GoBookz: an interactive walkthrough
Reader guide
Open a diagram, play through its moves, and explore as you read.
Navigate the book
Choose Next page to begin. Use Contents, the page number, or the arrows to move around. You can also scroll normally; the toolbar returns when you scroll up. Previous page from page 1 returns here.
Search in Contents, or press /. Select ☆ Bookmark to keep a page; your bookmarks appear in Contents.
Explore diagrams
Select a diagram to open the interactive board at its printed position. Use the arrows, slider, mouse wheel, or Move tree to replay source moves. Choose another branch in the tree to see an alternative; comments follow the selected position.
With a mouse, hover over an empty playable intersection to preview the next stone. Select it to try your move. Pass skips a turn. Source position returns to the printed position, and Options → Clear exploration removes your trial branches. Trial moves are temporary: closing and reopening a diagram resets them.
Options also offers move numbers and fullscreen. The popup’s top arrows switch diagrams. Press Esc to return to the book.
Read comfortably
Use Dark / Light to change the page colors; diagrams keep their cream boards. In Aa, choose Reflow for reading for adjustable text size and typeface, or Original page layout to keep text and diagrams in their source positions.
Listen
Open Listen, choose a voice, and select Read from this page. You can pause, skip paragraphs, stop, or change speed. Alt+P pauses or resumes. On-device voices work offline; voices marked online need internet. Available voices depend on your device.
Keep this book
Save the HTML file to read and explore offline. This browser remembers your reading position, bookmarks, and appearance when storage is available; they are not written into the file. Pages kept as original images cannot be searched or read aloud, and their printed diagrams are not interactive.
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1. Start with a position
Welcome to GoBookz. Import a PDF, compare its diagrams with the source, correct what needs attention, then export an interactive book. These authored examples show what a reviewed book can contain.
A small board
Open this 9 by 9 position and play a few moves. Pass skips a turn. Close and reopen: your trial line is gone.
Thirteen lines
A real 13 by 13 board keeps its own coordinates. It is different from a cropped part of a larger board.
The whole board
This is a complete 19 by 19 board. Use Options for fullscreen; the diagram keeps its cream color in dark mode.
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2. Numbers, labels and symbols
A diagram can contain a playable sequence, letters, printed numbers or symbols. A number written on a stone does not by itself establish a reliable move order.
Replay a numbered sequence
Open at the final printed position. Choose First move and step forward with the arrows, slider or mouse wheel. Options toggles move numbers.
Letters and every symbol
A, B and C show labels on black, white and empty points. Triangle, square, circle and cross marks refer to the printed final position.
Printed numbers, position only
The source order is incomplete, so these numbers remain labels. You can still explore the position freely. In the editor, record a sequence only after checking the source.
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3. Captures, ko and passing
Interactive boards use Go rules, including captures, occupied points, suicide and simple ko. These short examples let you see the difference between setup stones and played moves.
A capture in one move
The preview shows the result. Go back to the initial position, then forward: Black at C6 removes White at C7.
Try the ko rule
After the source capture, try White at C7. Immediate recapture is rejected. Play elsewhere to explore a ko threat; Source position restores this example.
Pass and continued numbering
This source starts at move 21 and includes a pass at 22. Step through it to see the turn change without a new stone. Numbering continues at 23.
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4. Branches, comments and move trees
The interactive file can retain reviewed source variations and notes. The main line supplies the printed preview; the popup also lets you visit alternatives and try new branches.
Two source alternatives
Choose First move, then pick a marked continuation or a branch in the Move tree. The named Connect and Extend branches each have their own comments.
A note between moves
Follow the tree through the note between Black and White. No stone is added at a comment-only node. Try a different empty point to create a temporary exploration branch.
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5. Four corners of a full board
Each picture below is part of a 19 by 19 board, not a small board. The two real board edges carry the coordinates. The cropped sides stay open rather than becoming false outer borders.
Top left
Top left corner. Compare the coordinates with the other three examples; Source position restores the printed crop.
Top right
Top right corner. Compare the coordinates with the other three examples; Source position restores the printed crop.
Bottom left
Bottom left corner. Compare the coordinates with the other three examples; Source position restores the printed crop.
Bottom right
Bottom right corner. Compare the coordinates with the other three examples; Source position restores the printed crop.
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6. Review, arrange and export
This page demonstrates text beside a diagram. Aa switches between the source arrangement and a reading reflow. Both views use the same selectable text and interactive positions.
Compare source and conversion
In the GoBookz editor, compare Source with Interactive diagram. Correct stones, labels, move order and board edges. Accept & next saves all edits before advancing. Redetect reruns one diagram; the page cards can rescan text, diagrams or both.
Make the book yours
Use Pages to reorder or remove pages, edit text, or preserve a cover as an original image. Review translations before exporting. The HTML book then works offline: search, bookmark, listen, replay and explore. Trial branches are never saved in the exported reader.
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