Go Panda
Go Panda 1 is an IGS client program designed to be the successor to gGo. (OS = Java, last update = march '12, still v.1.0)
GoPanda 2.0.3 has been released on 11th oct.'12. (no specific notice on: pandanet-igs.com)
Features GoPanda 1.x
- SGF editor with all functions
- GUI for GNUGo (and other?) engine
- Uses GNUGo for score estimation
- automatic saving of played and observed games (configurable)
- all client functions for IGS and other servers with same protocol
- full-screen mode (nearly full screen, game windows only, F12 to toggle)
- console
- up to 16 different accounts configurable (actually more, but more are not displayed)
Features GoPanda 2.x
- Full-screen mode (it's your browser, which can this: shortcut to toggle = F11)
- [1] It is "completely new" written: the program itself starts a local server, which acts as interface between your web browser and the IGS server. The server starts your default browser with a connection to the local server. JavaScript needs to be enabled in the browser.
User Comments
RueLue, Sept.'12: As there are still some important functions missing (undo, resume a suspended or interrupted game, console), it can still be considered to be a beta version. But, of course, it runs stable!
... RueLue (oct.'12): version 2.0.3 is out (coming as "stable"), supports now also undo and resume. No stones sound with Java 6 and Java 7 (1.6.0_35 / 1.7.0_09). - oops - there is sound! There seems to be a problem with sound: sometimes it is off, when it should be on (button shows "Sound enabled"). Is Ubuntu here with client in Iron, Java 1.6.0.35.
RueLue: about the sounds: if the sounds are played through JavaScript, I cannot blame Java for this.
usa2014: I have the same problem with sounds running Javascript via Firefox on Windows 7. It will work until something happens (perhaps I make a comment), then sounds stop even though client says "sounds enabled".
See Also
- Panda-gGo
- gGo
- glGo
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Announcement in Lifein19x19 dated 7 November 2010.