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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

Our recent discussion about a back gesture similar to iOS gave me an
intriguing idea. What if each level of a deep stack simply added a page
horizontally, and you could freely scroll between all levels of the deep
stack as if it were just a wide webpage?

- there would be no need for a back button or gesture
- it would be spatially consistent and require no mental energy from anyone
- aesthetically pleasing

We could have the UI 'snap' to each level of the deep stack after momentum
drops far enough, but users could easily move from level to level or all
the way to the top. On tablets, they might be able to see all levels of the
deep stack at once.

This is just one of those ideas that's hopefully just crazy enough to work,
but not too crazy as to interfere with practicality :)

Sincerely,
Josh