Forward Button

[Landoman 20]

There is a back browsing button on emby theatre but no forward button. Is there an option to enable it?

Edited January 26, 2025 by Landoman

[Happy2Play 9780]

I don't believe one actually exists.  Only in a browser it sort of exists when you navigating per the browser but not within the web client.

[user24 313]

Hi, I also think that a Forward Navigation Button is a good idea, not only for Emby Theatre/Windows but also the Web App…

I tend to use the Web App more for music browsing and playback (rather than Emby Theatre/Windows) because it supports custom CSS and also country flag emojis (with the appropriate browser extension).

When I’m adding new media (with a laptop via the keyboard) and updating images/text, the browser window with the backwards and forwards navigation is great because I have many other website tabs open at the same time.

However, when I just want to browse and play music, using full screen mode with a touch screen interface (laptop or tablet) gives a much better user experience. This is where I miss the presence of a Forward Button. Therefore, I typically find I’m having to exit out of the full screen view and go back to the less desirable browser window for navigation, or end up having to revert to Home and navigate via a different path.

This suggestion would be a very worthwhile Feature Request.

[Landoman 20]

if you have a back button, you should have a forward button.

[ebr 16184]

12 hours ago, Landoman said:

if you have a back button, you should have a forward button.

Hi.  While this may or may not be a nice feature, I don't believe that is a defensible position.  Browsers have this but I don't think I've ever seen an Android app with a forward button and the hardware has a back button but no forward as well.

Screen real estate on small form-factors is a real premium and this doesn't really seem like something that would get used most of the time by most of the people...

[Landoman 20]

Completely different use case and incorrect analogy. You are wrong.

Android devices have no forward button as they choose an app on a single step forward. Youve moved to the app in this case, its UI not Operating System.
Browsers have a forward button due to the multiple repeated browsing that occurs.  Forwards and backwards in multiple steps.

Emby = media browser. Its for browsing. For browsing media. Browsing forward and back.
It gets used a lot as its for browsing. Browse 4 movies, what was the one I was looking at before, use back button, ok go back to the one,, oh I cant, no forward button.Just use the mouse, cant as i am using a keyboard with no forward button.

Screen real estate is a poor excuse. A single character isnt going to make much difference.Saying that a forward button isnt going to be used much in a browser is just not a valid response. Its basic UI design.

I am not referring to an android app but even then its nothing major at all to add. Its not a nice feature and your response is talking about something completely different in a UI test case.

A lot of modern development is incorrect because "why would want subfolders?" "why would want a physical keyboard on a phone" "Why not just use tags for everything" "why would you need a repeat button for 1 song?" These design mistakes are literally changing peoples ability to organise. Its due to bad design and cost saving, not to benefit the user experience.

A forward button wouldnt be used by most people in a media browser? Really? 

edit:

I just tested the web version of emby in a browser. You use the forward button, in the browser,  to go forward in emby. You cannot do this in emby theatre because it doesnt have a forward button.
Not only that you even have a forward button for shows/episodes.

Read this:

https://old.reddit.com/r/datacurator/comments/130iy7g/students_no_longer_know_what_a_file_is/
https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z

Edited January 29, 2025 by Landoman

[GrimReaper 4740]

2 minutes ago, Landoman said:

Just use the mouse, cant as i am using a keyboard with no forward button.

Alt-Right should take you Forward (Alt-Left for Back).

[Landoman 20]

6 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

Alt-Right should take you Forward (Alt-Left for Back).

Thank you, this works. Its a workaround. The point still stands that <> is not a massive difference from <.

[ebr 16184]

44 minutes ago, Landoman said:

The point still stands that <> is not a massive difference from <

 

57 minutes ago, Landoman said:

Screen real estate is a poor excuse. A single character isnt going to make much difference.

Hi.  In a touch interface, where something needs to be interacted with, you are not talking about a single character (and the definition of a "character" is someone ambiguous as well in a GUI).  On something like a mobile phone, horizontal screen real estate is very limited and this would not be insignificant.

As I said initially, this may very well be a nice feature if it can be worked in.  However, I still don't agree with your blanket statement above.  No media app I am aware of has a forward button.  But, that's neither here nor there.  If enough of our users felt they could use this then we could accommodate.  I'm convinced you feel strongly about it but I'm not sure the majority of people have use for it on a regular basis.  I guess we'll see.