The only real problem I have with overlay scrollbars is when using GIMP. Extremely annoying behavior when you zoom in and you have to scroll. Especially bad while horizontal scroll. I don't know if it's just me...
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 7:07 PM, James Jenner <james.g.jen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Regards, > > James Jenner > > +61 402 203 344 > james.g.jen...@gmail.com > > > On 8 October 2011 02:05, Jo-Erlend Schinstad <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Den 07. okt. 2011 16:43, skrev gespert...@gmail.com: >>> >>> With visible scrollbars you know where they are, you just move your >>> pointer and use them. With hidden scrollbars, you have to aim more, >>> and sometimes you miss. >> >> And that is why this problem has been fixed, right? But the thing you have >> to aim for, has never been hidden. It's been made smaller, but not >> invisible. And it does not matter where on the scrollbar you place your >> pointer. In other words, your arguments are nearly invalid. However, I >> always felt that the scrollbar should occupy the entire edge of the screen. >> That's the way it's going to be, so it doesn't make sense to start >> complaining about that. To me, this really doesn't matter at all, since I've >> had a mouse with a scroll wheel for many years, and stopped dragging the >> scrollbars so many years ago that I can no longer remember when it was. But >> for those who do, the fix is nice. However, those who do not have these >> expectations of the system, tends to move the mouse to the visible >> scrollbars, which works well in both Natty and Oneiric. So this fix will >> mostly serve old-school Ubuntu users and not newcomers. > > Personally I like the hidden scroll bars and how they behave in maximised > windows. Being able to throw to the right and start scrolling is very nice. > However for non maximised windows with a large amount of contents then it > can be a pain to try and target the scroll bar (e.g. look at /bin with a > small window, the target area is quite small) . I don't see a problem with > how it is presented (it's easy to understand), I'm more concerned with the > effort required to hit the scroll bar. I would rather have the behaviour the > same for non-maximised windows and maximised windows, in that any part of > the right side of the window facilitates scrolling. > > Overall though I think this is a trivial matter, where you are in a view is > clear, what to target is clear and it's not a frequent activity. for me I > generally use either the page down/page up key, the mouse wheel or the two > finger swipe (I think it's two, or is it three?). Either way I really don't > think this is a big deal. > > I do agree however that there is a problem with selecting the bottom right > corner to resize. I do like the alt middle mouse button though, i would > rather use that any day over trying to hit an edge of a window to resize > (actually I use ctrl alt <num> the most now a days, far more useful). > > Just my thoughts. > > Cheers, > > James > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
