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> The browser's UI should more or less be fully off the table when it comes to what a website can change, and that includes scrollbars. I have a very strong re
by donatj 3y ago
> The browser's UI should more or less be fully off the table when it comes to what a website can change, and that includes scrollbars.
I have a very strong recollection of adamantly defending IE6's ability to style scroll bars on forums in the early 2000s, whereas the Mozilla crowd at the time called it an abomination.
As an older man with both the power of hindsight and the weakness of failing sight, I can admit I was wrong. It's far too apt to abuse
- oneeyedpigeon 3y agoIf it were restricted just to style abominations, that would be one thing. It's the sites — and the libraries — that hijack the native behaviour, changing the speed / acceleration / easing of the scroll that are the really bad offenders.
- autoexec 3y agoIt's not just your eyes, we were using very different screen resolutions back then and UI was lot clunkier looking too. Having the option is nice, but being able to disable that is critical