Screen Layout

Tabs

The tabs across the top are explained in the main SmartGo overview.

Panes

The SmartGo screen is divided into several panes that you can turn on and off by using the icons in the top right.

Icons for turning panes on or off

Files: List the files currently open in a tab. Each tab can contain multiple files.

Games: List the games currently open in a tab.

Players: List statistics for the players playing in the current list of games. (In the IGS tab, it lists the players who are currently connected.)

Move Tree: Shows a section of the move tree: Any branches you took to get to the current move, the current move, and the next moves.

Lookahead: Show the speed at which SmartGo is looking ahead when it's computing its move.

Score Graph: The score graph shows what SmartGo estimates the score to be at each point in the game.

Time Left: Shows the time left when playing a game on IGS or against SmartGo.

Comment: Shows the comment that's associated with the current move.

Tools: Shows or hides the tools pane on the right side of the window. The tools pane contains individual tools that can be turned on or off to suit the task at hand.

You can also change the position of the board. Choose Tools > Options > View to switch the board to the left. Choose View > Maximize Board to make the board as large as possible, moving the navigation controls and the comment to the side.

Tools

The tools for specific tasks are located on the right side of the board.

Icons for turning tools on or off

View: Control the display of moves and properties on the board.

Mark: Add or remove marks such as triangles or squares, or black and white territory.

Diagram: Split the game into diagrams to create game records.

Annotations: Mark moves or positions as good or bad. Mark positions of interest with hotspots or checkmarks.

Pattern matching: Control settings for fuseki and joseki matching.

Tactics: Compute ladders, loose ladders, and life & death problems.

Rotate: Change the orientation of the game.