From 98f3982011808caf1b9fe047f59888648a11dd2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Osterlund Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 00:33:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] DroidFish: Documented how to use a network engine. --- DroidFish/res/raw/about.html | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/DroidFish/res/raw/about.html b/DroidFish/res/raw/about.html index bae5bd3..6fe5f6a 100644 --- a/DroidFish/res/raw/about.html +++ b/DroidFish/res/raw/about.html @@ -130,7 +130,31 @@ Note! The binaries must be compiled for Android.
  • - From the menu, choose Select Chess Engine and select the engine to use. + From the program menu, choose Manage Chess Engines and Select Chess Engine and select the engine to use. +
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    UCI engines on a remote server

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    + DroidFish can use UCI engines that run on a remote server. To use this feature: +

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    1. + Install chess network server software on the remote computer. +
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      1. + For windows, install server software from the Computer Chess Utility page. +
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      2. + For linux, mini-inetd from the tcputils package can be used. +
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    2. + Select Manage Chess Engines in the program menu, create a new network engine and enter the host name and port number for the remote engine. +
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    3. + From the program menu, choose Manage Chess Engines and Select Chess Engine and select the engine to use.