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Links
- https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/manual/xboard.html
- https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard/user_guide/UserGuide.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard
- XBoard protocol description
Session example
force usermove e2e4 usermove e7e5
Linux
Tested on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
sudo apt-get install xboard polyglot stockfish
xboard -fUCI -fcp stockfish -sUCI -scp stockfish
MacOS / macports
Tested on macOS HighSierra 10.13.6 with macports 2.5.4
sudo port install xboard
xboard --version
xboard version 4.9.1
configure options: prefix=/opt/local; datarootdir=/opt/local/share; datadir=/opt/local/share; gamedatadir=/opt/local/share/games/xboard; desktopdir=/opt/local/share/applications; mimedir=/opt/local/share/mime/packages; iconsdir=/opt/local/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps; svgiconsdir=/opt/local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps; infodir=/opt/local/share/info; sysconfigdir=; update_mimedb=yes; NLS=yes; GTK=no; Xaw3d=no; Xaw=yes; ptys=pipes; zippy=yes; sigint=yes
Issue
Nicht in der Lage Schriftsatz für -*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-*-*,-*-*-*-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-*-* zu generieren.
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xboard/+bug/655757
- https://superuser.com/questions/367466/how-to-install-xorg-fonts-75dpi-properly-for-xboard
- https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-877869-start-0.html
xboard -blackPieceColor darkred -clockFont -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--13-120-75-75-c-80-iso8859-15 -font -misc-fixed-bold-r-normal--13-120-75-75-c-80-iso8859-15 -size Bulky -whitePieceColor lightyellow