---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Apr 07 2003 1.1.97 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Private tells now go to the main chat window instead of the main console if "Open tell windows" is unchecked. - The copy popup item only worked if nothing was already on the clipboard. - Some minor changes to (attempt to) prevent the guest account/flip bug -- I haven't been able to reproduce it. - Fixed the green background behind the draw button New features: - Open URL added to right-click popup menu on consoles and miscellaneous windows - Enable/disable Copy and Copy To Input depending on selection. Also, these functions now work whenever something is selected in any console or miscellaneous window - Adjustable console/chat split in main window - Premove is now enabled by default in new installs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Thu Mar 27 2003 1.1.96 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Fixed bug where it was possible to analyze games during live play. - 1.1.95 re-broke logging on with guest accounts. This release re-fixes it. Thanks to Freestone for reporting this. New features: - Boards now cascade when a new board is opened instead of opening right on top of the previous board - Analysis output is formatted better ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wed Mar 26 2003 1.1.95 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Fixed "Help | Contents..." menu item - Maybe fixed bug where the =computer list would sometimes show at logon - Couldn't move pieces in examine mode unless you had premove enabled - Fixed bug where you couldn't move the pieces if you were playing as white and the handle you connected with wasn't your actual handle EXACTLY. e.g. connecting with yafd when your handle is really YaFd. Thanks to MrFish for his help solving this problem! - Turn off game/player/seek notifications when logging off - No longer sets cshout 1 and shout 1 by default when logging on New features: - Long overdue, you can now scroll back in the consoles without the cursor jumping to the bottom when new text arrives. - Added copy and copy to input to the right click menu on consoles - Added an information box to the sought graph to supplement the tooltip that appears when you hover over a seek icon. The info box is populated instantly so you don't have to wait for the tooltip. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mon Mar 24 2003 1.1.94 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Fixed bug where guest accounts could not move pieces. This was due to logging in as guest but being assigned a name like GuestXLMS which confused the board parser. - Fixed hyperlink on about box New features: - Added "Remember password" option for users on public terminals - Made pending box appear automatically if Popup Data Windows option is on - Added kaboom.wav for atomic checkmate - Added rating and color to sought graph tool tip - Show sought graph tool tip in label next to refresh button - Resize board automatically when "simple board" is checked/unchecked ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sat Mar 22 2003 1.1.93 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Turned off seek 1 command being sent by default - Fixed update checkmate help menu item ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Mar 21 2003 1.1.91 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Finger command was broken after the format changed - Fixed "open sought window at startup" and "open games window at startup" - Made sought and games commands consistent when no window was showing - Made channel tells go to the channel window even when popup tell windows option was unchecked. - Fixed play sounds option - Other minor fixes and cleanup New features: - Improved window support - Moved all settings to an .ini file instead of the registry. - New and improved installer - New default board - Moved commands to run after connecting to its own file: commands.txt - Added player interface for viewing all/available players and starting games/view finger notes/etc. - Added game list, removed game graph - Window transparency - News window - Rematch button - Atomic support - Improved move highlighting - Mildly improved xboard support ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Checkmate 0.9.72 Release Candidate 1 August 30, 2001 0.9.72 changes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bug fixes: - Pieces now animate (slide) if animate option is enabled - Animation speed (max was being ignored) - Fixed stuttering "ch-checkmate" - The sough refresh bug when sought graph is not open - Set default prompt to fics% to avoid problems with folks who changed their prompt - Fixed dotted scale lines on graphs so they actually line up to the numbers - The "pieces show up as letters" bug - Keep alive check box not working properly - Fixed crash when starting a new game on Windows 2000 immediately after installation - Improved parsing in several areas New features: - Vast speed improvement. Checkmate is now 5-6 times faster when updating the board - Don't clear engine window between invocations - Engine is invoked once and kept running during analysis instead of restarting on each move - Changed default font to Chess Merida - Bolded "Type [next] for next page" message - Added new font Merida Fat X and board (botchvinik) - Don't play any sounds except the move sound when moving backwards through an examined game - Don't animate when moving backwards through an examined game - Added option to turn time warnings on or off - Highlight game result in console - Autosave observed games - You can now specify commands to run after being logged in