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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

What's wrong with the Pin to Exit gesture? It will not be accidentally
discovered by old people in all but the most unlikely scenarios, the
toolbar already provides a back option for them, and power users would
benefit from having a faster and perhaps more elegant way to go back. It's
quick and does not require any finger acrobatics, and does not interfere
with any existing gesture.

Sincerely,
Josh
On Jun 12, 2013 7:06 AM, "Sam Bull" <sam.hacking@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 2013-06-12 at 10:11 +0100, Lou Greenwood wrote:
> > I imagine that the page stack will be a very common view, having to
> > swipe up and then stretch and tap, just to go back, could become
> > fatiguing. Perhaps once I get my hands on a working set-up my concerns
> > will be unfounded.
>
> Just an observation about the design, but it seems the design is to
> avoid needing the back button most of the time. I don't find myself
> using the back button very often because of this. For example, the
> people lens expands the view when you select a contact, and has a button
> to collapse it again. Another example, in the phone app the header is
> used to switch between different pages (phone, contacts and messages).
>
> The design seems to be avoiding using a back button on the most frequent
> scenarios. I'd recommend trying out the phone first, and then see how
> often you actually use the back button.
>
> Also, I feel that the short swipe and tap to go back is easier and
> faster than just about all the gesture suggestions so far.
>
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