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Application crashes in Play Chess Online section on any attempt to access a game of 960.

These are a major part of the user experience and will provide access to some of the most important features in each section of the app. I'm sure this is still a work in progress, but I found the current system a bit mind-boggling, since the buttons (symbols) do not consistently represent their functionality from context to context. As *sets* of buttons go, I'm not sure this toolbar is 'one size fits all' given the places it shows up. Here's what I take to be the current state of things, with problematic buttons (for instance, those whose function changes from place to place) highlighted in red. Some suggestions follow. Online Game View: + button = Next (game) Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = Chat ? button = analysis board Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Play Computer: + button = Next (game) - i.e. new game screen Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board & switches sides Magnifier button = analysis board ? button = Hint Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Tactics Trainer: + button = Next (problem) Sometimes the new problem I get is frozen, but I think that's the intent here. Action button = brings up Action menu Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = analysis board ? button = Show solution Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Analysis Board: + button = does nothing Action button = does nothing Flip button = flips the board Magnifier button = display FEN ? button = does nothing Arrow buttons = forward/backward thru move list Here are my suggestions: Online Game View: I think this is the important one. Move the analysis board function to the magnifier button so it's consistent with computer games. (The magnifying glass is a good symbol for the analysis board - not so much for chatting.) Move the 'chat' feature to the position of the current "?" button, but change the symbol to something that represents chatting, like a little speech bubble. A speech bubble that doesn't look like a magnifying glass. :) Play Computer & Tactics Trainer: This suggestion is less important, because a "?" is arguably a good symbol for getting guidance in both contexts. However, maybe consider using a light-bulb for the computer-play hint and stick with the question mark for revealing the solution in Tactics Trainer. Analysis Board: Just use the Flip button and the two Arrow buttons here. Keep it simple. A pop-up of the FEN is of no use at all. (If if copied itself to my 3.0 copy/paste clipboard, we might be on to something, but even then I'm not sure how valuable it would be...) Consider maybe adding a new, third button to the Analysis Board tool-bar: a << button that restores to the 'current' position for folks to lazy to hit the single Back arrow multiple times. Cheers!

Hello My name is Jose Luis (Nick:Ousland) I´m very happy to take part of this!. I´m from Spain, I´m engineer (in a few months). I study bones and all about bioengineneering and fatige in materials. I also like falconry and running (I will run my second marathon next year) Nice to meet all you!! PD: Glaurung chess engine forever, best freeware engine in the world!

Thanks for your patience. We hope to start beta testing next week!

Will you release before or after OS 3.0 comes out?