Hello David, If I understood it right you try to save a pgn game... Thats in deed a little bit more complicated. But using the si4 format all your problems will fly away
Kind regards Peter > Am 13.12.2014 um 00:55 schrieb David Herring <d...@netfm.org>: > > 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! 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