[Bug-gnubg] RE: GNU BG question

[Albert Silver]

Hi Anton,

The problem you're describing really has me stumped, since your description 
of what you're doing sounds correct. I can only think of two last 
suggestions, though I really don't see what the problem could be:

1) Try a new Match/Game and set the players to GNU Backgammon vs. Human 
(instead of Current Players) and click Ok. Are the dice rolled?

2) If no dice are rolled, maybe you have a bug in your download. Try 
uninstalling GNU from your HD (not just installing anew over it) and then 
downloading from the new site: http://www.gnubg.org and see if this doesn't 
help.

I'm sending a copy of this e-mail to the developer mailing list.

                                                                     Albert


> From: "Anton Reynolds" <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: GNU BG question
> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:51:27 -0500
>
> Hello Albert,
>
> I just did what you asked, starting, going to new, clicking OK.  It did not 
> work.  The computer did not make a move and I clicked and right clicked all 
> over the screen.  The dice did not roll.
>
> I went to the first link in your reply and redownloaded GNU BG.  Same 
> problem.  It would be surprising if this was a bug in the program.  Pretty 
> easy to discover!  At the same time, I am interested to hear your thoughts.
>
> Do you know if there are any earlier builds available for download?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Anton
>
>
>
> > From: "Albert Silver" <address@hidden>
> > To: address@hidden
> > Subject: RE: GNU BG question
> > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 11:22:55 -0300
> >
> > Hi Anton,
> >
> > The tutorial is not up-to-date hence the discrepancies you are seeing. 
> > However, what you did to start a match is correct: Press the New button, 
> > select your choices and then press Ok. Mind you, you can now find the 
> > program here, http://www.gnubg.org/downloads/windows/ and updates at 
> > http://users.skynet.be/bk228456/GNUBgW.htm
> >
> > Presuming you chose a game against GNUbg, if it is its turn to play it 
> > should roll the dice and begin playing immediately, and if it is your 
> > turn, it should roll the dice (since there's no double before the first 
> > roll) and wait for you to play. After that, to roll you need only click on 
> > the board itself in the center of one of the right side. You're not 
> > clicking on Edit by any chance are you? Try loading it up, and just doing 
> > the above: New --> and click Ok immediately without making any changes.
> >
> >                                                              Albert
> >
> > > From: "Anton Reynolds" <address@hidden>
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: GNU BG question
> > > Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 04:45:42 -0500
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > First, thank you for creating the "All About GNU BG" page.
> > >
> > > I've been having difficulty with the program and I'm sure that I've 
> > > missed something simple.  I can't get a game going.  There is no toolbar 
> > > on my program like the one pictured in your guide and I haven't been able 
> > > to configure the options to get one.
> > >
> > > I press the "New" icon to start a game the menu comes up I select my 
> > > options (money game) and the game does not start, the roll option on the 
> > > game menu remains ghosted.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance for any insight.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Anton Reynolds
> > >
> > > P.S.  I am running the 0.14-devel build (April 20, 2004) on Windows XP.
> >
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