A feature that some Lemmy apps have (including Mlem and Arctic) are swipe options that allow up to four actions to be taken via short and long horizontal swipes.

As illustrated in the Arctic and Mlem screenshots below, the typical actions are upvote and downvote for the short and long left swipes, and reply and save for the short and long right swipes. Ideally, users would have the option to remap actions to these swipe options, along with having the option to disable them individually; alternative actions users could choose to remap include Block User, Block Community, Hide Post, Share, Crosspost, and Report Post, among others.

In contrast to hard-to-tap buttons, I think swipe actions would make interacting with posts on Blorp easier.

Short Left Swipe in Arctic Short Left Swipe in Mlem Short Left Swipe

Long Left Swipe in Arctic Long Left Swipe in Mlem Long Left Swipe

Short Right Swipe in Arctic Short Right Swipe in Mlem Short Right Swipe

Long Right Swipe in Arctic Long Right Swipe in Mlem Long Right Swipe

  • Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I personally find the upvote and downvote buttons hard to tap in Blorp, and would rather have the option to swipe than making them large to the point of reducing feed compactness, but multiple options to suit user preference should definitely be available.