Difference between GUI and GUI protocol

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Uri
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Difference between GUI and GUI protocol

Post by Uri »

I have 2 questions. What's the difference between a GUI and a GUI protocol? Is Winboard a GUI or a GUI protocol?
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Golem

Re: Difference between GUI and GUI protocol

Post by Golem »

Winboard and UCI are chess engine communication protocol.

But Winboard is also a chess GUI (Graphical User Interface) like Arena, Aquarium, Chessbase ...
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Matthias Gemuh
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Re: Difference between GUI and GUI protocol

Post by Matthias Gemuh »

Uri wrote:I have 2 questions. What's the difference between a GUI and a GUI protocol? Is Winboard a GUI or a GUI protocol?

A GUI is a program (Graphical User Interface).
A protocol is a communication language (between GUI and engine)
My engine was quite strong till I added knowledge to it.
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mathmoi
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Re: Difference between GUI and GUI protocol

Post by mathmoi »

Hi,

To be more clear I would add that Winboard the protocol and Winboard the GUI are two differents things that we reffer to using the same name.
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