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#135503: "Recent Chrome update breaks UI for multiple games on mobile platforms"
#135503: "Recent Chrome update breaks UI for multiple games on mobile platforms"
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In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• What was the game action you wanted to do?
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
In Google Chrome v128, logic for the CSS "zoom" property was updated to reflect a new standard: developer.chrome.com/release-notes/128#standardized_css_zoom_property
Currently, Board Game Arena uses the "zoom" property on narrow displays (typically on mobile devices, but I can also replicate all of this behavior using Chrome on a desktop. I just have to reduce the window dimensions to around that of my cell phone) to achieve responsive scaling. I have noticed that many games now look significantly worse on mobile as a result of the new zoom implementation.
I've captured some screenshots for a few games that were impacted by this change, but I suspect the issue is more widespread: imgur.com/a/dXWepBg
Chrome developers have offered an "origin trial" that allows websites to temporarily revert back to the "legacy" zoom implementation: developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/view_trial/3499859860420296705
Opting in to this trial would not be a permanent solution, but it would minimize the interruption to players on mobile devices while BGA team / individual game maintainers figure out a more permanent solution• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v128
Report history
Aug 25th 2024 16:34 • Nicholas_M • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
I understand that Board Game Arena has an extremely wide selection of games, and that each game is maintained by hobbyist volunteer developers. For this reason, I suspect it will not be feasible to ask the maintainers of each game to update the CSS for their work, especially because many of them have likely moved on to other projects. Hopefully the BGA team can find an alternative to the zoom property (at a glance, it seems like "scale" might work well when applied to the #game-content div, although it may still take some fussing around to get it right www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_pr_scale.php)
Aug 26th 2024 19:38 • miklomike • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
I also have these issues on mobile but I am using a much older Chrome version.
Aug 26th 2024 21:16 • Direw0lf2 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Thank you for reporting this in such detail. My games look terrible now on mobile, but I didn't know why, and I'm happy to see someone could find the underlying issue
Aug 27th 2024 0:55 • girl222 • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
I agree - I had to abandon my tablet games today because the the UI wouldn't cooperate. I had no control over zoom at all. It kept zooming in so far that I would no long find my pieces to play and was scrolling around madly trying to find them. I had to quit.
Aug 27th 2024 14:36 • lammetje • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
I have these same issues but on Safari on iOS, which is not a chromium browser.
Aug 28th 2024 8:44 • Cookehj • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
So glad someone found the source of this issue. I've had this problem too on android app via Chrome. A lot of games not functioning at all unless I turned my phone to landscape.
Sep 2nd 2024 16:36 • atkime • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Catan—despite changing it in settings I can’t get player panels to display in second column. They’re way at the bottom of the display as is the game log. Super frustrating.
Sep 2nd 2024 16:55 • mondrianbox • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Echoing lammetje above, this is an issue on iOS Safari as well, which is not a Chrome-based browser. I continue to experience UI scaling issues and lack of click (tap) registration on buttons. I’ve noticed varying problems on the following games so far:
• Viticulture
• Wingspan
• Scythe
• A Feast for Odin
• Viticulture
• Wingspan
• Scythe
• A Feast for Odin
Sep 2nd 2024 23:05 • Flakey • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Same Issue, no fullscreen mode on mobile playing:
Ark Nova
Azul
Ark Nova
Azul
Sep 3rd 2024 9:55 • 1000patt • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Même problème d'affichage ...il n'y a plus plus la fonction "plein écran" en mode portrait sur la tablette avec android et chrome.. il faut d'abord se mettre en mode paysage pour retrouver la touche plein écran et revenir en mode portrait, sinon c'est ingérable... mes jeux concernés ...yam's, rami, bubbleepop, domino, yanniv...
Et cela se produit à chaque fois depuis une semaine maintenant..
Et cela se produit à chaque fois depuis une semaine maintenant..
Sep 5th 2024 11:43 • 1000patt • This suggestion has not been analyzed by the developers yet:
Bonjour...Les développeurs qui ont mis le bazar dans l'affichage des jeux sur la tablette ou le téléphone peuvent-ils trouver une solution pour remettre tout en ordre s'il vous plaît ?????? Merci d'avance
Sep 6th 2024 8:51 • lordalx • Developers agree that it is a good idea and intend to work on it:
this issue was related to a chrome update and was fixed in the last days.
don't hesitate to raise a new report if this happens again for all games.
The full screen button should be reintegrated soon
don't hesitate to raise a new report if this happens again for all games.
The full screen button should be reintegrated soon
Sep 6th 2024 8:54 • Cookehj • Developers agree that it is a good idea and intend to work on it:
This is worse again today/last night. I've had problems so far on via magica and can't stop express. Do you want me to raise a new report? This one seems to still be open.
Sep 6th 2024 9:11 • Direw0lf2 • Developers agree that it is a good idea and intend to work on it:
Agreed with Cookehj, something changed and now it's worse than it was before. My games of Next Station: London and Railways of the World have never looked worse
Sep 8th 2024 19:41 • Meeplelowda • Developers agree that it is a good idea and intend to work on it:
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