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ICC interface (was: Re: Please!! etc.
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| Petrel 2005-02-27, 9:49 pm |
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"Jerzy" <jciruk@poczta.fm> wrote in message
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> "BarbaraVilliers" <louise@cernunos.globalnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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Um.. you DO realize that you can customize the background color, the text
color, the fonts, the pieces, and so on? I actually don't like the default
orange-on-black scheme at all myself, but when you turn it into dark green
on white, with the 3-d plastic pieces, what's hard on the eyes about that?
That's non-rhetorical - if there's something we should fix, we'd like to
know.
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> Yes, it has an archaic interface however it`s effective for on-line
> transmissions. I like to go there and to observe and chat with friends not
> necessarily to play.
What would make it better in your view?
petrel
volunteer ICC admin
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> Playchess.com has a great interface but it`s better for playing e.g. in
> tournaments but IMHO it`s slighly worse for watching online transmissions.
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> The both chess servers have one big advantage over FICS : there are plenty
> of good players there GMs, IMs, FMs etc. whom one can compete and learn
> ;-)
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| "Petrel" <petrelet@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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not[vbcol=seagreen]
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> What would make it better in your view?
Sometimes there are too many windows open and it`s difficult to switch
between them. That`s the main obstacle. It`s easy to lose the right one ;-)
BTW The challenge window is too small. It`s easier to challenge someone on
playchess.com and one can easier see the challenges there. There`s a list of
challenges on playchess.com and not a window.
Jerzy
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| Jürgen R. 2005-02-28, 6:48 am |
| "Petrel" <petrelet@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>"Jerzy" <jciruk@poczta.fm> wrote in message
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>Um.. you DO realize that you can customize the background color, the text
>color, the fonts, the pieces, and so on? I actually don't like the default
>orange-on-black scheme at all myself, but when you turn it into dark green
>on white, with the 3-d plastic pieces, what's hard on the eyes about that?
>That's non-rhetorical - if there's something we should fix, we'd like to
>know.
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>What would make it better in your view?
You have an interface that hasn't changed for years, uses a DOS box
for the main window and requires typing in commands - and no possible
improvement occurs to you?
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>petrel
>volunteer ICC admin
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| "Jürgen R." <jurgenr@web.de> schrieb schrieb schrieb in nachrichten
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> You have an interface that hasn't changed for years, uses a DOS box
> for the main window and requires typing in commands - and no possible
> improvement occurs to you?
LOL jeder kraemer lobt seine waere :-)
ICC interface blitzin is much better for on-line transmissions and chatting
and when I change my old monitor from 15'' to 17'' then probably it could be
better for on-line playing as well :-)
OK maybe it`s less intuitive and one should use magic spells like fi "x", hi
"x", mess "x" etc. but it`s easy to learn unless one is illiterate :-)
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| BarbaraVilliers 2005-02-28, 6:48 am |
| Petrel
please change it I will be your slave for life LOL.I have attempted
customising the pieces the fonts the colours but invariably they are
too bright for my eyes.The 3d pieces upset my weak vision yet further.
I would like nice soft unjarring coloursa to choose from and the noise
as the piece is moved drives me crazy. ICC is a great server I just
hate the interface.Dare I say it, it should be as user friendly as
Chess-Live!
BarbaraVilliers
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| Petrel 2005-02-28, 5:50 pm |
| "Jürgen R." <jurgenr@web.de> wrote in message
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> You have an interface that hasn't changed for years, uses a DOS box
> for the main window and requires typing in commands - and no possible
> improvement occurs to you?
A lot of possible improvements occur to me, but I was asking which
improvements would make Jerzy happiest. What improvements would make YOU
happiest? :-) (Or anyone else here, of course)
petrel
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