Is it possible to create a nested list inside AdwNavigationSplitView?

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Hey,

I’m currently in the design / mockup phase for a new app I’m working on, and the question came up how to best design the UI in case of an element (represented by an item in the main left sidebar) having multiple versions of itself. In this case one installed version and an undefined amount of drafts.

Since the first mockup for the selected item in the sidebar had it expand to show more contextual information about it I’m now wondering if it’s possible (or intended) to have a nested navigable list inside of the sidebar item (below some text, so not just the list) that works properly on all platforms and won’t break GTK4’s / LibAdw’s accessibility concept? Or is this so far away from the intentions described in the HIG that it could lead to unintended behaviour like breaking screenreaders?

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I’m not sure I understand what you’re trying to do. Do you want to open a subpage on click, like this?

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The idea was more like this, although I see now that this should probably be solved with a subpage. Now what I wonder if you could insert other information into a subpage without issues that aren’t selectable without doing something hacky.

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Ah, like expander rows. Not with AdwSidebar at least. It’s doable, but yeah, I wouldn’t.

Now what I wonder if you could insert other information into a subpage without issues that aren’t selectable without doing something hacky.

Sure, I mean it’s just widgets