On: Scrollbars are becoming a problem

[bsder]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the bane that is "progressive scrolling".

"No, we won't actually load the text at the bottom of the scollbar until you scroll down to it--and we'll only load it in a dribble." @#$%^&*()_+!

[bentcorner → bsder]

I recall a site that had progressive scrolling and some content in a footer I was trying to get to...

[BLKNSLVR → bentcorner]

Been there done that.

You have to scroll faster than the combination of bandwidth size and JS computation. Turn it into a game: visit the site progressively working backwards through your old phones until you can 'win'.

Then see if you've got time to take a screenshot.

If you actually need to click a link in the footer the only way to win is not to play.

[aembleton → BLKNSLVR]

Or turn off js

[a_e_k → bsder]

I hate this about the New Outlook, especially since I like to sort new messages to the bottom.

And if I go to a different folder and back I have to deal with it all over again.

[toyg → bsder]

Even better: automatic infinite scrolling. Wanna click on something in the footer, where useful contact details can typically be found? Ooops too late, it's gone!

[Sohcahtoa82 → bsder]

Some sites do this and it's broken in that you have to scroll past it before it displays.

[kps → bsder]

Breaks searching, too.