Yes, that makes sense and should work with Arena. However a native Linux version of Arena will solve all that.Onno Garms wrote:I haven't tried Arena, but I run native Linux engines in Shredder GUI under Wine. Works nicely. I think this should work with Arena too.CositasBuenas wrote:That's not possible!
1. Install putty (Windows ssh client)
2. Have (Linux native) ssh demon running
3. Import your ssh key into putty, to allow putty to connect to localhost without password
4. Create a batch file with this something likeThis batch file is your engine and can be added to the Shredder GUI like a Windows engine.Code: Select all
plink.exe onno@localhost -i id_rsa.ppk /home/onno/Schach/engines/fruit_2.1/fruit
The fiddling which you must do with XBoard is soul destroying for the average user and it needs an interface that is you do not need a degree to work. It is obvious it was not designed with "ease of use" in mind.
If there are any GUI programmers out there who could help HG with this fundamental flaw in XBoard and Winboard I am sure that he would accommodate reasonable suggestions.
As it stands......it is a pain in the arse to use. It is in fact, our best friend in the usability stakes (so don't suggest too much).
Chris