Submitted 1 year ago by KelsonV@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://artemis.sh/2023/10/12/scrollbars.html
Too narrow, hidden, minimal feedback…
Eh, scrollbars are one of my least favourite UX design choices, though I respect that some people like them and do think that they should be a reasonable size for those who do want them.
There are so many better ways to navigate vertically scaling content now (not least of which, mousewheels). I think they served a good purpose in the early days of document editors and web browsers, but they’re a bit of an easy out for poorly laid out content.
It’s so much easier to just drag a scrollbar than use the mouse wheel to go past 1000s of lines - especially if you know how far down the bit you want is!
This is true for some things, but I still much prefer a ToC or a textual search, index, etc. for the majority of cases.
I find myself much more frequently ctrl+f -ing my way to content than doing scroll-and-scan nowadays.
That is absolutely correct. Anyone who’s done office work or computer work with huge documents knows the true value of the classic scrollbar.
It is superior to the scroll wheel because it gives more powerful control over the same function, but since it is slightly harder to use than the wheel, the lazy users avoid it for mundane tasks.
nycki@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Does anyone know what text editor that is in the screenshot? Looks like vscode but less bloaty? I’m interested.
wh0se@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is Sublime Text!
I personally love it, but IntelliSense made me switch some time ago. The free version asks you to get a license every 50 or so saves, just saying that in case it bothers someone. Other than that, it’s a pretty great text editor, definitely much faster (and less bloated) than VSCode.