Trial mode works with only clipbase window open, I tried some moves on the
board. The problem seems to appear only with FICS and notation windows open.
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 12:53 PM, Massimo Ciacchi <nihi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ben,
>
> I have no database open (should I?), I just have the notation and the FICS
> windows open. I can tell if I am or not in Trial Mode by looking at the
> check mark next to Try Variation in Edit menu (ctrl + space). Clicking on
> the trial mode button is the same. Under these conditions I see no changing
> on the board, If I try to enter moves by writing them on the keyboard the
> status bar shows correctly which move can be played by a piece (e.g. if I
> press R it shows which moves can the rook play) but when I click the last
> button (eg. 1 for Ra1) it does not show anything on the board.
>
> Can this be a bug?
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Ben St-Pierre <benbon...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Massimo,
>>
>> Here is what the PGN window looks like before I try moves in the trial
>> mode:
>>
>> trial-mode-pgn-window.png
>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6spOZ3Tv2a5c2VaUVBBYU8tLUE/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>
>> See what it does when I hit trial AND try a move that has not been played
>> in the game:
>>
>> trial-mode-moves-disappear.png
>> <https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6spOZ3Tv2a5MWNaUDU2MnNnR1E/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>
>> To see the move disappear, try clicking on the hammer (trial mode) AND
>> entering a new move.
>>
>> Tell me if that works.
>>
>> My tests have been done with the OSX version.
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Two observations:
>>
>> 1. I can't really tell whether I'm in trial mode or not. Nothing seems
>> to indicate that on the screen.
>>
>> 2. I'm not sure an icon that rests on an English pun ("trial") is the
>> best way to represent it, although I have no better suggestions yet.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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