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I’d add: if you do pagination, do large pages instead of a huge number of small pages. It’s easy to scroll quickly through a fixed size page, it’s a pain in the
by cm2187 7y ago
I’d add: if you do pagination, do large pages instead of a huge number of small pages. It’s easy to scroll quickly through a fixed size page, it’s a pain in the ass to have to click through pages.
- theobeers 7y agoMore small pages means more opportunities to show ads. And in the case of search, a larger portion of the first page can be given to sponsored results. :-( Somehow the web has evolved to a place where the poles of infinite scroll and excessively short pages are two of the great annoyances.
- cm2187 7y agoTrue, but I see that even in private control panels. So it's not all malice!
- paulryanrogers 7y agoRight, there's also some cargo culting
- greenhatman 7y agoOr if you can, make the pages the same size as the screen. Then you don't have to scroll and can just keep your pointer on the next button.
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