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   7 #+CATEGORY: Chess
   8
   9 * TODO Create a better error hierarchy                                 :FEATURE:
  10   Instead of using (error), we should be throwing specialized signals that
  11   indicate whether it's a problem with a ply, a position, a move, etc.  And
  12   then this data object should be included with the error.
  13   :PROPERTIES:
  14   :UUID: 323563C6-2A99-4B01-A29B-BEB09166C103
  15   :END:
  16   [2008-08-31 Sun]
  17 * TODO chess-auto.el is not being built properly                         :BUILD:
  18   :PROPERTIES:
  19   :UUID: 184AF780-815B-43DB-87A4-0A81DE252AB0
  20   :END:
  21   [2008-08-31 Sun]
  22 * TODO Sometimes a chess-test run fails to recognize promotions
  23   :PROPERTIES:
  24   :UUID: 431304B0-E8B9-485E-82B5-D4DF900C27DF
  25   :END:
  26   [2008-09-01 Mon]
  27 * TODO display: Make highlight colors easily customizable
  28   :PROPERTIES:
  29   :UUID: D0842841-9E89-49A3-9EEB-5FA4D251FE41
  30   :END:
  31 * TODO display: Draw move highlights as a border, not a background
  32   This should be optional, since backgrounds can look nice too.
  33   :PROPERTIES:
  34   :UUID: 5A7A3C73-5105-4BAB-A027-79310B9CD061
  35   :END:
  36 * TODO display: Always validate the display before painting
  37   This will require adding a new text property to each square on the board,
  38   `chess-piece', so that the validator can walk through the displayed board
  39   and ensure that it matches the known position for that board.
  40   :PROPERTIES:
  41   :UUID: 169EB9E9-ED82-4FA7-AE8A-129FFFE419F6
  42   :END:
  43 * TODO autosave: This module currently isn't working at all!
  44   :PROPERTIES:
  45   :UUID: D31ED224-7C1E-4171-AE38-AE87D0032743
  46   :END:
  47 * TODO autosave: Doesn't support undoing of moves
  48   :PROPERTIES:
  49   :UUID: 80E09658-6D7E-4DD5-A077-E3CDB80F6003
  50   :END:
  51 * TODO clock: Sometimes, the clock gets shut off while playing on ICS
  52   :PROPERTIES:
  53   :UUID: 5130D83E-91A4-4FFD-B62F-DFD8345B06AC
  54   :END:
  55 * TODO irc: If move before opponent connects, symbol assertion "value"
  56   :PROPERTIES:
  57   :UUID: DCCEB9D3-0F5F-484C-9D4E-A0B7801F101D
  58   :END:
  59 * TODO network: Does not work at all!
  60   :PROPERTIES:
  61   :UUID: AC39392F-57EF-4D79-A718-DEB4B24DFC5D
  62   :END:
  63 * TODO gnuchess: Triggers a Lisp error when I resign
  64   :PROPERTIES:
  65   :UUID: 8ADABEB5-BF38-4A71-949F-074048AED7B0
  66   :END:
  67 * TODO ics: Takebacks still aren't working 100%
  68   When I submit a takeback request manually, and the other side accepts, my
  69   client doesn't know what to do with it
  70   :PROPERTIES:
  71   :UUID: 67BF2EFF-66E6-4DE3-BCD1-D1743D8C7AC3
  72   :END:
  73 * TODO ics: Accepting match request doesn't seem to be working always
  74   :PROPERTIES:
  75   :UUID: 296B2B3D-B4CF-418E-8FA6-36D301D09136
  76   :END:
  77 * TODO ics: Resuming adjourned games does not work at all
  78   :PROPERTIES:
  79   :UUID: D2E35ADE-1CFF-4DB6-A910-DF3C886709B3
  80   :END:
  81 * TODO ics: Not detecting forfeit by disconnection at the moment
  82   :PROPERTIES:
  83   :UUID: 0EDCC239-65B0-450F-82B9-12B1E96667D4
  84   :END:
  85 * TODO If you are playing a puzzle game, and the engine is thinking
  86   And you hit space to move to the next puzzle, then when the last move is
  87   finally received from the engine it causes an error.
