Pascal Georges wrote:
Hi!
> I added the saving/restore of location and size of engine window. So the
> geometry manager has the order to keep a specific size, hence the board
> goes "inside". I will try to find a solution.
Thanks. BTW: could it be that you missed to add the second
engine to the geometry manager?
> However, once you switch the engine mode to "show only one
> variation" (maybe as you're only interested in the main
> variation or because the engine does not allow for
> multi-pv) the UCI protocol switches back to xboard mode,
> ie. it gives the history.
> This has always been the behavior.
I know :) Actually it gives a pretty good "working"
indicator.
> I'd hence suggest to either move the best line up to the
> statistic display as it was done before (I'd keep the
> current colouring), or put it in an "invisible" separation
> on top of the lines subwindow such, that it is always
> displayed on top of the history. Just to have a consisten
> UI in all cases.
>
> Simply, in UCI mode I will not give any history-like stuff.
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> I think additionally to "show variation" it might be
> helpfull to have a "tooltip board" on each move of the
> main variation displayed. I sometimes miss this while
> analysing a (for me ;) complex position. Scid offers this
> in some browse game window.
>
> The trick is to press "add variation", and middle button
> click on moves in the variation (then right click on the
> variation to delete it if you are no longer interested in
> it).
Ok, this is a work arround :)
> To allow this directly in the analysis window is certainly
> not easy as this is a place that changes rapidly.
It would make most sense in case of "stop engine" depressed,
I agree.
> Maybe this is also makes "show analysis" obsolete even
> saving space?
>
>
> What do you mean by "show analysis" ? Do you think we can get rid of the
> mini-board ?
That was the idea. If it pops up above the move in question
one could get rid of it. But maybe you're right, it's
changing to quickly.
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