From e41a2cfd70fbf6c104464c68e2782ff3ca4057ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kibi Kelburton <git@f0ck.it>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 00:42:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Own camera: mirror consistently in preview, tile and large
 view; not a camera facing away

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/lib/share.svelte.ts   | 4 ++++
 src/ui/ShareDialog.svelte | 4 +++-
 src/ui/VoiceStage.svelte  | 6 +++---
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/share.svelte.ts b/src/lib/share.svelte.ts
index b828cfb..84128c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/share.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/share.svelte.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ class ScreenShare {
   host = $state.raw<Session | null>(null);
   stream = $state.raw<MediaStream | null>(null);
   kind = $state<ShareKind>('screen');
+  // Show our own camera mirrored to ourselves, as a mirror would. Not a camera pointing away
+  // from us (a phone's back camera), and never what the others get.
+  mirror = $state(false);
   viewers = $state(0);
   // Streams we receive: one screen at a time, and any number of cameras next to it
   watches = $state.raw<Watching[]>([]);
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ class ScreenShare {
     }
     this.usesVirtualMic = usesVirtualMic;
     this.kind = kind;
+    this.mirror = kind === 'camera' && stream.getVideoTracks()[0]?.getSettings().facingMode !== 'environment';
     this.host = s;
     this.stream = stream;
     this.send(s, this.others(s), SHARE.on, kind);
diff --git a/src/ui/ShareDialog.svelte b/src/ui/ShareDialog.svelte
index f056d09..94d8428 100644
--- a/src/ui/ShareDialog.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/ShareDialog.svelte
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
   <span class="label">Preview</span>
   <div class="preview">
     <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_media_has_caption -->
-    <video bind:this={video} autoplay playsinline muted></video>
+    <video bind:this={video} class:mirror={kind === 'camera' && preview?.getVideoTracks()[0]?.getSettings().facingMode !== 'environment'} autoplay playsinline muted></video>
     {#if !preview}<p>Nothing chosen yet</p>{/if}
   </div>
 
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@
   .name { font-size: 12px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
   .preview { position: relative; background: #000; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; max-height: 240px; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; }
   .preview video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; display: block; }
+  /* Your own camera as a mirror shows you; a camera facing away is left as it is */
+  .preview video.mirror { transform: scaleX(-1); }
   .preview p { position: absolute; inset: 0; margin: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: #aaa; font-size: 13px; }
   .check { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 14px; color: var(--text); margin-top: 12px; }
   .check input { width: auto; }
diff --git a/src/ui/VoiceStage.svelte b/src/ui/VoiceStage.svelte
index a515202..4dc70e3 100644
--- a/src/ui/VoiceStage.svelte
+++ b/src/ui/VoiceStage.svelte
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
       {:else}
         <div class="pic" role="presentation" oncontextmenu={streamMenu}
           ontouchstart={touchStart} ontouchend={touchEnd} ontouchmove={touchEnd} ontouchcancel={touchEnd}>
-          <video bind:this={spotVideo} use:media={focused} autoplay playsinline muted ondblclick={fullscreen}></video>
+          <video bind:this={spotVideo} class:mirror={focus === self.session && share.mirror} use:media={focused} autoplay playsinline muted ondblclick={fullscreen}></video>
           {#if focus !== self.session && focusWatch && focusWatch.state !== 'live'}
             <p class="pending" class:bad={focusWatch.state === 'failed'}>{focusWatch.state === 'failed'
               ? 'Could not connect to the stream. Across the internet both of you need a STUN server; networks that block direct connections need a relay. Both are in Settings, Voice.'
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
             aria-label={stream ? `${focus === u.session ? 'Hide' : 'Show'} the ${sharing || 'stream'} of ${store.displayName(u)}` : sharing && !isSelf ? `Watch the ${sharing} of ${store.displayName(u)}` : store.displayName(u)}>
             {#if cam}
               <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_media_has_caption -->
-              <video class:mirror={isSelf} use:media={cam} autoplay playsinline muted></video>
+              <video class:mirror={isSelf && share.mirror} use:media={cam} autoplay playsinline muted></video>
             {:else}
               <Avatar name={u.name} size={avatar} speaking={talking(u.session)} />
             {/if}
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
   /* A camera keeps its own shape inside the tile, whatever size the tile is: nothing is cut
      off, a phone held upright gets bars at the sides. Your own is mirrored, like a mirror. */
   .tile video { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: contain; background: #000; }
-  .tile video.mirror { transform: scaleX(-1); }
+  .tile video.mirror, .spot video.mirror { transform: scaleX(-1); }
   .icon-btn.live, .icon-btn.live:hover { color: var(--speaking); }
   .camgrid { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: none; }
   /* Name tag over the lower left corner */