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> The fact that this is also not the OS default (clicking usually _incrementally_ scrolls towards where you click, instead of jumping) is infuriating. Why? Inc
by alxlaz 7y ago
> The fact that this is also not the OS default (clicking usually _incrementally_ scrolls towards where you click, instead of jumping) is infuriating.
Why? Incremental scrolling works fine for pages and files of any length, whereas click-and-jump only works well for short pages.
Try to use click-and-jump with a long document, like a book, or a long header file. You move the mouse a few pixels, click and bam it's scrolled 3,000 lines. I'd much rather have to do an extra click when reading a short page than play silly games with the scrollbar on long documents.
- jandrese 7y agoI like jump-to-scroll in conjunction with a mouse wheel for page-by-page scrolling. Unfortunately this combo is not as common as you'd expect, since most jump-to-scroll systems are ancient and predate the concept of the scroll wheel. Page up/Page down is an alternative to the scroll wheel, but somewhat less ergonomic when you're already clicking around a document. At least there are some modern examples that get it right, like Firefox. Plus, I find it pretty rare that I have a document that compresses the scroll bar that badly.
- alxlaz 7y agoI'm not trying to argue that people who prefer a particular behaviour are wrong, just to point out why it's a valid technical choice. You may find it pretty rare that you have a document that compresses the scroll bar that badly, but there are billions of computer users in the world. An interface that's usable by everyone may be the proverbial least common denominator, but at least in this case, it is the least dysfunctional.