Hey guys,
I've been considering working with (hiring) some developers at some point and creating a GUI that combines all of the best elements for engine testers enthusiasts and chess learners.
My question to you guys is:
What features would be absolutely essential in the PERFECT chess GUI?
Personally, I'll be aiming for the following:
- Winboard and UCI compatibility
- Attractive design, board and piece set/s ( and including attractive multi-PV analysis display - unlike Arena)
- Round Robin, Gauntlet and Swiss Tournaments
- Custom Opening Books (hopefully with ability to import/convert other books)
- Ability to clearly display UCI options for engines with a LOT of options (Rodent, Texel, Pro Deo, Gambit Fruit etc)
- TB usage/adjudication
- Openings study features
- Open EPD and PGN files
- Game user-adjudications
- Attractive Engine logo and rating display during matches
- Rodent and Pro Deo built-in (assuming permission from Pawel and Ed )
- Beautiful engine tournament crosstables and engine rating changes on-the-fly (like Arena, but with beautiful visuals)
Anything else?
Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
I would suggest to build on ChessX, an attractive GUI which already has lots of features.
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/
http://chessx.sourceforge.net/
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
Hi,
- Cross platform.
- Lite on hardware resources.
- Cross platform.
- Lite on hardware resources.
Farewell.
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
Very flexible adjudication options. That is an area where ChessGUI is ahead of anything else.
For a repeating time control, allow it to be specified in minutes and seconds and not just minutes
For a repeating time control, allow it to be specified in minutes and seconds and not just minutes
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
A "Guess the Move" feature like in this prog: https://sites.google.com/site/fredm/. Scroll a little bit down.
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I think Chesshero is quite good for your needs just in case you don't know it?Volker Pittlik wrote:A "Guess the Move" feature like in this prog: https://sites.google.com/site/fredm/. Scroll a little bit down.
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http://innokuo.altervista.org/chesshero.html
https://rwbc-chess.de
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The problem with both of them is that I use Linux and both are Windows-only. I don't know the Chesshero, but "Guess the Move" is my favorite. I really enjoy it to go over games with it.
Yes, I know there is wine, but the results when I tried it have always been disappointing.
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Yes, I know there is wine, but the results when I tried it have always been disappointing.
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
I forgot that you use solely linux since long ;-)Volker Pittlik wrote:The problem with both of them is that I use Linux and both are Windows-only. I don't know the Chesshero, but "Guess the Move" is my favorite. I really enjoy it to go over games with it.
Yes, I know there is wine, but the results when I tried it have always been disappointing.
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OTH in the thread below someone maintains (in 2012 though) he ran
Chesshero flawlessly with wine under Ubuntu. (post #14)
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/off-topic/ubuntu-users
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Re: Elements of the ULTIMATE Chess GUI?
It is important to turn off all the features not wanted, and to make sure that blank features do not continue to be displayed.