Comments on: Add diagrams to your chess blog the easy way http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:41:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-4252 Steve Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:43:59 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-4252 Ahmed—Thanks for elaborating. Your first comment seemed like a demand. I have too many things going on right now to arrange to make the source code available, although I still might consider doing so in the future. I have thought many times about making an interactive board using JavaScript like you describe. I do not think that the ChessImager PHP source will be that helpful to you. Making an interactive board will require a substantially different architecture and board-drawing method. You might consider looking at Palview. It's what I use to generate the interactive boards in my blog. Here's an example: <a href="http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2007/09/12/112" rel="nofollow">http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2007/09/12/112</a>. Ahmed—Thanks for elaborating. Your first comment seemed like a demand.

I have too many things going on right now to arrange to make the source code available, although I still might consider doing so in the future.

I have thought many times about making an interactive board using JavaScript like you describe. I do not think that the ChessImager PHP source will be that helpful to you. Making an interactive board will require a substantially different architecture and board-drawing method.

You might consider looking at Palview. It’s what I use to generate the interactive boards in my blog. Here’s an example: http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2007/09/12/112.

]]> By: Ahmed http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-4247 Ahmed Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:46:24 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-4247 Well M.Steve I will be honest :I'm trying to develop a personal chess blog for myself, I reached a point where I need a diagram generator. I also intend to add client side javascript for people to interact with the pieces. So it is not sufficient that I make direct links to your chessimager within my chess blog, although it is an easy task, and your website is very responsive, so it will always return that chess position.I tried many times to write that code which generate a html table with dynamic nodes having pointing to the piece in question but I always fail. Also I have to write a code that must parse that FEN string before it can try to generate the table. Well M.Steve I will be honest :I’m trying to develop a personal chess blog for myself, I reached a point where I need a diagram generator. I also intend to add client side javascript for people to interact with the pieces. So it is not sufficient that I make direct links to your chessimager within my chess blog, although it is an easy task, and your website is very responsive, so it will always return that chess position.I tried many times to write that code which generate a html table with dynamic nodes having pointing to the piece in question but I always fail. Also I have to write a code that must parse that FEN string before it can try to generate the table.

]]> By: Steve http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-4198 Steve Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:08:03 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-4198 Ahmed—Why? What does this anniversary have to do with anything? Ahmed—Why? What does this anniversary have to do with anything?

]]> By: Ahmed http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-4166 Ahmed Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:01:03 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-4166 Steve tomorrow October 22, 2007. So it's been 1 year now, so it's time to release the source code. Steve tomorrow October 22, 2007. So it’s been 1 year now, so it’s time to release the source code.

]]> By: Chess Teacher http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-742 Chess Teacher Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:24:52 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-742 In my previous post the surrounding fen-tags have disappeared after submitting In my previous post the surrounding fen-tags have disappeared after submitting

]]> By: Chess Teacher http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-741 Chess Teacher Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:22:29 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-741 Yes, but you don't have to convert it to a diagram image and upload this to the web page. All you have to do is for example enter something like rnbqkb1r/pp2pp1p/3p1np1/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq - 0 6 in the post itself to get the diagram on the website. In this case a diagram of the Sicilian Dragon. Yes, but you don’t have to convert it to a diagram image and upload this to the web page.

All you have to do is for example enter something like
rnbqkb1r/pp2pp1p/3p1np1/8/3NP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R w KQkq – 0 6 in the post itself to get the diagram on the website. In this case a diagram of the Sicilian Dragon.

]]> By: Steve http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-694 Steve Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:31:47 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-694 Chess Teacher - the point of my script is to avoid the explicit step of converting to a diagram image. I think it's a pain to have to create an image file and then upload it to the web somewhere in order to display it in a web posting. Chess Teacher – the point of my script is to avoid the explicit step of converting to a diagram image. I think it’s a pain to have to create an image file and then upload it to the web somewhere in order to display it in a web posting.

]]> By: Chess Teacher http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-692 Chess Teacher Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:40:14 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-692 It is also possible to use a FEN to diagram conversion as the one on http://chessteacher.110mb.com/ This returns the same kind of chess diagram, but with a circle on the upper right side of the board to indicate who has to move. It is also possible to use a FEN to diagram conversion as the one on http://chessteacher.110mb.com/
This returns the same kind of chess diagram, but with a circle on the upper right side of the board to indicate who has to move.

]]> By: Qxh7# http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-170 Qxh7# Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:28:06 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-170 The new enhancements are great steve, I will be continuing to use this I think! The new enhancements are great steve, I will be continuing to use this I think!

]]> By: Steve http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45/comment-page-1#comment-132 Steve Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:07:41 +0000 http://www.eddins.net/steve/chess/2006/10/22/45#comment-132 Andrew, thanks for asking. I've decided not to release the source code for now. I intend to keep the URL for the script stable, and I won't make any incompatible changes to it. Andrew, thanks for asking. I’ve decided not to release the source code for now. I intend to keep the URL for the script stable, and I won’t make any incompatible changes to it.

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