Fixation 2.0 Seek Graph Help

Seek Graph
The Seek Graph window graphically displays the current seek ads outstanding on the chess server. You can display the Seek Graph by selecting the Seek Graph item from the Windows menu after logging onto a chess server. If the Seek Graph is enabled when you logoff, Fixation will automatically re-enable the Seek Graph when you logon to another chess server (except chess.net). The image shows the Seek Graph running on the ICC.

The seek ads are plotted with Rating versus Time. The top right displays the current number of seek ads outstanding and the number of not shown (ns) ads. The number of ns ads is controlled by the Seek Graph Filters. The graph is divided into three sections with two vertical yellow lines. The leftmost section is for "bullet" (ICC) or "lightning" (FICS/USCL) times, the middle section for "blitz" times and the rightmost section for "standard" times.

Ad Shapes

Seek ads are shown either as circles or squares. Seeks issued by non-computer users are shown as circles, seeks issued by computers are shown as squares. You can prevent all computer ads from appearing by unchecking the "Show computer ads" option in the Seek Graph Filters.

Ad Colors

The color of the seek ad depends on the game type:

Mouse Actions

If you place the mouse pointer over a seek ad, more information about the ad will appear in the information line at the bottom of the window. In the example shown above: If you click the ad, Fixation will send a play command to the server for that seek ad. If you hold the option key while clicking an ad, Fixation will finger the seeker and show the results in the text window. If you hold the shift key while clicking an ad, Fixation will assess the seeker and show the results in the text window.

FICS/USCL Note

While the ICC servers send all seek ads to you when the Seek Graph is active, the FICS and USCL servers do not. They only send seek ads that satisfy your formula.

Guest ads

Guests are unregistered users on a chess server. Guests always have a rating of 0 regardless of the rating type and can only play unrated games. As a result, guest ads will always appear as circles at the bottom of the Seek Graph. You can prevent all guests ads from appearing by unchecking the "Show guest ads" option in the Seek Graph Filters.

Ads during Game Play

When you start a game, the server will temporarily stop sending seek ads to you until you the game has ended. The server does this to minimize the amount of lag that you will have during the game. Once the game has ended, the server will resume sending seek ads again (unless you have closed the Seek Graph window while playing the game).

Limitations


Revised: January 1, 2002