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Feedback/Suggestion: Improving UI interaction and gesture sensitivity

Feature Request

"Hide favorite names" behavior: When I select "Hide favorite names" in the settings, the space where the text was remains active. Currently, if I accidentally tap that area, the app launches. Would it be possible to make that empty space non-responsive to touches?

Alphabet/Gesture sensitivity: it would be great to have the option to disable the alphabet trigger via swipe from the edges. For those of us who heavily use system-wide navigation gestures, this often activates the alphabet by mistake.
Category
Customization
Posted by Pino7402 ·
Status: Rejected2 comments

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  • Tamino Fackler

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    Jun 2

    Thanks for the suggestion.

    We want to keep Niagara Launcher usable one-handed with either hand, so the touch targets for favorited apps still need to span the entire width, even when their labels are disabled.

    In regards to the alphabet sensitivity, how would you access the all-apps list if the alphabet is disabled?

    For most people being able to disable the thing that lets them access non-favorited apps quickly would likely lead to confusion, so we will likely not add this functionality.

    • Pino7402

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      Jun 2

      I understand your perspective regarding the design consistency and the risk of user confusion. However, my suggestion was not to disable the feature for everyone, but rather to include it as an optional toggle for those of us who prefer a different interaction style. Providing the choice allows power users to customize their experience without impacting the default usability for others.

      Regarding accessibility to the app drawer: I personally rely on gestures—specifically through One Hand Operation+—to trigger shortcuts and launch apps, so I don't rely on the alphabet scroll for navigation. Having the ability to disable it would simply help clean up the interface for my specific workflow.