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Cancel move on right-click

This is a feature that is found in several places (including chess.com) and which I have got used to (in fact I blundered some moves here because I assumed it worked). When you drag a piece to move it, a right click will cancel the move and put the piece back to its start square.

I understand that right-click is used to mark squares and draw arrows, but is there a reason to have this while a piece is moved? It doesn't seem so. So right-click could be kept for marking and arrows in general, but mean "cancel move" when one is dragging a piece. I would like that, if other people seems it's useful.

Right now one needs to put the piece back to the start square to cancel the move, which is a bit risky and sometimes results in doing a move that is not wanted.

This is a feature that is found in several places (including chess.com) and which I have got used to (in fact I blundered some moves here because I assumed it worked). When you drag a piece to move it, a right click will cancel the move and put the piece back to its start square. I understand that right-click is used to mark squares and draw arrows, but is there a reason to have this while a piece is moved? It doesn't seem so. So right-click could be kept for marking and arrows in general, but mean "cancel move" when one is dragging a piece. I would like that, if other people seems it's useful. Right now one needs to put the piece back to the start square to cancel the move, which is a bit risky and sometimes results in doing a move that is not wanted.

Or you can drop it in a square that makes an illegal move, which cancels it.

Or you can drop it in a square that makes an illegal move, which cancels it.

Right click is for the green arrows?

Right click is for the green arrows?

It's the reason I have a LOT of respect for the coders of this place.....they probably could do it but it's not a simple 'look up this' database. It'd be good to see an honest journal from the guys....it could be the next step....Post some thoughts from the Lichess team?

It's the reason I have a LOT of respect for the coders of this place.....they probably could do it but it's not a simple 'look up this' database. It'd be good to see an honest journal from the guys....it could be the next step....Post some thoughts from the Lichess team?

hovering the piece is a bad habbit, bad for visualization :\

hovering the piece is a bad habbit, bad for visualization :\

What's a Right Click Between Users and Coders?
There you go I started you guys off :D

What's a Right Click Between Users and Coders? There you go I started you guys off :D

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