Since the previously mentioned pull request I’ve done a rewrite and with themoffatt’s permission have created a new project for the rewrite. For now it is separate from compact-custom-header, but may be added as a feature to CCH in the future. Fixed the delay issue in the new version as well.
I have made a new thread for this project as to keep this one on topic.
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/lovelace-swipe-navigation/