Version 1.7a   (Dec96)
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  By default a new game is "checked" for exclusion from the Library | Create.

   There is a new routine for the File | Print Game.  I hope that you will agree 
that this is an improvement (it includes the board position as displayed on the 
screen).  In case there is a problem with some printers, the old routine is 
retained (for the moment) as File | Print Game (old format).  If no problems 
are reported I'll remove the old method in 1.8.

   F2 and F3 keys are shortcuts to File | Open & Save respectively.

Version 1.7b   (Jan 97) 
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     I made a serious mistake in the Create | Library routine in 1.7a - apologies if 
you found that the analysis depth of the created library was only one.  It was 
actually an undefined value, so you could equally have stored all moves, either 
way my apologies and assurances that it's now cured. 

   As a penance I have managed to make the Create | Library process a little 
more efficient.  I have also increased the speed by letting you select the depth 
of analysis (and given a lower value for the default<g>).

   Another problem that may have puzzled you is that I unintentionally issued 
directories OD.BMP and STD.BMP that were empty.  These bitmap families 
are available from my Homepage as separate zip collections or the Compuserve 
chess library in their entireity (DBSBIT4.EXE).  If you haven't downloaded the 
files, it's best to delete these null directories to avoid confusion.

   Another bug (this one goes back a few versions).  Previously, you could only 
set up the comment when the game was originally created, now (as intended) 
it can be edited later as well.

   PGN output has embedded spaces and e.p. removed for the benefit of Fritz 
(which doesn't appear to comply with PGN importation definition).  

   As no-one appeared to be attached to it, I've removed the original method of 
printing games directly.  In the new print routine, I've added the "after move n" 
comment, as the board displayed can be anywhere in the game - as shown on 
the screen at the time.

  The print routine has a Font selection to allow you to use a non-default font.  
If you change the size of the font, please note that the moves are still printed 
out in the same position on the page - don't make it too big!  There is also a 
File | Print Setup to choose a non-default printer.

  A DBS Chess user has produced a version of the manual in PageMaker.  Apart 
from looking far more professional, it fits into 14 pages of A4.  If you can 
print out EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) or PageMaker version 5 or 6, just email 
me & I will send you a ZIPped file.

    In the Games | Summary there is a option to restrict the selection to those 
marked as being those played by "me".

   Finally there is a new option in Edit | Copy to clipboard.  This is to help 
those of you with a figurine font to produce output for publishing.  For this issue 
only I've included a freeware font Cheq TT - this is a true-type font.  As there is 
a problem with the set of ascii characters required for different fonts of this nature, 
I've decided to produce a new sort of file (with extension .TRA) to tell DBSCHESS 
which characters to output to the clipboard.  The format is defined in a new 
Annex J to the manual, together with the address of a net site which I reckon is 
a good place for you to start if you wish to go further.  I will produce .TRA files 
for any other fonts if you supply me with the details I need - see Annex J.

Version 1.7c   (Mar 97) 
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   From now on, I'll only issue new versions of the Deutsch.hlp on my homepage.  
I'll tell you when there is a new one in future versions of this file.  The 8/2/97 one 
is compatible with 1.7c.

   Multiple import of PGN games:  You can now import all the games in a PGN 
file into DBS equivalents as files in a new subdirectory/folder.

   "Own games only" option in the text Search.

   There is now a Gauge to look at during Lib | Create.  The percentage is of the 
games done, not the amount of time elapsed.

   Result of the game is shown in the hit list display.  Until you create a new 
library, it will show all games as having an undefined result. 

   There is a "Tutorial for beginners" in the help file.

   Info | Ages is a little more user friendly.

   The "need to save" a file isn't triggered by trivial events any more.

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	Any comments welcome, please tell me of any problems (they won't 
go away otherwise<g>).  If you want some more example games in DBS 
format, you can get them from my homepage (see below).  It occurs to me that 
if you have stopped using the program, you might regard my notices of new 
versions as "junk mail" - let me know if this is the case (personally, I get upset 
by unwanted mail<G>).  

	Don't forget, if you are registered, I'll happily send you a new version 
of the manual in Word 2 format whenever the old one is getting a bit out of date!

	All the best - David

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/DBSugden