  88   :PROPERTIES:
  89   :UUID: 4583E224-B5A2-47D4-906E-6374AA7AB936
  90   :END:
  91 * TODO Port the code to XEmacs
  92   :PROPERTIES:
  93   :UUID: A633A292-722C-4566-9F5D-807675DAB8DD
  94   :END:
  95 * TODO Find a way to display pieces on Windows platforms
  96   Or at least document how to build XPM support into Emacs for Windows.
  97   :PROPERTIES:
  98   :UUID: D602699C-A340-41A4-BA94-876743D43F8C
  99   :END:
 100 * TODO Add chess-ucb to the list of modules created via M-x chess
 101   Right now there is no facility for having two engines associated with a
 102   single game (and chess-link is not what we want in this case).
 103   :PROPERTIES:
 104   :UUID: 8C355AA3-46DD-4261-BC7C-4028CDF42854
 105   :END:
 106 * TODO display: Sometimes final event of game doesn't change modeline
 107   Like CHECKMATE, or FLAG FELL
 108   :PROPERTIES:
 109   :UUID: 316BD168-29A8-4B54-830C-FA5CEA397518
 110   :END:
 111 * TODO display: If I win, it still reports CHECKMATE incorrectly
 112   If I'm white, it does so on the last ply (per display)
 113   :PROPERTIES:
 114   :UUID: 3F662E90-3F58-43E9-B59E-936F1EBC3953
 115   :END:
 116 * TODO display: Need "save game to a PGN file/database" command
 117   :PROPERTIES:
 118   :UUID: 2BBA9120-1EE5-4623-9F52-DFB966EC3317
 119   :END:
 120 * TODO engine: Answering "y" to opponent (takeback, etc) hangs
 121   I get left with an hourglass cursor.
 122   :PROPERTIES:
 123   :UUID: 0F9290D9-90D6-48ED-9F13-EEDF42EA91F0
 124   :END:
 125 * TODO engine: If no chess engine available, print a nice message
 126   :PROPERTIES:
 127   :UUID: E0889D90-33FD-426F-AC45-6221136162D8
 128   :END:
 129 * TODO ply: detect games drawn by 3-fold repetition and 50 move rule
 130   Note, FIDE rules define that a draw must be claimed by one of the opponents,
 131   so we do not really need to do this on every move, just when a draw is
 132   requested.)
 133   :PROPERTIES:
 134   :UUID: 4D3BBF63-A640-483A-ACF9-CC948AEAAAC7
 135   :END:
 136 * TODO pgn: When saving game to clipboard, shouldn't need to save FEN
 137   If it's starting from a standard position (this doesn't always happen)
 138   :PROPERTIES:
 139   :UUID: 7CB3441C-9398-42D7-A174-5F534ADA473B
 140   :END:
 141 * TODO pgn: Sometimes when clipping, "*" is stuck to last move's text
 142   :PROPERTIES:
 143   :UUID: 5B737ED4-F271-425E-9F1D-1DFA7834BAFF
 144   :END:
 145 * TODO german: Complete translation
 146   :PROPERTIES:
 147   :UUID: 937301D5-2C31-4F43-83B0-FB9A0CD5F138
 148   :END:
