This is a request for a UI change for consideration if the community isn't against it.
IMO the UI for opening a thread to view comments could be better. Right now when scrolling through the feed, I have to click the tiny comments icon to open the thread, and it soft-navigates to the comments thread. Clicking back (in the browser, or using the button in the thread UI) takes me right back, which is great, however, it seems like I sometimes lose my place in the feed. The problems here are: 1. the link to open comments is tiny, and 2. the thread takes over the feed.
It would be great if the experience could be a bit more like Alexandrite, where clicking on the post opens the thread in a panel in-place, which you can click outside to close without losing your place in the feed. Just feels a bit more intuitive IMO. If this is a controversial change, it could be a configurable option.
Thanks for considering this feedback!
I just had an idea that might make the browsing experience better. Hitting
Escshould take you back i.e. do the same as clicking the back arrow button in the UI. I think this would make the UI seem more responsive. I think this would work well with the other UI change you're considering with making posts look more like Alexandrite as well.