feat(web): open thread actions with a touch long-press in the sidebar - #11469
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On a phone browser the sidebar's thread menu (rename, pin, settle, snooze, delete…) is unreachable: rows open it only on right-click, which touch never fires. Add a small `useLongPress` hook that treats a stationary ~500 ms touch on a row as a second way into the existing context menu, mirroring the native mobile app's long-press rows. It is gated to `pointerType === "touch"` so mouse and trackpad behavior is untouched, cancels once the finger travels so scrolling always wins, swallows Safari's trailing click so the menu does not also navigate, and suppresses the native callout on rows only. Both sidebar row variants spread the same props; the menu, actions, and RPC paths are unchanged. One sentence in the thread guide now says how to open the menu on each input type. Made with Claude Fable 5.1 in Claude Code.
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🟡 Medium hooks/useLongPress.ts:11
A touch moved 7–10px can activate the sortable drag while startRef remains armed, so holding the active drag for 500ms also opens the thread context menu. LONG_PRESS_MOVE_TOLERANCE must not exceed the drag sensor's 6px activation threshold; reduce it or coordinate cancellation with the sensor.
-export const LONG_PRESS_MOVE_TOLERANCE = 10;
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A touch moved 7–10px can activate the sortable drag while `startRef` remains armed, so holding the active drag for 500ms also opens the thread context menu. `LONG_PRESS_MOVE_TOLERANCE` must not exceed the drag sensor's 6px activation threshold; reduce it or coordinate cancellation with the sensor.
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ApprovabilityVerdict: Not approved Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces a new touch long-press interaction across production sidebar rows, backed by timer and gesture-state logic that overlaps the existing thread-reordering drag sensor. An unresolved Medium finding specifically flags the 10px long-press tolerance versus the drag sensor’s 6px threshold, so the interaction needs human review. Not approved because:
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 10 included reviews per hour; 7 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe sidebar now supports touch long-press gestures for thread context menus. The gesture tracks pointer ownership, cancels on movement or release, suppresses the trailing click, and supports both thread row variants. ChangesThread context menu interaction
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TouchPointer->>ThreadRow: Touch pointer down
ThreadRow->>useLongPress: Start long-press timer
useLongPress->>SidebarContextMenu: Fire with start position
SidebarContextMenu-->>ThreadRow: Open context menu
useLongPress->>ThreadRow: Suppress trailing click
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In `@apps/web/src/hooks/useLongPress.ts`:
- Around line 47-108: Update useLongPress to track the active touch pointerId
alongside the timer and start position. In onPointerDown, ignore additional
touch pointers while one is active, and ensure onPointerMove, onPointerUp, and
onPointerCancel only cancel state for the active pointer; clear the pointerId
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Match the 6px drag threshold and cover holds after 7–10px movement plus the 6px boundary with timer regression tests. Made with GPT-6 Astra in Codex.
Fix the CodeRabbit review comment about additional touch pointers replacing or canceling an active hold. Ignore unrelated pointer events and retain ownership after the menu opens until release or cancellation, preserving trailing-click suppression. Review: pingdotgg#11469 (comment) Add regression coverage for second-finger events, owner cancellation, release-click suppression, and subsequent taps. All 15 focused tests, targeted lint, formatting, and web typecheck pass. Made with GPT-6 Astra in Codex.
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What Changed
Adding support for touch long-press from the sidebar (for mobile web), to trigger opening of the context menu.
Movement beyond 6px cancels the pending hold, allowing this change to not interfere with existing drag & drop functionality (reordering threads). The existing right-click path remains, and the user guide explains the gesture.
Why
Supporting a long-press action in the sidebar for mobile web adds a more intuitive way for users to access these menu options. When you want to eg snooze or rename threads, users are used to right-clicking (or long pressing via the native mobile app) to pull up this menu. Now users using mobile web can do the same.
This changes web UI only, including the shared desktop UI: no new menu actions, server behavior, contracts, providers, or dependencies. The optional legacy sidebar is not covered by this patch.
Validation
Tested in a desktop web browser and mobile Safari before this follow-up, including opening a thread with a click or tap, opening its context menu, and dragging and dropping threads. The recorded interaction video is included below.
After aligning the long-press tolerance with the 6px drag threshold, all eight focused tests pass, including holding after 7, 8, and 10px movement and holding at the 6px boundary. The regression cases failed before the fix. Focused lint, formatting, and the web TypeScript check pass. Mobile Safari has not been retested after this threshold adjustment.
UI Changes
long-press-context-menu.mp4
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Implemented with: Claude Fable 5.1 in Claude Code. Additional review: GPT-6 Astra in Codex.
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