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Very minor suggestion for post-game move list bar self-analysis on phone screen

Hello Lichess,

Sorry, I wasn't sure what to title/subject this very specific suggestion. Hope this is the right place for it though.

The "problem":
Following John Bartholomew's advice, I try to run through the game I just played BEFORE tapping through into the analysis and having my assessment/ identification of key moments swayed by the engine eval.

However...and this is going to sound pathetic...the arrows for going through the moves immediately after the game has finished, are at the top of my phone screen, so are more awkward for my little thumbs to reach, compared to where the arrows are when you've tapped through to the game analysis screen.

And here's the rub, I don't want to tap through to the game analysis screen, because even with the engine off it comes up with an engine eval that sways my assessment of the position! (I assume with the engine off, the eval is being given for the opening moves in the database!?).

Of course, there may already be a way to toggle it off, and I can't find it!
I do see that you can toggle the "evaluation gauge" on and off, but this doesn't get rid of the engine eval given with the engine off that you see when you first tap through to the game analysis screen.

The "suggestion":
Perhaps the move arrows/move list bar (immediately after the game finishes) could be down the bottom of the phone screen, just like where it is with the game analysis screen. It could switch down there just after the game finishes, or be there for the whole game, I don't know!
Either way, I would be able to conveniently, and not awkwardly, tap through moves immediately after the game without seeing any influential engine analysis whatsoever.

So there, that's my little problem. It may be the case that it isn't significant enough to warrant changing where the move bar is, especially if the move bar during the game is to move as well (it may spoil Lichess' lovely aesthetic!)
Nonetheless, thank you for reading.

thehoneysnake

Hello Lichess, Sorry, I wasn't sure what to title/subject this very specific suggestion. Hope this is the right place for it though. The "problem": Following John Bartholomew's advice, I try to run through the game I just played BEFORE tapping through into the analysis and having my assessment/ identification of key moments swayed by the engine eval. However...and this is going to sound pathetic...the arrows for going through the moves immediately after the game has finished, are at the top of my phone screen, so are more awkward for my little thumbs to reach, compared to where the arrows are when you've tapped through to the game analysis screen. And here's the rub, I don't want to tap through to the game analysis screen, because even with the engine off it comes up with an engine eval that sways my assessment of the position! (I assume with the engine off, the eval is being given for the opening moves in the database!?). Of course, there may already be a way to toggle it off, and I can't find it! I do see that you can toggle the "evaluation gauge" on and off, but this doesn't get rid of the engine eval given with the engine off that you see when you first tap through to the game analysis screen. The "suggestion": Perhaps the move arrows/move list bar (immediately after the game finishes) could be down the bottom of the phone screen, just like where it is with the game analysis screen. It could switch down there just after the game finishes, or be there for the whole game, I don't know! Either way, I would be able to conveniently, and not awkwardly, tap through moves immediately after the game without seeing any influential engine analysis whatsoever. So there, that's my little problem. It may be the case that it isn't significant enough to warrant changing where the move bar is, especially if the move bar during the game is to move as well (it may spoil Lichess' lovely aesthetic!) Nonetheless, thank you for reading. thehoneysnake

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