New feature: A checkbox under Settings/General called "Default to Custom Seek" which, when checked, opens the "Custom Seek" dialog, when the user triggers the "Seek a game" action.
The default connection is now main.chessclub.com, port 443. This improves connectivity.
Support fixes. HELP -> ASK A QUESTION now returns top frequently asked Questions when you ask a question.
Login screen redesign to avoid confusion with anonymous login.
Added a new hi-resolution chess set.
Updated the board tiles for hi-resolution.
For hi-resolution screens, the default font has been changed to DejaVu.
Extended the advisor frame on the board view to include more moves.
The installer now installs the SSL libraries, to fix browsing issues on desktops that don't have them installed already.
The command input field font and size is set based on console font.
The event list view scales the font and the buttons according to screen size
The Internet Browser view saves the zoom factor upon exit (Click and hold the Control Key and use the mouse wheel to change scale)
The toolbar buttons and the moves navigation buttons on the gameboard view are scaled according to the screen size
The buttons, fonts and toolbar text on the analyze tab of gameboard view have the positions fixed, and are also supporting scaling.
Added support for sending crash reports to ICC's log server. Crash reports are sent only when blitz is started the next time after the problem happens. BlitzIn asks for permission to upload Crash data after crashes and the selection can be changed later in the options.
Added support for the DGT chess boards via the DGTDLL.DLL provided with the board. It supports both the older serial and newer USB boards and the DGT XL clock.
Added support tool to track down connection issues. (Help / Network Status)
Added configuration option to show/hide the country flags.
Updated all language translations of the above new features.
Display country flags for the players on the score sheet.
Fixed searching (Ctrl-F) on text panes.
Fixed removal of moves while navigating backwards on games uploaded to an examined board.
BlitzIn is bundled with Stockfish 2.1.1. You need to select the new engine executable from the UCI engine configuration dialog if you want to take advantage of the new version. The new executable is next to the previously installed one.
Updated all language translations, except for Portuguese.
Known issues:
The Stockfish engine that is included is the 32-bit version. If you want a different version of Stockfish, then please download it from its official site, install it, then select the executable most appropriate for your machine in the UCI engine configuration dialog.
The book file of Stockfish is not included, since that would make BlitzIn's installer considerably larger.
Fixed the installer to detect running BlitzIn instances and show the usual retry dialog as it did before the 3.0 release.
Fixed the upgrade process to download the new installer into a user writable folder on Vista and Windows 7. This will fix upgrading FROM 3.0.2, not upgrading TO 3.0.2.
Fixed broken parsing of promotion moves sent by the analysis engine.
Added tooltips for all the buttons added in BlitzIn 3.00.
Added "Configure" button to the analysis output pane to make it more accessible. Also, changed the text displayed when no analysis engine is configured to explain how to configure an UCI engine.
Any running analysis is stopped if the user closes the UCI engine configuration dialog by choosing the "OK" button. Analysis has to be started manually after that. It ensures that the analysis will restart with the newly applied engine and configuration as expected.
Pressing the ENTER key in the UCI engine configuration dialog does not cancel it any more.
Known issues:
The Stockfish engine that is included is:
- Version 1.9.1 rather than the most recent version for Windows, which is 2.0.1
- 32-bit rather than 64-bit
If you want a different version of Stockfish, then please download it from its official site, install it, then select the executable most appropriate for your machine in the UCI engine configuration dialog.
The book file of Stockfish is not included, since that would make BlitzIn's installer considerably larger.
Bundled the 32-bit Stockfish 1.9.1 chess engine with BlitzIn and made it auto-configuring. It also works for users with non-standard installation location.
BlitzIn now issues an "examine" command automatically when the user is opening a fresh chess board while not examining, playing or observing any other game. (Whenever examining a new game is possible.)
BlitzIn is now saving the game window position, size and the splitter position correctly.
Fixed problem with non-English Windows versions and non-standard My Document folder locations where BlitzIn migrated the user's configuration and save game files to a wrong location.
Changes in the 3.0 Build (since 2.8.1)
Chess Engine Analysis
Supports UCI-compatible engines
Analysis appears in a tab at the bottom of the game window, as an alternative to the game console. (Disabling the game console will also hide the analysis pane.)
To configure an engine, select "Configure UCI Engine..." from the "Options" menu.
Don't have an engine? No worries. You can download Stockfish, a free chess engine.
Added toolbar and a drop-down menu with the most common examine mode operations.
Moved the location of all the configuration and save game files from BlitzIn's Program Files folder to the user's own Application Data and My Documents folder for improved Operating System conformance.
Fixed bug when the seek graph remained off-screen after changing to a lower screen resolution.
The login dialog is not cleared any more when a wrong password is entered, only the password field is cleared.
Upgrade Notes: Please read if you are upgrading from a BlitzIn 2.X version
Existing configuration and save game files are migrated (copied) from the program directory of your previous BlitzIn 2.X version. Note that manually copying the files is not enough, since the configuration files contain path names which need to be changed to point to the new location. The migration process also works if you installed the previous BlitzIn 2.X version to a non-standard location, like your My Documents folder as long as the BlitzIn 3.0's program folder is next to the previous one and you don't change the default name of the program folder (BlitzIn 2.X).
Changed display of the chess variant w26 (Giveaway) on the board window and in the games lists to show its name, rather than its rating category (which is Loser's)
Updated the installer to correctly inport settings from BlitzIn 2.7
Launch with Shift key down also invokes language selection dialog
/language= command line option. (Pass the DLL name, or nothing for English, or ? for prompt.)
Support Cut and Paste editing in form fields of Info Window
Fixes for problems in 2.34
Fixed: If closed some windows, then did Close Connection, then opened a new connection, the windows that you wanted closed would re-open.
Fixed using scrollbar to scroll through w22 games with castling moves where the King started on the e-file and the rook started on the King's destination square.
Fixes for problems only in 2.5
Fixed for memory and resource leaks. These problems could cause display problems such as disappearing pieces in Windows98
Eliminated flashes of game and console windows on login
Fixed: Exits when click Sign In and BlitzIn can't find chess server
Remove right-click menu when nothing selected in console
Seek graph window wasn't immediately changing when sfilter or rating changed
Cosmetic improvements to the challenge dialog such as making text fit better
Hyperlinked "+noplay foo" in console but would issue the incorrect command if clicked on.
Fixed crash when click on "Reconnect" link when you weren't previously connected
Fixed in some cases: If you have Russian selected for "Language for non-Unicode programs" in the Advanced tab of Windows' "Regional and Language Options" control panel, the font would change in the console following a hyperlink at the end of a line.
When setting finger notes if no deletions, just sends changed lines
When setting finger notes if no changes, hitting OK will never change the notes
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