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Re: Who Killed the Scrollbar?

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Post by ksaj » Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 8:05 PM UTC

redwall_hp wrote: post #268

bllguo wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

but who uses the desktop web interface? don't dropbox users use the desktop app?

Some people use it by dropping files up to share with people, and don't use the syncing capabilities. It's a reasonably common use case, I've noticed. Some people also use it like a USB dongle, and drop files up manually, then download them on computers they don't have installation privileges on.

I use it to sync the pictures and videos from my phone, which is then synced to my desktop at home, and then deleted from dropbox and thus also the phone. Automatically. If my phone gets stolen (or data deleted by some overzealous border patrol goon) it doesn't matter as much as it would have otherwise.

Re: Who Killed the Scrollbar?

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Post by batat » Sun, Oct 27, 2019, 10:54 AM UTC

bllguo wrote: post #240

cally wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, but surely the vast vast majority of dropbox's business has to come from PCs. Given how hard (and wrongly) they are pushing to be a collaborative space for work documents, I think I must be correct about this. I know it's cool and all to imagine everyone working on their phones, I just can't see that as a viable work process atm.

but who uses the desktop web interface? don't dropbox users use the desktop app?

I was forced to use web interface after app reinstall because Dropbox free account now supports only 3 linked devices (and I have 7).

Re: Who Killed the Scrollbar?

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Post by dredmorbius » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 6:06 AM UTC

jiveturkey wrote: post #198

joshstrange wrote: post #13

I actually prefer the current scollbar situation. I HATE when people hijack it but I prefer it to disappear when I don't need it. I can always scroll a tiny amount (magic mouse) to see my progress. I really do like the clearer look to UI's without the bar. > No flipping clue how long the flipping post flipping is. > No flipping way to quickly navigate to the top or bottom of the post. I've literally never had either…

TFA is about scrollbars on mobile.

Principally, yes, but not exclusively.

Re: Who Killed the Scrollbar?

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Post by account42 » Mon, Oct 28, 2019, 10:26 AM UTC

silon42 wrote: post #209

kps wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They did lose height; 1600×1200 → 1920×1080. For a while you could find 1920×1200 if you looked hard and spent more, but at the next increment everything is 16:9.

I have 2 1920x1200 and there is no reasonable upgrade except maybe something like 40" 4K (and not in retina/high dpi mode). 2560x1600 would be ok, but it's too expensive.

I went to 3840x1600 - as wide as two Full HD screens but with a bit more vertical space and no bevel in the middle.

Re: Who Killed the Scrollbar?

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Post by dpcan » Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 4:04 AM UTC

MisterBastahrd wrote: post #47

dpcan wrote: post #11

I actually think he's making a big deal out of nothing on this one. If you have a site that gets long, it would be smart to create some kind of system for jumping between sections, or scrolling up a great deal. Like Google Docs does when editing a long document. I can jump between bookmarks and pages with the "knob" on the right. But most websites don't need anything like this. It should be the job of the developer o…

I know it sounds crazy, but what if there were an ubiquitous solution that everyone was already familiar with and had used many times in the past, a solution that required little thought from developers and behaved consistently everywhere? Something like... well, a scroll bar, at least before devs started being cute and hiding them for the sole purpose of aesthetics.

Because a scroll bar taking up real estate on the right side of a phone screen that is hard to touch because it's so thin is silly.

A knob on the right that's easily grabbed and barely covers anything is better.