Scid has a proprietary datatabase format for a reason: searches for pieces or current board in thousands of games are fast. I would be unable to support these searches in PGN files. Droidfish supports browsing games in a list for native PGN files.Jeremy Bernstein wrote:
The new game list is great! Thanks very much.
My 2 wishes for Scid on the go:
- Native PGN file support, so I don't have to convert my PGN file to a Scid database before using it
- Training mode could have some better way of letting you know if you chose the "wrong" move (or a move for which there is no variation). As it is, it just creates a new variation. I'd prefer if it would warn you (or if that would be an option, or something, I don't know what). This could be useful for openings training, too, for which there is currently no android app.
Otherwise, it's coming along really well!
Jeremy
The "study mode" in Scid on the go is probably misnamed. It just hides the move list and the arrows for variations.
A true training mode is missing and would be nice. I'm still evaluating as to how this should work. Suggestions for a training mode are welcome. E.g. I like the interface of the practice mode of Chess (from jwtc). I'd like to add something similar to Scid on the go if time permits. But this will take some time...
Gerhard