Libboardgame

[Sjoerd <sjoerd-games linuxonly nl>]

Hello,

I have almost finished isolating the GUI part of gataxx and iagno from 
the functionality part. It is probably a good idea to make this a 
library (libboardgame). I have rewritten almost all functions, because 
it was really a mess. This is how it works:

A boardgame can use functions to interact with the gui, such as:
- void bg_set_piece(x, y, piece)
- int bg_get_piece(x, y)
- int props_get_black_level()
It can connect callback functions to events like:
- a new game has started
- preferences have changed
- a piece is selected

I haven't implemented the connecting of callback functions yet, but the 
rest seems to work pretty fine. Furthermore, some things have changed on 
the preferences tab:
- no more partial animation
- a "show grid" option is always shown
- tooltips on the various settings

I still have some questions about this:
- What should be done with "Quick moves"? Should this be on the player 
or on the appearance tab? Should this be a checkbox, or should there be 
radio buttons (slow, medium, fast) or should this be a integer inputbox 
where the speed can be put in?
- Should stagger flips be supported? It is hard to implement, because no 
information can be stored on which pieces to move in which order.
- Is there any help/guide on writing a Makefile.am/configure.ac for a 
library and what is this error about board.desktop.in I am getting all 
the time?
- Is there an easy way to construct an API?
- Am I on the right track with this library?

Sjoerd