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meikpiep / gauguin

Gauguin is a Sudoku-like game for Android where you solve grids via calculation and logic.
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Improve the UX of the Hint Snackbar #83

Closed tuxiqae closed 8 months ago

tuxiqae commented 9 months ago

I feel like the Hint Snackbar (the one which pops when the ? button is clicked during a game) is annoying since it obstructs the view and doesn't allow the player to dismiss it without waiting.

I thought of the following options of improving the current UX:

P.S. Seems like the dismissal isn't possible anymore since the Snackbar now gets created in the binding.root context, which doesn't have a CoordinatorLayout in its view hierarchy, I'm not an Android dev, hopefully I'm not misdirecting you.

Having a CoordinatorLayout in your view hierarchy allows Snackbar to enable certain features, such as swipe-to-dismiss and automatically moving of widgets.

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P.S.S. I would really appreciate solving that since I am currently unable to beat my top score of 34 seconds in 6x6 Fibonacci mode :sweat_smile:

meikpiep commented 9 months ago

Thanks for your detailed report!

I will analyze it in the next few days.

One question: What exactly avoids a new best time with 0.20.0? Can't you just ignore the snack bar and go on with filling numbers? I ask to gather further understanding and to avoid missing a point.

meikpiep commented 9 months ago

@tuxiqae Did not mention you in my previous questions, an answer would still be helpful.

I'm working on a dismissable popup which does not cover relevant parts of the grid or keypad.

meikpiep commented 8 months ago

Fixed in main via new implementation of the popup which may be dismissed by a tap at any point of the screen.

Included in version 0.21.0 https://github.com/meikpiep/gauguin/releases/tag/v0.21.0. It will be available via Play Store ~tomorrow and via F-Droid in ~3-6 days.