lichess-org / lichess-org/mobile
Make FEN export more ergonomic
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- Dart
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Description
I export the current position as FEN dozens of times per day to look it up in external databases. Currently, this requires three selections (two in the app and another in iOS), each of which is animated (and therefore slow). It would be great if the export could be done more ergonomically.
Quick solution: Inline/remove the “share & export” submenu until there is a proven need. (Currently, this submenu only contains two items on my device.) This will save one selection.
Ideal solution: Support automating workflows such as “look up current position on external website”. On iOS, this could be done by supporting iOS Shortcuts.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the current FEN export flow and the “share & export” submenu in the mobile app. Compare the quick inline-menu change with the longer-term iOS Shortcuts workflow; done means exporting the current position with fewer selections or supporting the requested automation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- dart, flutter, ios
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100