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 - Write chess-descriptive.el, and have the code in general use
   8   chess-ply-to-string and chess-string-to-ply, so that users can use
   9   descriptive notationas an alternative to algebraic.
  10
  11 - Write chess-html.el, for outputting a game to HTML
  12
  13 - Write chess-latex.el, for outputting a game to LaTeX
  14
  15 - Use TrueType or other chess fonts for displaying positions; this
  16   might be the best way of displaying positions on Windows
  17
  18 - Change chess-announce/sound so that it reads from the text rendition
  19   of the move; this way it will work with either descriptive or
  20   algebraic notation.  Also, chess-announce and chess-sound can be
  21   collapsed into one module, with different "styles" of announcing.
  22
  23 - Write chess-epd.el, which is based on chess-fen, and is also a
  24   database module for accessing positions within an EPD file
  25
  26 - Make ( create variations in a display, and keys to move into and out
  27   of them.  At the moment, variations are supported programmatically,
  28   but not in the UI.
  29
  30 - Make a display read-only mode, which allows people to view/browse
  31   but not alter a game.  This could be used for remoting displays in
  32   order that people on other X servers might observe a game.
  33
  34 - Implement the "50 moves after irreversible" draw rule in chess-ply
  35
  36 - Port the code to XEmacs
  37
  38 - Find a way to display pieces on Windows platforms, or at least
  39   document how to build XPM support into Emacs for Windows
  40
  41 - Add a way to include the chess-ucb module in the list of default
  42   modules created via M-x chess.  Right now there is no facility for
  43   having two engines associated with a single game (and chess-link
  44   is not what we want in this case).
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  48                               ICS Client
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  50 - Add a completion function against logged in users
  51
  52 - Copy some of ics.el's nicer functionality into chess-ics.el
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  56                             Chess by Mail
  57
  58 - Add support for adjournments; also, implement this is such a way
  59   that an e-mail or postal game is basically a game that's adjourned
  60   after every move; use BBDB if available
  61
  62 - Use MIME attachments (application/x-chess-pgn) for sending e-mail
  63   chess games back and forth.
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  67                          Database Interaction
  68
  69 - Enable UI commands in chess-display to interact with databases.  As
  70   of 2.0, this support is programmatic only.
  71
  72 - Follow what `edit-env' does, in order to make chess-query.el.
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  76                           Training/Tutorials
  77
  78 - Write a scripted chess-tutorial.
  79
  80 - Allow the opponent to give hints.
  81
  82 - Add a warning mode that will use the results of an analysis to warn
  83   the user (and ask for confirmation) before doing something that
  84   might lead to an inferior position.
  85
  86 - Add a chess tutor program, to teach people how to play chess
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  90                           Analysis features
  91
  92 - Add an engine function for obtaining an evaluation of the current
  93   position.  Then, allow M-x chess to startup a non-game oriented
  94   engine, solely for the purpose of submitting position evaluations,
  95   and displaying the result in the modeline.  (Also, look at crafty's
  96   kibitzing feature).
  97
  98 - Add a Map command, that will colorize the squares depending on
  99   whether they are reachable by either side.  Green if reachable by
 100   you, Red if by your opponent, and blue if by both.  With a prefix
 101   argument, colorize only the squares that have pieces on them.  This
 102   is a stable modes that remains in effect until turned off.  It also
 103   requires the ability to pass a color to the chessboard highlighting
 104   routine.
 105
 106 - Using gnuplot-mode, allow evaluation trends to be plotted
 107
 108 - Add an analyze command that will indicate which pieces are defended,
 109   how well, which are attacked, which moves would increase
 110   defense/attack/both, etc.  Basically, everything that can be known
 111   about the current board, and one move ahead (on both sides).
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 115                            Other variations
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 117 - Need a way to play bughouse/crazyhouse games.
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 121                             Other features
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 123 - Keeping a player database in BBDB
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 125 - Managing a tournament, setting up pairings, calculating ratings