Xboard's Show move History.

[Shiloh]

Not sure if this is a bug or if it has been noted already.When playing against Herman 2.5 I clicked on the Show move history when the Edit Comment box came up as well as the Show Move History box.I have not noticed this when observing or playing in ics mode. Regards Andrew

[H.G.Muller]

First time I hear this. Was this WinBoard or XBoard, and which version exactly?

[Shiloh]

I am using Xboard 4.4.1 with polyglot 1.4.51b.64 bit on dual amd laptop with Debian lenny as OS 64 bit. Sorry about that

[Shiloh]

After further testing I have found that this only happens after the engine makes its move then I select Show Move History.It is at this point that both boxes are raised(Edit Comment and Show Moves History).After I make my move then make the selection only the Show Move History box appears as one would expect.Hope this helps

[H.G.Muller]

OK, this could be an unintended affect of interaction between a number of intended behaviors. When you step through a game with comments, and -autoDisplayComment=true, it automatically pops up the Comment dialog. And when you run an engine, it adds the depth/score info to the PGN as comments. And the fact that you are busy opening the Move History while the engine moves probbaly makes you return to the main window at the old position, which is no longer current, and thus causes the comment to pop up. I will check how the code handles this case.

[Shiloh]

Yes you are right .That is what is happening as I now noticed the engine eval and depth in the Edit Comment box as it is raised.