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Article #4740Re: randomizing machine side on xboard startup ???
From: Andy Libby
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 12:32
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 12:32
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>> I try to launch xboard so that on every startup (or "New game" selection), >> the machine randomly choices the opponent side (black or white) and flip >> the view if necessary. >There is currently no way to do this, and I don't plan to implement it. It >should not be too hard if you want to try it yourself. You would need to call >MachineWhiteEvent() at the end of ResetEvent() and near the end of >InitBackEnd2(), with 50% probability. > --Tim I'm new to gnu.chess and I was wondering where the source code is located? Andy Libby libbya@io.org
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