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#1 fred

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Posted 2004-January-20, 14:55

The latest version of the BBO client program is
now available for testing. Use the links below to
install the latest version of your PC:

http://www.bridgebas.../bbo_update.exe

http://www.bridgebas...5/bbo_setup.exe

The 1st link will update your existing BBO while the
2nd link will install everything from scratch. You don't
have to use both of these - just pick the one that seems
best for you.

Besides the usual bug fixes, the main changes you
will notice right now are in the Bridge Master and
Learn to Play Bridge Training Rooms.

The Learn to Play Bridge area now continues access
to the 2nd program in the LPTB series.

In the Bridge Master area you can now play 6 sample
deals at each of the 5 skill levels (versus 1 deal at each
level in previous versions).

Also, it is now possible to purchase access to 100s of
other Bridge Master deals using Bridge Base Dollars
(BB$). If this is the first you have heard of BB$, I suggest
you log in and read the Club News in the Main Bridge Club.

Please note that when you purchase the right to access
various sets of Bridge Master hands, you do so for only
one computer (but for as many user IDs as you want
on that one computer).

We will soon be expanding the BB$ program so that it
is possible to purchase other things through BBO (including
access to ACBL-sanctioned tournaments).

You can start the process of purchasing BB$ either by
clicking on an item in a list that contains a $ icon (check
out Bridge Master for an example) or by editing your
profile and using the "BB$ account" button.

We hope that some of you will be willing to give the BB$
thing a try, even if there is not too much to buy right now.

Please do not worry about the security or confidentiality of
your credit card and personal information. We are being
super-careful about that.

If you find any bugs in 3.5.5, please let me know about
them (either e-mail fred@bridgebase.com or make a forums
post - all posts are read even if we don't always respond).

We think we are fairly close to releasing a version that will
be automatically downloaded and installed by all BBO members.

Thanks in advance for your help with testing!

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

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Posted 2004-January-20, 15:41

The new version with the learn to play bridge working and all the new master bridge problems is great. I entered the BB$ account section and thought I would read the help section before signing up... and low and behold, help didn't work before I clicked the authorize button or afterwards. I think people might want to read about BB$ in the help section (I read it in the news) before they sign up.

I want to sign up and order some more level 5 hands!!!!... (well level 3 and 4 too, these are addicting).

Also the editable friends and enemy list is cool.

Ben

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#3 tenbrvc

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Posted 2004-January-20, 17:55

First beta version I've downloaded from version 3.5.1 and I'm hoping this is also the place to ask questions besides bug reporting

1. When creating tournaments, just besides the tournament name, there is a box labelled "Type". What is that?

2. When restricting the types of players in tournaments, how do you use the features "Include players from a file on your PC" and "Exclude players from your PC"?

I clicked on the button "Friends/Enemies" to manage my friends list, and saved a couple of lists, but when creating tournaments, how do I restrict entries to these lists? Can I use only one list at a time or multiple lists? Do I have to open my list files first?

3. I read that in the earlier beta versions that swiss and survivor movements are only available for pairs, and when I click on the individual box, I don't see that the swiss and survivor options are dimmed. How can I tell what options are available or not? Has it been changed in this latest beta version?

4. Is there an instructions page somewhere explaining the latest options available in creating and directing tournaments?

Thanks. I can't wait to try out the new features! Great job!

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Posted 2004-January-20, 23:10

bug in level 2 sample 3

heh

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#5 Erkson

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Posted 2004-January-20, 23:48

fred, on Jan 20 2004, 08:55 PM, said:

Hi, Fred.

I chose the "bbo_update.exe" option, but I wonder if it updates all old files because it didn't update my "BridgeVu.hlp".

My "BridgeVu.hlp" is 455.585 bytes long and its date is Nov the 3rd, 2000.

I hesitate to use "bbo_setup.exe". Have I to all uninstall previously ?
Would it delete and replace login, password, profiles, friends list etc... (and I don't want that to be done, of course) ?

Best regards.
Erkson

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Posted 2004-January-21, 00:24

Rain, on Jan 21 2004, 05:10 AM, said:

bug in level 2 sample 3

heh

R.Dog

Thanks - apparently I put an old version of
that deal on the server. Fixed now.

Fred

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Posted 2004-January-21, 00:29

Erkson, on Jan 21 2004, 05:48 AM, said:

fred, on Jan 20 2004, 08:55 PM, said:

The "update" program only updates the files that
have changed in the past 6 months or so. The
BridgeVu Help file has not changed.

The "complete install" version will overwrite only
one relevant file (I think). That is the file that
stores things like your preferred settings for
colors, options, etc... Nothing critical like friends,
enemies, passwords, list files, etc... will be impacted.

You do not have to do uninstall before doing a new
complete install.

I suggest you use the update method unless you have
some reason to believe that some aspect of the BBO
installation on your PC is corrupted.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

#8 Erkson

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Posted 2004-January-21, 00:47

fred, on Jan 21 2004, 06:29 AM, said:

I suggest you use the update method unless you have
some reason to believe that some aspect of the BBO
installation on your PC is corrupted.

Thanks, Fred, for informations.

Good night to you (if you are in USA, it is very late there !)

Erkson

#9 vincenzo

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Posted 2004-January-21, 08:14

Thx Fred,
will buy some bbo$ when I will come back at home and then will buy some bm2k deals to make some tests !!

