Banksia GUI released

[phhnguyen]

Hi phhnguyen!

Is it possible to export my layout / theme from Mac to Windows? I want to use BanksiaGui everywhere

Thank you, AlexChess

Interesting idea!
I have no idea and haven't tried yet. BSG uses a standard way by Qt functions, it saves layouts in Qt's binary format. Thus I am not sure if they could be read in different systems since macOS and Win binaries sometimes are not compatible. BTW, Win and Mac usually have different screen resolutions, thus there may be some other problems for layouts.

All layouts are stored in the configuration path of BSG. Open Settings dialog, General tab -> button "View/Edit/Delete" on configuration files, you can see the path of the layout file.

So nice layout!!!

If you (and other people) don't mind, I am going to collect BSG's screenshots you and other people post here and somewhere to post on a gallery page of BSG home page. Thanks.

[phhnguyen]

Lichess bot feature still does not work properly. When my bot start a game with black pieces it never make any moves. I have to click on "Go offline" and then "Go online" to refresh it and then bot start to make moves. Command ucinewgame is not send by Banksia GUI. This command is send only when my bot starts with white pieces or I click on "Go offline" and then "Go online" button. Tested on Banksia GUI version 0.42.

Lichess Bot feature works fine with Banksia GUI version 0.29 without issues.

This is the log:

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11:15:08 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< uci
11:15:09 hm::honzovy-sachy-2 1916> move f2f4
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> HIARCS by Mark John Uniacke
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> Copyright (c) 1992-2015 Mark Uniacke, Applied Computer Concepts Ltd. All rights reserved.
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> id name Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> id author Mark John Uniacke
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Licensed To type combo default Censored var Censored 
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Threads type spin min 1 max 12 default 12
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name CPU Usage type spin min 1 max 100 default 100
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Busy Threads type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name OwnBook type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Book Learning type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Book Mode type combo default Tournament var Wild var Surprise var Dynamic var Tournament
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Book Positions type combo default 28039830 var 28039830
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Book Status type combo default Hiarcs14zBook.hcs OK var Hiarcs14zBook.hcs OK
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Use Tablebases type combo var Often var Normally var Rarely var Never default Normally
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Swindle Opponent type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name NalimovCache type spin min 1 max 1024 default 32
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name NalimovPath type string default
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Hash type spin min 1 max 2048 default 128
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Clear Hash type button
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Retain Hash type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Position Learning type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Optimistic Search type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Combinations type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Hiarcs Draw Value type spin min -100 max 100 default 0
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Search Selectivity type spin min 0 max 7 default 7
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Playing Style type combo default Active var Active var Aggressive var Solid
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Hyper-Modern Play type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name GUI Time Lag type check default false
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name AutoSave PGN type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_Elo type spin min 750 max 3228 default 2315
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_LimitStrength type check default false
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_AnalyseMode type check default false
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_SearchMoves type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_ShowCurrLine type check default false
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_Chess960 type check default false
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name MultiPV type spin min 1 max 127 default 1
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Ponder type check default true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name UCI_EngineAbout type string default Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC (05/03/15) Copyright (c) 1991-2015 Applied Computer Concepts Ltd.  All rights reserved. 2011 World Chess Software Champion.
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> registration checking
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> registration ok
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> option name Licensed To type string default Censored
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> uciok
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name Licensed To value 
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name Threads value 6
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name Hash value 2048
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name Playing Style value Aggressive
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name GUI Time Lag value true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< setoption name Ponder value true
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC< isready
11:15:09 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> info string Threads=6
11:15:10 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> info string Hash request=2097152Mb allocated=2097152Mb
11:15:10 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> info string Playing Style=Aggressive
11:15:10 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> info string GUI Time Lag ON
11:15:10 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> info string Ponder ON
11:15:10 Deep HIARCS 14 WCSC> readyok

Thanks for the report and the log. Even I can't reproduce but I may guess the problem. Fixed BSG and need your help to verify for the next release.

[phhnguyen]

Hi phhnguyen!

Bug found on Edit tournament:

In Source there isn't the old engine that I want to replace.

Trying to replace the player, "Source" and "Replaced by" lists are inverted, so it finds 0 games to reset or remove.



And where the JSON file of the tournament to merge is located? How can I distinguish between the tournament names?

Best Regards, AlexChess

Thanks for the report. I will fix it for the new release.

At the moment, you may enter (using the keyboard) manually any name into the source/target name boxes, BSG will find and work with those names.

All JSON files are stored in the configuration folder of BSG. Games/records of the current tournament are stored in banksiaplaying.json. You may backup the previous tournament by using the function "Tournaments Load/Save" (menu Tournament) or do it manually. I have been working on a new tournament data management but it may take a while.

[huanhuan]

Those buttons and icons are not centered, Padding Bottom > Padding Top.
=> https://postimg.cc/G4x1XVyf

You don't seem to be paying attention to these tiny details, when in fact a pretty look is important.

One of the biggest attractions of the iPhone is its design and that is also one of the reasons why it can survive the onslaught of Android smartphones.

The marker numbers on the X dan Y-axis on the graph are not right in the center of the line.
=> https://postimg.cc/tZXdhZHf

It doesn't look good either. There should be some space from the writing to the left side of the boxes.
=> https://postimg.cc/zHG9PGT2

Thank you,

[Nordlandia]

Concerning the syzygy request. I do think this looks neat and does not cause unnecessary clutter.

Universal syzygy path/adjudication in the Book/Egtb tab in the settings.

[phhnguyen]

Thanks for bug reports and ideas/suggestions!

