Banksia GUI released

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Re: Banksia GUI released

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sarona wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:58 pm The problem may be the engine's name. I also could not get Eman 4.60 64-bit BMI2.exe to install. I received the following message: Error: This engine doesn't support any protocol.


However, when I renamed Eman 4.60 64-bit BMI2.exe to Eman 4.60-64-bit-BMI2.exe, it installs.
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it would be nice to see an option: '' Create Engine''. :) :)
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I am having fun with this. :D

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PS: I did notice that these custom pieces don't scale well in the PV dock.
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AdminX wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:31 am PS: I did notice that these custom pieces don't scale well in the PV dock.
This appears to be a problem with the piece set and not a program issue since it only effects the white pieces and not the black ones.

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Feature Request: Auto Annotate Played Game with Engine of your choice. :D
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Re: Banksia GUI released

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Improvement suggestion:

Default move animation is too slow in fast games, in easy endgames, or when mate will be found.
In this cases the board is not in sync with the real position.

May be an option for a faster move animation could be introduced?
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Damir wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:57 am it would be nice to see an option: '' Create Engine''. :) :)
BSG has functions to add engines but not create. Can you tell me more? Thanks
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Re: Banksia GUI released

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AdminX wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:48 pm
sarona wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:58 pm The problem may be the engine's name. I also could not get Eman 4.60 64-bit BMI2.exe to install. I received the following message: Error: This engine doesn't support any protocol.


However, when I renamed Eman 4.60 64-bit BMI2.exe to Eman 4.60-64-bit-BMI2.exe, it installs.
Thanks for that Tip! :D
Thanks all for the report, I will improve that function for the next release.

For the current version, to use paths with spaces, just put them into a pair of quotes, e.g. "c:\Eman 4.60 64 bit BMI2\Eman 4.60 64 bit BMI2.exe"

However, BSG has a problem if working folder has space. Quotes don't help. Perhaps it is a bug in the 3rd-party library. To workaround, just select a folder without space.
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Re: Banksia GUI released

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AdminX wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 12:03 pm
AdminX wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 11:31 am PS: I did notice that these custom pieces don't scale well in the PV dock.
This appears to be a problem with the piece set and not a program issue since it only effects the white pieces and not the black ones.

https://i.ibb.co/Zzb97Fj/fullscr.png
Thanks for verifying. I took a note and will look into this issue anyway.
AdminX wrote: Sun Dec 08, 2019 9:11 pm Feature Request: Auto Annotate Played Game with Engine of your choice. :D
Thanks again for the suggestion. I have added it to my TODO list :)
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Re: Banksia GUI released

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Guenther wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:15 pm Improvement suggestion:

Default move animation is too slow in fast games, in easy endgames, or when mate will be found.
In this cases the board is not in sync with the real position.

May be an option for a faster move animation could be introduced?
Thanks for the suggestion. I have been battling to lagging issues. Will focus on them more!
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