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Comment on Scrollbars are becoming a problem

atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

I call it the “War on Scrollbars” and I think it started when some meme about watching a teacher use a computer got popular.

I absolutely hate how tiny scrollbars have gotten. I hate how clicking in a certain spot cause the scrollbar to move slightly instead of jumping directly to where I click.

These are modern design decisions that I think shitty designers implemented because they need to feel useful. Then, autistic users who want nothing on their screen praise them for it.

It’s disgusting and I hope, one day, we can look back on how the 2010s were the worst decade for software design so far.

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Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Then, autistic users who want nothing on their screen praise them for it

What does autism have to do with scrollbars?

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scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That meme has nothing to do with scroll bars though…

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- Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Ironic that you didn’t scroll far enough to see the bit about the scroll bar 🧐
  
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  - scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Also, linking to a shitty reddit post that forces me to open an imgur link that then again forces me to click the damn picture to be able to see it well enough to read is just stupid as well.
    
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    atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    You mean… the source? Lol.
    
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  - scottywh@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Lol… The scroll wheel is vastly superior to the scroll bar so that part is just stupid.
    
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    Mr_Blott@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Christ on a bike mate, that’s the point of the comic. You need to stop skimming things and actually start reading and understanding
    
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- atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Umm… what?
  
  At the very bottom, in big bold letters, it says “NOT USING SCROLL WHEEL” when someone using the scrollbar.
  
  Lol. It feels like ya’ll just say dumb shit to get a reply.
  
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aulin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Actually dragging the scroll position indicator as in the comic is still cringe though. I fully agree with the usage of clicking to go quickly to where I want to go, but the most useful thing about a scrollbar to me is that I can look at it to know where I am in the page.

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shotgun_crab@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Why would you want to make it jump directly? You can just hold until it gets there. If the content is too long, the problem would be the designer

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- atetulo@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Lol.
  
  Rather than argue with people like you (which is a waste of time), I’d settle for a setting.
  
  Gonna block you now.
  
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  - shotgun_crab@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Nah it’s fine I think I mandela’d or gaslighted myself
    
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