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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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Post by waltpad »

cool-RR wrote: 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…

Seriously though, the Opera web browser has this functionality built in, but it's a "toggle" back to top, by just clicking on the tab title.

It's very useful on web sites like HN, when you don't want to lose where you are in the thread, yet need to go back to the top to have a second look at the topic for instance.

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

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Post by encom »

xrd wrote: post #29

How many other people are quitting web development after seeing this? I think the work is done, there isn't anything else needed here.

What's the opposite of development?

I think we need web un-development to get us out of this javascript tar pit.

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

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Post by fphilipe »

cool-RR wrote: 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…

I was quite amazed when I found out that not all developer colleagues of mine knew the "Home" button.

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

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Post by ss3000 »

gchokov wrote: post #30

It woke up my wife, as I tried it on my phone when the stupid elevator music played it out loud :/ In all seriousness, I hope this will not become another 250kb JS framework we use in our projects..

The music gave me a small heart attack as well since I was just watching a movie earlier and had my volume turned way up.

Had a good laugh about it afterwards haha...

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

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Post by jspash »

supermatt wrote: post #69
cool-RR wrote: 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…

Cant tell if this is sarcasm or not, but "Home" key does this...

The Home key is fine if you're on a PC. On a Mac the only time you'll see one is on some extended external keyboards. It's rare, if nonexistent on Mac laptops.

So you need to press Cmd+Up. Yes, it's two keys instead of one but I would argue it's actually quicker since they are both usually located on the bottom row, meaning there is less distance for your hand to travel.

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

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Post by fluential »

GoodJokes wrote: post #86
colmvp wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Hacker News attracts a lot of readers who THINK they are smart or whatever that means.

Boom egos shaken
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