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Is there a way to change gestures? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/wefwef

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I keep trying to swipe right to return to my feed after viewing a post (a setting I implemented on Apollo). Sometimes it works but the majority of the time I wind up upvoting a post. My thumb is too short to reach all the way to the top of my phone screen to click the back button with one hand lol. (Phone developers: bigger isn’t always better for women with small hands!). Any ideas?

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[–] DuckDuckGoneForGood 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I keep seeing this request from LOTS of people - myself included.

Is it just not possible?

Or just on the to-do list?

Regardless, I’m floored by how good WefWef is and I appreciate the work that goes into it.

[–] Distributed 7 points 1 year ago

It's in the backlog as of now https://github.com/aeharding/wefwef/issues/64

There's hong to be a settings overhaul happening soon, which thus will come after

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure it's on the list, just remember this project is scarcely a few weeks old. Things are coming along.

[–] zavivo 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Man with big hands checking in - same issue (and what’s with the trend for giant phone screens by default these days?!)

But if you hit ‘Posts’ (bottom left) it will take you back, which I’ve found much more agreeable than upvoting random comments!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Agreed. The hitbox for swiping “back” is too narrow.

Scrolling also sometimes gets “frozen” briefly when returning to my feed. This happen to anyone else?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes to the freezing. It needs a second or two before you can scroll.

[–] aeharding 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Safari moment

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

By Safari moment, you mean WebKit moment? I have this issue on any iOS mobile browser.

[–] SoonerMagic 3 points 1 year ago

The swiping back “hit box” is the main reason I prefer Memmy right now. Wish I could combine my favorite things about the two apps into one! They both have things I love and a few I don’t.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's an iOS bug with web apps, iirc.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

I also prefer having a swipe gesture for "back". It is consistent with iOS design and is intuitive.

I dislike the gesture controls for individual comments. I would rather have on-screen buttons for up/down votes and replies.

[–] Patrizsche 4 points 1 year ago

For me it's upvoting: I go either too far (I down vote😭) or not far enough (nothing happens).

[–] joetom01 3 points 1 year ago

And I tought I am doing it wrong..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agree. It seems to have gotten worse in the latest version it feels. The hitbox for swiping back a page is not sensitive enough.,

[–] Bahalex 0 points 1 year ago

Works for me on iPad and iPhone. Starting the gesture off the left side of the screen screen or from the very edge, swiping to the right.

What I miss is the swiping from the right side to go back to a post from the feed, or to save a post from the feed.