Gestures and shortcuts
Every tap, swipe, long-press, and key the stage view responds to.
Gestures and shortcuts
Comprehensive reference. Every interaction the stage view recognizes.
Touch (phone, tablet)
| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| Swipe left (>60px horizontal) | Next song |
| Swipe right (>60px horizontal) | Previous song |
| Swipe right from left edge | Open setlist (or library) drawer |
| Short tap on chart body | Pause/resume autoscroll (only when not on a button or line in Tap/Follow mode) |
| Long-press chart body (>650ms) | Toggle the play-head play/pause in Follow mode; otherwise toggle autoscroll |
| Tap a chart line (Tap mode) | Snap the highlight to that line |
| Tap a chart line (Follow mode, no anchor yet) | Anchor the play-head here and start |
| Tap a chart line (Follow mode, already running) | Re-seat the play-head at this line |
| Tap the title in the now/next strip | Open the setlist drawer |
| Tap a row in the drawer | Jump to that song; broadcast if you're leader |
| Tap the Leader pill | Claim leader (or stay) |
Keyboard (laptop, external keyboard)
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
→ | Next song |
← | Previous song |
↓ | Advance line pointer by one (in Tap or Follow mode) |
Space | Play/pause everything (autoscroll + line follow if in Follow mode) |
P | Same as Space |
Keyboard nav is suppressed when focus is in an <input> so typing in the drawer search doesn't trigger navigation.
The Settings sheet (⋯ button)
Not a gesture, but worth a section. Top-right corner, ⋯ icon. Houses:
- Follow the song — Off / Tap / Follow mode picker
- Transpose —
-1/ reset /+1(your personal transpose) - Display — Smaller / Bigger font, Hide / Show chords
- Autoscroll — Resume / Pause
- Tap tempo — 4 taps to recalibrate Follow mode for a band tempo different from the reference
- Claim leader
- Leave stage
First-time gesture hint
The first time anyone opens the stage view, a small card pops up explaining the main gestures. Dismiss it with Got it and you won't see it again on this device (it's localStorage-keyed).
What's blocked on purpose
- Pinch-zoom —
userScalable: trueat the layout level so users can adjust if needed, but the stage view's design is built to be readable at native scale. - Right-swipe-from-anywhere to go back — only the leftmost 18px is the edge-swipe strip, so a chart tap that starts ~30px in won't accidentally open the drawer.
Tip: If a button feels unresponsive, check what version you're on. The pre-#130 mobile touch handler was eating taps on the Play and Leader pills. Refresh.
What's next
- Autoscroll — the Play and tap-to-pause behavior in depth.
- Stage view overview — the whole feature.
Last updated: 2026-06-01