Show HN: Pinch-to-zoom tree navigation
delopsu.comI got this idea recently when I had to browse files more than usual and felt the pain: why do I need to click through every level when I want to drill down to the bottom?
So I made a quick interactive prototype — it feels surprisingly natural.
Sharing it as a UX idea, not as a finished implementation. I’d like to see whether this interaction makes sense for apps that work with trees: file explorers, object inspectors, project browsers, and similar interfaces.
interesting. tried it on iPhone SE. hard to do safari keeps thinking want to exit page. sliding one touch left right or u/d both might be good alt? certainly better than trad click exactly here on this little folder dart
Thank you for checking it. Yes, noticed iOS issue too. Fixing rn.
> sliding one touch left right or u/d both
This could work, need to experiment more.
Fixed mobile (touch) version.
hi I tried and I had difficulty in using it. As pointed out by the others, it is on iphone. On my laptop it was constantly zooming the page. And it was a little difficult to use.
Hope it is useful feedback. Interesting design though!