 149 * TODO Profile and mem profile
 150   Especially try to get the validation suite running faster!
 151   :PROPERTIES:
 152   :UUID: 4A08E03C-1AEA-4C14-951A-3F8DBB2E29E7
 153   :END:
 154 * TODO Elint all files
 155   :PROPERTIES:
 156   :UUID: 7F56D199-279D-4DAD-AF4C-D612AFC803FA
 157   :END:
 158 * TODO Add docstrings/texi content
 159   :PROPERTIES:
 160   :UUID: 7BC85C08-7A3B-4A09-94C6-9AF10180924B
 161   :END:
 162 * TODO Use checkdoc on all files
 163   :PROPERTIES:
 164   :UUID: 8D30489F-9000-43C3-BCA6-0C14F0E5C831
 165   :END:
 166 * TODO Clean up chess.el
 167   :PROPERTIES:
 168   :UUID: F2CC192E-8AD3-47BD-9A9F-3990BA1206A2
 169   :END:
 170 * TODO ics: Add a completion function against logged in users          :FEATURE:
 171   :PROPERTIES:
 172   :UUID: 1AFE6B32-7236-4E71-9CCC-21B797E67F08
 173   :END:
 174 * TODO ics: Copy ics.el's nicer functionality into chess-ics.el        :FEATURE:
 175   :PROPERTIES:
 176   :UUID: 05E523E9-38EC-4268-89B4-2A42409F9059
 177   :END:
 178 * TODO Use TrueType or other chess fonts for displaying positions      :FEATURE:
 179   This might be the best way of displaying positions on Windows.
 180   :PROPERTIES:
 181   :UUID: 0387D818-3841-4BA1-A246-F48349F4A53F
 182   :END:
 183 * TODO Enable chat module, and base its interface on what TNT does     :FEATURE:
 184   :PROPERTIES:
 185   :UUID: A5AC87EC-99B7-4522-9916-F97ED3EC5F78
 186   :END:
 187 * TODO Merge chess-announce and chess-sound                            :FEATURE:
 188   Use style modules on top of the underlying module.
 189   :PROPERTIES:
 190   :UUID: 87612913-B3AD-4329-892F-C156F88A358C
 191   :END:
 192 * TODO Create generic chess-output interface                           :FEATURE:
 193   For outputting games to a particular format (PGN, HTML, LaTeX, etc).
 194   :PROPERTIES:
 195   :UUID: A7F64797-4827-4EF6-BFE4-075D6F430D4E
 196   :END:
 197 * TODO Display in modeline which game in the database we're in         :FEATURE:
 198   And what the positional evaluation is.
 199   :PROPERTIES:
 200   :UUID: 6144C07C-8F6B-46B8-80A8-C736E3C843F0
 201   :END:
 202 * TODO Add `force' event for forcing an engine to move                 :FEATURE:
 203   And a command from chess-display to send this event.
 204   :PROPERTIES:
 205   :UUID: E88AE290-D2DD-4445-942E-E9DE09596A1F
 206   :END:
 207 * TODO Let people override the chess-default-* lists                   :FEATURE:
 208   :PROPERTIES:
 209   :UUID: AEBED712-70F6-499B-A8D8-6A8632D9A7D1
 210   :END:
 211 * TODO Write chess-descriptive.el, and have the code in general use    :FEATURE:
 212   chess-ply-to-string and chess-string-to-ply, so that users can use
 213   descriptive notationas an alternative to algebraic.
 214
 215   (NOTE: this might proof problematic since descriptive move notation is
 216   ambigious if we don't have the full game information, since we need to
 217   destinguish between QR KR QN and KN.  So chess-descriptive-to-ply would need
 218   to use a game object as reference, rather than just a position.)
 219   :PROPERTIES:
 220   :UUID: 7C283CC8-450C-468C-93C3-C264CC8F536A
 221   :END:
 222 * TODO Change chess-announce/sound so it reads the text rendered move  :FEATURE:
 223   Such as "king's pawn to e4".
 224
 225   This way it will work with either descriptive or algebraic notation.  Also,
 226   chess-announce and chess-sound can be collapsed into one module, with
 227   different "styles" of announcing.
 228   :PROPERTIES:
 229   :UUID: B7090875-BB45-438D-B7C9-CC7A0524D98B
 230   :END:
 231 * TODO Make ( create variations in a display                           :FEATURE:
 232   And keys to move into and out of them.  At the moment, variations are
 233   supported programmatically, but not in the UI.
