Feature: Horizontal swipe for next post (experimental) Version: 1.0.120

Appreciation:

I previously suggested that the “left-to-right” swipe gesture take the user to the previous post, rather than out to the main scroll feed. This seems to have been implemented. Thank you Kuro!

Request 1:

However, there are now three “go back” user inputs with identical functionality. An in-app button in the top left, the standard phone back button in the bottom right, and the “left-to-right” swipe gesture. I think it would be useful if one of these took the user out to the main scroll feed. My suggestion would be the in-app button in the top left, as it is the least likely to press accidentally.

Request 2:

Not sure if this is a bug or intentional, but the “swipe for previous” gesture doesn’t go past whichever post was originally selected from the main scroll feed. My ultimate Lemmy browsing experience would be “sort by new”, scroll to the oldest post I have not yet viewed, and “swipe for previous” until I’m caught up to the present.

Request 3:

As I don’t use swiping gestures on comments, I would find it useful if the “swipe for next post” area were extended to include the comments section when “comment swipe actions” are disabled.

Bug:

Swiping for the previous post sometimes brings up the comments of the previous post, but not the previous post itself. The posts and comments are now out of sync with each other, and further “swipe for previous” gestures continue out of sync. As a workaround, “swipe for next” seems to usually sync the posts and comments back up with each other.

Thanks again, Kuro, for such a great Lemmy app, and for your solicitation and implementation of user feedback!