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While that is a problem, it wouldn't solve the uncanny valley problem with scrolling either way. Standards for correct UI feel on iOS are extremely high, and y

While that is a problem, it wouldn't solve the uncanny valley problem with scrolling either way. Standards for correct UI feel on iOS are extremely high, and you are looking at spending more development hours trying to create a write once run everywhere platform than just writing native code.

TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
Huh? I'm talking mobile web, not HTML5-written faux-native apps.
- weixiyen 14y ago
  I see. Point still stands. Their timeline and newsfeed scrolling are still going to be problems regardless.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
    I'm unconvinced. Web pages scroll fine for me, why can't the timeline and newsfeed?
    - fauigerzigerk 14y ago
      Because it's infinite scrolling. They add stuff while you scroll. That's much more difficult to make smooth.
      - TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
        Why can't they just load when you reach the end? I've found this tends to be what happens for me, anyway.
        aeturnum 14y ago
        They could do that, but they don't want to. Their point is that web technologies can't deliver the experience they want. Telling them they want dumb things is not a legitimate response, especially as they can get the experience they want using other technology.
      - klapinat0r 14y ago
        Here's an insightful and rather good approach (at least to me when I tried to implement something along the lines of this): http://engineering.linkedin.com/linkedin-ipad-5-techniques-smooth-infinite-scrolling-html5 http://engineering.linkedin.com/linkedin-ipad-5-techniques-s...
    - grey-area 14y ago
      Scrolling and js performance differ radically between web pages in mobile safari and uiwebviews on iOS.
  - weixiyen 14y ago
    Seems like an issue they've struggled to solve unsuccessfully, and it's a pretty big problem for a core feature of their product unless they change the UI altogether for how they present the feed. Is there an example of an infinite scroll UI that pre-fetches text / image content on mobile web without the uncanny valley problem?

TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago

Huh? I'm talking mobile web, not HTML5-written faux-native apps.

weixiyen 14y ago
I see. Point still stands. Their timeline and newsfeed scrolling are still going to be problems regardless.
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
  I'm unconvinced. Web pages scroll fine for me, why can't the timeline and newsfeed?
  - fauigerzigerk 14y ago
    Because it's infinite scrolling. They add stuff while you scroll. That's much more difficult to make smooth.
    - TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
      Why can't they just load when you reach the end? I've found this tends to be what happens for me, anyway.
      - aeturnum 14y ago
        They could do that, but they don't want to. Their point is that web technologies can't deliver the experience they want. Telling them they want dumb things is not a legitimate response, especially as they can get the experience they want using other technology.
    - klapinat0r 14y ago
      Here's an insightful and rather good approach (at least to me when I tried to implement something along the lines of this): http://engineering.linkedin.com/linkedin-ipad-5-techniques-smooth-infinite-scrolling-html5 http://engineering.linkedin.com/linkedin-ipad-5-techniques-s...
  - grey-area 14y ago
    Scrolling and js performance differ radically between web pages in mobile safari and uiwebviews on iOS.
- weixiyen 14y ago
  Seems like an issue they've struggled to solve unsuccessfully, and it's a pretty big problem for a core feature of their product unless they change the UI altogether for how they present the feed. Is there an example of an infinite scroll UI that pre-fetches text / image content on mobile web without the uncanny valley problem?