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I have a mobile timeline with cards, each card can be swiped to the right to display interaction options. We feel that it's not evident to the user that there's anything there, the 3 dots we've added are meaningless.
Is there some form of indication that means "swipable" that we could give the user, beyond giving them a guided tour of some sort.
Dont!
Swipeable things are in design meant to shorten quick interactions which are listed in a table view
All the things you have displayed here can be easily put on the card itself
Besides the point: facebook and twitter make sense, hand doesnt. I have no idea what it does
This is how it should look, and be used. Its like using a slidebar to enter your password, its just fundamentally wrong.
I would consider using three vertical lines like so:
You can read in this other question on UX.SE about how these lines are typically used to represent pullable/draggable areas and why: What do the 3 close horizontal bars (not hamburger menu) represent and what is the origin of the design?
It is a skeumorphic depiction of notching, indicating that the area can be pulled/dragged. Similar to the notching on the end of the gun slide (providing extra grip to the fingers). - Bowen
