Author: Robert Pawlak
Date: 18:25:20 05/26/99
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On May 26, 1999 at 18:52:00, Fernando Villegas wrote: >On May 26, 1999 at 17:17:42, Robert Pawlak wrote: > >Dear Robert: >It is not question of "teeth knashing", but just the fair demands of faithful >customer that want to see the very best gui for one of the very best programs. I P.S. sorry about the k - should be a g as in gnash... >did not intend to begin a thread about this to disturb nobody, less Ed, but on >the contrary to help him because surely now has a better judgement of what we, >customers, want and expect from him. This is far better that to face criticism >AFTER the product is in the shells and nothing can be done. Yes, this is very true. But I don't think you can expect perfection in a first attempt at a windows interface. >Of course, also, I know, all of us know, Ed decided this because some good >reasons and we can specualte a lot, as you do, about that. Nobody has said Ed >did this just to bother us, as a matter of whimsical will. Nevertheless, is our >"task" as customers and even friends of the man to say him straight what we >thinks of his ideas and decisions. I truly expected -as many here- a wonderful >gui in the level rebel is wonderful as a program. That means beauty, elegance, >etc, even whistles and bells you are not compelled to use. But besides the bells >are a lot of things aditional to what is now a commodity in the business and >that I expected from a rebel windows gui and nothing of that appears connected >to the decision to use the Cp Gui. While we're on the subject, what constitutes a minimum set of features for rebel? Engine param modification including ELO handicapping Opening book editor, and formation of books from game collection Basic database facilities Good 2-D set Support for variations Automated EPD and game analysis PGN and EPD import/export Any thoughts? Bob P.
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