Re: [XBoard-devel] Xboard 4.9 status?

[Joshua Pettus]

Great news Harm.  I got it to build.  Either gtk or the patch fixed the issue, 
so it doesn’t clear anymore. :)

Regards,
Josh

> On Jan 28, 2016, at 6:53 AM, H.G. Muller <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> I could not resist the temptation of adding a cool new feature:
> 
> Right-clicking in the Engine-Output window in-between the words 'fewer' and 
> 'more' (of the multi-PV header displayed during analysis for engines that 
> have a MultiPV option), now checks if the engine has an option with 'multi', 
> 'PV' and 'margin' in the name. And if it has, moving the mouse horizontally 
> then tunes the value of that option (with feedback in the main-window message 
> field). Clicking on 'fewer' or 'more' still decrements/increment the value of 
> the MultiPV option (if the engine has one), as before.
> 
> This makes it easier to use Fairy-Max' "Multi-PV margin" option.
> 
> The problem with highlighting of PVs in the Engine-Output window during PV 
> walk is now also fixed. I hope that makes the text-disappearance problem 
> there also go away.
> 
> That leaves Tamerlane Chess as "loose end". Perhaps the easiest way to meet 
> the demands here (which also would be generally useful) is to implement a new 
> engine->GUI command 'choice', which can be used to specify a list of pieces 
> that the 'lifted' piece could promote to, as part of the 'highlight' feature. 
> And make sure that moves to a square highlighted by the engine are always 
> accepted, even when XBoard thinks they are illegal, and legality testing is 
> on. I will try to fix this today.
>