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Changelog for gnome-chess-3.16.2-1.105.i586.rpm :
Sun May 10 14:00:00 2015 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.16.2:
+ icon: provide a symbolic variant of the app icon.
- Remove HighContrast %icon_theme_cache_post(un) calls, as Symbolic
icons have replaced them.

Wed Apr 15 14:00:00 2015 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.16.1:
+ Fix crash on invalid clock type in pgn.
+ Fix bad pgn load behaviour.
+ Updated translations.

Fri Mar 20 13:00:00 2015 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.16.0:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Mar 16 13:00:00 2015 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.15.92:
+ New pre-commit hook added to check gnome coding guidelines.
+ Updated translations.

Sun Mar 1 13:00:00 2015 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.15.91:
+ Do not hammer dconf on resize.
+ Miscellaneous code improvements.
+ Updated translations.

Sat Feb 21 13:00:00 2015 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.15.90:
+ NEW FEATURE: Added support for Fischer and Bronstein clocks.
+ Add copy of PGN spec to the repo.
+ Improving the precision of chess-clock.
+ Miscellaneous code improvements.
+ Updated translations.

Sat Feb 21 13:00:00 2015 badshah400AATTgmail.com
- Update to version 3.15.4:
+ Cancel move if promotion type selector is closed.
+ Fix chess timer gets reset to the max allowed on game restarts.
+ Load completed saved games properly.
+ Fix saving a completed game due to timeup saves the timer as
infinity.
+ Reset the selected piece upon undo.
+ Miscellaneous code improvements.
+ Updated translations.
- Add pkgconfig(glib-2.0), pkgconfig(gio-2.0) and
pkgconfig(gmodule-2.0) BuildRequires: new verified dependencies.

Sat Feb 21 13:00:00 2015 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.14.3:
+ Fix chess timer gets reset to the max allowed on game restarts.
+ Load completed saved games properly.
+ Saving a completed game due to timeup saves the timer as
infinity.
+ Improved the precision of chess-clock.
+ Updated translations.

Wed Dec 17 13:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.14.2:
+ Regression: broken timer after Resign -> Keep Playing.
+ Regression: broken timer after Pause -> Unpause.
+ Updated translations.

Wed Nov 12 13:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.14.1:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Sep 22 14:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.14.0:
+ Updated appdata.
+ Updated translations.

Tue Sep 16 14:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.13.92:
+ Fix game ending with 1s left on timer.
+ Updated translations.

Tue Aug 19 14:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.13.90:
+ Distribute high contrast icon (from gnome-themes-standard).
+ Don\'t mention GNOME Games in about dialog.
+ Updated translations.
- Build HighContrast icon cache in post/postun.

Mon Jul 21 14:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.13.4:
+ Remove 3D mode. Goodbye 3D mode.
+ Time control is now a per-player limit, rather than a max
duration.
+ Fix undo before engine moves.
+ Fix engine desync when browsing history on engine\'s turn.
+ Do not enable pause action when browsing history.
+ Fix clock unpausing after game is over in rare situations.
+ Return view to present when engine moves.
+ Reword some error messages.
+ Shorten some window subtitles.
+ Add command line warning when engine makes illegal move.
+ Do not try to stop the game twice when an engine error occurs.
+ Ensure new game button is always sensitive when on game over.
+ Update header bar title when using Undo.
+ Workaround Vala signal misfires that could cause a rare crash.
+ Use header bar on promotion dialog.
+ Pause overlay is now transparent (but pieces are hidden).
+ Minor improvements to preferences dialog.
+ Set bigger minimum size for chess board.
+ Miscellaneous code improvements.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jun 30 14:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.13.1:
+ The gear menu has been replaced with a Resign button.
+ The Save button has been replaced with a Save As button.
+ Claim Draw action removed. The player is now prompted if a
claim is possible.
+ Fix build on non-Linux systems.
+ Fix incorrect header bar title after player uses Undo.
+ Fix clock counting down if chess engine reports move while game
is paused.
+ Fix time labels sometimes resizing as the clock counts down.
+ Disable the new game button if White has not made the first
move.
+ Add missing mnemonics in the preferences dialog.
+ Add a mnemonic for the New Game button.
+ Use a ratio character, not a colon, in the timers.
+ Fix untranslated strings in the save game dialog.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jun 30 14:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.12.3:
+ Fix desync with chess engines when using undo during the
engine\'s turn.
+ Fix desync with chess engine when viewing history during the
engine\'s turn.
+ Return view to present if viewing history when engine moves.
+ Fix clock sometimes unpausing after game ends due to desync
with engine.
+ Fix Pause button sensitivity after the game is over when
browsing history.
+ Fix New Game button sensitivity if the game ends before the
first move (possible if there is a problem with the chess
engine).
+ Workaround Vala signal misfires causing a rare crash when using
undo after starting very many new games.

