thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Long-press and drag to select multiple items simultaneously
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type: enhancement
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
When selecting a message with a long-press, an user could then hold and drag the finger upwards or downwards, and then release, to select multiple messages in an inbox at once.
Related: #4188
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing related issue #4188 and the inbox message-selection entry point. Trace the existing long-press behavior, then define the gesture boundary and verify that dragging after a long-press selects the intended messages before release.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100