Re: [XBoard-devel] idea for better bughouse support

[Arun Persaud]

Hi

> In WinBoard the ICS text menu serves this function. It is user
> configurable,
> so you could put the tell commands you frequently need to send in there.
> Currently it is such that the commands can contain a variable word,
> which will be substituted by the word you clicked to summon-up the menu
> (usually a player handle). I don't know if the ICS supports commands to
> automatically talk to your partner (like 'say' automatically talks to your
> opponent). If not, we could also introduce a variable that is automatically
> substituted by your partner's name. (Supposing that WB could somehow
> become aware of this.)

yes, for bughouse there is "ptell" to communicate with your partner.
I'll have a look at the ICS text menu... for bughouse the less clicking
you need to do to tell your partner something the better ;)

Arun