Clock doe not rotate to landscape mode (cant read number of opponent upside down)

[malo1972]

What is the problem?

clock should switch to landsacpe mode so both players can read both numbers
It is a FIDE requirement that both players have to be able to read both times

Steps to reproduce the bug

open clock.
wonder why.

App version

0.10.18

Device Info

Samsung S10

Additional information

No response

[okmsbun]

I've made some code changes to address this issue. Would this be a suitable solution? Does this approach make sense, or is there a better way to handle it?

[malo1972]

no, you cannot focus to such a small number during a game.
Why not turn both numbers 90 degrees so they have the same orientation (landscape)
This may be optional for players who like it as it is.

[okmsbun]

The app currently allows landscape orientation only on devices with a larger screen size, such as tablets. On phones with smaller screens, it explicitly forces the orientation to portrait using the following snippet:

mobile/lib/src/init.dart

Line 148 in daa8fc2

await SystemChrome.setPreferredOrientations([DeviceOrientation.portraitUp]);

As seen in the image below, landscape mode already functions like this. I'm unsure whether it would be beneficial to specifically enable both landscape and portrait orientations just for the clock screen. Was your request exactly about this behavior? If I've misunderstood something, please correct me.

[malo1972]

yes, thats what it should look like also on phones.
The current orientation does not make sense to me.
I know it is not a FIDE-clock, but from FIDE rules:
"The clock should be placed in such a way that it is clearly visible to both players and the arbiter"
...without turning its head upside down :-)
they can do it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess.clock&pcampaignid=web_share
I urgently want to uninstall it. Thats why...

[ijm8710]

I like what you did and agree with the logic. Any reason you closed the pr unmerged?

[okmsbun]

Yeah, I liked it too. It would definitely be easier to check the opponent’s time in portrait mode. But I closed it since I didn’t think it was directly related to this issue. If someone opens a separate issue for this, I think it’d be great, and we could reopen it.

[ijm8710]

Yeah, I liked it too. It would definitely be easier to check the opponent’s time in portrait mode. But I closed it since I didn’t think it was directly related to this issue. If someone opens a separate issue for this, I think it’d be great, and we could reopen it.

#1529