# Timeline vs. Time-Progress on mobile -- a 3rd way **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [April 19, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463 "2019-04-19T10:37:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![agemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@agemo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agemo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463/1 "2019-04-19T10:37:58Z")
#### I am of the opinion that the Time-Progress widget is a whole stand alone feature that if implemented fully to it’s logical conclusion, would do something really special, particularly for mobile users reading experience. I’ll try explain, with words only. \ ***Scrolling.** Using the time-progress widget on mobile device, it struck me. This widget applied as a dedicated view, might enhance user reading experience in an incredible way. It’s that simple. **Make time-progress an extra mobile view option for reading posts** _Configurable as a user default._ - Full screen. - Up and down buttons. (next back / next forward) * * * What’s happening and I speak as one of many who have used low res flickering green-screen VDU’s onwards to todays incredible screen tech and also count myself lucky to somehow not beed specs almost 30 years later - the varying lighting conditions, time of day and recent Oled PVM issues in the mix across brands - our beautiful organic eyeballs - well they’re under incredible demand and pressure in this modern age. Sometimes scrolling for some is a little nauseating. Made harder still by trying to fixed a gaze while an element is moving periodically, there being a natural tendency for the human visual system to want to track moving objects, you’re overriding a reflex. This creates ware, reduces focus and ultimately engagement suffers. It’s a very organic thing, so when I say scrolling, this is what I mean. **It struck me that time-progress widget was a (visually) scroll-less experience that had solved this problem by the nature of it’s design, as a serendipitous by-product, yet was not being utilised in this manner, Most importantly, it is a perfectly acceptable and highly focused way to read a topic!** ### _One post at a time!_ 😁 * * * If this is available already please point me in the right direction! Thanks. 👍 --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeline-vs-time-progress-on-mobile-a-3rd-way/115463)._