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- Release notes for ChessPartner 4.1
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- March 1999
-
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- What's new since 4.0
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-
- - All previous patches included.
- - Fics 'seek' command dialog.
- - Fics automatically rotates board when starting game.
- - When playing on fics whith engine, it kibitz welcome.
- - Winboard adapter to make use of winboard compatible
- engines.
- - New levels with fixed time per move.
- - PGN import/export now supports variations.
- - Score display now uses regional settings for display
- of decimal point.
- - Support for timestamp or timeseal program.
- - View|Select Clock now saves the last folder or goes
- to the default Clock Folder (like Select Piece Set
- currently does).
- - Save player/player mode.
- - If playing with different engine, new game fills in
- player name.
- - Can now paste EPD/FEN format positions from clipboard.
- - New option to run engine on low priority so you can
- use your PC to get some 'real' work done.
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- Bugs fixed
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-
- - When a game contains more than 400 moves, then
- when CP4 is exited and reloaded the CP4 crashes
- during starting. Recovery was deleting the LCHSGAME.GME
- file.
- - Fixed bug where draw game result is not displayed, bug
- introduced in update2.
- - Re-indexing database with corrupt game causes gpf.
- - The fixes from the updates 1 to 3.
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- Installation issues
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-
- - If you already have version 4.0 installed, you can just
- install this version in the same directory. Your settings
- will be preserved. If you are a registered user, your
- registration information is also preserved.
-
- - A number of installation issues have been solved, only in
- some occassions you may need to download some
- additional files.
- If the program crashes when you select the Options
- function from the Extra menu, then download and
- install the 40comupd.exe file from our website.
- If you got an error in the Oleaut32.dll or in the
- olepro32.dll you have to download and install the
- dcom95.exe file.
- We did not include thes files in the installation
- package to reduce the download size.
-
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- Module version numbers
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- cp4.exe - 4.0.0.26
- lchsbase.dll - 4.0.0.4
- engine.dll - 4.0.0.4
- chsgame.dll - 4.0.0.3
- lc2pgncv.dll - 4.0.0.11
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- Timeseal and timestamp information.
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- - Included are the timeseal and timestamp programs, the
- timeseal is for use with the FICS servers, the
- timestamp for use with the ICC server. Default the
- timeseal program is used, if you want to use the timestamp
- program you have to configure this in the Internet Console
- properies for that specific server.
- Both programs are installed in the timestamp sub-directory.
- These programs are not made by lokasoft, but only
- distributed. No guaranty of their proper functioning is
- given. The timeseal and timestamp programs are freeware.
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- Winboard adapter.
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- - The Winboard adapter module allows the use of winboard
- compatible chess engines with ChessPartner 4.1
- See the file cp4engine.txt for information on using the
- winboard adapter.
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- Additional information.
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-
- - Check our websit for updates and information
-
- http://www.lokasoft.nl/ - (Dutch)
- http://www.lokasoft.nl/uk - (English)
- http://www.lokasoft.com/uk - (English)
-
-
- - The installation contains a application to convert and
- merge databases.
- Start the program from a DOS prompt:
- Usage:
- BATCHCVT [options] indatabase outdatabase
- Options: /s - traverse sub directories
- indatabase - input database(s) wildcards allowed
- outdatabase - output database, must exist
- e.g. BATCHCVT /s *.PGN BIG.LDB
- this command convers all PGN databases into one big
- ChessPartner database
-
- WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
- -------------------
- THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
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- ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK
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- WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS,
- BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR
- OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
- USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF LOKASOFT
- HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- HOW TO CONTACT Lokasoft
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-
- Internet Website: http://www.lokasoft.nl/ - (Dutch)
- Internet Website: http://www.lokasoft.nl/uk - (English)
- Internet Website: http://www.lokasoft.com/uk - (English)
- Internet Email: sales@lokasoft.nl
-
- Lokasoft
- P.O. Box 1450
- 1300 BL Almere
- Netherlands
- FAX: +31 36 5367377
-
- Support Requests, Bug Reports, and Requests for
- Enhancements
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-
- Please inform us about the following:
-
- - ChessPartner version (from "About" dialog)
- - ChessPartner serial number (if you're a
- registered user)
- - Where did you get ChessPartner from
- - Operating system and version information
- (including service packs and other fixes
- installed), US or international
- - computer information: CPU type and speed,
- installed memory
- - description of your problem (as much
- information as possible to reproduce
- the problem)
-
-
- If you have any comments or suggestions for the
- next releases, please don't hesitate to post them
- as well.
-
- Internet Email: support@lokasoft.nl
-
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- All Rights Reserved
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