From d77bee813d568c7e0eb546e359c18ddcce180f85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: matty <matty@nicecrew.digital>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:05:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] restore mobile swipe navigation in modal

---
 packages/pl-fe/src/modals/media-modal.tsx | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/media-modal.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/media-modal.tsx
index 7ba851be9..9d7389b15 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/media-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/modals/media-modal.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import React, { type RefCallback, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { type RefCallback, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { fetchStatusWithContext } from 'pl-fe/actions/statuses';
@@ -119,6 +119,40 @@ const MediaModal: React.FC<MediaModalProps & BaseModalProps> = (props) => {
     }
   }, [handleChangeIndex, index]);
 
+  // Touch swipe handling
+  const touchStartX = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const touchStartY = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const carouselRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  const handleTouchStart = useCallback((e: React.TouchEvent) => {
+    if (zoomedIn) return;
+    touchStartX.current = e.touches[0].clientX;
+    touchStartY.current = e.touches[0].clientY;
+  }, [zoomedIn]);
+
+  const handleTouchEnd = useCallback((e: React.TouchEvent) => {
+    if (zoomedIn || touchStartX.current === null || touchStartY.current === null) return;
+
+    const touchEndX = e.changedTouches[0].clientX;
+    const touchEndY = e.changedTouches[0].clientY;
+    const deltaX = touchEndX - touchStartX.current;
+    const deltaY = touchEndY - touchStartY.current;
+
+    // Only trigger if horizontal swipe is greater than vertical (to avoid conflicts with scroll)
+    // and if the swipe distance is significant enough
+    const minSwipeDistance = 50;
+    if (Math.abs(deltaX) > Math.abs(deltaY) && Math.abs(deltaX) > minSwipeDistance) {
+      if (deltaX > 0) {
+        handleChangeIndex(index - 1); // Swipe right = previous
+      } else {
+        handleChangeIndex(index + 1); // Swipe left = next
+      }
+    }
+
+    touchStartX.current = null;
+    touchStartY.current = null;
+  }, [zoomedIn, handleChangeIndex, index]);
+
   const handleDownload = () => {
     const mediaItem = hasMultipleImages ? media[index as number] : media[0];
     window.open(mediaItem?.url);
@@ -333,7 +367,12 @@ const MediaModal: React.FC<MediaModalProps & BaseModalProps> = (props) => {
               </div>
             )}
 
-            <div className='absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden'>
+            <div
+              ref={carouselRef}
+              className='absolute inset-0 overflow-hidden'
+              onTouchStart={handleTouchStart}
+              onTouchEnd={handleTouchEnd}
+            >
               <div
                 style={{
                   width: `${media.length * 100}%`,