BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE.
(1) You acknowledge and agree to use the software at your own risk. The software is provided as is and without warranty of any kind. This package comes with the following:
(1.3) FONT KEFigMonk {Used for the Figurine Chess Notation, but not necessary.}
(1.4) Three documents: A Fisher Collection document. The Split Technique document. Ruy Lopez Variations document.
IF these files are not present, please inform author.
(2) This software is SHAREWARE. There is a free 15 day trial (15 days are consecutive). After the trial, a registration fee is paid by the user ($30.00). I have worked years on this version, so please mail in your registration fee.
(3) Distribution of software by users and distributers requires author's permission.
(4) If you do not agree to this LICENSE AND DISCLAIMER, then destroy the software and the contents within the KnightEdit package.
(5) KnightEdit software is the property of Jesse Carpenter, Carpenter Software. All Rights Reserved.
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Future Of KnightEdit
Users of KnightEdit has asked repeatedly for the Portable Game Notation or (PGN) which will be incorporated in the next version. CIS has many files using this format. I want to thank users of KnightEdit for there support.
KnightEdit Testing
Under extensive BETA testing, KnightEdit has become a quality tool.
Disinfectant 3.6 was used to check for viruses.
Known bugs
(1) If a game is selected in the Game List, if Set Board is select from the menu, if you make moves on the chessboard, then additional set of chess moves will be written into the game. KnightEdit only allows one game per one set of game parameters. KnightEdit will display a read error if it cannot understand the moves. The Set Board in the Actions Menu is hardly ever used in this version, but left there for users of earlier versions. Setting the Chessboard in now done automatically.
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To Improve the Performance of KnightEdit
(1) For better playing on the chessboard, keep the number of games low in a file or document.
(2) To increase the number of games in a large file, omit the carriage returns and use algebraic (condensed) notation. This will reduce the number of charactors, thus increasing the number of games.
(3) A library idea is to have a file of only chess openings, and set each game as Read Only inorder to protect the file.
(4) For posting games on a network, save the file as text only, or copy the game into the communication program directly.
(5) Importing KnightEdit v1.5.2 files. KnightEdit v2.0.3 will open these files but not play the games. The game parameters on the two versions are entirely different. The parameters for v2.0.3 are as follows:
{|AW| title-of-game
^wb
GAME
}
The left and right brace encloses the chess game. The vertical bars following the left brace encloses information for KnightEdit. The first charactor within the vertical bars informs KnightEdit the type of chess notation ('A' is for algebraic). The second charactor informs KnightEdit that it can read from and write to ('W') the game or it can only read from (to replace the 'W', type over with 'R') the game. The position of the left brace and the vertical bars do not change. These first five charactors are consecutive, no spaces, inappropriate charactors, or carriage returns are allowed. The only charactor the user is allowed to change is the second charactor between the vertical bars('W' or 'R' charactor only). Do not change the chess notation charactor. The title-of-game parameter has a space between the vertical bar and the title, and a carriage return after the title. The GAME parameter is the chess game itself. The user may choose to have carriage returns within the game. The right brace is the last parameter. When writing the moves to the game, the insertion is the immediate left side of the right brace.
(6) Caret commands may be used to set the orientation of the chess pieces automatically. Choose one of the following four:
^wb (white on bottom),
^wt (white on top),
^wl (white on left), or
^wr (white on right).
Place the command within the chess game parameters underneath the title of the game. An example follows:
{|AW| title-of-game
^wt
GAME
}
This feature works great when playing more than one game on the network. If you are playing two games for example, You vs Joe, and Joe vs You, set up the games in the following way:
This game has 'You vs Joe'. Since 'You' is listed first, then 'You' must be white. Set the caret command for white on bottom.
{|AW| You vs Joe
^wb
GAME
}
This game has 'Joe vs You'. Since 'You' is listed last, then 'You' must be black. Set the caret command for white on top.
{|AW| Joe vs You
^wt
GAME
}
(7) KnightEdit has a feature that allows a partial chess set. A partial chess set that you can view while studying a middle or end game without the need to start with a full set of chess pieces. To select this feature, press the button to enter a New Game, this will display the Enter Title of Chess Game Dialog, From this dialog, press the Set Chess Pieces on Board. This allows you to enter a dialog for setting up a partial chess board. The example below has black moving first with the appropriate caret command.
{|EW| Joe vs You
^wt
[B9992rk3P2ppn3P6KB.R9.]
GAME
}
Load this file into KnightEdit, it will display these examples in the KnightEdit Window.
(8) Many, many more new features...try using balloon help.
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Carpenter Software
KnightEdit v2.0.3
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