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GOSWF tutorials:

  • Vertical format
  • Googlesite integra...
  • Blogger integra...
  • Customizing colors
  • Specific move n°

GoSWF goswf icon

Goswf is a freeware SGF viewer in Flash (SWF) format, designed for displaying go (baduk/weiqi) games on websites, forums, or blogs.

The goal of GOSWF is to make go teaching and learning more accessible:

  • view go games in different languages without complex application download or setup,
  • easy variations browsing and move evaluation (good/bad/etc..),
  • share knowledge by reviewing games (add comment, add variations) directly in the viewer.[not yet implemented]

Why goswf?

  • easy to use for end users.
  • only requires flash plugin (version 8 or higher, 98% of internet penetration).
  • colors are customizable for your website, blog, or forum

Download

  • version 0.92

News !!

  • Goswf can now be displayed in vertical format (ideal for blogging):
  • Goswf can now be integrated in Blogger or Google sites.
  • Goswf can display a game at a specific move position.

Check the Tutorial list below!!

(vertical format, custom "gludion" colors, initial display at move 37)

HTML code:

<EMBED src="goswf.swf"
flashVars="nav=D86F1E&bg=FEDFB4&url=motoki1.sgf&move=37"
width="440" height="600"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>

More details in the tutorials.

Example games

Game Language Reviewer
Hypothetical 9x9 game - -
Hypothetical 13x13 game (quite unrealistic ;-)) - -
Game with chinese characters chinese ??
Game with move annotations (kgs game 7k vs 5k) french Olivier Besson 3d
David Wu Qi vs Motoki Noguchi french Motoki Noguchi 7d
seokbin sanrensei workshop - seokbin
tsumego problem english  
Motoki Noguchi vs Hugo Lehman french Motoki Noguchi 7d
Shusaku vs Yasui Sanchi (1847-10-21) - -
flashback[6d] vs ericdai[9d] english Dai Junfu 9d
Dai Junfu vs Simon Billouet french Dai Junfu 9d
Motoki Noguchi vs François Mizessyn french Motoki Noguchi 7d
Motoki Noguchi vs Pal Balough french Motoki Noguchi 7d
Motoki Noguchi vs Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia french Motoki Noguchi 7d
Lionel Fisher vs Motoki Noguchi french Motoki Noguchi 7d
kogo dictionary (warning: big file for flash player, may freeze your browser during 10-20 sec) english http://waterfire.us/joseki.html

Tutorials:

  • How to display Goswf in a vertical format?
  • How to include Goswf in a google site?
  • How to integrate Goswf in Blogger?
  • How to change the colors?
  • How to display the game at a specific move number?

Comments are welcome in this related post on my blog.

More infos:

Websites using GOSWF:

  • gosensations.com
  • French championship 2009 (Toulouse club)
  • Thai Go Journal
  • British Go Association
  • Vietnam Go Community
  • SomeGoStuff.com
  • IGO-Jeu de Go
  • Ian Davis homepage
  • gocomment.net
  • Kids, Chess & Go
  • thegoblog.com
  • Crimean Go Federation
  • Club de Go Tengen
  • sente.ru
  • yigo.org
  • goigo.org forum (games will be visible for registered users only)
  • International Baduk Academy (games will be visible for registered users only).

Whishlist:

  1. "add variation" mode, + export in clipboard.

Credits:

  • GOSWF © gludion/Olivier Besson 2008.
  • thanks to KGS players who helped to beta-test.
  • the SGF files are the property of their respective authors.
  • SGF format is Smart Game Format (specified here).
  • SWF format is Adobe Flash Shockwave format .

Contact:

  • email: olive [at] gludion [dot] com

History:

  • 2009/08/17: "move" variable for display of the game at a specific move number (version 0.92)
  • 2009/08/17: fixed moveNum+enter bug (version 0.91)
  • 2009/08/15: vertical display, blogger integration. (version 0.9)
  • 2008/12/20: automatic "problem mode" (when a SGF starts with a setup, and at least 2 possible variations). Minor bug fixes. Variation display can be toggled on/off on right click. (version 0.7)
  • 2008/06/12: setup bug fixed (when AB,AW props overwrite existing stones).
  • 2008/05/31: the invisible revealed! "setup" and "pass" variation nodes are now displayed as markups in the "most empty" corner (see Kogo).
  • 2008/05/20: added games on 9x9 and 13x13 board.
  • 2008/05/18: chinese character tested (save your SGF files with Unicode or UTF-8 encoding).
  • 2008/05/17: safari bug fixed (actually not caused by javascript but by LoadVars in Flash needing an absolute URL). MultiGo handi bug fixed.
  • 2008/05/16: test node annotations. bug: no handi setup with multiGo files (AB before SZ) (not solved).
  • 2008/05/14: "game/variation" text added. New help text. "click on variations" text added at first variation node.
  • 2008/05/13: bug on Safari/Mac: sgf file doesn't load properly (not solved).
  • 2008/05/04: old variation system removed in favor of "a","b","c" display on the board.