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Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

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Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#31

Post by shpx »

liability wrote: post #13

Ever since I started using unlock origin's cosmetic filters to remove headers, footers and sidebars from most websites I visit, the web has become a much more enjoyable place. These 'engagement hacks' do little other than make your website look cluttered and distracting, which probably gets misinterpreted as 'engagement'.

You can add https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances#one-click-... to UBlock Origin as a custom list instead of removing them yourself.

Disclaimer: I've never tried it.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#33

Post by partiallypro »

joegahona wrote: post #23

Sticky navigation on desktop that is appox the height of the Hacker News nav and does NOT include ads is fine with me. I loathe sites that have a sticky header with a 970x250 ad, however, such as the Washington Post. Sticky navigation on phones is not OK, but I actually like when the nav pops down when I scroll back up. A "peek-a-boo" nav, if you will.

Really? I feel like a navigation stuck to the top on a phone is a must. Scrolling on a phone us much more complicated and tedious than with a mouse; as long as it's small and not intrusive.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#34

Post by baroffoos »

Andrex wrote: post #30
baroffoos wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> relatively new sticky has been around since at least 2014

sticky was originally added to Chrome in 2014 behind a flag, but that implementation was removed and the feature wasn't reimplemented and released to stable until 2017. Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s.

Most other browsers had it for a long time before 2017.

>Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s.

The majority of web features are relatively new under this definition.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#35

Post by ethagnawl »

There are few things that frustrate me more than scrolling down a web page, while trying to read and article, and having the header become sticky and obscure what I'm reading.

As far as I can remember, the _only_ app I've ever seen get this exactly right (in terms of not ever obscuring text) is the New York Times' Android app.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#36

Post by iudqnolq »

shpx wrote: post #31
liability wrote: post #13

Ever since I started using unlock origin's cosmetic filters to remove headers, footers and sidebars from most websites I visit, the web has become a much more enjoyable place. These 'engagement hacks' do little other than make your website look cluttered and distracting, which probably gets misinterpreted as 'engagement'.

You can add https://github.com/yourduskquibbles/webannoyances#one-click-... to UBlock Origin as a custom list instead of removing them yourself. Disclaimer: I've never tried it.

Thanks! Just added it. For others, the list was last updated a few hours ago and successfully makes the sticky headers on ESPN and the NYT's websites (the examples listed on the README) nonsticky while leaving them usable when I'm scrolled to the top of the page.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#37

Post by [deleted] »

baroffoos wrote: post #34
Andrex wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sticky was originally added to Chrome in 2014 behind a flag, but that implementation was removed and the feature wasn't reimplemented and released to stable until 2017. Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s.

Most other browsers had it for a long time before 2017. >Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s. The majority of web features are relatively new under this definition.

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Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#39

Post by Andrex »

baroffoos wrote: post #34
Andrex wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

sticky was originally added to Chrome in 2014 behind a flag, but that implementation was removed and the feature wasn't reimplemented and released to stable until 2017. Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s.

Most other browsers had it for a long time before 2017. >Also "relatively new" is still accurate in web terms, which has specifications dating to the 90s. The majority of web features are relatively new under this definition.

"a long time" = a maximum of three years?

I think the two of us just disagree on how spans of time should be labelled.

Re: Kill Sticky Headers (2013)

#40

Post by dezren39 »

dezren39 wrote: post #38

One of the most annoying parts of AWS Console is that you can 'x' them but there is no 'hide always'.

OK I updated their script to work with AWS Flashbar. :-)

  javascript:(function()%7B(function () %7Bvar i%2C elements %3D document.querySelectorAll('body *')%3Bfor (i %3D 0%3B i
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