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In article <slrna1bdl7.pfn.usenet@giga.mumblefrotz.org>, usenet@tim-
mann.org says...
> In article <3c156fbf.199258783@news.lafn.org>, Clifford Stern wrote:
> > But why is this latest version so much bigger? It seems
> > strange for merely a bugfix release:
> > 
> > winboard-4_2_3.exe    2,299,250 bytes
> > 
> > winboard-4_2_4.exe  10,020,579 bytes
> 
> It's a byproduct of upgrading the bundled GNU Chess 5 from 5.00 to
> 5.02.  The 5.02 release has a new book builder and comes with a large
> file of PGN games to build the book from.  The book built from that
> file ends up being over 12 MB.  I was a bit doubtful about including
> it in the release, but ended up doing it anyway.  The alternatives
> would have been to include 5.02 with no book, or to stay with 5.00 and
> its tiny book.  The 5.00 book doesn't work with 5.02.
> 
> I think I'll make an alternative download available without the GNU 5
> book, since 10 MB is a lot for someone with only dialup access to
> download.  Maybe one of the GNU Chess 5 folks would like to make a
> smaller book that I could include instead of leaving it out
> entirely...?
> 
> 
Been using Winboard for a while now. Why isn't there a commandline option 
to set the hashtables in Winboard?! You'd think that option should be 
there. 

Time control option is terrible. Only two options but only ONE for the 
normal time control option?! You gotta do better here.

For blitzing, it would be nice to have the option of selecting the square 
for the pieces BEFORE selecting the pieces that go on the square. Would 
make playing alot faster. Just a thought.

You've got a great set of board size options...but add another...and this 
allows for individual sizing of the board and pieces. For example, I love 
the board, but the pieces are still too small for the board. I would like 
to "scrunch" the board NOT relative to the pieces acutal sizes so that 
together it gives the layout a more eye pleasing view of the positions. 
(Hint: I can do this in Fritz) And while we're at the topic of the board, 
take out the black borders running through the squares. It's very 
distracting. 

I see you now include the index option for the games in PGN databases 
when you open the databases in Winboard. I'd like to see you implement 
the option to select multiple game index files to open CONCURRENTLY. 
Right now, it only allows ONE game at a time to be opened this way. 
C'mon, I know you can implement that. Just add a few more lines of code 
to the program.

Once a game is autostepped, you have to reselect the option from the menu 
to reanimate the game you loaded?! C,mon, this can be better! I should be 
able to hit an F9 option on my keyboard to simply reanimate the game 
that's already there after it's already been autostepped.

No ability to select the board position in a game instantly with the 
mouse through a PGN move list?! Get real. Implement that feature, fast.