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Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by paulmd »

janlukacs wrote: post #31
marcodiego wrote: post #10

I'd love if my cellphone had a lateral button like old portable radios had to adjust the volume but with the sole purpose of scrolling. Scrolling on the screen is annoying, my finger covers the content and I must be careful not to click something. I really can't believe I'm the only one desiring such a thing.

you're welcome: https://www.gsmarena.com/flashback_sony_ericsson_p910-news-5... lateral scroll wheel. awesome phone: https://fdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/news/21/08/sony-ericsson-p9...

sorry nerd, no t9 = no buy, how am I supposed to text under the desk at school without t9???

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

#122

Post by paulmd »

outofpaper wrote: post #20
enderfusion wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I thought that when I started this thing. Turns out, every device implements slightly different flavors of USB-HID in their drivers. It's a complete shitshow under the hood. I'm trying to get iOS working, but it's so opaque compared to Android. I have achieved limited functionality with iOS, but it's not the buttery smooth action I can get on PC or Android. https://x.com/andrewmccalip/status/1781674889679982991

Just clone the scroll messaging from any old generic that works already. MiM for the easy win.

A lot of generics (and name brands!) really don’t work right though. Scroll wheel is a mess in macOS.

Logi ergo scroll wheel doesn’t work. ProtoArc M01 works for a bit then stops working after a few minutes. Logi M575 works flawlessly.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by rossant »

yaky wrote: post #39
marcodiego wrote: post #10

I'd love if my cellphone had a lateral button like old portable radios had to adjust the volume but with the sole purpose of scrolling. Scrolling on the screen is annoying, my finger covers the content and I must be careful not to click something. I really can't believe I'm the only one desiring such a thing.

Some old (pre-smart, pre-camera, chunky ones with small B&W LCD screens) cell phones had a side scrollwheel that was used for menu navigation. I think it was clickable too. The only more modern take on that that I know of was Marshall's "audiophile" Android phone [0] from 2015, which had a side scrollwheel for volume, but not sure if it was used for navigation. 0: https://m.gsmarena.com/marshalls_new_smartphone_is_ev…

My first cellphone (Sony) had this. I think it was https://images.app.goo.gl/Xc1RtzQSurxcFktt7 I even wonder if there wasn't haptic feedback. It was so cool at the time and I still miss it.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

#124

Post by rossant »

p0w3n3d wrote: post #43

One of the best UIs I've ever used was on Sony phone with a scroller-button. Scroller was to choose the option and button underneath (you pushed the scroller) was to select. Very fast, easy to learn and usable.

I agree, I still miss it 20 years later.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by ffsm8 »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #77
bagels wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A loud audible ratchet mechanism. Just to add to the annoyance.

A ratchet that physically prevents reversing, but still have the firmware support reverse scrolling. I love the idea of a digital product that if broken in just the right way behaves as expected given intuition from the physical world.

The best thing about such a rachet would be that it could still allow a tiny amount of scrolling. Just enough for the user to know that it could scroll up... if the lock didn't kick in

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

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Post by kulor »

roblh wrote: post #33

I love it. I think it would be even funnier if you made it only scroll in one direction (downwards) to remove any possible semblance of being useful.

Surely scrolling back is in the pro subscription plan?

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

#129

Post by themoonisachees »

oooyay wrote: post #91
blfr wrote: post #3

Amazing. I'm glad you don't ship outside of the US 'cause I would be insanely tempted to buy this completely superfluous gadget. Love everything about it, from the idea and its negative utility to design and materials. Are there any details available? Dimensions, charging, etc? Actually, this can be used as a presentation clicker, right? There you go, business expense.

I really like imagining how people of the future (like hundreds of years in the future) looking at our current culture and technology will try to interpret things that I seem to get without thinking. Like, if they dug up my home and found this thing sitting in a drawer what kind of wild theories would they come up before they eventually realized, "This human valued something that actually did less than nothing."

I mean, usually when archeologists don't understand a device they just end up chucking it in the "religious device" bin. Not that would exactly be wrong here, but you know.

Re: Doomscroller.xyz

#130

Post by eimrine »

buzer wrote: post #27

Honestly, I'm a bit tempted. I read quite a bit on my laptop while lying down and my arms are always in a bit of awkward position in order to scroll. I have been thinking of getting one of those presenter tools. The only downsides are price & lack of click.

Why the hell do you need a click while lying down and reading? If you needs a device which scrolls and clicks you already have a mouse.

Think about those who reads in transport, if you will take a BT mouse that there are high chances that some unwanted clicks will happen all the time.

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