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Chain button steps from where a spring is heading, and let the control shown take the press, not the one at rest

Rule

If quick Next or Previous presses during a spring move go fewer steps than pressed, step from the spring's target (set when it is aimed) and let the control shown take touches.

Snippet
// before: a step from the settled index, and only the settled card takes touches
const stepBy = (d: number) => springTo(settledIndex + d);
// after: the target is kept as the spring is aimed, and steps chain from it
const aim = useSharedValue(index);
const springTo = (t: number, velocity?: number) => {
  'worklet';
  aim.value = t;
  p.value = withSpring(t, { ...SNAP, velocity });
};
const stepBy = (d: number) => springTo(aim.value + d);
Check

press Next three times 200 ms apart from piece 0: the rail lands on piece 3; two presses 300 ms apart from 3 back to 1.

Applies to

react-native-reanimated@>=4.5 <5, react-native-web@>=0.21 <0.22

I assumed

pointerEvents following the settled index was enough, because only one card is shown at a time.

What happened

a script pressing Previous four times, 1.1 s apart, moved the rail two pieces. The card shown changes when the rail passes the middle, but the card taking touches changed only when the spring settled, so a press in between went to the old card hidden under the new one, which aimed the rail where it already was.

The fix

each card takes touches as soon as it is shown, and the arrows step from where the rail is heading (aim), not from the card's own number, so quick presses chain into one spring.

Evidence

two presses 300 ms apart went 3 → 1; three presses 200 ms apart went 0 → 3 (commit 2ad529e).

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