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Why does infinite scroll have to suck on the web, yet you never see pagination in mobile and desktop software? It makes me think that it's not inherently bad,
by kall 6y ago
Why does infinite scroll have to suck on the web, yet you never see pagination in mobile and desktop software?
It makes me think that it's not inherently bad, it's the technology that's lacking.
If the file explorer would split a 1000 file listing into 10 files each it would drive anyone insane. The "Artists" list on my phone's music player can probably be meassured in meters yet it's a joy to use because momentum scrolling is very good.
- roryokane 6y agoYour phone’s music player’s list of artists does not use infinite scroll, which explains why you like it. If you scroll to the bottom of your list of artists on your phone, you will see “ZZ Top” and nothing special will happen – you’ve reached the end. File explorers, which you mentioned, also do not use infinite scroll. “Infinite scroll” means you can never reach the end, because every time you get close to the end, more content is downloaded and your scroll bar readjusts. There is theoretically some end to the content, but most users will never reach it. Examples are Twitter and Facebook feeds.