Author: Will Singleton
Date: 08:55:34 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 09:43:28, Dan Homan wrote: >For a tourney like this, what is the ettiquite for programs whispering >or kibitzing eval information? By default my program will spit out how >it thinks it is doing (score, depth, nps) after each move (I usually alias this >to a kibitz or a whisper depending on whether I am playing an automated computer >or a human). I know that other programs have a similar facility (some also >display pv info). > >It might be interesting for some of the participants to see this information and >certainly for the observers to see this information. On the other hand, some >participants (particularly ones who are operating manually) may find >this screen cluttering information to be rather annoying. Maybe there could >be an "eval" channel, where participant programs could send eval information > - or would this be too confusing? > >Another question: My program will be running under Xboard by Tim Mann. >Xboard automatically accepts game requests that fit your formula. How >do I prevent someone from "matching" my program a few minutes before >the tournament game is supposed to start? Do I have to set "open = 0" until >the moment before the game begins? > > - Dan This being a tournament, I would support whispering, but not kibitzing, especially of eval info. The players should not have to be bothered with that stuff. Channel 64 will be used for chat, but I wouldn't like to see any evals or pv's there. My interface allows me to make use of the manualaccept option, so I can just ignore match requests. Does xboard have a switch that will turn off auto accept? Otherwise, the open=0 seems to be the only alternative. Will
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