Scrollbars. Ever heard of them? They’re pretty cool. Click and drag on a scrollbar and you can move content around in a scrollable content pane. I love that shit. Every day I am scrolling on my computer, all day long. But the scrollbars are getting smaller and this is increasingly becoming a problem. I would show you screenshots but they’re so small that even screenshotting them is hard to do. And people keep making them even smaller, hiding them away, its like they don’t want you to scroll! “Ah”, they say, “that’s what the scroll wheel is for”. My friend, not everyone can use a scroll wheel or a swipe up touch screen. And me, a happy scroll-wheeler, even I would like to quickly jump around some time.
Doesn’t bother me. I’ve been using scroll wheels on desktops and the two finger swipe on laptop track pads for so long that it has to have been at least 20 years since I’ve last used a scroll bar. They could disappear entirely and I wouldn’t even notice.
Did you notice that part of the article was about people who use eye tracking to navigate? Likely people with disabilities?
Glad you’re fine with the trend. Doesn’t mean it’s okay.
I did not. I have ADHD.
I do too.
I use it as a progress bar sometimes: want to know how far down the page I am.
Didn’t really bother me till I got bit by a dog and it fucked up my pointer finger.