Re: xboard

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You are an unsatisfied user of Linux Mint, so why not complain to the Mint
folks about them including old versions of software in their distro?

On Nov 13, 2017 2:39 PM, "Charles Jones" <[email protected]> wrote:

> LOL,  You aught to up date your chess programs or get a hold the Synaptic
> people and tell'm you programs our out of date, and should not be made
> available.  But then again who am i?  The unsatisfied user.
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* Tim Mann <[email protected]>
> *To:* Charles Jones <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* xboard-devel <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 12, 2017 10:54 PM
> *Subject:* Re: xboard
>
> The xboard version you're using is based on the old Athena widget set,
> which does not have a feature where you can click on a menu and have it
> stay open until you click again to select from it. You have to press the
> mouse button on the menu, move the mouse to your selection, and only then
> release the mouse button.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Charles Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Tim, my name Charley, I will get to the point.  I am running Linux Mint
> 17, and was looking for a simple chess program, that i could use practice
> with.  So looked in Synaptic and found xboard and I like it to a point.
> But when I click on a menu item the drop down list won't stay put, so I can
> review its contents.  Do you have a fix for this?  Or a newer version?  I
> also installed Fair-max but that didn't seem to help.
>
> Please and thank you, Charley
>
>
>
>
>

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On Nov 13, 2017 2:39 PM, &quot;Charles Jones&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ch=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><=
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font-size:13px"><div id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_151061184=
7563_4671">LOL,=C2=A0 You aught to up date your chess programs or get a hol=
d the Synaptic people and tell&#39;m you programs our out of date, and shou=
ld not be made available.=C2=A0 But then again who am i?=C2=A0 The unsatisf=
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=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span=
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[email protected]</a>&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></=
b> Charles Jones &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"=
>[email protected]</a>&gt; <br><b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Cc:</spa=
n></b> xboard-devel &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_=
blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold"=
>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, November 12, 2017 10:54 PM<br> <b><span style=3D"=
font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: xboard<br> </font> </div> <div cl=
ass=3D"m_6876531080501759113y_msg_container" id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yui=
_3_16_0_ym19_1_1510611847563_4759"><br><div id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yiv6=
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4761"><div dir=3D"ltr" id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1510611=
847563_4760">The xboard version you&#39;re using is based on the old Athena=
 widget set, which does not have a feature where you can click on a menu an=
d have it stay open until you click again to select from it. You have to pr=
ess the mouse button on the menu, move the mouse to your selection, and onl=
y then release the mouse button.<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div=
><div class=3D"m_6876531080501759113yiv6297833752yqt2375804841" id=3D"m_687=
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11847563_4766"><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"m_6876531080501759113yiv629=
7833752gmail_quote" id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1510611847=
563_4765">On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Charles Jones <span dir=3D"ltr">&=
lt;<a rel=3D"nofollow" shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" tar=
get=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><b=
lockquote class=3D"m_6876531080501759113yiv6297833752gmail_quote" style=3D"=
margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex" id=3D"m_6876=
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ckground-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grand=
e,sans-serif;font-size:13px" id=3D"m_6876531080501759113yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1=
510611847563_4762">Hi Tim, my name Charley, I will get to the point.=C2=A0 =
I am running Linux Mint 17, and was looking for a simple chess program, tha=
t i could use practice with.=C2=A0 So looked in Synaptic and found xboard a=
nd I like it to a point.=C2=A0 But when I click on a menu item the drop dow=
n list won&#39;t stay put, so I can review its contents.=C2=A0 Do you have =
a fix for this?=C2=A0 Or a newer version?=C2=A0 I also installed Fair-max b=
ut that didn&#39;t seem to help.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
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1yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1510263975296_4457" clear=3D"none">Please and thank you,=
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