Banksia GUI released

[MikeB]

Just updated to Windows 10 Pro version 2004 , OS Build 19041.450btoday and Banksia GUI will not start - it opens and then collapses in a split second.
Short video of screen - tried with two different versions, including the latest

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrec07p6v53su ... 1.mp4?dl=0

Update - copied the C:\Users\MichaelB7\AppData\Roaming\BanksiaGUI folder to a safe place and then deleted the folder - all is well.

Running the GUI at the command line provided clues that was the problem.

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# Bank*.exe
Warning: configuration name's hm::Human is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Black Diamond XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Bluefish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Honey XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 11 64 POPCNT is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 180820 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Weakfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's hm::Human is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Black Diamond XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Bluefish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Honey XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 11 64 POPCNT is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 180820 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Weakfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Error: cannot load (or broken) json file C:\Users\MichaelB7\AppData\Roaming\BanksiaGUI\banksiabots.json, error: * Line 1, Column 1
  Syntax error: value, object or array expected.

[Modern Times]

Just updated to Windows 10 Pro version 2004 , OS Build 19041.450btoday and Banksia GUI will not start - it opens and then collapses in a split second.

I just downloaded it (for the first time) under Version 2004 Build 19041.450 and it starts up fine.

[phhnguyen]

Just updated to Windows 10 Pro version 2004 , OS Build 19041.450btoday and Banksia GUI will not start - it opens and then collapses in a split second.
Short video of screen - tried with two different versions, including the latest

https://www.dropbox.com/s/zrec07p6v53su ... 1.mp4?dl=0

Update - copied the C:\Users\MichaelB7\AppData\Roaming\BanksiaGUI folder to a safe place and then deleted the folder - all is well.

Running the GUI at the command line provided clues that was the problem.

Code: Select all

# Bank*.exe
Warning: configuration name's hm::Human is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Black Diamond XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Bluefish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Honey XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 11 64 POPCNT is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 180820 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Weakfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's hm::Human is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Black Diamond XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Bluefish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Honey XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 11 64 POPCNT is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish 180820 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Stockfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Warning: configuration name's Weakfish XIr5 is repeated. Override data.
Error: cannot load (or broken) json file C:\Users\MichaelB7\AppData\Roaming\BanksiaGUI\banksiabots.json, error: * Line 1, Column 1
  Syntax error: value, object or array expected.

Thanks for the report! Can you try with the new release 0.37? All the above Warnings/Errors could be ignored safely.

[phhnguyen]

Version 0.37 beta released

* Fixed bugs:
* PGN parser/creator bugs on promotion moves
* Download dialog shows nothing
* Crash when reading EDP books
* Some small bugs: sometimes missing mate score on Evaluation panel; collect wrongly data from PGN games to create stats
* Some small improvements
* New features:  
* Support Chinese (translated by Qingyuan Ouyang)
* Show the number of tournament games when changing parameters (Fig. 1)
* Export/copy PGN games from Tournament list (Fig. 2)
* Make a castle move by dropping King into Rook (it works before for Chess960 only)
* Download and manage NNUE networks (Fig. 3)


Fig. 2 Show the number of tournament games when changing parameters


Fig. 2 Export game PGN from Tournament list


Fig. 3 Download and manage NNUE networks
Note: this feature may be changed later, depending on Stockfish design

[AdminX]

Thanks for the update, I will be sending this theme (metallic), inspired by Mark Young.


Click image for larger view.

[AdminX]

I've been having problems with the Local Network Mode. I have rules set to allow all communication for Banksia. However on Windows 10 when I start a network game it has not been registering on the Remote machine. I have even went so far as to temporarily disable firewall, but still no success.

Note that I can see the status messages stating that *System has joined, but the new game window never appears on the remote machine. Everything used to work fine some versions ago.

[AdminX]

Here is a new theme some may like.

Metallica:

These are the settings I used on Windows 10.




Here is the final look:
https://i.ibb.co/GnY8JmC/Final-Look.png

[AdminX]

Here is a new theme some may like.

Metallica:

PS: You can rock a gold look with the following:





Preview: https://i.ibb.co/DkqmPhX/gold.jpg

PS: Not for me however.

[MikeB]

Here is a new theme some may like.

Metallica:

PS: You can rock a gold look with the following:





Preview: https://i.ibb.co/DkqmPhX/gold.jpg

PS: Not for me however.

looks very expensive ...

[AdminX]

Here is a new theme some may like.

Metallica:

PS: You can rock a gold look with the following:


Preview: https://i.ibb.co/DkqmPhX/gold.jpg

PS: Not for me however.

looks very expensive ...

I think the other one would look great on an iMac.