Dear phhnguyen,

The program gets better every time. Thanks a lot, excellent work!

Release .42 has 2 issues:
- Swiss tournament with 1 game per pair sometimes replays same players for a new match.

For an odd number of players, there is a lucky one who wins a game without playing. Can you check if that is the lucky one?

- Editing name on engine with gear icon in linux duplicates engine. One with the old name and a new copy. I reported it before and you mentioned that it should be fixed. No big deal, just press '-' on the old one...

To quick edit the engine name without making any duplicate, just double click on the name of the engine then edit it. In the below image, you can see I have double-clicked and been editing the name for Lc0 engine.

Feature request:
- When selecting 1 game per pair in swiss tournament, swap sides checkbox is not relevant.

- Option to save epd position when blunder is detected. Suggestion to have e.g. am opcode to indicate blunder and include reference to game using custom tags. Alternatively, save pgn file with ? or ?? indicators and possibly some {comments}. (see Arena)

Could you say more about that idea? How to detect blunders, when playing a tournament or analyzing or somewhere? Where to save EPD? How is it better than using a PGN file with standard computing info (depth, best move, score, pv...)?

- Option to save engine debug info when 'fail' is registered.

What does it mean 'when 'fail' is registered'? Do you know BSG can write all engine debug info via engine log and the path of the file could be set up as the last line of the above image?

- In engine setup, left align paths and commands just like engine name column (and add dots to left side if not enough space).

I think that is a dilemma about designing which some solutions having both cons and pros.
The problem for the left-align is that users can see only the left parts of long paths which may be the same for all paths and hide the more different, rich-detail, and more important parts about the file names.

- In cross-table point representation, only print half-scores in details part if present. Now 1 is represented as 1.0. (I believe in the totals colomn, the presence of .0 suffix is less distracting.)

Regards,

I have added the idea to my to-do list. Will work with it soon. Thanks again.

[phhnguyen]

Those buttons and icons are not centered, Padding Bottom > Padding Top.
=> https://postimg.cc/G4x1XVyf

You don't seem to be paying attention to these tiny details, when in fact a pretty look is important.

One of the biggest attractions of the iPhone is its design and that is also one of the reasons why it can survive the onslaught of Android smartphones.

The marker numbers on the X dan Y-axis on the graph are not right in the center of the line.
=> https://postimg.cc/tZXdhZHf

It doesn't look good either. There should be some space from the writing to the left side of the boxes.
=> https://postimg.cc/zHG9PGT2

Thank you,

Thanks for the report!

I have been struggling with the design tool of Qt (the development system for BSG). Sometimes it is out of control, especially alignments of components. Will try again soon

[phhnguyen]

Concerning the syzygy request. I do think this looks neat and does not cause unnecessary clutter.

Universal syzygy path/adjudication in the Book/Egtb tab in the settings.

Thanks for the idea. I have added it to my to-do list. Will work with it soon.

[ydebilloez]

Thanks for bug reports and ideas/suggestions!

- Swiss tournament with 1 game per pair sometimes replays same players for a new match.

For an odd number of players, there is a lucky one who wins a game without playing. Can you check if that is the lucky one?

You are welcome. No, it is not the odd one. I have even seen pairing up to 3 times same players while some combinations are left open.
Just create a swiss tournament with 1 encounter per pair, e.g. 6 players and 5 rounds.... It should generate the same pairings as a round-robing in a different order. Ps: as per swiss pairing rules, you have to restart pairing if your selection ends up with some impossible pairing. Just look at the ones doing a pairing job in an international tournament.... hell of a job.
I had the issue when doing e.g. 7 rounds on 20 players. Normally, the winner should have played against the other top players, but you will notice he matches i.e. 3 times against the third and never against the second.

- Option to save epd position when blunder is detected. Suggestion to have e.g. am opcode to indicate blunder and include reference to game using custom tags. Alternatively, save pgn file with ? or ?? indicators and possibly some {comments}. (see Arena)

Could you say more about that idea? How to detect blunders, when playing a tournament or analyzing or somewhere? Where to save EPD? How is it better than using a PGN file with standard computing info (depth, best move, score, pv...)?

If the evaluation on the next move is suddenly x (100) centipawns or more down, then the previous move is probably bad. (?) One could use engine reported scoring. One could fire off a quick search by a selected engine (stockfish?) on the previous move and if it scores bad, mark it as ?? in the pgn file. No idea how to trigger an evaluation on a bad move... just thinking: evaluate position with stockfish, play the move and evaluate the new position with stockfish...

What does it mean 'when 'fail' is registered'? Do you know BSG can write all engine debug info via engine log and the path of the file could be set up as the last line of the above image?

Thanks, will try that.

I think that is a dilemma about designing which some solutions having both cons and pros.
The problem for the left-align is that users can see only the left parts of long paths which may be the same for all paths and hide the more different, rich-detail, and more important parts about the file names.

The first column with the engine name does it right. If it is too small, only the last characters are shown. It is left aligned when enough space is available. Applying this on the other columns would be enough.

Regards,

[huanhuan]

Basic features in BSG such as running tournaments, Analysis, and playing against the engines are already running very smoothly.

Now is the time to beautify the interface.

There are still some problems with "Alignments", as in the following SS...

The sides of the box are sticking together, making it look thick and unsightly.
=> https://postimg.cc/62tkFTzr
=> https://postimg.cc/S2gv5dn4

=> https://i.postimg.cc/mr1v8Ggc/Screenshot-9.png [better => https://postimg.cc/ygpLnNGY]