View Menu Functions

Refresh

Refreshes the game displays. Occasionally required after some Options changes or game customizations.

Show a Player Game Display

Will show one player's game display. You are prompted to pick the player.

Hide a Player Game Display

Will hide one player's game display. You are prompted to pick the player.

Auto-Size All Game Displays

This will resize all game displays to fit all visible game display features. Useful after resetting Layout Features Visibility on the Options dialog.

Set All Sizes to Player 1 Size

First, resize Player 1's game display to a desired size using the mouse. Then click this menu item to size all other game displays to the same size as Player 1's game display. Useful to set all game displays to a uniform size.

Auto Position Game Displays

These menu items allow you to position (Tile, Cascade and Stack) all game displays automatically relative to the location of Player 1's game display. First, move Player 1's game display to a desired location before using these operations.

Tile at Player 1 Location

Tiles the game displays on the desktop relative to the location of Player 1's game display (see Figure 1.). See Options--Game Display to set the number of game displays in each tiled row and spacing between them.

Cascade at Player 1 Location

Cascades the game displays on the desktop relative to the location of Player 1's game display (see Figure 2.). See Options--Game Display to set the Cascade offsets if desired.

Stack at Player 1 Location

Stacks the game displays at the location of Player 1's game display. Stacking puts the game displays one on top of the other so that only one game clock is visible at a time during game play. When a player's clock starts, his game display is brought to the top of the stack. Useful for small displays like laptop computers.

Move Player 1 to Screen Top, Left

Moves Player 1's Game Display to the top, left corner of the computer screen (horizontal=0, vertical=0). If you are currently Extending the Windows Desktop across two displays, it will be moved to the top, left corner of the Primary display screen.

Toggle Game Display Title Bars

Toggles between Show and Hide of the Game Display Title Bars. To resize and position the Game Displays with the mouse, you will need to Show Title Bars. Hiding Title Bars is useful during a show performance when projecting Game Displays on a TV monitor.

Scale Size of Game Display

Sets a size scaling factor for the Game Display to increase or decrease the size. Normal size sets a factor of 100(%). 50(%) is half of normal size. Custom size allows you to try smaller or larger scaling. 125(%) is 25% larger than normal size. Zooming changes the relative sizes of the fonts and display boxes. It is generally best to set Font sizes in the Options. But when that does not produce the desired result you might try this scaling. Depending on your screen resolution the Game Display may have to be zoomed to fit the screen.

Game Properties

Shows a summary of the game details, time control attributes and period attributes (see Listing 1. ).

Listing 1. Sample Game Properties

Game Properties

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Game Name: Chess 3 Periods, Fischer Bonus
File Name:
Number of Players: 2
Event Name: Springfield Chess League
Event Location: Springfield Gamers Clubhouse
Game Date: 2/2/2011
Uses Moves: True
Uses Passes: False
Uses Penalty: False
Allows Recording Moves (as Notation): True

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Game Time Controls Summary

Name: Chess - 15/30, 15/30, Game/30, Fischer Bonus 30 sec.
Description: Chess - 15/30, 15/30, Game/30, Fischer Bonus 30 sec.

Attributes
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Carry forward any remaining time to next period.
Stop game in last period when only one player has time remaining.
Auto Eliminate players that lose on time or game rules.
Next player clock starts immediately when a player completes his/her turn.

Number of periods: 3

Period name: Period 1
Timer type: Standard Count Down
Period length: 30:00
Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30
Bonus method: Fischer
Must complete 15 moves in the period.

Period name: Period 2
Timer type: Standard Count Down
Period length: 30:00
Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30
Bonus method: Fischer
Must complete 15 moves in the period.

Period name: Period 3
Timer type: Standard Count Down
Period length: 30:00
Delay/Bonus time increment = 00:30
Bonus method: Fischer
Sudden Death: Must complete ALL moves by period end.

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Game Point Values

Score Values
50 : King
9 : Queen
5 : Rook
3 : Bishop
3 : Knight
1 : Pawn


Score Adjustments
-1 : Penalty
1 : Bonus