XBoard 4.5.0 released

[hgm]

5. The help cannot be built with newer VS tools because they have moved to the new HTML help format. So, I have to remove it from the makefile.

this:
$(PROJ).exe: $(OBJS) $(PROJ).res $(PROJ).hlp
$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) wsock32.lib comctl32.lib winmm.lib shell32.lib\
oldnames.lib kernel32.lib advapi32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib\
$(PROJ).res -out:$(PROJ).exe

becomes:
$(PROJ).exe: $(OBJS) $(PROJ).res
$(LINK) $(LFLAGS) $(OBJS) wsock32.lib comctl32.lib winmm.lib shell32.lib\
oldnames.lib kernel32.lib advapi32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib\
$(PROJ).res -out:$(PROJ).exe

Note that the source tree also contains a HTML help project, in the folder winboard/help. So it seems a good idea to let that automatically build, and create a dependence on $(PROJ).chm in stead of the .hlp file.

Does anyone know how to do that?

[tmokonen]

I have uploaded a default Win32 build and a PGO build to the CCT website just in case someone wants to try them.

http://www.cctchess.com/WWinboard-4.5.0-PS.7z

Peter

The download link has an extra W in it, it should be

http://www.cctchess.com/Winboard-4.5.0-PS.7z

[hgm]

I still made some tweeks to the docs included in the binary installer:

*) The HTML help now contains a warning that is is not completely up to date
*) I included the "WinBoard for Novices" tutorial
*) I put a link to the latter in the README file (accessible through the Windows Start Menu), as well as a link to the GNU page that describes the new features of 4.5.0.

http://hgm.nubati.net/WinBoard-4.5.0.exe

[hgm]

The manifest options seems to be a problem only if you are building through the IDE. In the project properties, if you go to the linker options, you will find the manifest option.

This is a bit hard to do without having MSVC. What exactly has to be changed in the .dsp file to achieve this?

[nanochess]

I've noted some missing strings for Spanish in the newest WinBoard 4.5.0, currently I'm busy so I'm sending them right now

For Spanish the string "Edit comment..." under "Edición" menú should say "Editar comentario..."

The string "Save Diagram to File" should say "Guardar diagrama en archivo"

Some other untranslated strings (windows' title):

"Move History" - "Lista de jugadas"

"Engine output" - "Salida de motor"

"Evaluation Graph" - "Gráfica de evaluación"

Everything else looks fine good work H.G.M. Waiting for oficial release!

[hgm]

OK, the Edit Comment had the & in the wrong place in English. The "Save Diagram" was not mared for translation; I did that now. The others do work only if you start with the opton /language=Español, or if you first open the windows when Spanish is already set. This is still a problem with interactive translation I have not fixed.

The newly uploaded installer now also contains a Vietnames language file!