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I am very confused. It seems to me that I have found several screens on which I may adjust various aspects of my playing screen. Every time I try, I make the playing screen less pleasing to me. In particular, at the moment my board has no squares. I would like the squares white and dark green or perhaps brown. I would like the board larger than default but small enough to fit on a 15 inch screen in high resolution. I would like the normal set.
Can anyone help me? I am almost to the point of giving up on the site.
Can anyone help me? I am almost to the point of giving up on the site.
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for those of you who want a wood color scheme, I'll post the RGB color codes of this woodcolors webpage here later on.
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With the above link, search for the picture with the color you want and search the corresponding file name below.
Note that due to the graininess of wood, the colors might be looking somewhat different.
The best combination is of coarse combining two different wood kinds.
File dark medium light
CB-.jpg 2F0500 6E4333 816863
CBB.jpg 451E0E 72584A 796A61
CFP.jpg 6A4B36 AC8869 D0BCA1
CM-.jpg 4C0D02 7E350A C08544
CMB.jpg 531E12 743317 9D6031
CN-.jpg 8D4B28 C97537 EBB87D
CS-.jpg 4F1A18 72361C 925A55
CSB.jpg 300C00 6D3007 A7695B
HG-.jpg A26F38 BB8644 C39351
HH-.jpg 915F29 A4733C CBA069
HM-.jpg 763210 8A4519 B27037
HMW.jpg 673014 804321 A46A39
HN-.jpg A47547 B48D58 D9BF83
HS-.jpg 642202 83330A 9E5023
HSB.jpg 56200D 723717 804629
MD-.jpg 5E391B 6E4E32 784F2D
MF-.jpg AE9B8C C4B4A7 D6C4B9
MFP.jpg B0967D C8B1A1 DCC5B5
MG-.jpg 9B5F28 AD7334 C68D49
MM-.jpg 823204 9F4E11 AF6A27
MMC.jpg 7D3F16 A05F2C B97B40
MN-.jpg C3925A CFA16D DBB681
MNC.jpg BD7A2E C4883F D09F54
MNW.jpg AA7E55 B68B60 C8A578
MS-.jpg 733116 8E4821 A05834
MSB.jpg 512310 7D412A 915344
MW-.jpg F0EEEF F6F6F5 F8F8F8
MX-.jpg EAE5D2 FDF7E6 FEFFF3
MZ-.jpg C5BFAC D8D2C2 DFDCCE
MZP.jpg BCB0A0 D7CBBB E3DACE
OD-.jpg 623B18 6A3E12 7D522D
OG-.jpg 8A4411 A96527 C1844E
OH-.jpg 8A5123 A36631 B9804D
OM-.jpg 823910 974D1E B1713C
OMW.jpg 743C2C 824A34 97654A
ON-.jpg A66931 BB7F43 C58E52
ONW.jpg A87546 C38E5B D29E72
OS-.jpg 662A0F 783B1C 8D4A2F
OSB.jpg 6D3620 7F3B20 8E4932
OSP.jpg 67301E 7A4839 87524A
OX-.jpg DEDED2 F2F0E3 F9FBEE
OZP.jpg B59F7F CBB294 D6BF9F
Note that due to the graininess of wood, the colors might be looking somewhat different.
The best combination is of coarse combining two different wood kinds.
