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WinBoard can use arbitrary bitmap files for the square coloring

I once considered letting Game Courier use image tiles for making boards, but I eventually decided to just let it use a single image for the whole board. This is simpler to do, and it looks more natural than repeating the same pattern on multiple squares, especially when using marble and wood grains. Can Winboard specify an arbitrary image for each space, such that something like Smess or Storm the Ivory Tower would be possible?

The pieces cn be user-defined through the option /renderPiecesWithFont=... and /fontPieceToCharTable='...', which can be used to select any pictorial true-type font for piece rendering, and define the mapping of pieces to font symbols.

Using fonts is better than nothing, but it creates a stumbling block to developing images for use with Winboard. Although many piece sets are available, we don't have anyone ready to translate them into fonts, which leaves Winboard unable to use them. Also, I imagine that the fonts are normally greyscale line drawings, not full color images. This would prevent Winboard from using some of the nicer pieces I've designed.