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Jerboa

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Jerboa is a native-android client for Lemmy, built using the native android framework, Jetpack Compose.

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[Suggestion] Paginated Feed Option (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I'm asking for this in a few different communities for lemmy apps because I'd really appreciate the feature, I hope this isn't seen as spam.

Pagination adds points of resistance during use and allows for a natural stopping point that can give one the clarity of mind to limit app use to a healthy amount. I understand that the normal web client is like this, but it would be nice to have the option in app form as well.

There are also accessability reasons to consider this, as outlined in this article.

On a personal note, infinite scrolling gives me anxiety, and can be a problem for those with other mental health disorders as is also outlined in the aforementioned article.

Thanks for reading.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

A poor man's alternative I've been using on other apps that feature unlimited scrolling:

Scroll down an arbitrary length. Scroll going up.

When you go back to the beginning you reached the mythical end.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I would definitely be for an option like this. You summed up my scrolling behavior in a nice lil nutshell. I'll scroll and scroll and scroll, not even knowing what i'm expecting to see, until it's 3 in the morning or later. It's not good for me and I would like an option to help me get that under control.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree, I'd love to have this feature. It may be more helpful to the devs to open a feature request issue on github

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe I'll make a Github account, we'll see.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I agree, this is the only layout feature from the website I prefer. Everything else feels efficient and convenient, but the infinite scrolling feels addictive. Whereas the pagination as you mentioned has comfortable end points to the scrolling scroll.