Hi!
> On Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:08 PM WilSoft wrote:
>> I have played somewhat with the skak package.
>>
>> I like the way the diagrams are handled and can be
>> scaled. Also the fonts are much better. However I saw
>> few drawbacks. I cant tell if its not possible or I
>> couldnt find it.. ;). The use of Informator symbols in
>> Skak are badly documented...
>>
>> - The showboard works only on the mainline. If I want to
>> show a diagram whitin the variation then the diagram of
>> the mainline is shown. I have experimented with \hidemove
>> but that didnt do the trick. - using Informator tags
>> dont work in mainline{ } or variation { }. They must be
>> put outside these brackets. If its done on the mainline
>> eq. mainline { 1. e4 e5} \wbetter. Then the \wbetter is
>> shown on a new line. Not behind the move e5.
>>
>> Perhaps the above issues are due lack of my knowledge and
>> can anyone show me the light .. ;)
>>
>> gr, Willem
>
> which tex system are you using? You should also use the
> most recent packages. I would strongly recommend using
> skak with chessfs/chessboard or texmate. There are several
> documents which are explaining everything very detailed.
I'd actually NOT suggest to use really the latest and
greatest. Instead I'd have a look at the TeXLive version
delivered with Debian Stable which would be a TeXLive 2005
and base it on the package features there. One can safely
consider that every other major distribution will offer this
standard (at the least). At max I'd take a look at package
revisions from TeXlive 2007.
TeXLive are easy to set up, decent distributions available
in one pack for all major platforms even able to run as
Live-system and you could even consider a "no-tex-user"
(rumors say there're still some people arround who consider
a thing called "Word" to be usefull for something at all...)
to just set this up or fetch a DVD image for using as live
system.
IMHO it would be a failure to require a Scid user to go to
CTAN, crawl through the packages, form which he does
(probably) not understand a thing, and set up a texmf-local
for usage with his chess software. IMHO it would also be a
design failure in Scid to have Scid do this setup or deliver
the packages with the distribution, as Scis is a chess
database, nothing more, just that and for this it is great
stuff. I'd even prefer to drop some minor features...
--
Kind regards,
Alexander Wagner
Universitaetsbibliothek Ilmenau
Langewiesener Str. 37
98693 Ilmenau
Tel.: 03677/69-4521 , Fax.: 03677/69-4617
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