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+This file describes the overall design of KReversi.  Some of the
+classes have different names at this point, but that is indicated by a
+(now: XXX) tag.  These names will be changed when the KDE project has
+converted from CVS to Subversion since Subversion has so much better
+support for renaming files and directories.
+
+Almost all of the classes hold more members than are mentioned here,
+but those are implementation details and would only obscure the
+overall picture.  This file is only to give a helicopter view of the
+program, not to serve as detailed documentation.
+
+
+Classes
+=======
+
+Class Diagram (See details below)
+-------------
+
+KReversi----------------------------------------------+
+  | | +--------------------------------+              |
+  | +-----------------+                |              |
+  |                   |                |              |
+  |                   v                v              v
+  |              QReversiGameView    Engine        StatusBar
+  |                   |    |   |               (shows whose turn it is)
+  |    +- - - - - - - +    |   +----------+
+  |    |                   v              v
+  |      +- - - -QReversiBoardView    Other widgets
+  |    | |                          (movelist, score)
+  v    v v
+QReversiGame
+  X
+  v
+ Game
+ I +=========+
+ I           I
+ v           v
+Position   Move[]
+
+
+Legend: 
+XXXXXXXX>  Inherits
+========>  Contains
+-------->  Ownership pointer
+- - - - >  Reference pointer
+
+
+Details
+-------
+
+ReversiPosition (now: Position)
+    Holds a Reversi position.  This is the object that implements the
+    Reversi rules.
+
+
+ReversiMove (now: Move)
+    A move in a Reversi game.  
+
+
+ReversiGame (now: Game)
+    Holds all the moves of the game being played.  
+    Contains: ReversiPosition	Holds the current position.
+              Move[60]
+    FIXME: Remove the ReversiPosition and let it be implicit?
+    FIXME: Implement variations (later)
+
+
+Engine
+    Can generate a move, given a ReversiPosition.
+
+
+QReversiGame
+    The "document" for KReversi.
+    Handles a game being played and sends signals to all its views
+    when something changes.  Basically, the only difference between
+    this class and the more basic ReversiGame is that it sends signals
+    to the views.
+    Inherits: ReversiGame	The actual game being played
+
+
+QReversiGameView (status: PLANNED)
+
+    Shows a view of a complete game.  Currently this comprises a board
+    view, a listbox with a list of the moves, two status widgets
+    showing the current score.
+
+    Contains: *QReversiBoardView
+	      *QListBox
+	      *StatusWidget (two of them)
+
+
+QReversiBoardView
+
+    A view for a Reversi board.  The rest of the game view is
+    implemented in the class QReversiGameView.
+
+    Inherits: QWidget.
+    Contains: *QReversiGame	(not owner)
+
+    FIXME: Enhance the view with timing information, clock, etc.
+
+
+KReversi
+    The main class for the KReversi program
+    Contains: KActions
+	      *QReversiGame 	 (owner)
+	      *KReversiGameView  (owner)
+	      *Engine            (owner)
+              Statusbar
+
+    FIXME: Let the class also own two players.
+
+
+EngineView (status: PLANNED)
+    View of the internal thought processes of an Engine (trace, etc).
+    
+
+Some notes
+----------
+
+* KReversi follows the Model/View principle strictly.