johnu Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 I would guess the majority of apps these days can switch to landscape mode. You can change your device settings to turn off auto rotate if you don't like landscape although that usually applies to all apps. There are apps which can control which specific apps can be rotated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgetlux Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 I Fully join the remarks already posted. PLease give us landscape mode Back for iPad, impossible to place Ipad on table.Thanks🤓 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyrocky Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 The good: I am startled how much faster the game is with the new version (iOS 11 on a few year old iPad); the new code is much more responsive. The display errors I used to see with the old version are not there so far. The bad: To elaborate on the scoring history, I played in an individual tournament this morning, so I bounced around in both directions. Unfortunately, the scores as the tournament went on were listed as N/S and E/W, so I had to recall which direction I was sitting to interpret the score for each board. I can do that, but should I have to? The odd: on a couple of hands this morning, the dealer was not indicated in the board number display until the dealer bid. I used to know who dealt based on the board number, when I played more live bridge, but I guess BBO has spoiled me into not remembering that any more. More good: convention cards. I like how you decided to display them given the limitations of the mobile device screen. If coding issues forced the takeaway of landscape mode, I can get that, but maybe it would have been better to say that up front; I think I saw that in this comment thread. It did seem odd that I had to flip my screen when I clicked on the comment thread in the app to read and add to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titoki Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 No fun! Ugly. Hard to negotiate. Can't find things at a glance. Can't review bidding. BRING BACK THE OLD. WHY CHANGE SOMETHING THAT WAS OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 To review bidding click on the box with the contract in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kronolith Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Looking forward to the new desktop version: the only reason I had left to keep the dreaded Adobe Flash installed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted November 11, 2017 Report Share Posted November 11, 2017 Players tend to be older. To skip accessibility issues such as landscape mode is not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 The trend continues. Ever version BBO has foisted on us gets worse and worse. The original Windows client is easier, better, and faster than anything else and it hasn't been updated in 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellenmcc Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Testing internally is not the same as asking users to beta test new apps. Designers often miss things--like the lack of landscape mode here--that impact users immensely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benrye Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 I agree more BBO is upgraded and more is worse....I already submit my opinion to "support bridge"....really fed up with these so "called" improvements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Testing internally is not the same as asking users to beta test new apps. Designers often miss things--like the lack of landscape mode here--that impact users immensely.We didn't miss it. We knew full well that it wasn't there. We felt it wasn't a show-stopper that we needed to hold up the release for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1W1 Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 I’m shocked that there is no landscape mode on the new iOS app. Is this a joke update? Now I can’t play on my elliptical nor anytime I need to use landscape mode, which I prefer all the time!Dan I totally agree with Dan. iPad for BBO much better in landscape mode as that is how the iPad sits on it’s support stand or keyboard cover when using it. It is a pain to hold the iPad in portrait mode while playing. I am going back to using BBO on my PC, sadly Kiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42krunner Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Does this mean there will be no way to listen to the excellent voice commentary on vugraph during the NABC in two weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42krunner Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 We didn't miss it. We knew full well that it wasn't there. We felt it wasn't a show-stopper that we needed to hold up the release for. Why didn’t you ask users? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderfish Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Releasing this version prematurely without external testing was a major fu to users. Landscape is important!Give us back the old version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Does this mean there will be no way to listen to the excellent voice commentary on vugraph during the NABC in two weeks?If you have a laptop you can use the web version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moogal Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 If you have a laptop you can use the web version. Yes, that's true. But it's a big step backward. My husband and I love to watch the vugraph together, on our big screen TV, mirroring our iPad thru our Apple TV box. It will uncomfortable for us to watch together on a laptop. To me, maybe not to the majority, this is harder to work-around than the portrait mode. Please Fred. Janice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42krunner Posted November 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 If you have a laptop you can use the web version. I’m sorry, but your reply is really unhelpful when you see I was clearly asking about the iPad version. I’m really sad now that I won’t be able to watch with voice commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debber Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 This site has gone backwards! No landscape,cannot contact Director to be put back in game, cannot review played hands during game. FIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 The new app is a big drawback imo. I play daily in the tourney mode.Many functions of the old app, too many to mention, simply disappeared, also there is no personal score anymore, Also very disturbing is that listening to music or the radio while playing bridge has been made impossible because at every new board there is a crack and the player is halted by the BBO software.To state this new app has been tested thoroughly is a joke imo. Onno JanssensHolland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rufra Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Any chance to return to the previous version 4.0.3 . Easy to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliecat Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 Is it possible to allow access to the earlier versionI dislike the new version for all of the reasons mentioned above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashmir_01 Posted November 14, 2017 Report Share Posted November 14, 2017 There should be "Substitutes" option in new version and if possible the practice/teaching should be also include. Hope "substitute" must be otherwise it will useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42krunner Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 The new app is a big drawback imo. I play daily in the tourney mode.Many functions of the old app, too many to mention, simply disappeared, also there is no personal score anymore, Also very disturbing is that listening to music or the radio while playing bridge has been made impossible because at every new board there is a crack and the player is halted by the BBO software.To state this new app has been tested thoroughly is a joke imo. Onno JanssensHolland Holland,What do you mean? I haven’t tried music whilst on the new app yet. That sounds bad. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isle Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Holland,What do you mean? I haven’t tried music whilst on the new app yet. That sounds bad. Dan I live in Holland, my name is Onno btwThats exactly what I mean. You are not able to use a music player or listen to the radio while using this app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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