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3.5 Action Menu

Accept
Accepts a pending match offer. The F3 key is a keyboard equivalent. If there is more than one offer pending, you will have to type in a more specific command instead of using this menu choice.
Decline
Declines a pending offer (match, draw, adjourn, etc.). The F4 key is a keyboard equivalent. If there is more than one offer pending, you will have to type in a more specific command instead of using this menu choice.
Call Flag
Calls your opponent's flag, claiming a win on time, or claiming a draw if you are both out of time. The F5 key is a keyboard equivalent. You can also call your opponent's flag by clicking on his clock.
Draw
Offers a draw to your opponent, accepts a pending draw offer from your opponent, or claims a draw by repetition or the 50-move rule, as appropriate. The F6 key is a keyboard equivalent.
Adjourn
Asks your opponent to agree to adjourning the current game, or agrees to a pending adjournment offer from your opponent. The F7 key is a keyboard equivalent.
Abort
Asks your opponent to agree to aborting the current game, or agrees to a pending abort offer from your opponent. The F8 key is a keyboard equivalent. An aborted game ends immediately without affecting either player's rating.
Resign
Resigns the game to your opponent. The F9 key is a keyboard equivalent.
Stop Observing
Ends your participation in observing a game, by issuing the ICS observe command with no arguments. ICS mode only. The F10 key is a keyboard equivalent.
Stop Examining
Ends your participation in examining a game, by issuing the ICS unexamine command. ICS mode only. The F11 key is a keyboard equivalent.
Upload to Examine
Create an examined game of the proper variant on the ICS, and send the game there that is currenty loaded in XBoard (e.g. through pasting or loading from file). You must be connected to an ICS for this to work.
Adjudicate to White
Adjudicate to Black
Adjudicate Draw
Terminate an ongoing game in Two-Machines mode (including match mode), with as result a win for white, for black, or a draw, respectively. The PGN file of the game will accompany the result string by the comment "user adjudication".