Release 1.0

Changes since d13.0:

Multiple Chess Sets

A new dialog has been added for "Board Options". It contains a popup Chess Set menu, where you can choose among several piece sets: Staunton32, Diagram32, and Figurine32.

Others sets are available for downloading from our web page at:
http://www.cruzio.com/~tao/iccclient
To use these, just drop them into the "Chess Set X" folder. You can even add your own chess sets using ResEdit, a free program from Apple! If you have created a new set and want to offer it as freeware or shareware we will post it on our web page as well.

Show Unpaired Captured Pieces

When "Show Captured Pieces" in the Options menu is checked, board windows games are expanded to show captured pieces. Only the difference is shown however, not the captured pieces that have been "paired up". For example, if Black is two pawns down then only two Black pawns will appear in this area. If White is an exchange down then a Black bishop and a White rook might both be shown. This is a quick graphical way of seeing who is winning in terms of material strength.
Note that this does not apply to Bughouse (Wild24) which shows pieces "in hand" instead. For Kriegspiel (Wild16) only your captured pieces are shown. For odds games, the piece given as odds is shown as having been captured.

Menus Overhauled

The menus have been completely reorganized.

Added:

Show Last Move (command-L)
List Channels, Show Games Sought, and Stored commands

Changed:

Keyboard shortcut for "Flip Board" changed from Command-I to Command-F
Many menu and menu item names and positions

Removed:

Past Release Notes
Keyboard shortcuts for Flag and Draw
Limits, Up Statistics, and Statistics commands from Command menu

Popup Button Help

When the mouse is passed over the icon buttons on the board windows, they now display a short text description of what they do.

Login Feedback Window

There is a new login window that provides feedback during the login process. It also allows you to simply press the return key to connect and login after the application is launched.

No More Expiration Dates

Unlike previous versions, this version has no expiration date built into it. The ICC can still keep track of which interface you are using though and a two-week trial period is enforced if payment is not received. Client registration is done through "Online Order Form..." available in the Apple menu.

Online Time Limitation For Guests

Unregistered users of the ICC are limited to 30 minutes per session. A 5 minute warning is issued before being logged off. Nobody will be logged off while playing a game.

Other

Channels button added to players list
An 'X' now denotes an Examined game in the Players window
Square color options moved to Board Options dialog
Default changed from full logging to partial logging
Disallow clicks on bughouse pieces when observing
Miscellaneous appearance and text changes

Bug Fixes

When a game changes to examine mode, an examine window now appears immediately
The time controls in the Games window were incorrect for non-PowerPC macs
The clock slider did weird things on zero-initial-time games such as 0 1
Made time control and time remaining displays less likely to overflow their space

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