File dark medium light
CB-.jpg 2F0500 6E4333 816863
CBB.jpg 451E0E 72584A 796A61
CFP.jpg 6A4B36 AC8869 D0BCA1
CM-.jpg 4C0D02 7E350A C08544
CMB.jpg 531E12 743317 9D6031
CN-.jpg 8D4B28 C97537 EBB87D
CS-.jpg 4F1A18 72361C 925A55
CSB.jpg 300C00 6D3007 A7695B
HG-.jpg A26F38 BB8644 C39351
HH-.jpg 915F29 A4733C CBA069
HM-.jpg 763210 8A4519 B27037
HMW.jpg 673014 804321 A46A39
HN-.jpg A47547 B48D58 D9BF83
HS-.jpg 642202 83330A 9E5023
HSB.jpg 56200D 723717 804629
MD-.jpg 5E391B 6E4E32 784F2D
MF-.jpg AE9B8C C4B4A7 D6C4B9
MFP.jpg B0967D C8B1A1 DCC5B5
MG-.jpg 9B5F28 AD7334 C68D49
MM-.jpg 823204 9F4E11 AF6A27
MMC.jpg 7D3F16 A05F2C B97B40
MN-.jpg C3925A CFA16D DBB681
MNC.jpg BD7A2E C4883F D09F54
MNW.jpg AA7E55 B68B60 C8A578
MS-.jpg 733116 8E4821 A05834
MSB.jpg 512310 7D412A 915344
MW-.jpg F0EEEF F6F6F5 F8F8F8
MX-.jpg EAE5D2 FDF7E6 FEFFF3
MZ-.jpg C5BFAC D8D2C2 DFDCCE
MZP.jpg BCB0A0 D7CBBB E3DACE
OD-.jpg 623B18 6A3E12 7D522D
OG-.jpg 8A4411 A96527 C1844E
OH-.jpg 8A5123 A36631 B9804D
OM-.jpg 823910 974D1E B1713C
OMW.jpg 743C2C 824A34 97654A
ON-.jpg A66931 BB7F43 C58E52
ONW.jpg A87546 C38E5B D29E72
OS-.jpg 662A0F 783B1C 8D4A2F
OSB.jpg 6D3620 7F3B20 8E4932
OSP.jpg 67301E 7A4839 87524A
OX-.jpg DEDED2 F2F0E3 F9FBEE
OZP.jpg B59F7F CBB294 D6BF9F
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Thank you tellywise. I have grasped the general idea of how to control square colors and set up a color scheme I can live with. However, I have two more questions.
1. Does anyone know the color code for the forest green of a normal vinyl chessboard? I'd really like to have that but all I have been able to create is turqoise or lime.
2. I can't seem to change the default chess set. I click on "Normal" and then "save" but the system still defaults to set 2.
1. Does anyone know the color code for the forest green of a normal vinyl chessboard? I'd really like to have that but all I have been able to create is turqoise or lime.
2. I can't seem to change the default chess set. I click on "Normal" and then "save" but the system still defaults to set 2.
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As for the piece sets, that doesn't work yet. You can only chance it at the board, without saving it.
For Forest Green if you know an example, I might look up what the colors are in hexcode.
If you want to lookup the colors yourself with window programs you can do the following:
-Search for a picture you want the color from.
-copy and paste it into "paint"
-use the color picker to pick the color and lookup what the RGB codes are.
-open calculator and for every element of the RGB (Red, Green and Blue)
-enter it in calculator, set it to Hex and note it down on paper, until you've got 6 alphanumeric digits. 2 for red, 2 for green and 2 for blue. Don't forget to set the calculator back to decimal before entering the next RGB value.
For Forest Green if you know an example, I might look up what the colors are in hexcode.
If you want to lookup the colors yourself with window programs you can do the following:
-Search for a picture you want the color from.
-copy and paste it into "paint"
-use the color picker to pick the color and lookup what the RGB codes are.
-open calculator and for every element of the RGB (Red, Green and Blue)
-enter it in calculator, set it to Hex and note it down on paper, until you've got 6 alphanumeric digits. 2 for red, 2 for green and 2 for blue. Don't forget to set the calculator back to decimal before entering the next RGB value.
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I don't know how to access "paint". If it is part of Office, I have it but may not have it installed. If it is part of Windows XP, I may not have gotten that part with my computer. I do not have a CD of Windows. I did get a restore disk, but I am pretty sure all I can do with it is restore the computer to the way it was when I brought it home.
I do know how to capture a picture of the green I want. Is there a way I could get that pic to you?
I do know how to capture a picture of the green I want. Is there a way I could get that pic to you?
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Thank You!!!!!
I will try this forest green. I will post further if I want to ask for another color, or when I have more questions about something else.
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You can normally find Paint under the "Accessories" on your start menu, it's almost always installed. If you just want to browse which colors are available then start Paint and double click on any one of the colors in the lower left corner, that should pop up a window with a few colors already defined in it, click "Define Custom Color" and you'll get a color picker which will allow you to drag your moust through all of the colors your computer can display.
The enhanced board layout is still under development so not everything works yet. You can't save the set you like, and you can't use one of the graphical boards. I also plan to make the process of customizing the board much less painful.
The enhanced board layout is still under development so not everything works yet. You can't save the set you like, and you can't use one of the graphical boards. I also plan to make the process of customizing the board much less painful.
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Thank You!!!!!
Thank you for getting back to me about paint and about the features not working yet. I think you have an amazing site for the price, and I thank you. I also think that you could improve the site faster if you charged for use and thereby generated some revenue. "A laborer is worthy of his pay." (St. Paul) You would also have to give price breaks to people who do significant work on the site.