Thank you both for the help. 1. Have compiled a local copy using the details you provided at:- http://www.linuxx.eu/2012/11/scid-vs-pc-installation-guide-ubuntu.html
That was easy - details below. 2. Saving games still is slightly confusing me, if you start scidvspc and enter some moves, then you are effectively 'saving' a game on the clipboard - to move to a database say DavesChessGames - I had to Edit -> Copy pgn, then Edit -> paste pgn. I think this will get easier as I get used to using scidvspc, I think I need to have it start with DavesChessGames open, and then work from there. Essentially after two things from scidvspc, firstly a place to add all the chess games I have played over last few years. Then later, the possibility to share these with fellow club members. Again, thanks for the help, Dave Scid vs. PC Scid vs. PC 4.13 (Oct 25, 2014). http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net (C) Steven Atkinson (stevena...@yahoo.com) 2008-2014 (C) Pascal Georges 2006-2008 (C) Shane Hudson 1999-2004 (C) Fulvio Benini, Gregor Cramer and others. Licenced under the GNU General Public License. Command line is "/usr/local/bin/scid " User directory is "/home/dave/.scidvspc" png image support is available. Loaded options from "/home/dave/.scidvspc/config/options.dat". Using Tcl/Tk version: 8.6.1 Linux operating system, version 3.13.0-43-generic NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="14.04.1 LTS, Trusty Tahr" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS" VERSION_ID="14.04" HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"; SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"; BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"; DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS" LANG environment var is en_GB.UTF-8 scidShareDir is /usr/local/share/scid scidBasesDir is /usr/local/share/scid/bases scidBooksDir is /usr/local/share/scid/books True type fonts (PGN figurines) enabled. User Textures: no such directory /home/dave/.scidvspc/textures Initializing Sound... Snack sound package found: Move speech enabled. Available output devices are: default plughw:0 plughw:1 Succesfully set Snack output device to default Found 0 of 31 sound files in Docking mode enabled. Searching for player photos. Unable to load Correspondence options file correspondence.dat http package 2.8.7 found tDOM package 0.8.3 found Checking for endgame tablebase files. No tablebases were found. ECO file "/usr/local/share/scid/data/scid.eco" loaded: 10360 positions. Spellcheck file "/usr/local/share/scid/spelling.ssp" loaded: 185479 players, 11 events, 804 sites, 20 rounds. On 12 December 2014 at 03:13, Klearchos-Angelos Gkountras <jema...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > > > On 12/12/2014 03:03 AM, David Herring wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Just started using Scid vs PC - impressive program, so firstly thank >> you to all who made this. >> >> Using the Scid vs. PC 4.13 (Oct 25, 2014) On Ubuntu using Wine to run >> windows binary. >> >> Two Questions:- >> >> 1. Should I run / compile a native Linux binary ? Or is there no real >> advantage to do so. > Better compile it ... > it's very easy take an look on > http://www.linuxx.eu/2012/11/scid-vs-pc-installation-guide-ubuntu.html > > According to your logic , what do you want to run Firefox/Chrome via > wine or native ? Oh in firefox you have to install flash plugin to work > under wine and native .. the same is if you use an engine .. you have > to install the .exe .. But in Gnu/Linux ecosystem if there's a native > solution try alternative .. So if you use archiver managemer , u will > you install the winrar or with a simple command you will install p7zip > for file-roller ? >> >> 2. I'm confused as to how to save games I add in to a MyGames >> database. Do I have to use Game manu...and add game - just seems a >> little obscure and to be honest I'm not actually seeing the game in >> the database, but that is probabley user error. > > Sorry dunno about that > >> >> Have read what guides I can find, so if there is something I should >> read to get started please let me know. >> >> Thanks again to all, >> Dave >> >> -- David Herring ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Scidvspc-users mailing list Scidvspc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scidvspc-users