Sat May 17 14:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.12.2:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Apr 14 14:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.12.1:
+ Fix build on non-Linux systems.
+ Fix incorrect header bar title after player uses Undo.
+ Fix clock counting down if chess engine reports move while game
is paused.
+ Fix time labels sometimes resizing as the clock counts down.
+ Disable the new game button if White has not made the first
move.
+ Fix untranslated strings in the save game dialog.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Mar 24 13:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.12.0:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Mar 17 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.92:
+ Fix missing 3D mode option (by removing bad check for Wayland).
+ Fix size of some buttons in the header bar.
+ Use correct Play button icon in RTL layouts.
+ Update screenshots and part of user docs text.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Feb 17 13:00:00 2014 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.90:
+ GNU Chess is now the recommended default chess engine for
Linux distributions.
+ New difficulty levels for GNU Chess.
+ The engines configuration file has moved from
SYSCONFDIR/chess-engines.conf to
SYSCONFDIR/gnome-chess/engines.conf and the original file will
no longer be read.
+ engines.conf now has a new option, delay-before-move, used to
set the delay in seconds after a human moves before the engine
is told to make a move.
+ Many actions previously in the gear menu now live as buttons in
the header bar.
+ Added extra two seconds of delay before the engine moves for
most engines.
+ This slows down the game to make it less overwhelming.
+ It is no longer possible to enter 3D mode when using Wayland or
Mir. Support for these environments will not be added in time
for 3.10. Use 2D mode instead.
+ The game is now properly paused when the Claim Draw dialog is
open.
+ Fix color in window subtitle displayed when White is
checkmated.
+ Shorten the window subtitle displayed when something goes
wrong.
+ The desktop file has been renamed to gnome-chess.desktop.
+ Updated man page.
+ Updated translations.
- Update the %suse_update_desktop_file according to upstream
changes.

Mon Jan 20 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.4:
+ Redesign: GtkHeaderBar and GtkMenuButton replace the
GtkToolbar.
+ Remove fullscreen mode.
+ Use symbolic icons in the buttom bar.
+ Add the \"linked\" style to the navigation buttons.
+ Use a symbolic light bulb in the preferences dialog.
+ Remove extra space between White and Black timers.
+ Don\'t automatically pause when switching windows or viewing the
menu.
+ The pause key is now an accelerator for the pause/resume
action.
+ Show better errors when something goes wrong with the engine.
+ Never claim the engine has died when all is well.
+ Display a message if a human player is in check.
+ Warn user when engine fails to launch.
+ Fix colors of pieces in figurine algebraic notation.
+ Fix critical warnings when starting a new game.
+ Never try to kill the same engine process twice.
+ ChessEngine: fix minor file descriptor leaks.
+ Don\'t leave an orphaned engine if we crash.
+ About dialog: update website.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jan 20 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.3:
+ New app icon.
+ Replace some deprecated containers.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jan 20 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.2:
+ Fix black background in 3D view.
+ Fix Paused overlay displaying upside-down with Black on the
bottom.
+ Fix too-small left arrow in history controls.
+ Fix a harmless assertion failure.
+ Add missing GTK category to desktop file.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jan 20 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.11.1:
+ Appdata is now translatable.
+ Eliminate deprecated function usage.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jan 20 13:00:00 2014 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.10.3:
+ Never autosave over a user\'s files.
+ Never claim the engine has died when all is well.
+ Fix critical warnings when starting a new game.
+ Fix colors of pieces in figurine algebraic notation.
+ Ensure the chess engine is always killed, even if we crash.
+ Fix minor file descriptor leaks.
+ Update screenshot link in appdata.
+ Fix image in first_move_button.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Nov 11 13:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.10.2 9bnc#849913):
+ Fix \"Paused\" notice displaying upside-down when Black is on the
bottom.
+ Fix a harmless assertion failure.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Oct 14 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.10.1.1:
+ Fix regression causing \"Something has gone wrong!\" message on
checkmate.
+ Fix regression causing every opened PGN to be deleted.

Sun Oct 13 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.10.1:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Sep 23 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.10.0:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Sep 16 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.92:
+ Player on move is now considered in check for threefold
repetition.
+ Implement more CECP functionality, making a desync with the
engine less likely.
+ If an engine\'s process dies, display a warning instead of
claiming it resigned.
+ Help: remove Amundsen from list of supported engines.
+ Help: remove the \"there are no bugs\" page; regrettably, there
are bugs.
+ Add an appdata file for GNOME Software.
+ Updated translations.
- Drop pkgconfig(sqlite3) BuildRequires: no longer required.

