The Advanced tab of the Preferences dialog handles miscellaneous configuration settings in the following
areas:
Appearance
You can set the language used by HIARCS Chess Explorer. You should not normally need to use this as
the default OS language is used in HIARCS Chess Explorer when it starts.
The Piece format can be changed to use either Figurine (default) or Piece letters. Please note when
analysis is copied from the Analysis Explorer it is always copied with Piece letters to avoid font issues
when pasting analysis lines in other software.
The Game font can be changed and that font is used in the game notation. The fonts for the game list and
opening explorer move list is displayed using the default font size set in the OS preferences.
Databases
Databases are auto saved every 10 minutes by default, you can modify this if you wish.
If the Overwrite existing ECO codes checkbox is set the following actions apply:
· when a database is loaded into HIARCS Chess Explorer the openings are automatically classified for
their ECO opening code overwriting any ECO code already set.
· any games added will have the ECO code classified by HIARCS Chess Explorer and the ECO field will
be read-only.
When Overwrite existing ECO codes checkbox is unset the following actions apply:
· when a database is loaded into HIARCS Chess Explorer the ECO only classified if it is not present, any
existing ECO value in the database is never modified
· when you save a game HIARCS Chess Explorer will populate the ECO field if it is empty. You can
always edit the ECO field.
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