Make gesture swiping to close tabs less sensitive in tab overview (in line with Safari)

Oneechan69

I accidentally swiped right on a tab and it closed. Users are bound to do accidental taps and swipes when using iPhones one-handed, especially the larger ones. Under settings > gestures, there could be an option to disable swiping to close tabs, and users can just press the X button to do so.

Vlad

Oneechan69 What gesture is this and does Safari have it too?

eirk

I believe they're referring to the swipe left/right to close tab when in tab overview

ForumNinja404

eirk They are. In Safari, swiping left is the only way to close a tab. In Orion, both directions work and are super sensitive which makes it easier to accidentally close tabs.

Vlad

So is the problem that this gesture exists or that it is sensitive? What is the ask?

Oneechan69

Vlad Yeah its that, I still want an option to disable the gesture and just close the tabs with the x button. The gesture is very sensitive too.

Vlad

Oneechan69 There is no option to disable the gesture in Safari and people seem to be fine with that. So the ask is really to make it less sensitive, same as Safari?

Oneechan69

Vlad Even if its not an option with Safari, there are users like me that would really like it. It's like saying "there's no support for Firefox and Chrome extensions [or insert another feature here] in Safari and people seem to be fine with that", most non power users are OK with just Safari addons, or even no addons!

ForumNinja404

Vlad The ask is to make it less sensitive, similar to the points I outlined in a related suggestion.

joshm

This should have been a toggle like originally suggested. Some people like myself open many tabs a day for work and making them harder to swipe close isn’t helpful.

Vlad

joshm Any browser that has this as a toggle?

Oneechan69

You could also make it a slider for how much sensitivity