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19. januar 2026

Teddy is a visual interface to Popeye, Spinach, Natch, Euclide and Jacobi. It only requires you to specify the location of Popeye and Spinach + Natch + Euclide (if you plan to use them). All other parameters are set to usable values. They may be changed later.
Look at this page from time to time or if you have a problem. A newer version may have come out.

1.13.0 - 2026-01-19
Corrections - Please update

Incorrect result of pressing next to search at the lower left
show board for Spinach is now to be found under the Spinach tab

Version 1.13 2026-01-10
Major changes

A new toolbar replaces many buttons
All layout settings now in one menu tag
Only options for the current solving program are shown on the menu line
Choose solving program using P in tool bar
Help texts in separate window
Small pictures in help texts
Import of Olive files (beta version)
Processing is now done on field level, not key level

Minor changes>

Status line
Option to show the diagram in Spinach (Start, no wait only)
Ser-, Pser- and Phser- are now radio buttons
Captures may be shown as cross, x, *, : or blank
Blank may be chosen instead of Tab between moves
Temporary files are deleted upon closing, not opening
Better FEN- and FFEN-handling
Problem with lightning fixed

NB. In a few cases on new computers the Settings are not properly transferred when Teddy is started for the first time
the cause is still being investigated. If this happens you should do the following steps:
1) Open the folder C:\Programs (x86)\Teddy\Teddy-1.13
2) Open a new pathfinder
3) Open the folder C:\Users\your id\AppData\Roaming\Teddy\1.13
4) Copy the folder Settings from step 1 into the folder from step 3
Now Teddy may be started ok
In case of problems contact me at bjorn.enemark (at) get2net.dk

Changes in Teddy, version 12

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It has a lot of features:

Interface in four languages: German, English, French and Danish
Popeye interface in German, English and French
Change language on the fly
Create a problem moving pieces into the board and create Popeye input at the same time
Create twins likewise
Call Popeye with a single click and see the result immediately when Popeye has solved
Make diagrams to clipboard
Establish a collection of problems in a file with the suffix .tdy
OK/drop before going on to the next problem in case of diagram changes
save to a .tdy file at any time or when closing Teddy
Teddy may be started by clicking on a .tdy-file

Also

see pieces in natural order
list fairy pieces in alphabetical order
list conditions in alphabetical order
Popeye pieces ordered by piece (KQRBSP), column (ab..) and row number
Popeye output may be condensed
Search for a text string in the .tdy file
Show a list of the problems
font for solutions may be changed
a fairy piece may be a stub with a short identification or a standard piece rotated 45, 90, .. degrees
import problem files from Fancy
specify set play and tries on a problem level
Make a summary (extract) to clipboard of the problems in the file
automatic backup at specified intervals
Tooltips for buttons

bjorn.enemark (at) get2net.dk

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