Banksia GUI released

[AlexChess]

Hi Pham!

New feature request:

The referral number of each failed game in a log or better in tech tab, so we can easily find them and repeat crashed / timeout games during a tournament.

Thank you!
Best regards, Alex

[AdminX]

Found another Bug to report.

I have been unable to change the 'Clock Digit Color' for either side. Also on a side note can you add the DigiFace font as a option for the clock digits.



Digiface Font:

Thanks Again!

PS: The other problem is that the text color seems to override everything in the clock area.

[AlexChess]

Hi Pham!
Bug report:

Adding a new 55th engine to the tournament (Zahak 6.2) has caused some zombies return (previously updated engines)

Removing them worked (affected games 1) but the total games to play are now 1382, should be 1385 with 55 players, including the new added.



Best regards, Alex

[AlexChess]

Hi Pham!
Bug confirmed, I've played all the Zahak's games and at the end 3 games were missing. Removing all Zahak's played games luckily it returned to the right 1431 games for 54 players.

It seems that BSG includes also just removed engines, but adding only 1 game for each.

Thank you,
Best regards, Alex

[Eduard]

Hello Pham. I wanted to create a book, but it doesn't work. Nothing happens when I click on Process.

[phhnguyen]

Hello Pham. I wanted to create a book, but it doesn't work. Nothing happens when I click on Process.

When creating an opening book you need to use a BSG's database (.bgdb). You may download some ones via BSG or create yourself from PGN files:



BSG used to support directly PGN databases (to create opening books) but then I realize that actually takes more time/trouble than converting to .bgdb first.

[CMCanavessi]

Hi Pham!
Bug confirmed, I've played all the Zahak's games and at the end 3 games were missing. Removing all Zahak's played games luckily it returned to the right 1431 games for 54 players.

It seems that BSG includes also just removed engines, but adding only 1 game for each.

Thank you,
Best regards, Alex

I have noted that when you replace an engine and reset the games with the new engine, all new matches are created correctly but the .json is not correctly updated and still shows the old version and not the new one. (this happens with 0.49, don't know if 0.50 is the same). I had to manually update the .json and all is ok. You can check by clicking the "anchor to:" list in the standings, and you will see both the new and old version if you don't edit the .json.

[AlexChess]

Hi Pham!
Bug confirmed, I've played all the Zahak's games and at the end 3 games were missing. Removing all Zahak's played games luckily it returned to the right 1431 games for 54 players.

It seems that BSG includes also just removed engines, but adding only 1 game for each.

Thank you,
Best regards, Alex

I have noted that when you replace an engine and reset the games with the new engine, all new matches are created correctly but the .json is not correctly updated and still shows the old version and not the new one. (this happens with 0.49, don't know if 0.50 is the same). I had to manually update the .json and all is ok. You can check by clicking the "anchor to:" list in the standings, and you will see both the new and old version if you don't edit the .json.

Thank you. Sharing infos and knowledge is very important and Pham is fan..static in hearing our feature requests and feedbacks, releasing bugfixes very quickly

[Eduard]

Hello Pham. I wanted to create a book, but it doesn't work. Nothing happens when I click on Process.

When creating an opening book you need to use a BSG's database (.bgdb). You may download some ones via BSG or create yourself from PGN files:



BSG used to support directly PGN databases (to create opening books) but then I realize that actually takes more time/trouble than converting to .bgdb first.

Why is it not possible to use the pgn database to create a book? Every other tool uses PGN databases. Constantly new database formats and conversions, why does that have to be? Why is pgn not good enough?
When I use Polyglot Tolerant, I can create a book in a matter of seconds. Also with this tool below:

https://www.chess2u.com/t13343-polyglot-book-maker-v2-0

a book can be created in a few seconds. What is so difficult for Banksia?

By the way, some tools (like polyglot tolerant) require a clean pgn database (without comments). I use ChessBase for this. It is very easy to get cleaned PGN databases. I will continue to use pgn. I'm not interested in any other new database formats. If pgn does not work, then I let it be.

[Cornfed]

Is there a manual?
I downloaded and ran a quick 4 engine tourney this weekend....but can't find the games anywhere, only the crosstable.

Got to give a thumbs up to the pgn comment right above this...