element-hq / element-hq/element-android
Swipe right anywhere on screen to open side panel
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Description
#### Is your feature request related to a problem?
Many Android devices now use gesture navigation on the edges of the screen as a back action. This makes it difficult to access the space panel as well as breadcrumbs, which are essential interactions for navigating the app.
#### Describe the solution you'd like.
Because there aren't any conflicting right-swiping gestures in place anywhere else in the app, Element could open the side panel whenever I swipe right from anywhere on the screen, not just when I swipe right from the left edge.
#### Describe alternatives you've considered.
Alternatively, right-swiping gestures could be used for other functionality within the app, however I would argue that switching spaces and using breadcrumbs are essential enough interactions that they should be assigned this funtionality instead.
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