LanderBG Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 After i updated my BBO Windows client i am not able to watch analysis using GIB for the hands i have played.I see that GIB is still available in the browser version of the hand viewer.So.... is there any problem with the Windows client ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 Sorry about this bug - we did not do that on purpose. We already have a fix in place, but not clear when or how we will distribute this fix. Unless some more serious bugs are found, we are not going to automatically upgrade everyone again just for the sake of fixing this. However, at some point we might make another new version available as a voluntary download for those who care about this (and whatever other new "minor" bugs are discovered). In the mean time, if you can provide some details as to how you normally go about reviewing the hands you played, I may be able to suggest a good alternative that allows you to use GIB. It sounds like you know about some, but not all, of these alternatives already. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 The fix in place and it is working (well, but for an exception listed below)... To get the fix, manually re-install 5.2.6 seems to do the trick. GIB is now active in off-line LIN files. From a recent complaint, the remaining "gotcha" seems to be only for TD's. When they click the "review hands of a player" option, and pick a hand to review, they no longer have the GIB button (the same problem that the off-line players had). So the fix didn't fix that "bug". I am not sure TD's having GIB double dummy analysis is a good idea anyway, double dummy analysis is a poor way to determine what score to assign if that is what they are using it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 We now have a solution for the gotcha that Ben mentions. When TDs review hands played in their tournaments, they will get a Handviewer window instead of another instance of the Windows client. The Handviewer window contains a GIB button. This fix will go live the next time we install a new version of the BBO server. Not exactly clear when that will be, but it won't be too long. In the mean time, thanks to the TDs out there for their patience. If I understand the nature of the bug in the new version of the Windows client, I cannot see how doing a full reinstall will help. It is entirely possible that I am missing something, but here is what I think I know about the bug: The GIB button will remain unavailable in the Windows client even after a fresh install if the file you are opening does not contain a "scoreboard". For example, the lin files you can open through myhands do not contain scoreboards so you will not be able to access GIB. But the lin files created by the Windows client itself (in the form of log files or when you click "Save" in the MOVIE window) do contain scoreboards so you will be able to access GIB. No doubt the time will come in which we make another new version of the Windows client available in which this bug is fixed, but that is not going to happen right away. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanderBG Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 Sorry about this bug - we did not do that on purpose. We already have a fix in place, but not clear when or how we will distribute this fix. Unless some more serious bugs are found, we are not going to automatically upgrade everyone again just for the sake of fixing this. However, at some point we might make another new version available as a voluntary download for those who care about this (and whatever other new "minor" bugs are discovered). In the mean time, if you can provide some details as to how you normally go about reviewing the hands you played, I may be able to suggest a good alternative that allows you to use GIB. It sounds like you know about some, but not all, of these alternatives already. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com I usually go to http://online.bridgebase.com/myhands/than i search for my hands, than use the LIN button and open the file with my windows client.Then i rewind the first move and press the GIB button for double dummy analysis.I know that the browser version also have GIB for analys, but i like the old way couse the pictures of the cards are bigger :).No problem of course i can use the new version till the new release comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in the Sun Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 If you have Deep Finesse and are comfortable installing software,I have a program you may be interested in called bdRT. bdRT converts an on-screen deal to Deep Finesse format and starts Deep Finesse. Deep Finesse offers some advantages over GIB: you can change contracts, declarers, and opening leads; in short you can experiment with the deal. The concept is rather crude. bdRT takes a screen shot of a BBO deal, uses OCR technology to extract the 52 cards and the contract, and then starts Deep Finesse using the BBO deal. There is a downside though. You must install Perl (from ActiveState), ImageMagick, and bdRT. You will also have to install a few Perl modules. I'd ask that anyone wanting to install bdRT to have Skype installed so we can talk during the installation/setup process. Oh, the cool part - bdRT is started via a hotkey, and as it completes each step (taking the screen shot, extracting the 4 hands, etc.) it plays the intro from Beethovens 5th! Note: The software works on deals displayed with BridgeVu, so you must select Lin , not "Movie" on the MyHands web page, and then choose "Open with", not "Save File". bdRT will not work if "Pictures of Cards" is checked in the BridgeVu options. As I think the changes to use bdRT on the web Movies directly are simple, I'll test them and post in a few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 carbon Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 One suggestion for GIB: Currently, it progresses one trick at a time. But then you can't see the valuation of the cards of the players when they choose which card to play. How about a "card" step as well as a "trick"step? tOM ;P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 One suggestion for GIB: Currently, it progresses one trick at a time. But then you can't see the valuation of the cards of the players when they choose which card to play. How about a "card" step as well as a "trick"step? tOM ;P Good suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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