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New Rules for Scrolling? (A ScreenCap Video)

I post a lot about specific web interfaces, documenting some of the decisions that have been made in interface design and the impact that they have on users. The only problem with this method is that you, the reader, can’t really see what I’m talking about. Sure, I can put up a few screen caps and links, but that doesn’t really cut it.

So, I had an idea. Why not use a screen recorder with integrated audio to walk through the screens? This way I’m able to speak to specific screens as you see them.

First installment: The new rules of scrolling

I’ve seen two new trends in scrolling: Automatic scrolling (on page load) and horizontal scrolling of DIV areas. In this video, we’ll take a look at a few examples and discuss how effective they are.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 at 8:43 pm and is filed under web UI, videos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “New Rules for Scrolling? (A ScreenCap Video)”

  1. Gino Says:
    March 3rd, 2007 at 9:02 pm

    Great video, Mike! Agree, the user isn’t flexible enough to allow the user to control the speed and direction of scroll, which smarter ones do. I’ve seen some that detect the position of the mouse: the further right of center one moves on the widget, the faster it should scroll right and vice versa for the left. But this begs the question if this really is the right interface to facilitate shopping or user satisfaction.

  2. Administrator Says:
    March 26th, 2007 at 7:56 pm

    Yeah, I’m not a huge fan of it personally, but it seems to be catching on to some point nonetheless. We’ll see if it lasts!

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