Show toolbar item text descriptions on mobile

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@eedvardss is already working on this.

Since Sep 9, 2026.

  • #2009 by @eedvardss — open

Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
angular, typescript

Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests; start by locating the mobile toolbar component and the code that shows item descriptions and handles touch input. Trace how a press and slide currently trigger actions, then check the related open pull request #2009 before considering work. Done means descriptions follow the icon under the user's finger and lifting it does not activate an action.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

enhancement

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Unable to see the descriptions of toolbar items without pressing the buttons on mobile. If you hold down on an icon its description is displayed but when you release your finger that action is carried out

Describe the solution you'd like
The ability to hold down on the icons on mobile - to display the descriptions - without it activating the buttons.
Whilst holding down the user should be able to slide their finger across the other icons. The icon currently under selection should display its description. When the user lifts their finger from the screen, nothing should happen until they click a button.

Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
132
Forks
55
Avg merge
6d 17h
Merged PRs (30d)
1

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