Fullscreen article on tablet and foldable

[alanvww]

Hi there, I’d love to see a feature that lets me hide the sidebar and read articles full-screen on tablet and foldable devices. This would make for a more immersive reading experience.

[jocmp]

Hey @alanvww thanks for your support and for the suggestion! I definitely want to do this sometime soon as it's come up before. There are a few things I need to try to get there, but I'll keep this thread updated with any progress.

[alanvww]

Thanks for your wonderful project! I have recently switched back to Android. Capy Reader definitely makes my life easier by keeping my reading routine enjoyable, and I know maintaining an open source project is hard. Take your time and keep up the good work!

[jocmp]

just a small update. I was able to get this working as an option. There's a few more cosmetic touch-ups I want to do before go-live, but here's what it looks like.

Before

After

[jocmp]

The first pass at this is available in 2024.12.1081-dev. The setting is under Display & Appearance > Preferred Layout > Single Column.

There's a lot more I want to do with the tablet mode that I'll track separately. Let me know what you think!

[alanvww]

@jocmp love the full screen article view! Just tested on my Pixel 9 Fold, it works well. And something will be very great to see: while the article now can show fullscreen, can we make the feed list and article list show together?

[jocmp]

hey thanks for trying it out. I'm glad you mentioned the combined lists - that's another thing I want to do as well. I'll add it to the list.