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Curious if anyone actually agrees with the supposed benefits of scroll hijacking. I find it jarring and always hate this effect when I come across it. > Scroll
by markisus 4y ago
Curious if anyone actually agrees with the supposed benefits of scroll hijacking. I find it jarring and always hate this effect when I come across it.
> Scroll canceling enables you to animate objects that don't scroll with the page.The event is locked to the vertical scroll position, but the animation doesn't scroll vertically.It's enjoyable for the user and gives them a sense of control over their experience — always a way to keep your visitors interested. As you can see, it's a lot of fun — and we've only scratched the surface!
- chii 4y agoit's acceptable to scroll jack if the site curates that experience specifically for a specific purpose that the user would enjoy. It's not really good for a general, informational website.
- AndrewSwift 4y agoI agree, and in fact I only added this feature because a client requested it ;-) but I'm glad it did because it can be fun if it's done right. It can be very user-hostile, and reminds me of criticisms of Flash. I obviously can't control what our users will do, but my own guiding principle is that the user should always feel in absolute control of the page. I've been to so many sites where there's essentially a small movie that you scrub through by scrolling, and it makes it impossible to navigate normally or jump to the content you want.
- ChymeraXYZ 4y agoI have personally not seen one single case where the website managed to do that. Ever.