Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i...
by Bud on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @08:59PM
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point 1: Agree. This is an issue, although I find it mitigated by the fact that you can still grab the handle and scroll more precisely with that.
point 2: Agree, but I think on balance in most situations, I'd rather have this than the old system. I have a feeling this can and will be refined somehow.
point 3: Agree, but there were annoyances with the old scrollbars, too, although somewhat less obvious ones.
point 4: It often is still obvious from context; for instance, alphabetized lists whose visible contents end in items beginning with "b" are a hint. :)
point 2: Agree, but I think on balance in most situations, I'd rather have this than the old system. I have a feeling this can and will be refined somehow.
point 3: Agree, but there were annoyances with the old scrollbars, too, although somewhat less obvious ones.
point 4: It often is still obvious from context; for instance, alphabetized lists whose visible contents end in items beginning with "b" are a hint. :)