Mouse Back button should go back to search results instead of inbox

[jairoZX]

OS
Linux

Gmail Desktop Version
3.0.0-27 and 2.25.3

Describe the bug
After using the search box in gmail, and using the mouse back button it should go back to the search results and not the inbox, basically same behaviour as the back arrow on gmail

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. search for an email on the inbox
2. click on an email
3. press back button on the mouse
4. goes back to

Expected behaviour
Go back to search results ( gmail does that on the browser)

[mgray88]

I'm on macOS and my mouse back button doesn't seem to work at all

[timche]

@jairoZX @mgray88 is this still an issue with the latest version v3.0.0-alpha.31? Unfortunately I can't reproduce it on macOS and works as described in the expected behaviour.

Also @mgray88 which mouse are you using?

Memo: Also can't reproduce it on Windows.

[mgray88]

@timche Unfortunately yea. I have the Logitech MX Master 2S

[jairoZX]

@timche same here, tried and same thing happen it goes back to inbox not the search results.

I am on Linux (Ubuntu 21.10)

[mgray88]

Interesting, mine doesn't even do that. Just doesn't do anything :(

[timche]

@mgray88 are the side buttons working in a browser?

@jairoZX it sounds like the navigation behaves differently on Linux.

[mgray88]

@timche Yep, they work pretty much everywhere else I would expect them to work. If it helps, Logitech has a software helper for their hardware, Logitech Options

[timche]

@jairoZX @mgray88 can you please test the build available here, whether back/forward buttons work and if they work as expected (only going back/forward once in history). If not, can you please open the console in the developer tools and try clicking back/forward buttons and copy-paste the mousedown and mouseup logs here?

[jairoZX]

@timche back and forward buttons works for me now on search, thank you 👍

[mgray88]

@timche Interesting, those two buttons aren't sending any mouseup/down events

[mgray88]

Additionally I can't swipe left with my trackpad, and ⌘ ← (command-left) doesn't work either

[timche]

@mgray88 thanks for the feedback. There's no support for swiping, but shortcut could be added.

[mgray88]

Command-(left/right) works in other browsers (I've only tested Chromium browsers but I would guess it's pretty standard)

[timche]

@mgray88 related issue: microsoft/vscode#88029

[timche]

@mgray88 you could consider trying SensibleSideButtons: https://sensible-side-buttons.archagon.net/

[timche]

@jairoZX can you please test this build too?

[jairoZX]

tested, also works for back/forward @timche

[MattKetmo]

Hello, I've just downloaded version 3.0.0-alpha.37 on macOS and I notice neither ⌘ ← nor mouse back button work.

Is anyone having the same issue?
Just trying to understand if it's a regression or something wrong with my setup.

[JohnLGalt]

I'm on Windows, not MacOS, but also on Alpha build 37, and after searching, and entering any email in the list, back button on my mouse takes me right back to the list of emails.

And once I've opened an email, after going back to the list, pressing forward takes me back to the email I was just looking at as well.

[MattKetmo]

Indeed the app-command event used here for back & forward navigation is only compatible with Windows & Linux.

Seems the only way to make it work on Mac is to add an explicit keyboard listener.

I'll make a PR for this.

Edit: oops, my link above concerns the main branch not the alpha. So not sure how it works for windows & linux 🤔

[JohnLGalt]

Could it be something built into Electron?