eliot/NEWS

57 lines
1.9 KiB
Text
Raw Normal View History

Changes between 1.6 and 1.7:
----------------------------
Dictionary:
* Fixed regular expressions for non-ASCII languages
* Fixed bugs in the dictionary cmopression tool (compdic)
* The French translation of dictionary tools is now working on Windows
New Qt interface:
* Allows playing several types of games:
- Training game: allows to set the rack and place your solution,
like in the previous Eliot versions
- Duplicate game: play a duplicate game against human or computer players
- Free game: play a free game against human or computer players
* All these types of games can be joker games
* Computer level can be adjusted to have a challenging opponent
WxWidgets interface:
* This interface is still present (wxeliot binary) but will disappear in the
next release. Please indicate missing features in the new interface!
Build system:
* It is now much easier to cross-compile a version for Windows
Changes between 1.5 and 1.6:
----------------------------
Dictionary:
* Internationalization of the dictionary binaries (compdic, listdic,
regexpmain)
* Support for a new dictionary format, with the following features:
- handles up to 63 unicode letters (instead of 31 ASCII ones)
- integrates the value and frequency of the letters
- integrates whether letters are vowels and/or consonants
- handles endianness properly
The old format is still supported, but this may change in future versions.
* Full Unicode support
Core:
* Better Unicode support
* (Technical) Homogeneous support for different types of moves
* (Technical) Cleaner API
* Several bug fixes
WxWidgets interface:
* Accessibility improvements (shortcuts, more consistent menu, etc.)
* Internationalization, with complete French translation
Ncurses interface:
* Unicode support
* New Bag display
* Many improvements (smoother behaviour)
Note: like in version 1.5, loading a saved game in duplicate or free game mode
is known not to work.