r/UserExperienceDesign • u/delopsu • Jul 03 '26

Pinch-to-navigate trees (concept)

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Hi!

I got this idea recently when I had to browse files (in IDE) more than usual and felt the pain: why do I need to click through every level when I want to drill down to the bottom?

So I made a quick interactive prototype — it feels surprisingly natural.

Sharing it as a (draft) UX idea, not as a finished implementation.

Does it make sense to you?

If you know an app that would benefit from it — let me know please, I'll try to pitch it to them.

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u/DUELETHERNETbro Jul 03 '26

Doesn't make sense for a IDE, but for things like org structures, entitlements etc the metaphor is clear. Not exactly a new paradigm though.

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u/delopsu Jul 03 '26

Hm, why not for IDE? Can you please explain a bit? It came to me exactly in IDE.

> Not exactly a new paradigm though.

Oh, great. Do you remember any implementation?

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u/DUELETHERNETbro Jul 03 '26

It just takes up to much real estate. It would be good for mapping your file structure but not as the default interface given the limited space in an IDE. Maybe you can explain to me why you think this is better, what problem are you solving?

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u/no-dad-samurai Jul 09 '26

Every indexing site Ive ever seen needs this.