KnightEdit 1.5.2
This is a Board Game
Mactivity's CD-ROM nr 10 advice: This application did
run on a b/w 68030 processor under System 7.1. It was
also tested on a big ColorScreen of a PowerMacintosh
running System 7.1.2. The game was also tested on a
Quadra with 68040 processor and a 13 inch Color Screen
and System 7.1 by Mactivity.
KnightEdit is a chess-notation editing program. Some
have called KnightEdit a game recorder. It reads and
writes long algebraic chess notation to and from text
files. It animates the moves from a text file onto
a graphic chess board. After the chess move is made,
post the text file either on a communication network
or on an office environment network, or simply print
out a text file and mail it to a friend. Enjoy!
KnightEdit IS NOT a computer chess game.
* Special features include:
* KnightEdit writes and reads long algebraic chess notation
to and from text files.
* You can move the chess pieces on the chess board with
the mouse. At the bottom of the chess board when selected
or active, the next turn number with the appropriate
chess piece is shown followed by the board coordinate
of the position of the mouse hand.
* The smart chess board or (AI) allows only a one move
turn and only to the the appropriate space. The smart
chess board allows castling, in passing, pawn exchanging,
and error checking when reading text. Also smart chess
determines a check. If there is a checkmate or stalemate,
the king cannot move.
* Animate under the Chess Moves Menu allows KnightEdit
to animate the moves that are listed on the text file.
If it is desired for any reason to discontinue animation,
simply hold down the mouse button until the animation
stops..
* Select Study under the Chess Moves Menu to review
all chess moves without altering any text moves. It
has a forward and reverse button, and a set and last
move button. A quick way to study a game.
* Select Write under the Chess Moves Menu to Re-Write
chess moves onto the text file. This option is good
to use for rewriting incoming text file from others
sources so chess notation is rewritten for KnightEdit
compatibility. Also can write short algebraic chess
notation by selecting the option in the preference
dialog.
* Preference under the Option Menu allows you to save
choice of chess piece, orientation of board, and other
options to a preference file. Thus upon starting KnightEdit
program, these option are set to New Files and to Text
files. Also if NOT using for Text Only in preference,
options are saved to the text-style file. The text-style
file will set options upon opening, it has precedence
over the preference file.
* There is a print capability. If the text edit window
is active while selecting print under the File menu,
it will print WYSIWYG. ALSO if the chess board window
is active, it will print the chess board.
* Braces {} and carets ^^ are used to manipulate how
KnightEdit will read the move list. KnightEdit will
ignore any moves in a set of braces. But if there is
a caret on the immediate right of a left brace, KnightEdit
will read the contents within the braces. If it has
two carets, this will indicate to KnightEdit to continue
reading on the the next set of braces that has a caret.
The second caret of the first set is only needed to
set the continuation flag and no others are needed.
Also if a caret is placed any where other than on the
right of a left brace, KnightEdit will exit the reading
except when placed within braces without a caret on
the right of a left brace. This is great if you are
playing more than one game to a correspondent; it allows
KnightEdit to read one game at a time with out getting
a read error.
|
|
|
Back to the Computer Games Index