 234   :PROPERTIES:
 235   :UUID: C7B9BEEE-5261-412C-8592-5E1EDEBC5544
 236   :END:
 237 * TODO Make a read-only display mode                                   :FEATURE:
 238   Which allows people to view/browse but not alter a game.  This could be used
 239   for remoting displays in order that people on other X servers might observe
 240   a game.
 241   :PROPERTIES:
 242   :UUID: 1968B422-B8D9-4493-9C90-401956C8CAE0
 243   :END:
 244 * TODO Enhance PGN mode                                                :FEATURE:
 245   Maybe pgn-mode could just allow normal editing, and bind some keys
 246   to do special things. e.g., the mouse binding could work as normal,
 247   SPC could update the display. So if you do
 248
 249   1 e4 SPC
 250
 251   you get the move displayed. Some binding could do redisplay anyway, e.g. C-l?
 252   Then, one could enter variations or such simply with ( or { and
 253   the display would update automatically.
 254   e.g., you do
 255
 256   ( 15.e5 SPC Nf3 SPC )
 257
 258   and you'd get three display updates, on e5 SPC, you get that
 259   ply, then the second one, and on ) you get the position before the
 260   variation. Move point into the variation again, and hit C-l and you
 261   get the pos where point is on.
 262
 263   There should be a forward-ply and backward-ply, maybe something like
 264   M-f / M-b, and C-u M-f for two plies forward?
 265
 266   Very nice would be a pcomplete-based completion fascility, so
 267   simply hit TAB at any point, and you get the right completion.
 268
 269   Example:
 270
 271   [Event ...]
 272
 273   TAB 1.TAB ...
 274
 275   On first tab, the move number is inserted. On second, you get
 276   all possible moves in that position.
 277   :PROPERTIES:
 278   :UUID: 7D4ACEDE-C9D9-49E1-883F-829DB80FC5E7
 279   :END:
 280 * TODO Add support for adjournments                                    :FEATURE:
 281   Also, implement this is such a way that an e-mail or postal game is
 282   basically a game that's adjourned after every move; use BBDB if available
 283   :PROPERTIES:
 284   :UUID: D41A3E75-04FB-4EC8-A64C-7BD54658AA78
 285   :END:
 286 * TODO Use MIME attachments (application/x-chess-pgn)                  :FEATURE:
 287   For sending e-mail chess games back and forth.
 288   :PROPERTIES:
 289   :UUID: B01A0B43-12F3-4978-A63A-01ADBA9BB78D
 290   :END:
 291 * TODO Enable UI commands in chess-display to interact with databases  :FEATURE:
 292   As of 2.0, this support is programmatic only.
 293   :PROPERTIES:
 294   :UUID: 8CA4762E-4665-433E-9538-994BEDCABE21
 295   :END:
 296 * TODO Follow what `edit-env' does, in order to make chess-query.el    :FEATURE:
 297   :PROPERTIES:
 298   :UUID: 48F2D4F3-8B1B-4196-BED0-1407239ADC4F
 299   :END:
 300 * TODO Allow the opponent to give hints                                :FEATURE:
 301   :PROPERTIES:
 302   :UUID: 068BE26D-4D81-44CD-A4EB-04F15D5064FB
 303   :END:
 304 * TODO Add warning mode that uses analysis results to warn the user    :FEATURE:
 305   And ask for confirmation before doing something that might lead to an
 306   inferior position.
 307   :PROPERTIES:
 308   :UUID: 9EF1FA72-EDC9-4C97-B699-A0DF8EE1893B
 309   :END:
 310 * TODO Add a chess tutor program, to teach people how to play chess    :FEATURE:
 311   :PROPERTIES:
 312   :UUID: 8AA53467-6D89-4C27-AF05-4AE793EA6A2E
 313   :END:
 314 * TODO Add slots to positions for tracking positional evaluation       :FEATURE:
 315   These values can be automatically determined when parsing ICS12.
 316   :PROPERTIES:
 317   :UUID: 608A74EE-9699-406B-B57A-08BFECBC9FEB
 318   :END:
 319 * TODO Add an engine function for obtaining a position evaluation      :FEATURE:
 320   Then, allow M-x chess to startup a non-game oriented engine, solely for the
 321   purpose of submitting position evaluations, and displaying the result in the
 322   modeline.  (Also, look at crafty's kibitzing feature).
