>If you can save time by using some existing piece of software (like Polyglot) that happens to do the job,
>albeit in an intrinsically inefficient and cumbersome way, power to you!

How will you judge in such a way over my work?

>But now you want something that doesn't seem to exist, and
>want ...

Oh, doesn't there exist a Linux version of it?

I didn't even find the windows version but at least dead links - but this maybe my problem...

WB engines typically do their own legality checking, ...

"typycally" is the problem. Does engine x recognize it? How is the text output? Polyglot checks ...

I can't find WB2UCI for Linux.

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I use polyglot to get several addons:

- book moves
- 3 times repetion 1/2
- 50 move 1/2
- UCI-adapter

If my CUI would act as UCI it would not get all benefits:

man polyglot
For instance, it detects and reports draws by fifty-move rule, repetition, etc ...

So it speaks xboard protocol and ...

Hi,

i posted a message ("search polyglot chess books for chess frontend (blind user)") 2 times. Both show up in UserControlPanel->ManageSubscriptions but the are not published.

I have posted other messages, too - without a problem.

I am not able to contact any board admin because i do not have ...

Hi,

thanks for your time!

I develop a ruby curses gui as frontend for chess engines. It is for a blind friend of mine.

I want to shorten the effort for me - use polyglot as book adapter and chess knowledge (50 moves, 3* repetition, chess rules) and UCI-adapter.

My frontend has no knowledge about ...

Hi,

i use the polyglot-adapter (opening books + UCI) but it would be nice, if it can speak to xboard-engines, too.

This would double the available engines for my frontend...

Is there a chance that the developer(s?) think about it?!

Kind regards
Michael Arlt

Hello,

i develop a chess frontend for blind people under Linux.
It has an optimized character interface and can speak.
Minimum requirement is a normal console/terminal.
Supported are UCI-engines, since i use the polyglot adapter.
It is developed as a Ruby gem and will be released under GPL v3.

I ...