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For a site whose UX relies on scrolling, that's a horribly done scroll

whiteboardr 4y ago
For those who do not want to scroll, here’s an absolutely brilliant video illustrating the scale: https://youtu.be/zR3Igc3Rhfg https://youtu.be/zR3Igc3Rhfg
- matesz 4y ago
  That is indeed beautiful video!
qwertox 4y ago
Tip: Get a mouse with a free-spinning wheel like the Logitech MX Anywhere 2s. The difference is analogous to using SSD vs. HDD.
edngibson 4y ago
A tip - hold down the middle mouse button down and move your mouse around. It's scroll speed is variable dependent on how far your mouse is away from the origin point, so it's quite useful. You can clear the entire screen in around 15 seconds if you go max speed!
- forgotpwd16 4y ago
  For Linux users, browsers disable this behavior by default because it interacts weirdly with middle click paste. To enable on Firefox) search "autoscroll" in settings, Chrome) run with `--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll` (also there's an extension for it if anyone finds the message shown at start annoying).
a3w 4y ago
Forces me to scroll half a physical meter per 20 sun diameters on my mouse wheel. Aborted.
- hakcermani 4y ago
  The planets are clickable on top ..
- quickthrower2 4y ago
  That is part of the art. Planet hopping is not considered convenient. Would be worse if you had to follow the rockets path!
  - a3w 4y ago
    To specify: Aborted due to pain in my right hand while scrolling. I did get a CT scan of that hand due to a sporting accident, though, and it got better a few weeks later. Also, my OS usually allows me to change line skips per mouse wheel increment to three quarters of a page. That does not seem to work here. Agreed, my other mouse is free-scrolling, it would be fun to scroll huge distances (IN SPACE!) there. I initially found none of the helpers that scroll somewhere, but thanks for all the tips here and in other replies.
jeroenhd 4y ago
There's a "light speed" button at the bottom (only worked when I disabled anti tracker mode in my browser) that will scroll for you at the equivalent of light speed. No tired fingers! The downside is that you'll be waiting 4:47:50.88 to reach Pluto. Alternatively, there's a planet browser on the top, but that kind of "cheating" kind of diminishes the point of the website. Personally, I would've liked the website to scroll vertically instead. Shift+scroll isn't difficult, but it's a trick many people don't know about so relying on it (or on a touch screen, or a scroll bar at the bottom that completely defeats the sense of scale that scrolling leaves behind) is a bit annoying.
darkwater 4y ago
You can use arrow keys as well, really convenient.

For those who do not want to scroll, here’s an absolutely brilliant video illustrating the scale: https://youtu.be/zR3Igc3Rhfg https://youtu.be/zR3Igc3Rhfg

matesz 4y ago
That is indeed beautiful video!

qwertox 4y ago

Tip: Get a mouse with a free-spinning wheel like the Logitech MX Anywhere 2s. The difference is analogous to using SSD vs. HDD.

edngibson 4y ago

A tip - hold down the middle mouse button down and move your mouse around. It's scroll speed is variable dependent on how far your mouse is away from the origin point, so it's quite useful. You can clear the entire screen in around 15 seconds if you go max speed!

forgotpwd16 4y ago
For Linux users, browsers disable this behavior by default because it interacts weirdly with middle click paste. To enable on Firefox) search "autoscroll" in settings, Chrome) run with `--enable-blink-features=MiddleClickAutoscroll` (also there's an extension for it if anyone finds the message shown at start annoying).

a3w 4y ago

Forces me to scroll half a physical meter per 20 sun diameters on my mouse wheel. Aborted.

hakcermani 4y ago
The planets are clickable on top ..
quickthrower2 4y ago
That is part of the art. Planet hopping is not considered convenient. Would be worse if you had to follow the rockets path!
- a3w 4y ago
  To specify: Aborted due to pain in my right hand while scrolling. I did get a CT scan of that hand due to a sporting accident, though, and it got better a few weeks later. Also, my OS usually allows me to change line skips per mouse wheel increment to three quarters of a page. That does not seem to work here. Agreed, my other mouse is free-scrolling, it would be fun to scroll huge distances (IN SPACE!) there. I initially found none of the helpers that scroll somewhere, but thanks for all the tips here and in other replies.

jeroenhd 4y ago

There's a "light speed" button at the bottom (only worked when I disabled anti tracker mode in my browser) that will scroll for you at the equivalent of light speed. No tired fingers! The downside is that you'll be waiting 4:47:50.88 to reach Pluto. Alternatively, there's a planet browser on the top, but that kind of "cheating" kind of diminishes the point of the website. Personally, I would've liked the website to scroll vertically instead. Shift+scroll isn't difficult, but it's a trick many people don't know about so relying on it (or on a touch screen, or a scroll bar at the bottom that completely defeats the sense of scale that scrolling leaves behind) is a bit annoying.

darkwater 4y ago

You can use arrow keys as well, really convenient.