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And when you scroll down to the end of the page you will be redirected to some other page and you cannot scroll up back to origin. What is wrong with you web d
by jackewiehose 8y ago
And when you scroll down to the end of the page you will be redirected to some other page and you cannot scroll up back to origin.
What is wrong with you web developers? Have you ever used a mouse-wheel before??
- reificator 8y agoI have no clue why so many sites break the scroll wheel, break the back button, break default functionality that you'd otherwise get for free. I've successfully pushed back against requirements to do this, and I've unsuccessfully pushed back. I've tried to not do this kind of thing in my own work whenever possible. Usually it's very easy to do so, because it's the default behavior that you get for free.
- dwighttk 8y agoIt a/b tests well for some metric they love
- Taylor_OD 8y agoMost computer users are not terribly computer literate. A friend who I'd consider pretty tech savvy (can build his own PC's) just discovered clicking in the mouse wheel opens a new page. Web Developers know most people wont be affected if they break some functions.
- stordoff 8y agoI'm seeing more and more sites with infinite scroll, and I hate it every time, but I haven't seen one yet where you cant scroll back up. It feels incredible distracting when another article appears out of nowhere when you have just finished reading one.
- ehsankia 8y agoThe URL changing on scroll is really confusing. I've often tried to link a techcrunch article, only to realize I linked the wrong one...