Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user interface design?

Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i... by jaylevitt on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:05PM (#3218529)

But what percentage of Lion users are on touch screens?

Zero?

Edit: For some reason I'd read the parent as saying that you didn't need visual feedback on a touch screen, which of course, you still don't have with a trackpad. Not sure how I got that.

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Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i... by j79 on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:35PM (#3218601)

While it's not a touch screen, the track pads on MacBook Pros and the Magic TrackPad for desktops provide many of the touch gestures found on touch devices. So, touch screens? Maybe zero. Touch enabled? Plenty!

And, to be honest, touch gestures in general are a very welcomed change to the OS. I find the use of a mouse only needed for precision control (say, graphical work or gaming!)

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Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i... by jaylevitt on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @10:02PM (#3218676)

Yep - in fact, I switched from a Mac Pro to a MacBook Pro largely because there was no way, at the time, to get a multitouch trackpad. I love the gestures.

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Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i... by Groxx on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:34PM (#3218594)

And what percentage of Lion users have multi-touch trackpads that allow the same gestures?

Probably around 90.

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Re:Scrollbars: Why is Apple eradicating a linchpin of user i... by willifred on Wednesday November 09, 2011 @09:34PM (#3218595)

But I'd wager that most Lion users have a pointing device that enables easy scrolling: a trackpad, magic mouse, magic trackpad, or a mouse with a scroll wheel.

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