle the main games list view to show moves of any game, but this
>>>>is not what I am referring to. I just wonder if there is a setting in the
>>>>database properties, or options that opens this by default. Or, what does the
>>>>database creator have to do to use this feature.
>>>
>>>
>>>You should check Tools > Options > Misc > List foot
>>>
>>>J.
>>
>>You would think this should work. Help says it should work. It does not though.
>>Version is the Jan 12 update. To me, it makes no difference if the List Foot
>>option is checked. Some databases show the list, others do not. The Chessbase
>>databases do not - Megabase 2004, Powerbook 2004 database, their opening
>>training CD's. I have Starbase (a Pickard & Sons publishing effort), and that
>>shows the list foot regardless of the check mark enabling the feature or not.



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