Myracle GUI

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SSTATHIS
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Re: Myracle GUI

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For engine KnightX must put in arguments box the configuration file (knightx.cfg) if I want to declare Knightx as winboard engine?
In general we put the name of confguration file in arguments box for winboard engines?
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Re: Myracle GUI

Post by mar »

just tried the new KnightX 5.0, to use it as xboard (it's detected as uci, because it has dual-protocol support), you do the following:

1) change protocol from uci to xboard
2) go to options tab and click detect, otherwise it'd keep UCI options (then setup the desired xboard options)

as for command line arguments, yes you can pass command line arguments to the engine using the arguments edit;
however this is specific to each engine. I'm not familiar with KnightX commandline arguments or configuration files,
but some winboard engines use configuration or ini files, some load them automatically I think
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Re: Myracle GUI

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KnightX engine have knightx.cfg configuration file. I must put this name in arguments box? Or how can i declare the configuration file of a winboard engine?
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Re: Myracle GUI

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just tried it here and knightx loads the knightx.cfg file automatically. no need to put anything in the arguments box
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Re: Myracle GUI

Post by mar »

the easiest way to install new engines in myracle is as follows:

go to tools/engines, click +, the click ... next to Command:
locate the engine executable and that's it

it will detect the protocol automatically (UCI preferred) as well as the engine name, the working folder and engine options

(note that KnightX supports UCI as well)
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Re: Myracle GUI

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mar wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2026 12:42 am the easiest way to install new engines in myracle is as follows:

go to tools/engines, click +, the click ... next to Command:
locate the engine executable and that's it

it will detect the protocol automatically (UCI preferred) as well as the engine name, the working folder and engine options

(note that KnightX supports UCI as well)
Thanks!
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Re: Myracle GUI

Post by mar »

build 141 is up:
- fix: move dock no longer rescrolls when a quiet tournament game starts (also an open output/strings/debug combobox no longer closes when a new game starts)