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I found the "Montreal Chess Font" Here: http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gpkatch/montreal_font.html

Here's a quick image of what they look like:
http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gpkatch/setup.html

This is the ideal font for over-the-board play. Having the chess peices upside down for either player is completely less than ideal.

No other chess app uses this, and it makes playing on a tablet surface actually fun and doable.

I found the "Montreal Chess Font" Here: http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gpkatch/montreal_font.html Here's a quick image of what they look like: http://alcor.concordia.ca/~gpkatch/setup.html This is the ideal font for over-the-board play. Having the chess peices upside down for either player is completely less than ideal. No other chess app uses this, and it makes playing on a tablet surface actually fun and doable.

FireBreathingDragon

that's nice!
However, we already have a symmetrical chess font in our app! Have you tried that one out?

that's nice! However, we already have a symmetrical chess font in our app! Have you tried that one out?

lionside

Thanks! I had no idea. That's fantastic!

A few thoughts in response:

The Montreal font is perfectly symmetrical for both players, whereas your symmetrical chess font still has asymmetry on the knights. I did also notice that "shapes" is almost perfectly symmetrical, but it's not very nice to look at, for me. If it is straightforward and easy enough to do, I would still very much like to request the addition of the Montreal font. It couldn't hurt, and is not prohibited by any copyright issues.

I had no idea those options were there under settings; they were kinda buried. My humble suggestion is the following:

[1] Move the contents of both "Game display" and "Game behavior" to the main level of settings (raising the total number of entries from 7 to 11), [2] renaming the submenu "Board" to "Board Color Theme" and "Pieces" to "Pieces Theme," and [3] Moving chess fonts which have more than just aesthetic value, like the symmetrical, and "shapes," toward the top, so the user knows that it's not just about aesthetic preferences. I myself didn't bother scrolling down the pieces options the first time I looked through the settings.

Could I also make the suggestion to make the symmetrical font the default for over-the-board play? Or perhaps give a prompt when creating an over-the-board game, asking if the user would like to use a symmetrical font like "symmetrical" or "shapes" (or Montreal! ^^) for over-the-board play. And I think it would be extremely awesome to be able to use symmetrical pieces for over-the-board play, and then a normal font set for online or computer play. I predict that having to change back and forth will be a tad annoying. Nothing I won't get over though ^^.

I have a few more suggestions and ideas for the over-the-board play, but I'll save it for a second post to keep it on topic. :) Thanks again for responding. One more reason to love Lichess!

Thanks! I had no idea. That's fantastic! A few thoughts in response: The Montreal font is *perfectly symmetrical* for both players, whereas your symmetrical chess font still has asymmetry on the knights. I did also notice that "shapes" is almost perfectly symmetrical, but it's not very nice to look at, for me. If it is straightforward and easy enough to do, I would still very much like to request the addition of the Montreal font. It couldn't hurt, and is not prohibited by any copyright issues. I had no idea those options were there under settings; they were kinda buried. My humble suggestion is the following: [1] Move the contents of both "Game display" and "Game behavior" to the main level of settings (raising the total number of entries from 7 to 11), [2] renaming the submenu "Board" to "Board Color Theme" and "Pieces" to "Pieces Theme," and [3] Moving chess fonts which have more than just aesthetic value, like the symmetrical, and "shapes," toward the top, so the user knows that it's not just about aesthetic preferences. I myself didn't bother scrolling down the pieces options the first time I looked through the settings. Could I also make the suggestion to make the symmetrical font the default for over-the-board play? Or perhaps give a prompt when creating an over-the-board game, asking if the user would like to use a symmetrical font like "symmetrical" or "shapes" (or Montreal! ^_^) for over-the-board play. And I think it would be extremely awesome to be able to use symmetrical pieces for over-the-board play, and then a normal font set for online or computer play. I predict that having to change back and forth will be a tad annoying. Nothing I won't get over though ^_^. I have a few more suggestions and ideas for the over-the-board play, but I'll save it for a second post to keep it on topic. :) Thanks again for responding. One more reason to love Lichess!

FireBreathingDragon

Thank you for the feedback! All of that sounds reasonable, we'll discuss it!