Hi, the Miniature project keeps running at an impressive path!

- We have a binary! Thanks Matthias. http://maemo.org/packages/view/miniature/ It's in Fremantle extras-devel and plays chess as good as my very little son (puts pieces in the board, moves them randomly). But it is already useful to see that the board at max size (480 px wide) is usable and quite reliable. I tested with a storm of fast moves to random positions and the right pieces always landed in the squares my subconscious had chosen.

- We have an application icon! Thanks Ekaterina. Without it the packages doesn't show up in the Application Manager (or something) and you need to install via apt-get.

- We have architecture and good technical discussion in the developer list! So good that it escapes my knowledge. But the guys are even providing diagrams so I guess we are in a good path. http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature/Deve...t/Architecture

We continue with http://wiki.maemo.org/Miniature/Deve...e_chess_basics and there are some shortcuts we will take in order to cover the basic functionality faster:

- There is basic move highlighting now and it's fine. We will leave the arrows for later.

- No double tap to select-confirm the landing of pieces. We might not need it at all if the usability of the portrait board is good enough.

- Draws will be assigned whenever there is a reglamentary chance to assign one.

- Pawns will be promoted automatically to Queen.

With these shortcuts we will be able to start earlier with online chess at FICS, which is the immediate real deal.

This is a commitocracy: if you disagree your patches are welcome.