Buttons/gestures to go to next/previous article

butscher commented 1 month ago

Checklist

[X] I have used the search function for OPEN issues to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
[X] I have also used the search function for CLOSED issues to see if the feature was already implemented and is just waiting to be released, or if the feature was rejected.
[X] I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
[X] This request contains only one single feature, not a list of multiple (related) features.

App version

2.6.32

Where did you get the app from

F-Droid

Feature or improvement you want

When viewing a single article there should be a way to go to the next or previous article (maybe only to an unread article) using additional navigation buttons (and/or maybe a gesture) without going back to the article list first and selecting the next article.

Why should this be added?

It can avoid the tedious "back to article list, select next article" routine.

Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details

No response

spacecowboy commented 1 month ago

Most common request is swipe horizontally.

Personally I don't want it but I can see how others could.

Any solution would be complicated though (in code) because of the question: what's next? it would depend on how you navigated to the story in the first place. so adding ux tag

trlef19 commented 1 month ago

How about a 2 finger swipe?

butscher commented 1 month ago

Any solution would be complicated though (in code) because of the question: what's next? it would depend on how you navigated to the story in the first place. so adding ux tag

As the article is always navigated to from some kind of list (list of one feed, of a feed group, ...) it would make sense to me to remember this list and go to the article which is below the current one in this list.

There should be an option to decide if read articles in the list should be skipped. The option could be placed in the options menu of the article view.

How about a 2 finger swipe?

I would prefer something that can be done with the thumb only while holding the phone with one hand.

My personal idea would be an additional navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, permanently visible, with one button left for previous and one button right for next, both buttons spanning over the half width of the navigation. Position of the buttons may be switchable for left-handed people.

Horizontal swiping is of course another option.

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