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In revision r906 I've implemented a feature request: write support
of PGN files. This feature requires testing. Note that a PGN must
be set writeable before it can be modified.

This feature facilitates the exchange of chess games via PGN files,
because different users may use different chess applications.
But keep in mind that the PGN format is not fully supporting all the
features of Scidb's format (nor the features of ChessBase format).
If you export a database from .sci to .pgn, the PGN file in general
will not have the same structure, the PGN format is limited concerning
the handling of comments. If you want that an exported PGN is a 1:1
mapping of the .sci database (or ChessBase database), you have to use
the PGN option "Use Scidb import format", but in general only Scidb
is fully understanding the resulting PGN file, although any chess
application should open this file without errors.

Cheers,
Gregor

I've released revision #901. In this revision the requirements
of freedesktop.org are implemented:

- An entry "Games"->"Board Games"->"Scidb" in the desktop menu
  will be created.

- All supported file types of Scidb now are associated to this
  application, this means you can open a database via file
  managers (like Nautilus or Dolphin). Furthermore Scidb is
  providing icons for all file types: .sci, .scv, .si4, .si3,
  .cbh, .cbf, .pgn, .pgn.gz. Currently one exception is .zip,
  I'm not sure if this file type should be associated, although
  Scidb is supporting this file type. In Scidb's file selection
  box a zip file will be listed only if it contains at least one
  PGN file. A normal file manager does not offer this feature.

  A technical note: for this feature I've introduced some new
  mime types:

  .sci    <-> x-chess-scidb
  .scv    <-> x-chess-archive
  .si4    <-> x-chess-scid4
  .si3    <-> x-chess-scid3
  .cbh    <-> x-chess-chessbase
  .cbf    <-> x-chess-chessbasedos
  .pgn.gz <-> x-chess-gzpgn

  The mime type x-chess-pgn (associated with .pgn) is already
  part of the standard.

- "Main Menu"->"Extras"->"Assign File Types" will open a dialog
  which allows to set Scidb as the default application for any
  supported file type. In file managers the default application
  will be listed at first position, or as an extra menu entry.
  This dialog needs testing, I don't know if this works on any
  system.

Note that this feature is working only if your desktop is conform
to the freedesktop.org specification. Currently this is: KDE,
GNOME, and Xfce (probably some more?).

Cheers,
Gregor

Scidb's repository has just reappeared, so checkout
of newest version r880 is possible.

Please don't forget that the repository URL has changed some
weeks ago, see <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=trinity-6aa7a981-c73c-45b3-af9c-2186f39e975f-1370344708229%403capp-gmx-bs39&forum_name=scidb-users>
how to switch the repository URL.

Scidb's repository has just disappeared, it is not possible to
checkout the current source. Please wait with "svn update" until
I inform about the new status.

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