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because the browser scrollbar doesn't work well enough?
by zalew 13y ago
because the browser scrollbar doesn't work well enough?
- jonahx 13y agowhile i mostly agree, it does make it clearer that it's your progress across an entire article: with just the scrollbar you never know if you'll be facing "page 2, 3" links at the bottom.
- bluthru 13y agoIf the article was on one page this wouldn't be an issue.
- tjoff 13y agoIt's still an issue... I often wonder how far an article really goes. A lot of the times there are tons of content below the article, or perhaps just a long commenting thread twice as long as the article itself (or, as stated, a multiple page article (which you don't know about in advance)). I often scroll down for the sole purpose of finding out how long the article is. I really like the information the New Republic conveys (but I dislike having a bar on top like that).
- kamjam 13y agoWhat is it with these sites that break down articles into several pages? NYTimes is a particular culprit that annoys me. Does anyone find an article easier to read in this format? I presume it is to force more Ad views on people?
- mkolodny 13y agoBecause the browser scrollbar indicates where you are in the page, not your progress through an article.
- windsurfer 13y agoWhat if there are 500 comments at the end of the article?
- straws 13y agoLooks as if it's only the length of the article body. A little superfluous, but I can dig it.
- protonormal 13y agoOr you're a Mac OS or iOS user and the scrollbar will be invisible when you're not scrolling.
- bhaak 13y agoSo because one browser developer fucks over its UI, you should fuck over the UI of all other browsers, too?
- lojack 13y agobecause the browser scrollbar isn't necessarily present on a Mac.
- jimbobimbo 13y agoOn touch screens it usually disappears?
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