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

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Post by AnonC »

TomJansen wrote: post #201
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 know that it a dedicated button for keyboards, but on phone keyboards this is still a missing functionality which I really miss!

At least on iPhone, tapping the status bar on the top of the screen usually scrolls to the top for all (well developed) applications that have a vertical scrolling view, but just web pages.

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Post by izzydata »

encom wrote: post #92
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.

Clearly it would be velopment.

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Post by CGamesPlay »

derefr wrote: post #202
retube wrote: post #156

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

For Apple 101-key keyboard users, who don’t have a “Home” key: try Cmd+Up (and Cmd+Down.) Bonus: also try Ctrl+E (and Ctrl+A) in text fields, or on the command-line. (Both of these carry over to iOS, if you’re curious. I just tested them with the iPad keyboard-folio thing.)

The actual keys are Fn+Left and Fn+End for Home and End (Fn+Up is PageUp, etc). These will also work in Terminal apps or other places that don’t have specific Cmd-Up / Down bindings.

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Post by qmmmur »

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?

Personally, I don't get caught up on pressing two buttons on my keyboard at the same time in the circumstance I'm literally doing something else.

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Post by AnonC »

FractalParadigm wrote: post #114
wojcikstefan wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Plenty of Mac users out there without a “Home” button.

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.

Also, use Up Arrow to go to the beginning of the line and Down Arrow to go to the end of the line on single line text boxes (I use it often on browser address bars).

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Post by [deleted] »

bbx wrote: post #87
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…

The first half of your comment could have been sarcasm. But the second part, with the exclamation point, definitely sold it. Sarcasm is definitely not impossible to detect in writing. You just to have to trust people and give them the benefit of the doubt.

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Post by Hurtak »

Mirioron wrote: post #9

This is pretty funny, but God do I hate back to the top buttons. I'm reading a story on a page with a back to the top button. I get distracted in real life and change the grip on my phone. I look back at my phone to continue reading and I'm at the top of the page. Now I have to find where I was again. I've probably lost more time from accidentally hitting the back to the top button than the button has saved me time.…

I think this is just problem in general with touch devices. Also the way modern apps are designed, where almost everything is button, does not help. See mobile twitter, for example, close to 100% of the screen is link of button that does something.

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Post by Kronen »

mrunkel wrote: post #75
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…

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.

Hahaha you must be american, right? USA is not the whole world hihihi

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Post by read_if_gay_ »

AnonC wrote: post #215
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.

Also, use Up Arrow to go to the beginning of the line and Down Arrow to go to the end of the line on single line text boxes (I use it often on browser address bars).

Also, system-wide in basically any text field, cmd+left/right does the same, and alt+left/right moves the cursor to the previous/next word.

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Post by 52-6F-62 »

esperent wrote: post #139
fnordsensei wrote: post #125

Very good, but it should also be non-functioning 60% of the time due to repairs and/or inspections.

I'm trying to think of times when I've seen a non-functional elevator and can't think of one.

Come live in my building... we're usually operating at half-capacity. Presently we're down to 1/4 elevators for a 32-story residential building. It's a little on the frustrating side.

Our elevators break down quarterly, and for some reason the wait for Otis-approved parts is weeks to months at a time.

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