Mon Aug 19 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.90:
+ New pause game option added.
+ Fix figurine algebraic notation displaying the wrong figures.
+ Store only one game at a time in autosave history.
+ Prompt the user to save the game before opening a new one.
+ Fix viewing arbitrary turns with the history combo box.
+ Fullscreen icon should change to unfullscreen icon when in
fullscreen view.
+ The game will now display a warning and end the game when an
engine makes an illegal move, or when a CECP engine claims
GNOME Chess allowed an illegal move, instead of hanging
forever.
+ Claim Draw now works again
- If a draw cannot be claimed, an explanatory dialog is shown.
- Fix two bugs with threefold repetiton detection.
- Fix fifty-move rule detection.
+ Preferences
- Now transient for the main window (not considered separate by
GNOME Shell).
- Remove show history option.
- Reorder some preferences.
+ engines.conf
- Renamed to chess-engines.conf.
- Now installed into $sysconfdir instead of
$(datadir)/gnome-chess.
- The format for passing UCI options to engines has been
simplified.
- New support for adding arguments to be appended to the UCI go
command.
- UCI engines should now be much easier.
- Miscellaneous changes to other engines.
- Amundsen support dropped due to lack of support for Undo.
+ Updated translations.

Tue Jul 30 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.5:
+ Added support for the Octochess engine.
+ Easier Easy/Normal settings for many engines.
+ Fix AI hang when using Undo against most CECP engines.
+ Fix crash when new game dialog is deleted.
+ Don\'t include path to opened game in window title.
+ HIG: preferences options should use sentence capitalization.
+ Fix keyboard shortcuts for New/Open/Save/Undo/Fullscreen.
+ Don\'t start new game if new game dialog is deleted.
+ 3D: bottom-right corner should be white.
+ Preferences: move \"opposing player\" to the top.
+ Side and difficulty selection should be insensitive in human
vs. human games.
+ Update About dialog copyright notice.
+ Fix board numbering when Black is on bottom.
+ Some new toolbar items were missing tooltips.
+ Add keyboard shortcuts for previous/next move.
+ 3D: improve alignment of file letters.
+ Autosave: always forget games after they are completed.
+ Remove face-to-face board orientation.
+ Suggest longer game durations.
+ Instruct CECP engines to add randomness to play.
+ Updated translations.

Mon Jul 8 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.4:
+ Added an application menu.
+ Removed the menubar.
+ Added several items to the toolbar.
+ The toolbar is now mandatory.
+ Fix crash when using Undo while viewing a previous move.
+ Fix crash after completing a timed game where the timer did not
expire.
+ Fix insanely small load game dialog.
+ Save and load players\' time remaining in timed games.
+ Better decide when and when not to autosave a game.
+ King and bishop vs. king and bishop on opposite color is not
insufficient material.
+ Set a default filename with the .pgn extension for the save
game dialog.
+ When prompting to save a completed game, use a more natural
message.
+ After prompting to save before starting a new game, prompt for
a save location instead of autosaving.
+ Slight improvements to the promotion type selection dialog.
+ \"Human\" move descriptons now more naturally describe castling.
+ Add a 256x256 icon.
+ Updated translations.

Mon May 27 14:00:00 2013 zaitorAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.2:
+ Make the computer\'s pieces uncontrollable.
+ Fix Stockfish engine integration.
+ Fix massive CPU usage after completing a game against an engine
and starting a new one.
+ Fix AI hang when loading a game where the human was last to
move.
+ Fix resigning on your opponent\'s turn causing him to lose (and
you to win).
+ Fix board numbering showing in 3D view when board numbering is
disabled.
+ Specify the opposing engine in saved games even if it is the
default.
+ Each player\'s clock is now initially set to half the game\'s
total duration.
+ The clock now begins counting down only after White\'s first
move.
+ The clock now stops counting down once the game is over.
+ Stop the engine immediately when the game ends, not when the
next game starts.
+ Sensibly set the sensitivity of Smooth Display and Piece Style
preferences depending on if 3D view is enabled.
+ Improve sensitivity checks for Save As, Undo Move, Resign, and
Claim Draw.
+ Increase default window width to 700.
+ Update the FSF\'s address in license notices.
+ Translate \"Chess\" on the About page.
+ Translation updates.

Mon Apr 29 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.9.1:
+ Updated translations.

Mon Apr 15 14:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.8.1:
+ help: Fix obsolete product of bugzilla.
+ Respect engine args specified in engines.conf.
+ ChessState.get_fen() replaces all knights with kings.
+ Insufficient material fixes.
+ Chess history doesn\'t work very well.
+ Fix AI hang when Phalanx attempts to promote.
+ Updated translations.

Sat Mar 30 13:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Update to version 3.8.0:
+ Updated translations.
- Changes from version 3.7.92:
+ Rename desktop file back to glchess.desktop.
+ Updated translations.
- Changes from version 3.7.90:
+ Updated translations.

Tue Mar 19 13:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Also obsolete glchess-lang to ease upgrades.

Fri Mar 1 13:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Spec-cleanup using format_spec_file service.

Wed Feb 13 13:00:00 2013 dimstarAATTopensuse.org
- Initial package, version 3.7.5


 
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