On your profile tap on your "Followers", then on "following".
I like the changes overall, especially on mobile which is now much more usable, even though I mostly use the website on a desktop computer. Yes, things look different, and it may take some adjustment, but I'm sure that in a matter of weeks people will feel like it's always been this way, and most of those who threatened to leave will still be here.
I say good for you for dumping support for ancient platforms! It is time to move on and take advantage of newer technologies. For example, some people have mentioned Vista. To put things in perspective, this is an OS that was first released 12 years ago, last released 10 years ago, and "extended support" from Microsoft already ceased two years ago ("mainstream support" ended 7 seven years ago). I don't see why the Lichess maintainers should jump through any hoops to support something that obsolete.
I say good for you for dumping support for ancient platforms! It is time to move on and take advantage of newer technologies. For example, some people have mentioned Vista. To put things in perspective, this is an OS that was first released 12 years ago, last released 10 years ago, and "extended support" from Microsoft already ceased two years ago ("mainstream support" ended 7 seven years ago). I don't see why the Lichess maintainers should jump through any hoops to support something that obsolete.
I'm not against innovation and I think that technical improvements are welcome whenever they are intended to fix problems.
When innovation occurs to graphic design of the user interface however, the criteria should relate with user experience in its whole complex meaning.
As I understand the main goal was to fix the aspect ratio in order to make it responsive with different settings and, mostly, with mobile devices. Well it's just my opinion but if I feel arguable that the current version is better fitting to mobile standards (you see the chessboard now but you miss other information such as the chatbox for instance), I'm pretty sure that on desktop it's definitely less clear and less focused on the gameplay.
I'd suggest to promote a referendum to find out what is the feeling of the majority. Isn't this a community after all?
When innovation occurs to graphic design of the user interface however, the criteria should relate with user experience in its whole complex meaning.
As I understand the main goal was to fix the aspect ratio in order to make it responsive with different settings and, mostly, with mobile devices. Well it's just my opinion but if I feel arguable that the current version is better fitting to mobile standards (you see the chessboard now but you miss other information such as the chatbox for instance), I'm pretty sure that on desktop it's definitely less clear and less focused on the gameplay.
I'd suggest to promote a referendum to find out what is the feeling of the majority. Isn't this a community after all?
I think, your critic would be more useful for the developers if instead of general complains, you send a specific image about what you not like in the current V2 + your browser version.
How to post images:
lichess.org/forum/off-topic-discussion/posting-images
How to post images:
lichess.org/forum/off-topic-discussion/posting-images
Honestly, when I logged in the first time after v2 I thought my internet connection was lagging due to the looks of the site. The interface of Lichess looks messier than before and unnecessary large. In my opinion, the former look of Lichess was definitely the best I had ever seen online.
and then what liceches so much hangs in the ultra will play at all impossible !!!
RETURN URGENTLY PAST VERSION!
RETURN URGENTLY PAST VERSION!
Guys, you just have to get used to it. It will be fine i know it will
Well, what do you say about the ultra bulette?
What Finnish-Dragon said. The previous design was simple, sleek, elegant, minimalist. It was perfection. I don't know why you would change it. Or was there a loud chorus saying: "Make the Quick Pairings box four times as large!" Now it's so big, I can comfortably read every word if I put my laptop (or monitor) on the other side of a 4m x 5m room. It's bigger than any photographs on news websites. And there is no way to resize this element.
I am a desktop user, and I am unhappy I need to scroll down to see the leaderboard, puzzle of the day, posts, and other games, on the start page. It's just not necessary. And yes, to most new users, it would seem something is wrong with the website when you call it up the first time. It is visually unbalanced.
I know many long hours have gone into this reboot of lichess. It must be tough reading people's opinions when they tell you it's not better than before, but worse. Yet the tough truth is that, for desktop users on Firefox at least, what was well proportioned before, looks clumsy now. It's great we can resize the chess board while playing, but it would be even better if we could also resize the clocks (again, why so large?) and the Quick Pairings box on the opening page. Right now, they are definitely the too large, by a factor of at least 300%.
I have respect for your technical wizardry. I know this has improved the experience for mobile users. But please remember your desktop users, and revert to the old look-and-feel. There was literally zero wrong with it. And that's not just a question of habit.
I am a desktop user, and I am unhappy I need to scroll down to see the leaderboard, puzzle of the day, posts, and other games, on the start page. It's just not necessary. And yes, to most new users, it would seem something is wrong with the website when you call it up the first time. It is visually unbalanced.
I know many long hours have gone into this reboot of lichess. It must be tough reading people's opinions when they tell you it's not better than before, but worse. Yet the tough truth is that, for desktop users on Firefox at least, what was well proportioned before, looks clumsy now. It's great we can resize the chess board while playing, but it would be even better if we could also resize the clocks (again, why so large?) and the Quick Pairings box on the opening page. Right now, they are definitely the too large, by a factor of at least 300%.
I have respect for your technical wizardry. I know this has improved the experience for mobile users. But please remember your desktop users, and revert to the old look-and-feel. There was literally zero wrong with it. And that's not just a question of habit.
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