Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Christian Anthon
I tend to agree with both of you. Having the default settings stored per user is the proper way to do things. However, GNU backgammon has a lot of settings and not all of them are very convenient to access. The following would be easy to implement: A save profile menu point, which essentially is

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Massimiliano Maini
> I think I am the first to ask, because most USERs are still using the > 0.15. And there it was implemented differently. Well, they should just switch to 0.16: it's so much better. > How do you handle the need to have different settings for rollouts? I > guess you have also some quick and dir

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Jonathan Kinsey
Hardy Hübener wrote: > On 10.07.2007 14:49 Jonathan Kinsey wrote: >> >> The settings are stored per user, which is the "proper" way really. >> You can >> load and save settings now, in theory we could add a gui for this - in >> reality >> you're the first to ask about it :o) >> >> Jon >> > >

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Hardy Hübener
On 10.07.2007 14:49 Jonathan Kinsey wrote: The settings are stored per user, which is the "proper" way really. You can load and save settings now, in theory we could add a gui for this - in reality you're the first to ask about it :o) Jon I think I am the first to ask, because most USERs

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Jonathan Kinsey
Hardy Hübener wrote: > On 10.07.2007 11:05 Jonathan Kinsey wrote: >> >> You may be able to do this by creating a command file with "set met x" >> and other >> rollout settings and then start gnubg with the filename with a -commands >> argument. Not able to test it, and I know there are problems i

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Hardy Hübener
On 10.07.2007 11:05 Jonathan Kinsey wrote: You may be able to do this by creating a command file with "set met x" and other rollout settings and then start gnubg with the filename with a -commands argument. Not able to test it, and I know there are problems in this area, it might work (or not

Re: [Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Jonathan Kinsey
Hardy Hübener wrote: > I use to run gnubg with different settings to analyze positions. First I > run a quick and dirty analysis, if the results are close, I perform > other, more time consuming rollouts. > > To have those settings ready set, I used to install gnubg in different > instances on my

[Bug-gnubg] Settings for different instances of gnubg

2007-07-10 Thread Hardy Hübener
I use to run gnubg with different settings to analyze positions. First I run a quick and dirty analysis, if the results are close, I perform other, more time consuming rollouts. To have those settings ready set, I used to install gnubg in different instances on my computer, every instance with