[XBoard-devel] xboard pixmaps from Eric De Mund

[Tim Mann]

Eric De Mund sent me the attached emails a while back.  I didn't do
anything about them at the time, and have just noticed them still
sitting in my mailbox.  I still haven't looked at the pixmaps and don't
know if they would be interesting given the changes being made to xboard
and WinBoard, but thought I should at least forward the mails to the
developer list now that there are folks actively working on
xboard/WinBoard.

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Tim Mann  address@hidden  http://tim-mann.org/
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> xboard/winboard pixmaps phase 1 is complete: 3120 chess sets, 43,680 bitmaps
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> Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:46:11 -0700
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> Tim,
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> Ok, phase 1 is complete. I've made 3120 chess sets and 43,680 chess bit-
> maps available to the chess community for use with xboard, winboard, or
> any other program that understands xpm bitmaps files. (Phase 2 will in-
> clude chess sets and bitmaps that can be used as drop-in replacements
> for the gif files that ChessBase HTML Publisher and other products ex-
> pect for their displays.)
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> Phase 1 represents:
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> 1.  13 color schemes, designed for easy long-term viewing during actual
>     game play
>     a.  aegean
>     b.  beachcomber
>     c.  coastal fog
>     d.  cocoa
>     e.  cote d'azur
>     f.  martha's vineyard
>     g.  miami
>     h.  montauk
>     i.  red marble
>     j.  sandbar
>     k.  sandstone
>     l.  valley oak
>     m.  wheat field
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> 2.  6 fonts
>     a.  alpha   (black pieces have white interior markings)
>     b.  alphab  (black pieces have transparent interior regions)
>     c.  merida
>     d.  meridab
>     e.  uscf
>     f.  uscfb
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> 3.  40 sizes
>     a.  (29)    all sizes from 20x20 through 48x48
>     b.  (4)     all multiples of 4 from 52x52 through 64x64
>     c.  (4)     all multiples of 8 from 72x72 through 96x96
>     d.  (3)     all multiples of 16 from 112x112 through 144x144
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> These are all available at:
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>     xboard/winboard pixmaps
>     http://ixian.com/chess/xboard-winboard-pixmaps/
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> Regards,
> Eric
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> "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use
> as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to
> use my telephone." --Bjarne Stroustrup, 1999
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> Eric De Mund  | 650 Castro St, #120-210   | Jab: address@hidden/main
> address@hidden | Mountain View, CA 94041   | Chess in the SF Bay Area:
> ixian.com/ead | Y!M: ead0002; ICQ: 811788 | ixian.com/ba-chess.htm
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> Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:40:20 -0700
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> Tim,
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> Feel free to copy or link to my xboard/winboard pixmaps, at:
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>     xboard/winboard pixmaps
>     http://ixian.com/chess/xboard-winboard-pixmaps/
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> Though there are more modern programs, xboard(1) is still a workhorse
> that I regularly use to view PGN chess games.
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> The problem is, I couldn't stand xboard's aliased chess pieces, or
> most chessboard/chesspiece color schemes I've seen around. I cribbed
> the Merida pieces from ChessX, and came up with these color schemes
> after several months of twiddling colors, playing games on line with
> them, and seeing what worked with my eyes and my monitor.
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> Maybe others, too, will find them pleasing or useful.
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> Cheers,
> Eric
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> Eric De MUND  | 650 Castro St, #120-210   | Jab: address@hidden/main
> address@hidden | Mountain View, CA 94041   | Chess in the SF Bay Area:
> ixian.com/ead | Y!M: ead0002; ICQ: 811788 | ixian.com/ba-chess.htm
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