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It depends on the use case and how it is being implemented. I wouldn’t ban a tech because it was not used appropriately once in the past.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
Can you name three examples of using infinite scrolling where it's a better idea, usability-wise, to pagination?
- derekp7 7y ago
  Think of the Google search results page. Currently, you have to scroll the content, then do another action to go to the next page of results, then scroll again, etc. Very tedious to quickly scan through the items. So infinite scroll would be better here (I used a plugin at one time that provided this), however it would also be better if the number of results per page didn't scroll of the screen. Now the best infinite scroll implementation I've seen is one that has at the top of the window a number of page selectors. When you scroll past a certain point, the next page selector gets highlighted, and the previous content disappears from the DOM content.
- ConfusedDog 7y ago
  When I do want to see a lot of data in a list format. After scrolling through couldn't find the item, filter search bar let's me to search it again in the already displayed list. Pagination can do this as well, but in this case, I would make fewer clicks. However, I'm not saying infinite scroll is the best in this use case, but would be a contender - I 'might' prefer it than pagination.
corodra 7y ago
You fail to appreciate how angry I get over fancy UI failures :P I'd say execution should be on the table when someone decides to implement infinite scroll. But that's just me. But theres another comment of mine, I say it's the same rationale of banning cigarette ads instead of cigarettes. Which has worked very well for dropping smoking rates from like 50% of the population to now around 14% and still dropping.
- ConfusedDog 7y ago
  Infinite scroll definitely can be misused UX wise, but definitely not the only UI component that cause me twitches. And just because you think infinite scroll is as bad as smoking cigarettes, which I'm skeptical that it is, I would NEVER support any government regulators (who are not technical) to ban things categorically.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

Can you name three examples of using infinite scrolling where it's a better idea, usability-wise, to pagination?

derekp7 7y ago
Think of the Google search results page. Currently, you have to scroll the content, then do another action to go to the next page of results, then scroll again, etc. Very tedious to quickly scan through the items. So infinite scroll would be better here (I used a plugin at one time that provided this), however it would also be better if the number of results per page didn't scroll of the screen. Now the best infinite scroll implementation I've seen is one that has at the top of the window a number of page selectors. When you scroll past a certain point, the next page selector gets highlighted, and the previous content disappears from the DOM content.
ConfusedDog 7y ago
When I do want to see a lot of data in a list format. After scrolling through couldn't find the item, filter search bar let's me to search it again in the already displayed list. Pagination can do this as well, but in this case, I would make fewer clicks. However, I'm not saying infinite scroll is the best in this use case, but would be a contender - I 'might' prefer it than pagination.

corodra 7y ago

You fail to appreciate how angry I get over fancy UI failures :P I'd say execution should be on the table when someone decides to implement infinite scroll. But that's just me. But theres another comment of mine, I say it's the same rationale of banning cigarette ads instead of cigarettes. Which has worked very well for dropping smoking rates from like 50% of the population to now around 14% and still dropping.

ConfusedDog 7y ago
Infinite scroll definitely can be misused UX wise, but definitely not the only UI component that cause me twitches. And just because you think infinite scroll is as bad as smoking cigarettes, which I'm skeptical that it is, I would NEVER support any government regulators (who are not technical) to ban things categorically.