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Snowie 4.3 update

From:   Gregg Cattanach
Address:   gcattanach@prodigy.net
Date:   27 July 2005
Subject:   Snowie 4.3 checklist
Forum:   GammOnLine

The Snowie 4.3 update is now available as a free download at http://www.bgsnowie.com. Here's a checklist of the changes made in this release: This may not be exhaustive, but these were the items I saw implemented as I did the beta testing. Enhancements added to 4.3 ------------------------- - Match score dialog box: Match Length is now the first focus item after you click match play. Then the focus goes to the bottom player, then top player, then to OK. This creates the quickest method for entering the match score without having to use the mouse or touchpad. - Missed doubles shown in MatchQiz browsing mode: Snowie now shows all missed doubles when browsing a match in MatchQiz mode. - Enter and Escape keys active in dialog boxes: Snowie now allows the use of keyboard shortcuts (Enter, Escape, Tab, Space) in a variety of dialog boxes. - Flagging and logging errors with no contact: Snowie now marks and accumulates errors in the statistics in non-contact positions. Errors in this part of the game certainly should still 'count'. - Import dice from text file: Now able to specify a file location and filename of a set of dice throws generated by the user from an outside source, (random.org, etc.) - Cube 'Hot' position selection: A user selectable value is available to determine which positions are marked as cube 'hot' positions. These will be marked if the difference between no-double and double is less than the entered value. This is useful while browsing through matches with MatchQiz mode and exporting close cube decision data in the export functions. - Size of open file dialog box: Snowie now remembers the size and location of the 'Open a Snowie File' dialog box even after you close and reopen Snowie. Bugs in 4.1 fixed in 4.3 ------------------------ - Crash on launching position rollouts: Fatal errors when running batches of rollout positions has been fixed. - Errors when applying 3-ply to dice panel. Snowie 4.1 could get an invalid floating point function error when applying 3-ply to many dice rolls in the dice panel. - Note entry bugs, export cube notes: Snowie 4.1 would add a 's' or 'o' to the notes panel when using ctrl-s or ctrl-o keyboard shortcuts. Also, Snowie 4.3 diplays the cube action notes regardless of whether the position is 'hot' and even when not at a cube turn. - Not retaining checker positions when entering position over match: If you have a match open and then create a new position (2 windows now active), even though you set up a position, when you try to analyze it the checker all jump back to the starting position or 15 checkers in each tray. - Set range option in Account manager may freeze up: When selecting the range for the account manager, the new pop-up box may appear 'behind' the main panel, thus making it unable to continue. Fixed in 4.3, (also, Enter key would make OK work). - First roll, Human vs. Human, manual dice: When you start a match with human vs. human and manual dice, it prompted twice for who is on roll, creating a null entry for the first move. This has been corrected.

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