libretro / libretro/RetroArch

RFE: touch vertical movement for thumbnails focus on android

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Description

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Description

Currently you can focus on the thumbnail in android with a long touch, however, without the onscreen overlay on the menu, you can't move the focus up and down to the next game thumbnail. Touching the screen again in any place closes the thumbnail focus when the finger is lifted.

Expected behavior

It would be nice if a centered swipe up or down moved down and up, respectively, while still allowing focus exit by tapping the area outside the thumbnail. Not sure what should happen when there is no thumbnail in the middle of the playlist and you're travelling in focus without a indicator a swipe is possible or the thumbnail focus is on.

Actual behavior

You can only close the closeup then move the list with touch, then spend a few seconds on the long touch again.

Steps to reproduce the bug
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Version/Commit

You can find this information under Information/System Information

  • RetroArch: [version/commit]
Environment information
  • OS: android
  • Compiler: [In case you are running local builds]

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named; start by locating RetroArch's Android thumbnail-focus and touch-input handling, then reproduce the long-touch behavior described. Done means a centered vertical swipe changes the focused thumbnail while a tap outside exits focus, with behavior for missing thumbnails clarified.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, c
Domain
frontend, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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