code.delx.au - gnu-emacs-elpa/blob - TODO

   1 These are features scheduled for future 2.x releases.
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   5                            General Features
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   7 - Make ( create variations in a display, and keys to move into and out
   8   of them.  At the moment, variations are supported programmatically,
   9   but not in the UI.
  10
  11 - Make a display read-only mode, which allows people to view/browse
  12   but not alter a game.  This could be used for remoting displays in
  13   order that people on other X servers might observe a game.
  14
  15 - Implement the "50 moves after irreversible" draw rule in chess-ply
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  17 - Port the code to XEmacs
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  19 - Find a way to display pieces on Windows platforms, or at least
  20   document how to build XPM support into Emacs for Windows
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  24                               ICS Client
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  26 - Add a completion function against logged in users
  27
  28 - Copy some of ics.el's nicer functionality into chess-ics.el
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  32                             Chess by Mail
  33
  34 - Add support for adjournments; also, implement this is such a way
  35   that an e-mail or postal game is basically a game that's adjourned
  36   after every move; use BBDB if available
  37
  38 - Use MIME attachments (application/x-chess-pgn) for sending e-mail
  39   chess games back and forth.
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  43                          Database Interaction
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  45 - Enable UI commands in chess-display to interact with databases.  As
  46   of 2.0, this support is programmatic only.
  47
  48 - Follow what `edit-env' does, in order to make chess-query.el.
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  52                           Training/Tutorials
  53
  54 - Write a scripted chess-tutorial.
  55
  56 - Allow the opponent to give hints.
  57
  58 - Add a warning mode that will use the results of an analysis to warn
  59   the user (and ask for confirmation) before doing something that
  60   might lead to an inferior position.
  61
  62 - Add a chess tutor program, to teach people how to play chess
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  66                           Analysis features
  67
  68 - Add an engine function for obtaining an evaluation of the current
  69   position.  Then, allow M-x chess to startup a non-game oriented
  70   engine, solely for the purpose of submitting position evaluations,
  71   and displaying the result in the modeline.  (Also, look at crafty's
  72   kibitzing feature).
  73
  74 - Add a Map command, that will colorize the squares depending on
  75   whether they are reachable by either side.  Green if reachable by
  76   you, Red if by your opponent, and blue if by both.  With a prefix
  77   argument, colorize only the squares that have pieces on them.  This
  78   is a stable modes that remains in effect until turned off.  It also
  79   requires the ability to pass a color to the chessboard highlighting
  80   routine.
  81
  82 - Using gnuplot-mode, allow evaluation trends to be plotted
  83
  84 - Add an analyze command that will indicate which pieces are defended,
  85   how well, which are attacked, which moves would increase
  86   defense/attack/both, etc.  Basically, everything that can be known
  87   about the current board, and one move ahead (on both sides).
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  91                            Other variations
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  93 Need a way to play bughouse/crazyhouse games.
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