F.A.Q.
"If you are using BDE on Windows Vista, you need
to reconfigure BDE so that it does not attempt to write files to the
C:\<root> directory. To do this, log on as an administrator and run
BDEAdmin.exe, located at Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\BDE. Under
Native, click PARADOX, and change NET DIR to point to a location other than
the root directory. A suggested target is C:\Users\Public."
Q : How and where do I set up the problem and how do I record fairy pieces
and conditions ?
A :
1 - you must always work in an opened table, but avoid to work in "Echecs".
So if you have not yet created another one, do the following :
a) in the menu "Fichier", click on "Nouvelle table...".
b) give a name to the table and click on OK : the new table is
automatically opened.
2 - To add a new problem, click on the "+" in the navigation bar, or use
the shortcut "Ctrl + N" : you are automatically in the page "Echiquier" and
the database is in "Edit" mode, with an empty board.
3 - To put the pieces on the board, "drag and drop" with the mouse.
4 - When it is done, click on the 2nd button in the navigation bar (with
the hint "Poster les modifications") or use the shortcut "F11".
5 - click on the page "Infos".
6 - click on the zone just beside "Pieces...:".
7 - enter the name (or at least the first letters of the name) of the piece
corresponding to the figurine in the next zone (of course if there are fairy
pieces on the board) and press the "enter" key when the wanted name is
selected.
8 - use the "left" key to pass to the next fairy piece ...etc.
9 - to insert a condition, select the zone beside "Conditions" and enter
the name (or at least the first letters of the name) of the condition and
press the "enter" key when the wanted name is selected.
Q : How do I record stipulations and aims ?
A : Select the stipulation in the zone beside "Enoncé" (you can enter
the name or use the "up" and "down" key), the aim in the next zone (idem,
use the "up" and "down" key and enter the number of moves in the next zone.
For instance, for h=3, select "Aidé" in the stipulation zone, "="
in the aim zone ("But") and enter 3 in the number of moves zone ("Nombre
de coups").
Q : How to interrupt a solving process ?
A : Press the "Escape" key.
Q : How to delete a condition ?
A : Select the condition to delete and press "Del".
Q : How to print a solved problem with solution ?
A : Menu "Edition", "Copier L'ensemble (RTF)" : you can then paste in any
RTF editor (such as "Word").
Q : When there is a frame around a piece, both "empty frame" and "piece+frame"
appear in the list of figurines. Is it normal ?
A : Yes. In most of the cases, only the empty frame has to be defined : all
"pieces+frame" must then be deleted (press "Del" when they are selected).
But in some case (for Chameleons for instance) it is "pieces+frame" which
must be defined and the empty frame which must be deleted.
Note that while the text "n pièce(s) non définies" is blinking,
there are still pieces to define or to delete.
Q : Trying to solve a problem, I have the message "Une pièce
féerique n'est pas définie".
A : this message may occur for two reasons :
1) WinChloe is not able to test problems having one of the pieces : such
pieces are written in blue instead of red in the pieces zone. this is
normal!
2) A text of the style "n pièce(s) non définies" is blinking
under the first "pieces" zone, indicating the number of pieces in the list
of pieces for which a name has not been given.
Q : How to insert "Strict Circe" in the condition field ?
A : "Circé" + "Renaissances Circé strict".
This to avoid the multiplication of Circé conditions. It is the same
for "Renaissances Circé Rex Inclusiv", "Renaissances Circé
assassin", "Renaissances Circé volcanique" and "Renaissances Circé
parachuté". In this way, "Circé diagramme volcanique Rex Inclusiv"
is "Circé diagramme" + "Renaissances Circé
volcanique" + "Renaissances Circé Rex Inclusiv".
Q : How to insert "Anticircé type Calvet" or "Anticircé
type Cheylan" in the condition field ?
A : In WinChloe, "Anticircé" is type Cheylan by default, i.e.
captures on rebirth square are not allowed. If they are allowed (type Calvet),
the condition "Captures sur case de renaissance autorisées"
must be added.
To summarize :
Anticircé type Cheylan = "Anticircé"
Anticircé type Calvet = "Anticircé" +
"Captures sur case de renaissance autorisées"
Q : If one makes a mistake in putting a piece in the board, what is the
easy way to eliminate a wrongly placed piece without having to start again
?
A : The simplest way is to double-click the piece (in the page
"Echiquier").
There is another possibility, only interesting with great boards : click
with the right button anywhere on the board, then click on "Supprimer une
pièce" (last item of the popup menu), and indicate the square of the
piece to remove. |
