[Chess-developer] Miniature 0.3 Berlin Defence released

[Michael Hasselmann]

This is the first release of Miniature for MeeGo Harmattan which is, in
fact, a total restart from the Miniature project born with Maemo 5 and
the N900.   

Miniature won't play games yet, but it provides a fully featured user
experience and a backend with its foundations in place. We are looking
for a new breed of testers and developers and we couldn't wait to share
the good stuff that is being cooked. You can find screenshots and more
at http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature


BERLIN DEFENCE RELEASE FEATURES

* Log in to http://freechess.org aka FICS as guest or registered user.
* See a real time list of game challenges at FICS.
* UI demo: select and confirm game challenges.
* UI demo: filter game challenges by chess variant, time, increment and
rating type.
* UI demo: create a new game seek.
* UI demo: chess board with movable pieces.
* UI demo: expandable chat area.
* UI demo: possibility to resign, propose a draw, request to adjourn.

The full backlog is available at
https://gitorious.org/miniature/miniature/commits/master


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

You can run Miniature on the Nokia N950 and N9. Just tap this link from
the browser in your device:

http://taschenorakel.de/files/michael/miniature_0.3.0-1_armel.deb

Alternatively, you can use the Qt SDK or the Harmattan Platform SDK
emulators. See
http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature/Development#SDK_instructions


FEEDBACK

Casual feedback is welcome at the MeeGo forum thread or the developer
mailing list. You can find us as well in #miniature on irc.freenode.net

* http://forum.meego.com/showthread.php?t=4301
* https://garage.maemo.org/pipermail/chess-developer/

Bug reports can be filed at http://bit.ly/o7m9Hp


GET INVOLVED

If you love chess, freedom and mobile devices then the Miniature project
is for you! Check our Wishlist and Development pages:

* http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature/Wishlist
* http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature/Development


Happy testing!