Re: [Bug-gnubg] Problems in understanding the train-menu

[Joern Thyssen]

On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 09:33:44AM +0100, Øystein O Johansen wrote
> 
> > To everyone: It looks like it is a misunderstanding between the
> > database generation in the train menu and a bearoff database. What
> > should we do to avoid this misunderstanding for other users? Should
> > we disable the "Train" menu?
> 
> It isn't the first time this has caused some confusion. Other users have
> hoped it will train them!
> I doubt anyone uses the train menu. AFAIK only Joseph is doing training &
> he doesn't use GnuBg per se.
> I say turn it off. Perhaps have a setting hidden in the Advanced Options to
> enable the Train menu.
> --Ian
> 
> What if I just remove the gdbm support? That will disable the whole
> Training menu except the "Train with TD(0)" item. It solve the problems of
> the misunderstanding and confusion, it makes a smaller (I guess)
> executable, and and it won't rely on the gdbm dll. I think this is three
> good things in just removing one feature. Less is more, isn't it?

I agree. Most, if not all, windows users will never use the feature.
The commands are still available as commands from Edit-<Enter Command.


Also, the very few times I've used the database-feature I had to modify
the code anyway, because I only wanted to sample, say, backgames or
bearoffs.

Jørn