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[Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx>]

And, forgot to label the title.

Sincerely,
Josh
On Jun 12, 2013 7:24 AM, "Josh Leverette" <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
>