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There was one nice "feature" in xboard version 2 that is missing in version
3. [However, v3 stills greatly improves on v2. Thanks Tim for such a
wonderful software.]

In v3, when you pick a man you want to move, and it is not your turn to
move, Xboard tells you that you don't have the move. In v2, this occured
when you put the picked man on its destination square. Consequently, it was
possible in v2 to prepare your next move on opponent's time: I typically
did this when I had already decided my answer to the move I predicted. This
"feature" can be crucial in blitz situations, where a computer screen and a
mouse is not so handy than real wooden chessmen on a real board.

Now I understand that there are some risks I took using this feature. And
this may be the reason for the change from v2 to v3. But I'd like to at
least have the possibility to tell xboard that ok, I'm taking the risk.

--Philippe

PS: My (draft) wish list for xboard: 

(1) I'd like to indicate a move by double-clicking on the destination
square (when there is no ambiguity). E.g. opening by clicking on e4. Very
natural for captures !

(2) When you are observing (instead of playing) an ICS game, menu entries
for resign, ... should not be active as they are now.

--
Philippe SCHNOEBELEN,  LIFIA,  46 Av Felix VIALLET,  38000 Grenoble,  FRANCE
						     email: phs@lifia.imag.fr
"Algebraic symbols are used when you do not know what you are talking about."