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Subject: Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 00:58:31 02/12/00

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On February 12, 2000 at 02:34:42, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 12, 2000 at 02:16:26, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On February 11, 2000 at 22:32:57, Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com) wrote:
>>
>>>You can take a look at a sample UI at:
>>>http://users.cybercity.dk/~bst10651/
>>>There are screenshots, menu shots, and a full online manual, so it doesn't
>>>matter what computer you have, you can see what it is like.
>>
>>Here's their 3D board.
>>
>>http://users.cybercity.dk/~bst10651/Sigma3Dfull.jpg
>>
>>*That* has potential.  But I don't sit so far away from the board.  I'd like to
>>see the user's eyes looking down just before the last row of pieces.  Is it
>>adjustable?
>
>Yuck.  Give me a 2-d board over that piece of junk anytime.  In fact, I like a
>2-d board better than a real one.  By far.

The knights aren't too hot, but like I said, the perspective is the annoying
part to me.  They do have 2D as well, of course.

Dave



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