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- craigatkinson
Vertical vs horizontal?
My site - I use horizontal at present
http://www.caferoyalbooks.com/in…Someone said they didn't realise you could scroll because on their laptop they can see exactly one image so presumed that was all.
I don't want to have to add a 'scroll this way >>>' sign, I'd sooner make it vertical.
I've never really thought it was an issue but maybe it is? Any web folk with an opinion?
- prophetone0
hmmm... vertical for most applications. here's one reason why. your site is cut off at the bottom on my ipad here and there ain't no vert scrolling happenin'.
- craigatkinson0
yes, I'm using indexhibit. Same on iphone. So the left menu is cut off? but you're able to horiz scroll through the images?
- prophetone0
haha ok now i see there is but not anywhere on the right 95%... i realized that if i thumb on the very left it scrolls. but now i'm enraged and in a fetal position because of it.
- whatthefunk0
I'm of the opinion that the horizontal scroll bar should be closer to and the exact width of the frame/content being scrolled. Having it all the way at the bottom, full width, is a bit misleading and hidden - should be closer to the scrolling content imo
- detritus0
If you're relying solely on the browser's bottom-aligned scrollbar on a horizontal page, you're making a terrible mistake and should probably stick to vertical sites.
If you've got navigational aids which aid the user, then horizontal scrolling's ok.
- TOMMYxGUNN0
<strong>testing fail<strong>
- html failfadein11
- indeedTOMMYxGUNN
- more like a user failmonospaced
- TOMMYxGUNN0
<strong>testing fail</strong>
- monospaced0
I hate horizontal scroll because I can't use my mouse wheel.
- Yes you can, you ust use it differently.
Unless you've got a cheap mouse, of course.detritus - Cheap Mouse - my next bandraf
- I have a really nice mouse, actually. Using the scroll wheel doesn't do anything for the horizontal though.monospaced
- my scroll wheel used to push to the side for horiz scroll back when i used a mouse.albums
- Yes you can, you ust use it differently.