Show HN: Pinch-to-zoom tree navigation

https://www.delopsu.com/pinch-to-zoom-tree-navigation

3•delopsu•1h ago

I 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.

Comments

aghilmort•1h ago

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

delopsu•1h ago

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.

delopsu•36m ago

Fixed mobile (touch) version.

gsvprharsha•15m ago

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!

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