Raptor is a cross-platform chess interface and .pgn viewer that currently supports FICS and BICS.
Here are some useful tips to use while using the application:
· Double clicking on a tab header maximizes it. Double clicking again restores it.
· File -> Open PGN file will open a pgn file containing all of the variants ficsgames.com supports.
· "clear censor" will clear all of the handles in your fics censor list.
· "fen" will dump FENs for all the open chess boards.
· "cls" will clear a chat console.
Here are some key features of "Raptor":
· Zoom font percentange control (.98)
· Customizable Themes for changing colors (.98)
· Customizable Layouts for content windows (.98)
· GameBot history tab (.98)
· An internal web browser.
· FICS and BICS support within the same app instance multiple times.
· Simul bughouse support for both fics and bics.
· SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) graphics are used to create chess sets of all sizes in png files. This results in undistorted chess piece graphics.
· Unicode support using html characters. Modeled after maciejg`s finger notes.
· Powerful scripting support: action scripts, right click parameter scripts, regular expression scripts.
· Quadrant system for displaying tabbed content. If you adjust one window the others automatically adjust. Close a window, the remaining windows automatically take over the empty space.
· Highly customizable via a nicely laid out Preferences window.
· No memory leaking, well that is the goal at least. There is certainly far less leaking than in Decaf and if any is occurring it is not even noticeable, thanks to SWT!.
Requirements:
· Java
What`s New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Defects/Enhancement
· Better linux defaults for process sound.
· Kibittz/Whisper events no longer show ratings in event source.
· Games tab now filters on examined games correctly.
· Examine mode now highlights/arrows the last move made.
· Games tab refreshes once a minute. Click the label to force an immediate refresh.
· Reorganized the right click menu into sub-menus.
· Pgn games are now appended to files.
· Chess sets now are png based. For more information: see HowToCreateChessSets.
· You can now pick which file to save pgn games to in Preferences -> General.
· Page up/Page down/Home/End now work on the server output console.
· Command line now retains focus if maximized or restored.
· Upgraded to swt 3.6.1 final.
· Fixed reconnect not enabling/disabling menu items correctly.
· Fixed a small bug where "--> CDay
