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Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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Re: Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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The "back to top" functionality is so useful in web pages. I wish they would make a dedicated button on keyboards that just takes you to the top of the page. Better yet, it can work in other apps too! It could, for example, take you to the beginning of a line when you're writing text. Edit: Wow, I thought I was going the extra mile to make the joke obvious by saying the key should also take you to the beginning of a…

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Re: Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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Is there any way to tell Chrome not to make sound unless I explicitly want it? Maybe I have less tolerance than most people, but I just can't stand it when my computer makes unexpected noise.

There is a setting or an extension I use to mute all sites by default. You can then whitelist domains one by one. It’s a lifesaver.

Re: Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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post #68

The "back to top" functionality is so useful in web pages. I wish they would make a dedicated button on keyboards that just takes you to the top of the page. Better yet, it can work in other apps too! It could, for example, take you to the beginning of a line when you're writing text. Edit: Wow, I thought I was going the extra mile to make the joke obvious by saying the key should also take you to the beginning of a…

Sarcasm is nearly impossible to detect in writing.

A tip: If it seems the whole world is a problem, it's probably not the world that is the problem.

Re: Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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post #75
post #68

The "back to top" functionality is so useful in web pages. I wish they would make a dedicated button on keyboards that just takes you to the top of the page. Better yet, it can work in other apps too! It could, for example, take you to the beginning of a line when you're writing text. Edit: Wow, I thought I was going the extra mile to make the joke obvious by saying the key should also take you to the beginning of a…

Sarcasm is nearly impossible to detect in writing. A tip: If it seems the whole world is a problem, it's probably not the world that is the problem.

Yeah, I wish somebody invented a sarcasm punctuation mark /s

Re: Elevator.js – A “back to top” button that behaves like a real elevator

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post #68

The "back to top" functionality is so useful in web pages. I wish they would make a dedicated button on keyboards that just takes you to the top of the page. Better yet, it can work in other apps too! It could, for example, take you to the beginning of a line when you're writing text. Edit: Wow, I thought I was going the extra mile to make the joke obvious by saying the key should also take you to the beginning of a…

Hacker News attracts a lot of smart readers, so I'm kind of surprised that your comment actually 'fooled' people. It was very obvious sarcasm.
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