Configuring Analysis Lines

This dialogue can be accessed by Engines arrow Configure Engine Analysis Output.

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Here you can set the type of analysis tokens you would like to see on the screen in the following picture.

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[_] Tab Sheet "Design of the Info-boxes":

The following Analysis tokens can be made visible in the first line:

  • Evaluation symbol (Computer symbol or arrow, font Wingdings required)
  • Engine Name and memory usage, you may use the configured colour of the arrow here
  • Engine type (UCI or WinBoard)
  • Current search depth
  • Current move
  • Nodes total
  • Nodes per second
  • Endgame table bases usage
  • Hash usage
  • CPU load
  • Ponder move
  • Best move statistics

Additionally you can configure the following elements (but not switch them off, so the check mark is grayed out):

  • Mainlines
  • Mainlines 2. colour (altering in columns)
  • Current variation
  • Refutations

Check all elements that you would like to appear on the screen. When an element is selected, you can configure the font and background colour for it in the group box on the right.

Beneath you can configure all elements at the same time and select a uniform font and background color.

arrow In the dialog for the font you can also select the colour of the font and the style, e.g. boldface.

[_] Tab Sheet "Mainlines"

The mainlines are in the lines beyond the topmost line. You can also determine their look.

You can show or hide the following columns:

  • Search depth
  • Time
  • Nodes
  • Nodes per second
  • Value
  • Mainline

[_] Tab Sheet "Options"

"Figurine Notation" shows instead of the piece letter (e.g. "R" for rook) the respective symbol. This works only if you have selected an appropriate font (e.g. "CA Chess" or "Arena Figurine") for the elements containing piece symbols.

"Show Explanations when new game" shows the meaning of the elements, if no search output of the engine is present, e.g. at the beginning of a game, when no calculation has been done.

"Show summary at the end of the search" shows you some information about the search process. Maybe you can avoid showing some information permanently in other areas.

"To move indicator" shows "w" or a "b" (white or black) in front of the engine, if it is to move. This applies only if at least two engines are loaded.

"Evaluation symbol colour (in 1/100 pawns)" controls the margins for displaying the evaluation symbol (arrow) in the respective colours red, green and blue. So below a score of -150 (default) the symbol is displayed in red. Above 150 (default) the score is green, above 500 (default) blue.

"Insert mainlines at the top" has the effect that the most recent mainlines are always displayed at to top of the list. "Append mainlines at the bottom" shows the most recent mainlines always at the bottom of the mainline list.

Alignment of the analysis elements sets if the elements are left-aligned, centered or right-aligned.

Margin in Pixels sets the border width of the information elements.