 323   :PROPERTIES:
 324   :UUID: BE3EAF49-622E-4300-9D63-CB00B5F738F7
 325   :END:
 326 * TODO Add a Map command, that will colorize the squares               :FEATURE:
 327   Depending on whether they are reachable by either side.  Green if reachable
 328   by you, Red if by your opponent, and blue if by both.  With a prefix
 329   argument, colorize only the squares that have pieces on them.  This is a
 330   stable modes that remains in effect until turned off.  It also requires the
 331   ability to pass a color to the chessboard highlighting routine.
 332   :PROPERTIES:
 333   :UUID: B2012331-0F7F-488D-BFDC-2C08E2E018FB
 334   :END:
 335 * TODO Using gnuplot-mode, allow evaluation trends to be plotted       :FEATURE:
 336   :PROPERTIES:
 337   :UUID: BC458171-65B7-4CAE-ACF5-9FD0E263F425
 338   :END:
 339 * TODO Add an analyze command                                          :FEATURE:
 340   That will indicate which pieces are defended, how well, which are attacked,
 341   which moves would increase defense/attack/both, etc.  Basically, everything
 342   that can be known about the current board, and one move ahead (on both
 343   sides).
 344   :PROPERTIES:
 345   :UUID: 8439E0A2-6ED6-489D-94EF-9033F76210EE
 346   :END:
 347 * TODO Need a way to play bughouse/crazyhouse games.                   :FEATURE:
 348   :PROPERTIES:
 349   :UUID: 237BDAFD-0B92-4A06-AA25-D5568FF3DC4B
 350   :END:
 351 * TODO A way to keep a correspondence players database in BBDB         :FEATURE:
 352   :PROPERTIES:
 353   :UUID: 8D40AD04-2392-410E-BDFE-AA80381E2BCB
 354   :END:
 355 * TODO Tools for managing a tournament                                 :FEATURE:
 356   Setting up pairings, calculating ratings.
 357   :PROPERTIES:
 358   :UUID: D53A7DA4-6940-4E0C-938E-08E12CC7EDEF
 359   :END:
 360 * STARTED display: Make it possible to "highlight the last move"       :FEATURE:
 361   - State "STARTED"    [2008-09-01 Mon 03:59] \\
 362     This is mostly done.  I'd like to make the highlight done for the
 363     opponent's moves
 364   :PROPERTIES:
 365   :UUID: F55EAAA5-504E-44A5-AA1A-43516711F8DD
 366   :END:
 367 * DONE "End of file" error reading game 2008149
 368   - State "DONE"       [2008-09-01 Mon 04:11] \\
 369     The problem was parsing [Event "Hello \"].
 370   :PROPERTIES:
 371   :UUID: F994A8E9-5EDD-4681-863E-491806F0ED07
 372   :END:
 373   [2008-09-01 Mon]
 374 * DONE [#B] ics: A refresh directive should act as a position assert
 375   - State "DONE"       [2008-08-29 Fri 06:28]
 376   Compare with our current known board and trigger an error if it doesn't
 377   match the refresh.
 378   :PROPERTIES:
 379   :UUID: C0F3CD12-83C5-4970-AD27-8C4A4C447BC2
 380   :END:
 381 * DONE display: Display problem with chess-display-side-to-move
 382   The text doesn't show the face in the modeline
 383   - State "DONE"       [2008-09-01 Mon 03:55]
 384   :PROPERTIES:
 385   :UUID: 884690AC-C3BE-43D6-A600-48D221BD0FB0
 386   :END:
 387 * DONE Add an 'install' target to the Makefile
 388   - State "DONE"       [2008-09-01 Mon 04:02]
 389   :PROPERTIES:
 390   :UUID: 7A27FDC0-0053-4656-9AC9-6D7BEECE6D4A
 391   :END: