733236 - Implement gesture based web browsing

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Pancake Graveyard :: Native iOS Wrapper, defect)

Description

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

We have two unique ideas on how to make a gestural web browsing interface, so we should try both here and see what we like, or go out and test both options to get some data. 

Option 1:
* One finger swipe left and right to go forward and back, respectively
* One finger pull down and release to refresh

Option 2:
* One finger flick down to go back
* One finger long pull down and release to refresh
* One finger drag down on header to reveal entire stack
* One finger flick up from bottom bezel to go forward

Comment 1

[Stefan Arentz | :st3fan | ⏰ EST | he/him]

The webview already uses one finger swipes to scroll and one finger long tap for text and link selection.

How do we combine that with our own?

Comment 2

[Stuart Parmenter]

I think these are all on the titlebar

Comment 3

[Ian Barlow (:ibarlow)]

I talked to Stefan, it sounds like to do this with gestures, this will require a fair amount of refactoring the app. 

In the mean time, we desperately need some kind of basic navigation controls in the UI, so I propose adding back and forward buttons in the header, until we get gesture-based navigation to a place where we are happy with it: http://cl.ly/1c0h2P3R3u330x1G0T1j

Comment 4

[Stefan Arentz | :st3fan | ⏰ EST | he/him]

Removing this bug from M3 for now until we have A Plan.