Gnu Chess

[VillageReader]

Chess would be one game I'd consider. But I'm chicken, so I'll wait for some others to test things out.

[k2r]

Originally Posted by VillageReader

But I'm chicken, so I'll wait for some others to test things out.

Except from having to let iRex install the shell-patch on your device there should be no danger in trying this package since it does not install any additional software. It seems to work for me.
Of course - don't quote me on that :-)

[narve]

Originally Posted by VillageReader

Chess would be one game I'd consider. But I'm chicken, so I'll wait for some others to test things out.

Works great for me as well. The only problem is that you can't quit... -- literally I mean. I had to shut down the iLiad to get out. So not really something for the commuters, but if you plan to finish a game it works great.

[narve]

Originally Posted by jæd

Well... Its a wiki so it would be handy if the mainteners of each package updated them...

I noticed that I have write permission as well. Does the direct links work for anyone? If not, I can remove them and also add a short how-to for beginners.

[design256]

Originally Posted by narve

Works great for me as well. The only problem is that you can't quit... -- literally I mean. I had to shut down the iLiad to get out. So not really something for the commuters, but if you plan to finish a game it works great.

Here's version 0.3. The menus work a bit better than they did in v0.2 so you can now quit if you are careful. As the Iliad is very slow at updating its display, I have put three Exit tabs at the top of the File menu. This way you stand a good chance of hitting one of them Double clicking on the menus also seems to make them appear more consistently.

I've also set it to run with a bigger board size so it makes better use of the Iliad's display.

[henkvdg]

Thanks,

There seems a little improvement.

Eventually, I succeeded in exiting the program without reset of the device.

Please turn off the blinking LED (Scotty knows how).
Or turn it off after the iLiads "thought process"

Could you shift the board to the right a little bit.
It seems that my display is slanted a little, and the upper left corner is a little under the edge.

There is enough space to the right.

Thanks for the work you did already!

[design256]

Originally Posted by henkvdg

Thanks,

There seems a little improvement.

Eventually, I succeeded in exiting the program without reset of the device.

Please turn off the blinking LED (Scotty knows how).
Or turn it off after the iLiads "thought process"

Could you shift the board to the right a little bit.
It seems that my display is slanted a little, and the upper left corner is a little under the edge.

There is enough space to the right.

Thanks for the work you did already!

Here is version 0.4:

- board is now centred horizontally

- blinking LED is turned off

- There is now a Quit button (labelled Q ) in the button bar. You still have to jab it several times to get it to notice you, but it's not as hard work as the menus were.

I'd love to get some of the simple IPC stuff working so I could respond to the Iliad's buttons, but the documentation in the SDK is really sparse and the only example I have is IPDF written in C++.

BTW, I have uploaded all my working sources to my FTP area on MobileRead. I will try to keep this current - feel free to browse.

[The GreatGonzo]

Very happy with this game, I must say - however, even with the improved version, I cannot get a single menu to come up. Also, while the whole board size has been increased, the menu bar is just as tiny as before and kinda hard to use, seeing as it comes up right to the edge of the Iliad's screen.

As for exiting - as long as I put the stylus into its slot when I'm done, I have no problems exiting to any other book or application.

[yokos]

design256, thanks for the update.
The Q-button works very well, yamp - no rebooting anymore.
Thanks for the sources, too. I will have a look later this day.

When you start Gnu Chess, all squares have the same grey colour, press the UP-Key once, then they transform in b&w squares.

[jæd]

Originally Posted by design256

BTW, I have uploaded all my working sources to my FTP area on MobileRead. I will try to keep this current - feel free to browse.

Cool...! Any chance of uploading a tar ball (or even just a zip) file so its easier to download...?

[yokos]

Originally Posted by jæd

Cool...! Any chance of uploading a tar ball (or even just a zip) file so its easier to download...?

Yes, this would be more handy.
design256's folder is here.
Nearly got it [DL manager helps]: 214 files ...

[jæd]

Originally Posted by yokos

Yes, this would be more handy.
design256's folder is here.
Nearly got it [DL manager helps]: 214 files ...

Or even

wget -r --no-parent -R "index.html*"  http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad/users/design256/gnuchess-5.07/

142 files...?

[Alexander Turcic]

Originally Posted by yokos

Yes, this would be more handy.
design256's folder is here.
Nearly got it [DL manager helps]: 214 files ...

I went ahead and gzipped the files for you.

[jæd]

Originally Posted by Alexander Turcic

I went ahead and gzipped the files for you.

Thanks...!

[The GreatGonzo]

Originally Posted by design256

Here is version 0.4:
- board is now centred horizontally
- blinking LED is turned off
- There is now a Quit button

Thanks for the continuing upgrades, design256; I've already played more chess in the last three days than in the last three years ...
but I'm still not getting any menus! (everybody else seems to be getting them, so I wonder what it could be...)

Tapping on the menu bar works, but all I get in return are white rectangles of varying size.

What the heck?