Re: [pbmserv-dev] Images

[Lyman Hurd <lhurd@yahoo.com>]

Or would an external website as exists for example on
Paul Wamelen's site be acceptable to the anti-graphics
(not meant as a perjorative :-)) faction?

Lyman

--- David J Bush <twixt@cstone.net> wrote:
> | ...
> |  What we should consider doing is to allow the
> option of graphics for those
> |  players who want them.  This would be very easy
> as options can be set
> |  for the games for the players.  Then some players
> can see ascii while
> |  their opponents can see graphics and the two can
> play while niether
> |  player knows what kind of representation their
> opponent is useing.
> 
> Maybe a downloadable client, such as exists for
> Trax, would be nice?
> I have been working on such a client for Twixt,
> written in Tcl/Tk.
> The idea is it would function like Biff, reading
> your email for PBMserv
> moves. If your regular email reader catches the
> moves instead, you
> could click a button which would send an update
> request to the server,
> which usually would be answered in a few seconds.
> Tcl/Tk is arguably
> easier to write a GUI on than Java, and it is a
> decent and robust
> language which is also free for all platforms.
> Another advantage of
> a client is you wouldn't have to type in coordinates
> and a password
> any more.
> 
> I should provide the caveat that I am notorious for
> saying I am doing
> something and then not finishing it.
> 
> David
> 
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