Vincenzo

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#10 Giasone

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Posted 2004-January-21, 09:15

thx Fred
i have installing the last version and i no have problem all ok
sry for my bad english

Giasone

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#11 fred

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Posted 2004-January-21, 10:43

tenbrvc, on Jan 20 2004, 11:55 PM, said:

First beta version I've downloaded from version 3.5.1 and I'm hoping this is also the place to ask questions besides bug reporting

Thanks for your compliments about the work we are
doing to. To answer your questions:

1. The "type" field for tournament creation will be used
to specify things like "ACBL" (ie tournaments that will
have unique properties - in the case of the ACBL we
need to collect ACBL numbers of players, pay the ACBL
sanction fees, etc.).

2. If, when creating a tournament, you specify something
like "restrict entries to a list of people" (or whatever),
after you click the "Create Tournament" button (I mean
the one inside the dialog box) you will be asked to specify
a list file. Only 1 list file per "filter" can be used.

3. I don't completely understand this question, but there
are no options for scoring tournaments in this release
(versus 3.5.4 I mean).

4. Currently no, but there will be soon I hope. In the mean
time it is probably best to e-mail Uday (uday@bridgebase.com)
if you have any questions about running tournaments.

Fred Gitelman
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#12 fred

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Posted 2004-January-21, 10:44

inquiry, on Jan 20 2004, 09:41 PM, said:

Sorry - we really should have posted something
as far as help goes. We will put up some kind of
simple help page as soon as we can (maybe today).

In the mean time, feel free to e-mail me if you
have any questions about how any of this works:

fred@bridgebase.com

Fred Gitelman
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#13 fred

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Posted 2004-January-21, 14:05

inquiry, on Jan 20 2004, 09:41 PM, said:

There is now a simple explanation of BB$ available
when you click the Help button of the "Secure Credit
Card Transaction" dialog. This will no doubt be improved
by the time we do our next official release.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
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#14 keylime

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Posted 2004-January-21, 16:01

Fred, this client is SCREAMING fast. I went to log on, took a while, but once connected it takes this PC which is not exactly top shelf material and makes it acts like a Ferrari F1-2004. Well done indeed on a great progression...

"Champions aren't made in gyms, champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill. " - M. Ali

#15 vincenzo

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Posted 2004-January-21, 16:15

Excellent Fred !!!

I have made 2 transactions without any problem:

1) I bought 20 BBO$
2) I bought level 5 SERIES C of bm2k deals

I have played them on my PC.

I have noticed that I have to use same PC and same nick, and not all nicks.
But I agree with this solution. User "buys" the right to play the deals on same pc with same nick

If you agree we can add also italian translations of bm2k deals !!

Great work and congratulations to Shery, Uday and You !!

Vincenzo

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#16 fred

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Posted 2004-January-21, 17:44

I just updated the beta version in an attempt to
correct some of the bugs that were discovered
(special thanks to ack_hh and newmoon)!

The version number and the URL has not changed,
but you can get the very latest at:

http://www.bridgebas.../bbo_update.exe

http://www.bridgebas...5/bbo_setup.exe

Read my first post in this thread for more information
or e-mail me (fred@bridgebase.com) if you have any
questions or if you find any bugs.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
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Posted 2004-January-21, 17:46

keylime, on Jan 21 2004, 10:01 PM, said:

Thanks Dwayne! Not sure exactly why the new version
seems faster than the old one, but it is good to know!

Fred Gitelman
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#18 inquiry

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Posted 2004-January-22, 13:07

I have worked through the new content (learn to play bridge, volume II, and the extra bridge master hands). I have found a few hiccups. For instance, when on Deal 5 of the Trump management section, pressing the next topic button bails you out the menu rather than moving you to the next topic. Then if you click on Deal 6, it shows you deal 5 again but you can see all four hands, and pushing the back button walks you backward through the file explaining how to play that hand. I also see Deal 5 if I point at any of the other deals above 6 as well. On my computer I have back of the trump management level of the program and go back in if I want to see deal 6.

A similar problem exist in other parts of the volume II. For instance, if you are on DEAL ONE of the suit combination and press the go to next topic button (trying to move to deal 2), it bombs me back out to the list of deals. Now when I push the deal 2 button, I see the final analysis page of deal 1, not deal 2. I did walk through these solving them first, and then (even though I got them right...yeah), I pressed the next page thing to read how the correct play was being described to the students. So maybe my problem has to do with this, I am not sure.

Ben

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#19 fred

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Posted 2004-January-23, 00:32

inquiry, on Jan 22 2004, 07:07 PM, said:

Thanks for noticing this and writing about it, Ben.

The bug is fixed and will be part of the next client
release (likely soonish).

I am glad you like the additional content that is
available in 3.5.5.

Fred Gitelman
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Posted 2004-January-25, 04:43

fred, on Jan 20 2004, 08:55 PM, said:

We hope that some of you will be willing to give the BB$
thing a try, even if there is not too much to buy right now.

Please do not worry about the security or confidentiality of
your credit card and personal information. We are being
super-careful about that.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

Hi Fred

Iwish you well with this new initiative - I have one concern. You say don't worry about security of credit card details - however I don't see the little padlock that I associate with securely encrypted sites. The padlock gives me confidence to release credit card details.

DenisO

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