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  • 13 months ago · Quote · #701

    brusselsshrek

    DeepGreene wrote:
    brusselsshrek wrote:

    In the old design I don't remember a single case where Tactics Trainer did not have the "View Analysis & Source" page. I have now checked my most recent 20 or so problems, and none of them has it.

     

    Can someone name a problem where the analysis IS there?

     

    saksipotku wrote:

    No, brusselsshrek, each tactics trainer problem has never had a View Analysis & Source page, if that's what you mean. I think that at least out of those problems that I face, about 70% had that page in the old design, and about 70% still do.

    Like I said above (or in a different thread?), open up the Analysis Board. We've integrated the analysis data there so you can play it out as you read it.

    OK, now I understand what you've done, and I'll tell you: you've made it worse.  Now the "Analysis & Source" link is NOT on the initial page, but is only visible when you enter Practice Mode.

    For example, the following is the tactics page:

    http://www.chess.com/tactics/server.html?id=34468

    In the past this used to have an "Analysis & Source" link.  No longer.  It only has "Try this problem" and "Show solution".  I don't want either of these, I want to see the "Analysis & Source".

    This is now only available on:

    http://www.chess.com/tactics/server.html?id=34468&practice=1

    With the old format it was pretty clear where it was.

    With the new format, I have not been able to find it for a month, and have spent many forum posts trying to find out where it has gone.

    This is not progress.  

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #702

    DeepGreene

    brusselsshrek wrote:
    DeepGreene wrote:
    brusselsshrek wrote:

    In the old design I don't remember a single case where Tactics Trainer did not have the "View Analysis & Source" page. I have now checked my most recent 20 or so problems, and none of them has it.

     

    Can someone name a problem where the analysis IS there?

     

    saksipotku wrote:

    No, brusselsshrek, each tactics trainer problem has never had a View Analysis & Source page, if that's what you mean. I think that at least out of those problems that I face, about 70% had that page in the old design, and about 70% still do.

    Like I said above (or in a different thread?), open up the Analysis Board. We've integrated the analysis data there so you can play it out as you read it.

    OK, now I understand what you've done, and I'll tell you: you've made it worse.  Now the "Analysis & Source" link is NOT on the initial page, but is only visible when you enter Practice Mode.

    For example, the following is the tactics page:

    http://www.chess.com/tactics/server.html?id=34468

    In the past this used to have an "Analysis & Source" link.  No longer.  It only has "Try this problem" and "Show solution".  I don't want either of these, I want to see the "Analysis & Source".

    This is now only available on:

    http://www.chess.com/tactics/server.html?id=34468&practice=1

    With the old format it was pretty clear where it was.

    With the new format, I have not been able to find it for a month, and have spent many forum posts trying to find out where it has gone.

    This is not progress.  

    Aha! Quite right. We'll add it back to the basic (non-training) problem-view ASAP. Thank you!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #703

    _valentin_

    I also agree that the Analysis & Source has been valuable in the Tactics Training, so it'll be valuable to add it back!

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #704

    Fantasto

    Re the team vote chess page: it would be helpful to have an indicator ahowing whose turn it is, as in ordinary turn-based games.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #705

    whitebull

    I liked the old "SEND A TROPHY" page better.  Trophies at the top, message at the bottom.  It was easier to manipulate.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #706

    ibiwisi

    In the player statistics on the Online Chess home page (love those stats, BTW!), I think it would be great if we could show recent "Time/Move" (e.g., over the last 90 days) instead of, or even better in addition to, Time/Move over the entire course of the player's chess.com lifespan.  Can you do this?

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #707

    arborvitian

    Click "Start Training" from Chess Mentor, and you begin training in a new window.  Start training from Tactics Trainer, and you begin training right there in the same window.  The Tactics Trainer behavior is new since the site redesign, and it's no longer consistent with Chess Mentor's behavior.

    I'd like to see the two behave in the same way, whichever way it goes, because the inconsistency annoys me.  I'd strongly prefer to see Tactics Trainer revert to opening the problem in a new and separate window, like Chess Mentor's former and current behavior.

    If in doubt about which way to go, you could always throw another configuration option on the fire.  Configuration bloat is an unavoidable consequence of having too many blasted users.  I hate users sometimes.  Software is so much easier to design without their whining, don't you think?

