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diff --git a/games/scid/pkg-descr b/games/scid/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1f1cf781a0e --- /dev/null +++ b/games/scid/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Scid is a chess database application; with it you can browse databases of +chess games, edit games and search for games by various criteria. + +Scid uses its own special three-file database format which is very compact +and fast, but it can convert to and from the standard PGN (Portable Game +Notation) format. Scids PGN window displays the text of the current game in +PGN format. + +You can use Scid to add chess games to a database, using the keyboard or mouse +to enter moves. + +You can also use Scid as a PGN file browser, by pasting PGN text into Scids +Import window or by opening a PGN file in Scid. However, PGN files cannot be +edited by Scid (it opens them read-only) and they use more memory and are +slower to load, so for large PGN files it is recommended that you create a +Scid database from them first with the pgnscid utility. + +WWW: http://scid.sourceforge.net/ |