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I have seen infinite scroll paradigms that simply load the next bit of content, causing the page to elongate, causing the bar to shrink and reposition. This is
by criley2 4y ago
I have seen infinite scroll paradigms that simply load the next bit of content, causing the page to elongate, causing the bar to shrink and reposition. This is fine to me as the bar remains in exact sync with the document.
I also think the scroll bar is an entirely desktop tool, and as infinite scrolling most benefits mobile, this is a moot point. Nobody on mobile uses the scroll bar.
Personally, as a middle-click-and-hold'er, I do not use the scroll bar. I just went through my pages and frankly I'm surprised how the bar looks. I honestly never look at it or use it.
As this article demonstrates the scrolling on mobile as well, I have to point out that your complaints are sadly more of edge cases w.r.t. to the products we're making for the general public.
- d0gbread 4y agoI use the scrollbar on mobile. It's a way to quickly navigate to a section of a particularly large document that would take tons of swiping. Not a frequent use case but an absolute necessity on occasion.
- criley2 4y agoInteresting, none of my mobile browsers even have a scroll bar.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoAn autohiding scroll bar is still a scroll bar.
- criley2 4y agoI legitimately cannot get Chrome for Android to show a scroll bar under any circumstance. Android 13 / pixel 6 pro / Chrome, there is simply no scroll bar on any page no matter what. EDIT: Ah! I see it! I have a curved screen and the 1 px thin "bar" is only on the curved edge of the screen which catches the light and isn't visible. Fair enough.
- Wowfunhappy 4y agoWow! Okay, well that's dumb, never mind then!