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diff --git a/build/bidirectional-scrolling/index.html b/build/bidirectional-scrolling/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1007e04 --- /dev/null +++ b/build/bidirectional-scrolling/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en" id="top"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> + <title>Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both?</title> + <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> +</head> + +<nav> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> +</nav> + +<main> +<h1>Bidirectional Scrolling: Why Not Both?</h1> +<p>2020-11-09</p> +<p><em>I recently came across Adam Silver's post <a href="https://adamsilver.io/articles/bidirectional-scrolling-whats-not-to-like/">about the merits and pitfalls of bidirectional scrolling</a></em> and found myself conflicted with the design arguments put forth in the article. It's a very good article overall, and I suggest giving it a read before digging deeper into my post here.</p> +<h2>The Premise</h2> +<p>The original article argues that displaying page content via horizontal scrolling (and therefore slightly hiding interactive content) creates a few major issues:</p> +<ul> +<li>it increases the chance users won't see it</li> +<li>there's a greater reliance on digital literacy</li> +<li>it's generally more labour intensive for users</li> +</ul> +<p>Adam also makes a solid statement here:</p> +<blockquote><p>Having to scroll down and across in a zig zag fashion can be tiresome, especially for people with motor impairments.</p> +</blockquote> +<p>But I don't believe these issues create a need to completely remove the horizontal "scrolling" design altogether. You can still implement the <code>See All Items</code> category link, while allowing the horizontal content to load in <em>dynamically</em>. Balance is always key.</p> +<h2>Not All At Once, Please!</h2> +<p>So what exactly do I mean by <em>dynamically</em> loading in horizontal content?</p> +<ul> +<li>The user is shown the top 4 items in a given category</li> +<li>From there, the user can use the <code>See All Items</code> link to jump into a full category page</li> +<li>If they so desire, they can begin scroll horizontally in a given category row +<ul> +<li>Once they reach the end of the row, 4 more items will load in automatically to expand the list</li> +<li>To avoid a never-ending list, it might be best to limit total row items to ~20 items. At this point the UI could prompt the user to <code>View All Items</code> in that category.</li> +</ul> +</li> +</ul> +<p>By loading the row content in piece-by-piece, initial loads for users will be faster and subsequent list items will load quickly as well (since they would limit to a set default - in this case only 4).</p> +<h2>Final Improvements</h2> +<p>Below you can find a quick, static version of this concept. Here you can see the horizontal list items, along with their corresponding <code>See All Items</code> links. You'll have to use your imagination for how new items would load once you each the end of a horizontal row. (I'm too lazy to spend extra time building out that functionality for a hypothetical blog post)</p> +<p><a href="https://codepen.io/bradleytaunt/pen/pobxpXz">Live CodePen Example</a></p> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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