anDGS

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anDGS
Author: Michael Dobbins
License:
Price: Free
Category: client, editor
Operating system: Android
Reads format(s): sgf
Writes format(s): sgf
Languages: English, German, Russian,
Chinese and Korean
Stable Version: 1.56 (10/7/2012)
Development status: Active
Programming language: Android Java
Homepage: [ext] hellogovernance.com
Size of installer: 600k
System needs: "External" storage[1],
Android 1.6+

anDGS is a client for the Dragon GoServer and a sgf recorder, reviewer and editor.

Key Features:

Client for Dragon Go Server

  • Play moves, pass, resign (setup and scoring use browser)
  • auto client option to help sequence through waiting games and messages
  • Notifier to prompt for available games and messages
  • game lists of your games:
    • running games
    • finished games
    • observed games
    • multi-player games
    • games can be downloaded from list to client for viewing
  • Open displayed game in editor to try out variations then return back to player
  • message other users
  • view any users info
  • enter move comments, short press to type, long press on comment to get to an editable list of canned comments

Local recorder/viewer/editor:

  • supports most standard sgf markup and labels
  • sgf games can be loaded from websites or local files system and saved to local file system
  • start new game
  • reviewer with auto step through moves or guess the next move; can review one game or all the games in a directory
  • game controls:
    • fast forward/backward
      • short press to move a configurable number of moves
      • long press to go to beginning or end
    • forward/backward
      • short press next/previous move
      • press and hold to automatically step forward/backward for as long as button is held
    • up/down variations
  • Editor modes:
    • browse
      • touch a stone to go to that move
    • edit
      • add/delete stones/variations
    • markup
      • add/change/remove markup symbols and labels
    • guessmove
      • guess the next move
    • autoplay
      • automatically cycle through the moves
  • Features for live tournament recording:
    • auto saves a recovery file if accidentally exit app
    • replace a earlier miss-placed move: Go to move, touch somewhere else and select "Replace one move" from the popup
    • quickly remove the last move by touching it, then play somewhere else

General:

  • board sizes 5x5 - 25x25
  • optional coordinates on board
  • move entry modes:
    • touch to zoom to area and touch to place move
      • zoom sizes 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13
    • one touch option for tablet users
    • d-pad for early devices
  • portrait or landscape layouts
  • several color themes
  • wood grain or plain color boards
  • label 0 to 9 previous moves

Where to get it:

Remarks

[1] needs "External" storage, if saving/reading games


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