Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 11:28:12 12/17/99
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On December 16, 1999 at 20:48:37, James Robertson wrote: >>They should not really redesign anything... rather I would like them to stick >>to the already stablished Xboard/Winboard protocol with their Winboard adapter. > >I disagree with this.... the XBoard/Winboard protocol is full of problems too. >Take for instance the 'edit' mode..... it really stinks. Why not just pass an >EPD string to the engine? then the setup would be able to cope with ep squares, >castle status, etc. > >Or how about the comands time and otim? Why not just have a single command >'time' followed by white's remaining time and black's remaining time? > >There are many other things that could be improved.... > >James I agree that the Xboard/Winboard protocol is far from perfect, the edit mode is one of its worst 'features'. Still, I believe that if Chessbase is offering a "Winboard adapter", they should adhere to the stablished protocol, however imperfect it may be. José.
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