Existing users, 
A bad joke?
1. The patched version 3.7.1 would not launch on my PowerBook G4 w 10.5.6.
2. The nonpatched version did but the interface is ugly and cluttered with way too many icons and menu options that do not make intuitive sense.
3. I tried playing a game on FICS. The chessboard and pieces are nice looking but SCID was making moves I did not intend. I barely clicked on a piece and it would jump to a weak square.
The options need to be simplified and organized and the defaults need to make sense.
As it is, I find it unusable.
Scid
Chess database, analysis tool, live and correspondence play app.
Version: 4.0
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Feedback Type: Troubleshooting Report
Contributed by: DrLeonP Friday, March 13 2009 @ 03:33 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
System Info:
Comments
Making unwanted moves!? - DrLeonP
How true. Please developer(s) create similar programs for checkers, go, and shogi.PS There probably is a setting to adjust click response time or whatever but why do I have to hunt for it?
Monday, March 16 2009 @ 01:28 PM PDT
??? - Raimondi
1. If you have any problem with the Mac executables, please contact me and I'll try to fix the problem as soon as I can.2. When you hover the pointer over the buttons, a short description of its function is displayed at the bottom of the window.
3. That's a feature of Scid, when you hover the pointer over a piece, it highlights the possible moves. You can disable it by selecting the following menu item:
Options>Moves>Show Suggested Moves
Please, if you have any other problem, please subscribe to the scid-users list at:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scid-users
there are many helpful people willing to give you a hand with any problem, you can also recommend any changes to Scid.
Israel
Saturday, September 05 2009 @ 09:09 AM PDT
Making unwanted moves!? - Barry Kay
Just because it makes moves you don't like doesn't mean you have to trash the program.After all, it is free.
(Note: sarcasm}
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Sunday, March 15 2009 @ 03:30 PM PDT