Help Index
Contents

Commands

Game Menu

Edit Menu

Level Menu

Options Menu

Display Menu

TroubleShooting

Problem with CTL3DV2.DLL

Problem with displays

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Edit Menu

The Edit menu provides commands to undo, redo, and edit the chess pieces.

Undo	Undo a previous move.

Redo	Redo an undone move.

Arrange	Re-arrange the Chess Pieces.


Game Menu

The Game menu provides commands for starting new games, opening existing games, saving games, and exiting WinChess.

New	Start a new game.

Open	Open a saved game.

Save	Save current game.

Save As	Save the current game under a new name.

Hint	Gives a hint on what and where to move.

Pass	Pass a turn.

Exit	Exit WinChess.


Level Menu

The Level menu provides commands to change the level of difficulty and timing.

Time Limit Game	Time limit the game.

Time Limit Move	Time limit each move.

Match Users Time	Match users move time.

Novice	Easy game.

Intermediate	Intermediate game.

Advance	Hard game.

Custom Search Dept	Set computers search dept.


Option Menu
Options Menu

The Option menu provides commands to change the default settings.

One Player|Two Player	Changes playing mode.

DemoMode	Enable demo mode.

Movement	Changes movement.

Sound	Execute Sound pop-up menu.


Display Menu

The Display menu provides commands to change the display settings.

Colors	Changes the default colors.

Reverse	Reverse the chess board.

Show BestLine	Enable or disable the displaying of best lines.


Options Movement Pop-up

Options|Movement Pop-up

The Display|Movement pops-up a menu of movements that you can select.

Drag	Allows you to move the chess pieces by draging and dropping.

Select	Allows you to move the chess pieces by selection.


Options Sound Command
Options|Sound Pop-up

The Option|Sound pops-up a menu that allow you enable/disable the sound,  or select a midi file.

Enable Sound	Turns sound on.

Auto Repeat	Continously repeat the midi song.

Select Midi File	Open a new midi song.


TroubleShooting: Colors
TroubleShooting

Problem:

Occasionally, WinChess does not display its colors properly.

Solution:

This problem only occurs on 256-colored displays. If you have a higher-colored display, you dont have to worry. When this happens, go to the Display|Colors pop-up and select the checked color. You may have to do this several times in order for it to display correctly.


TroubleShooting: CTL3DV2.DLL
TroubleShooting

Problem:

When WinChess starts, a dialog pops-up with the following message:

This application uses CTL3DV2.DLL, which has not been correctly installed.

Solution:

Make sure that CTL3DV2.DLL is moved from the WinChess directory to WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.