spacecowboy
fast scroll in feed list
Checklist
- [x] I have used the search function for OPEN issues to see if someone else has already submitted the same feature request.
- [x] I have also used the search function for CLOSED issues to see if the feature was already implemented and is just waiting to be released, or if the feature was rejected.
- [x] I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
- [x] This request contains only one single feature, not a list of multiple (related) features.
App version
2.8.1
Where did you get the app from
Other
Feature or improvement you want
Fast scroll would be a useful feature:
When fast scrolling is enabled, the user can quickly scroll through lists by dragging the fast scroll thumb.
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AbsListView.html#attr_android:fastScrollEnabled https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/AbsListView.html#setFastScrollEnabled(boolean)
Why should this be added?
In feed lists with lots of entries, scrolling normally can take a long time.
This can also be useful in article view, for long articles.
Screenshots / Drawings / Technical details
com.android.contacts uses it like this:
$ grep -Ri fastscroll
src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactEntryListFragment.java: mListView.setFastScrollEnabled(hasScrollbar);
src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactEntryListFragment.java: mListView.setFastScrollEnabled(!flag);
src/com/android/contacts/list/ContactEntryListFragment.java: mListView.setFastScrollEnabled(!isSearchMode());
res/layout/contact_list_content.xml: android:fastScrollEnabled="true"
res/layout/join_contact_picker_list_content.xml: android:fastScrollEnabled="true"
res/layout/contact_picker_content.xml: android:fastScrollEnabled="true"/>
Yes it would be a useful feature.
FYI, the reference you are providing are all for the old View system. Feeder is built with Jetpack Compose, and as far as I know there is nothing equivalent available builti-in.
I just remembered that this is already implemented.
When you scroll you can see a scrollbar to the side. Just grab it and start dragging.
Ah, yes. This works in article view. Nice!
But does it work in feed lists? I can't see a scrollbar and can't get it to work there.
I was going to request a scrollbar for the article list (similar to the reader view) so I can see where I am in a long list of several hundred articles. It seems like this would have both benefits.
