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I haven't dragged a scroll bar in any OS since windows XP. When do you find it's necessary/convenient?
by na85 4y ago
I haven't dragged a scroll bar in any OS since windows XP. When do you find it's necessary/convenient?
- contingencies 4y agoMany graphics tablets don't have scroll on the pen.
- egypturnash 4y agoIt is pretty much required if your primary interaction with the computer is through a drawing tablet. My Wacom has a touch-sensitive wheel on it but it's usually a lot more natural to just poke at the scroll bar with the stylus. I loathe the modern trend towards hiding all scroll bars everywhere because of this.
- giobox 4y agoIt can still be a lot more efficient to grab the scrollbar to jump to a section of a large document. For example, you can instantly get to say 3/4 of the way through by moving the scroll bar a very short distance, which when done with the scroll wheel or trackpad gestures could take a very long time. The scroll bar is also sometimes a nice visual cue to the size of a document you've just opened for the first time, again something the wheel/gestures don't necessarily inform. I have permanent scroll bars enabled in macOS too.
- cywick 4y agoRelated hint: Instead of dragging the scroll bar slider, you can also just option+click on the place of the scrollbar that you want to jump to.
- artificialLimbs 4y agoSome old apps have a 'slow' scroll if you just roll the wheel. Moving around large documents in them is a zen koan, designed to break your brain.
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- rendang 4y agoLooking at this very page! Using the middle mouse button takes me 3 or 4 seconds to move somewhere close to the bottom of the page, much faster and less frustrating to grab and drag the scroll bar. Is there some easier method I'm missing?
- fomine3 4y agoSometimes comfortable to drag with thumb trackball