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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 cool-RR »

retube wrote: post #156
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…

After 20 years of using keyboards, I have, thanks to this comment, discovered the "Home" button.

This amazes me. Thanks for your honesty, there are probably millions of people who are in the same position. While you're looking down, wouldn't hurt to look at all the different keys and give them a try.

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

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Post by easygenes »

yolomcsuperswag wrote: post #154
jasonkester wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It still amazes me that people tolerate that as a substitute. It's a key combo that requires two hands, for what on a regular keyboard is one finger. Perhaps Mac people never hold a cup of coffee in their hand while using a computer?

Accelerated scrolling makes the home key superfluous. Just scroll "fast".

Yeah, unless the doc is dozens+ pages long. Say, a book on a single page. Then it’s real nice to have a key sequence to get around. Going to the start or end of a long document is an infrequent enough operation I think a two hand sequence is fine.

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

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Post by retube »

cool-RR wrote: post #161
retube wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After 20 years of using keyboards, I have, thanks to this comment, discovered the "Home" button.

This amazes me. Thanks for your honesty, there are probably millions of people who are in the same position. While you're looking down, wouldn't hurt to look at all the different keys and give them a try.

Thanks. And now I have discovered the "End" button!

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

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Post by vimslayer »

cool-RR wrote: post #161
retube wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After 20 years of using keyboards, I have, thanks to this comment, discovered the "Home" button.

This amazes me. Thanks for your honesty, there are probably millions of people who are in the same position. While you're looking down, wouldn't hurt to look at all the different keys and give them a try.

* tries a "Wi-Fi toggle" button, looses internet and is unable to google for help

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

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Post by Kuraj »

ithkuil wrote: post #78
mrunkel wrote: post #75

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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

I always felt that this diluted the sarcasm and was a bit like explaining a joke

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

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Post by smichel17 »

jasonkester wrote: post #119
FractalParadigm wrote: post #114

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If I'm not mistaken, Fn + Left Arrow is Home on a Mac. Similar to Fn + up/down is Page Up/Down, and IIRC Fn + Right is End.

It still amazes me that people tolerate that as a substitute. It's a key combo that requires two hands, for what on a regular keyboard is one finger. Perhaps Mac people never hold a cup of coffee in their hand while using a computer?

On my old Dell xps 14 laptop, the function button was close to the arrow keys, making it very convenient to use one-handed. I actually preferred it to a separate home button, because, in a text box, I often want to jump to the start/end of a line and then move a word or two inward -- do-able using control+arrows. It was almost as good as vim, although of course I had to take my hand off the home row.

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

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Post by raxxorrax »

yolomcsuperswag wrote: post #154
jasonkester wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It still amazes me that people tolerate that as a substitute. It's a key combo that requires two hands, for what on a regular keyboard is one finger. Perhaps Mac people never hold a cup of coffee in their hand while using a computer?

Accelerated scrolling makes the home key superfluous. Just scroll "fast".

I use both home and end constantly while coding. Writing text not so much, but it still does happen. Sure, you could do without, but...

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

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Post by aglionby »

jasonkester wrote: post #119
FractalParadigm wrote: post #114

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I'm not mistaken, Fn + Left Arrow is Home on a Mac. Similar to Fn + up/down is Page Up/Down, and IIRC Fn + Right is End.

It still amazes me that people tolerate that as a substitute. It's a key combo that requires two hands, for what on a regular keyboard is one finger. Perhaps Mac people never hold a cup of coffee in their hand while using a computer?

Home and end are most useful for me when I'm writing or programming, so both of my hands are on the keyboard anyway. I think I actually find these key combos more useful than a dedicated home or end button, as I'd have to move my hands a lot further for those.
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