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> Umm, scrollbars nowadays are just to indicate something is scrollable. Which makes the often-default behaviour to autohide them all the more ridiculous! > T
by oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
> Umm, scrollbars nowadays are just to indicate something is scrollable.
Which makes the often-default behaviour to autohide them all the more ridiculous!
> Touch devices: swipe the content.
Agreed; scrolling is one of the things that touch input just beats everything else at hands down.
> Laptops... Desktops...
Those still lack the 'click to move instantly to given point in document' functionality, right?
- cabirum 3y agoScrollbars were never meant to jump instantly anywhere. They are intended for progressive movement in either direction. It's a much more recent feature implemented as "minimap" in several IDEs. The difference is that minimap actually renders preview of the content to jump to, so you don't jump blind. Add: autohide is there because oftentimes it is obvious content can be scrolled by observing it does not fit entirely in the viewbox.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y agoIt's quite possible to have the best of both worlds, with arrow icons for progressive movement and clicking the bar to jump instantly.
- NekkoDroid 3y agonot just that, but for example my mousewheels sensor is basically unusable (when I scroll either direction its just roulette if it wants to scroll up or down or a mix of both) so I often use the middle mouse click to scroll... ends up not a lot of applications other than browser based ones support this.