Suggestion - Option To Remove Pieces And Timer In Coordinates Trainer

Suggestion - Option To Remove / Hide Pieces And Timer In Coordinates Trainer

I've found that the visible pieces and timer impede the effectiveness of the coordinates trainer. Pieces because they assist in helping locate squares and timer because I don't care about how fast I can do it in 30 seconds - speed will improve anyway as ability improves.

Thanks in advance if you can implement this!

I don't know yet how to play with timer. But perhaps a userstyle script could hide pieces, without the rest of trainer noticing.
actually i am sure that can be done. for the timer i would ask @berserkasifuweremad maybe if there was a way to act on the timer via userscripts. If lichess implements it as an option, then no need for the scripts.

@Nurrv Do you know how to package the above post into stylus CSS script? If not, i can do it, and test and post back here the verbatim of what to paste, and then you could follow the steps i posted for another question:
lichess.org/forum/lichess-feedback/in-study-helpful-hints-cover-too-much-of-move-list-how-to-switch-them-off?page=2#17

@BerserkAsIfUWereMad Thanks for the selector and target URL, i hope it was from memory.
Timer question:
However, i don't think that hiding the progress bar will stop the trainer statistics timer (how the n test get accumulated), and it might switch test anyway.

I guess this might be asking for more than front-end modifications (to pause the timer, e.g., or play with default duration). There is no rating or social ladder here, it is only a self-improvement rating system, likely not to create objections... maybe. Do you think there is anything that could be done local Javascript-wise?

@Nurrv I tested and both selector works. All you have to do, once Stylus installed is to go the the page and follow 0, 1,2,3 from the post i linked in #4.

In stylus editor you replace the comment below with the above selectors. And if you did 0, on the linked post , you can adjust the name of script to your liking, also the code template below should already be there.

@-moz-document url-prefix("https://lichess.org/training/coordinate") {
/* Insert code here... */
}

Not about the script:
Is the display of subsequent test coordinates a new thing? i don't remember that. Having that as an option to turn off, could be nice, but if time does not matter, why not.

@BerserkAsIfUWereMad @dboing Thank you both for the quick responses and glad to see interest in my suggestion!

I installed Stylus and implemented the solution. The chess pieces and progress bar are both gone but I definiately like the idea of having the option to pause the timer or even change the timer setting as I see fit. Probably that would require back-end lichess changes.

I was using the trainer as most players probably - going as fast as I can and and "hunting" for the squares but then realized that maybe slowing down and really thinking about each coordinate in my "mind's eye" first and then locating it on the board would be more effective long term - so all of a sudden the timer and pieces on the board became unnecessary.

@dboing The subsequent / preview coordinates have been there since I signed up. Chess.com trainer also has them. I think that without the timer the preview isn't really needed.