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Shredder User Manual Shredder User Manual Shredder User Manual ............................................................................................................................ 1 Shredder by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen .......................................................................................................... 4 Note...................................................................................................................................................... 4 Registration.......................................................................................................................................... 4 Contact................................................................................................................................................. 5 Stefan Meyer-Kahlen ........................................................................................................................... 5 Using Shredder........................................................................................................................................ 6 Menus .................................................................................................................................................. 6 File Menu.......................................................................................................................................... 6 Commands Menu ............................................................................................................................. 8 Levels Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 9 Mode Menu .................................................................................................................................... 10 Extras Menu ................................................................................................................................... 11 Windows Menu............................................................................................................................... 12 Help Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Right click........................................................................................................................................... 14 Double click........................................................................................................................................ 14 Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Shortcuts ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Options Dialog ................................................................................................................................... 15 Start options....................................................................................................................................... 16 Screen layout......................................................................................................................................... 16 Chess board....................................................................................................................................... 16 Chess clocks...................................................................................................................................... 17 Game notation ................................................................................................................................... 17 Moves window ................................................................................................................................... 18 Histogram........................................................................................................................................... 18 Search information............................................................................................................................. 19 Analysis window................................................................................................................................. 19 Status bar........................................................................................................................................... 20 Title bars ............................................................................................................................................ 21 3D board ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Material difference ............................................................................................................................. 21 Main line window................................................................................................................................ 22 Command line.................................................................................................................................... 22 Design / Window Layout .................................................................................................................... 23 Basic features........................................................................................................................................ 23 Playing a game .................................................................................................................................. 23 Entering moves .............................................................................................................................. 23 New game ...................................................................................................................................... 23 Special moves ................................................................................................................................ 23 Shredder is thinking........................................................................................................................ 23 End of game ................................................................................................................................... 24 Playing a with black........................................................................................................................ 24 Replaying moves............................................................................................................................ 24 Playing Levels.................................................................................................................................... 24 Analysing mode.............................................................................................................................. 25 Position setup .................................................................................................................................... 25 Adding a piece................................................................................................................................ 26 Removing a piece........................................................................................................................... 26 1 Removing all pieces ....................................................................................................................... 26 Undo all changes............................................................................................................................ 27 OK button inactive .......................................................................................................................... 27 Six buttons...................................................................................................................................... 27 Castling rights................................................................................................................................. 27 Save / Load .................................................................................................................................... 27 Game Handling .................................................................................................................................. 27 Databases ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Saving games................................................................................................................................. 27 Loading games............................................................................................................................... 28 Replacing games............................................................................................................................ 29 Deleting games .............................................................................................................................. 29 Searching for games ...................................................................................................................... 29 Commenting games ....................................................................................................................... 29 Entering lines.................................................................................................................................
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