# Mouse swipe the gallery items without opening the image viewer

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mouse-swipe-the-gallery-items-without-opening-the-image-viewer/412711
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** desktop
**Created:** [September 17, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mouse-swipe-the-gallery-items-without-opening-the-image-viewer/412711 "2026-09-17T22:18:28Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mouse-swipe-the-gallery-items-without-opening-the-image-viewer/412711/2 "2026-09-17T22:57:13Z")

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I can do this already, even on your post. I swiped through the pictures with no lightbox appearing. The arrow buttons and thumbs can be interacted with without it being shown in the lightbox. What device are you using?

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