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #708

    DeepGreene

    arborvitian wrote:

    Click "Start Training" from Chess Mentor, and you begin training in a new window.  Start training from Tactics Trainer, and you begin training right there in the same window.  The Tactics Trainer behavior is new since the site redesign, and it's no longer consistent with Chess Mentor's behavior.

    I'd like to see the two behave in the same way, whichever way it goes, because the inconsistency annoys me.  I'd strongly prefer to see Tactics Trainer revert to opening the problem in a new and separate window, like Chess Mentor's former and current behavior.

    If in doubt about which way to go, you could always throw another configuration option on the fire.  Configuration bloat is an unavoidable consequence of having too many blasted users.  I hate users sometimes.  Software is so much easier to design without their whining, don't you think?

    Chess Mentor will be shortly integrated (no pop-out) as Tactics has already been.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #709

    darkeval

    I just noticed I can't use "live chess" anymore, because it soaks up all my computer's processor power and lags so much it takes up to 20secs to respond when I click a button.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #710

    ibiwisi

    Not sure if this is the correct Forum for posting this, but I have a suggestion for Chess Mentor (a wonderful feature, BTW!). I wish there were a bit more information (context) within each Lesson window. Specifically, I'd like it to show (1) the rating of the current Lesson; and (2) where this Lesson stands within the Course (e.g., "Lesson 12 of 24").

    Any chance the chess.com genie can fulfill these wishes?

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #711

    DeepGreene

    paul211 wrote:

    We used to simply click with the mouse on the top left of any page to access the main chess.com page and see all of the news for the day.

    This not work anymore and I have not yet found out how to access the main chess.com page.

    Has it been removed and if not how do I access it?

    Clicking on the Chess.com logo at upper left still takes you to the site's main page. We're going to be changing the layout of this page shortly, to make it a bit more similar to the pre-redesign version. As such, it will show more links to recent content.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #712

    chess_kebabs

    :D

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #713

    j3oglesby

    saksipotku wrote:

    And here's still one issue: when you put your cursor over a player's name, it should show some information about him/her, precisely last online, points, rating, and trophy showcase. I think these should all be neatly in a white square that opens above your cursor. However, at least with my Internet Explorer, the left hand side information lacks correct alignment, goes all messy, and is displayed below the white box, while the right hand side information is in the box just as it should be.

    I had the same problem till I clicked the "compatibility wiew" icon by the address bar next to the "refresh" icon

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #714

    j3oglesby

    I liike the new tactics trainer analysis board where you also see the notation for continuations but it is too dark to see clearly.  It would also be nice to see/use the analysis board while looking at the continuations further down the page.   Thanks

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #715

    saksipotku

    j3oglesby wrote:
    saksipotku wrote:

    And here's still one issue: when you put your cursor over a player's name, it should show some information about him/her, precisely last online, points, rating, and trophy showcase. I think these should all be neatly in a white square that opens above your cursor. However, at least with my Internet Explorer, the left hand side information lacks correct alignment, goes all messy, and is displayed below the white box, while the right hand side information is in the box just as it should be.

    I had the same problem till I clicked the "compatibility wiew" icon by the address bar next to the "refresh" icon

    Okay, thanks. I'll try that the next time that it doesn't work for me.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #716

    montree

    What bothers me most, is the lag in making a move. (java board?). Always kill the fun of playing 1 min chess. If you compare this with playchess or chesscube, chess.com has to improve the interface.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #717

    tubebender

    I recently posted what I thought was an interesting anecdote on the subject of "Have you ever underpromoted to a Knight"; I was curious about responces to what I posted and I can`t find the link connection. Can you help?

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #718

    Feydaway

    ibiwisi wrote:

    Not sure if this is the correct Forum for posting this, but I have a suggestion for Chess Mentor (a wonderful feature, BTW!). I wish there were a bit more information (context) within each Lesson window. Specifically, I'd like it to show (1) the rating of the current Lesson; and (2) where this Lesson stands within the Course (e.g., "Lesson 12 of 24").

    Any chance the chess.com genie can fulfill these wishes?

    I'll second that.  And, I'll add my previous wish that the mentor screens be worked on.  They are currently an incredibly stark wasteland of white.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #719

    shon615

    the daily puzzle box on the home was not working for me for the first few days now its fine, but other than that I LOVE IT@

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #720

    tubebender

    Thanks, paul211! And they say that Chesspeople are nasty. We may be a little eccentric but all in all, we`re a pretty good bunch!


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