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Use the File menu to open/close chess server connections or save games.

Connect To Server...

Displays the chess server connection window. This menu item is disabled while connected to a server or the connection window is currently displayed.

Reconnect

Reconnects to the last server used. This menu item is disabled while connected to a server or the connection window is currently displayed.

Kill Connection

Forcefully closes the current chess server connection. You should only use this command if you cannot normally logoff from the server. This menu item is disabled if there is no current server connection.

Clear DNS Cache

Clears the DNS cache managed by Fixation. This cache speeds up server connections as there is no need to query a Domain Name Server (DNS) for the IP address of a cached server. Use this command if a server's TCP/IP address has changed.

Save Game

Saves the game information for the currently selected game window. The information will be saved in Portable Game Notation (PGN) format in the 'Game Logs' folder within the Fixation folder. This menu item is disabled until you logon to a chess server.

Save PGN...

Displays a dialog window where you can save the history or library games of any player to a file on your computer. You can also save your correspondence games. This menu item is disabled until you logon to a server or if you are not connected to an ICC server. (i.e. the command is not supported for FICS, USCL or chess.net).

Mac OS X		Mac OS 9

Close

Closes the frontmost window if it is a game window or the Seek Graph. This menu item is disabled if there are no available windows to close.

Quit

Closes any open server connection and exits Fixation. If the Ask before quitting option is enabled in the Preferences, you will be asked to verify this operation.

Use the Edit menu to manipulate text and set preferences.

Cut

Cuts the selected text to the clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Paste

Places the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point (or selected text).

Clear

Deletes the selected text without storing it into the clipboard.

Select All

Selects all the text in the text window.

Preferences...

Displays a dialog window that allows you to change preferences that affect the behaviour of Fixation. See the Preferences Help for further information. This menu item is disabled if the dialog is already open.

Use the Option menu to set Fixation options. This menu is disabled while a dialog window is displayed.

Flip Board

Flips the colors on the current game window so if white was on the bottom, it is now on top and vice versa for black.

Sound

Toggles sound output. If the item is checked, sounds will be played.

Auto Flag

If your opponent runs out of time and this item is checked, their flag will be automatically called by Fixation. If you have set the 'flag' variable on the chess server to 1, setting the Auto Flag option is not required.

Board and Pieces...

Displays a dialog window where you can choose board colors and the piece set used for game windows.

Engine

Enables chess engine support (for computer accounts only). You must manually enable chess engine support before logging onto a chess server. This menu item is disabled if you are logged to a chess server with a non-computer account.

ICC Free Trial

Enables support for ICC's 7 day free trial account. To logon with a free trial account, register it at ICC's web site, check this item and logon. Registered users can leave this option enabled but some machine information is sent to the ICC server when you logon so registered users will probably want to disable this option. NOTE: The Carbon version of Fixation 2.1 does not support ICC free trial accounts.

Use the Windows menu to set the text window font, and to display various windows. This menu is disabled while a dialog window is displayed.

Font

Sets the font used for the text window.

Size

Sets the size of the font used for the text window.

Normal Size

Resets the font name and size to the defaults (Monaco, size 12).

Text

Makes the text window the top window.

Game One

Makes the first game window the top window.

Game Two

Makes the second game window the top window.

Seek Graph

Displays the Seek Graph window when connected to a chess server. This menu item is disabled until you logon to an ICC or FICS/USCL server. The Seek Graph is not supported on chess.net.

The Game menu contains commands related to game playing and for issuing a seek ad.

abort

Aborts your current game.

draw

Offers a draw to your opponent.

flag

Flags your opponent. If you set your 'flag' variable to 1, the server will automatically flag your opponent when he/she runs out of time.

moretime 60

Adds 60 seconds to your opponent's clock.

resign

Resigns your current game.

Seek...

Displays the Seek Game window where you can enter the options for issuing a seek ad. Enable balloon help for assistance with this window.

Mac OS X		Mac OS 9

The Commands menu contains commands that you can send to the chess server instead of having to type them in the text window. This menu is disabled until you are connected to a chess server.

clear messages

Clears all your messages using the clearmessages command.

command list

Displays the entire list of commands available on the current chess server.

finger

Displays your finger information.

help

Displays general server help.

history

Displays the games in your history.

messages

Displays all your messages sent from other users.

more/next

Sends "more" to the server.

variables

Displays your variables.

who

Displays all the users currently logged onto the chess server. See the who command for further information.

who (titled players)

Displays all the titled users currently logged onto the server. Titled players include GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs and FMs. This command is only supported on the ICC.

titled player games

Displays a list of all games involving titled players. This command is only supported on the ICC.

Use the Info menu to get information about hidden features, version history, bugs & suggestions or TCP/IP status. This menu is disabled while a dialog window is displayed.

Hidden features

Displays the list of hidden features.

Bugs & Suggestions

Displays a brief list of current bugs and suggestions for new features.

Version History

Displays a brief list of changes within each version. More detailed information can be found in the 'changes' file distributed with Fixation.

Chess Servers

Displays information about supported chess servers.

TCP/IP Status

Displays Open Transport version, Ethernet address and the number of bytes sent and received.

Version Check

Checks for the availablitity of a newer version of Fixation. This menu item is disabled until you logon to a chess server.

Use the Help menu to get help information. The items in this menu are dependent on which version of Mac OS or System 7 you are running. Under Mac OS 8.x or System 7.x, you can enable/disable Balloon Help.
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