Gesture navigation makes opening session drawer nearly impossible

[dattas]

Problem description
Using a Pixel device, if you enable gesture navigation (which is the default on the new pixel 4) you can no longer swipe in from the left to get the session drawer. I haven't been able to isolate it but typically you only get the back gesture with some weird gestures sometimes getting the session drawer. When disabling gesture navigation it is very easy to open it.

Steps to reproduce
On Android 10, enable system gesture navigation then open Termux and try to swipe from the left to open the session drawer, you get the back gesture instead.

Expected behavior
Session drawer should be opened or there should be an option to open it via the long click menu

Additional information

All packages up to date
Subscribed repositories:
https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/science-packages-24 science/stable
https://dl.bintray.com/grimler/game-packages-24 games/stable
https://termux.org/packages stable/main
System information:
Linux localhost 4.14.111-gb7713fd5d6ed-ab5820689 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 21 22:50:41 UTC 2019 aarch64 Android
Termux-packages arch:
aarch64
Android version:
10
Device manufacturer:
Google
Device model:
Pixel 4 XL

[norbertc]

have you tried pressing the edge for at least 1-2 seconds? the session drawer side menu should peek and will allow you to pull it.

[iGom]

have you tried pressing the edge for at least 1-2 seconds? the session drawer side menu should peek and will allow you to pull it.

It doesn't work for me. (Galaxy Note 9, Android 10)

[norbertc]

try sliding it diagonally from edge. it works on my pixel 4 xl.

[dattas]

Diagonally is slightly more reliable than the 1-2 second holding or with system gesture navigation disabled. I think that informing the OS ( https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation/gesturenav#conflicting-gestures )that you expect gestures on the left hand side would be a better solution than knowing to slide it diagonally if you have gestures enabled. Then it should work as it does in previous versions of android or with gesture navigation off.

[iGom]

Oh, I didn't know about that, diagonal sliding works, thank you.

[dirtslayer]

Similar issue but only in portrait orientation, if i turn the device to landscape the drawer works ... nevermind ... my protective case was blocking the very edge of my screen

[hoxu]

Could this be fixed? Even with the tips in this thread, the menu is damn near impossible to open. Having gesture navigation enabled basically limits using Termux with only one tab.

Swiping with two fingers similar to the three finger screenshot gesture worked for me.

[SharkWipf]

Termux is currently the only reason I need to use button nav over gesture nav on my Oneplus 8, diagonal sliding still triggers the back gesture on OxygenOS 10, and long-pressing the edge is near-impossible with the OP8's dumb curved screen.
Would love to see a change to make this usable again, especially as Android seems to move more towards full gesture-based navigation by default.

[trygveaa]

I have now added support for a key in the extra keys row to open the drawer in PR #1479. When using the PR, you can include it in extra-keys by specifying the key DRAWER.

[hoxu]

Nice! But I really hope swiping is made to work when gesture navigation is enabled.

[trygveaa]

But I really hope swiping is made to work when gesture navigation is enabled.

I don't think there is anything Termux can do about that. An app can't influence how the gesture navigation works as far as I know.

You can see the same issue in other apps too, e.g. Google Keep.

[hoxu]

I don't think there is anything Termux can do about that. An app can't influence how the gesture navigation works as far as I know.

Slide for Reddit opens a similar sidebar to Termux when gesture navigation is enabled and you swipe from left side, so it's definitely doable. Shouldn't be too much trouble checking out how Slide is doing it, and implementing a similar change to Termux.

[trygveaa]

I tried that app now, and it behaves fairly similar to Termux on my phone (Pixel 3). There's definitely still some conflict between the drawer and gesture. But I think one difference might be that it allows you to drag a bit further from the edge to open the drawer, so changing that may help.