Scrollbars. Ever heard of them? They’re pretty cool. Click and drag on a scrollbar and you can move content around in a scrollable content pane. I love that shit. Every day I am scrolling on my computer, all day long. But the scrollbars are getting smaller and this is increasingly becoming a problem. I would show you screenshots but they’re so small that even screenshotting them is hard to do. And people keep making them even smaller, hiding them away, its like they don’t want you to scroll! “Ah”, they say, “that’s what the scroll wheel is for”. My friend, not everyone can use a scroll wheel or a swipe up touch screen. And me, a happy scroll-wheeler, even I would like to quickly jump around some time.

Too narrow, hidden, minimal feedback…

  • @deleted@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3•2 years ago

    I see.

    So, is there a better alternative to ribbons?

    I am a developer and I am genuinely interested to know if there’s a better way to make frequently used buttons accessible.

      • @ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7•2 years ago

        Menus are a simple, elegant and time effective way of organizing a complex GUI

        I think what killed menus are all the people who can’t fucking read.

    • @ubermeisters@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•2 years ago

      I had no issues with the style before ribbons.

      Best way I can put it is by comparing the CAD programs I use. Go look up (PC not Mac) screenshots of Autocad2023 versus Rhino7. I prefer Rhino7, and it’s everything to do with how tools are organized, nothing to do with the massive color differences, or command prompt location. Of course, both are highly customizable.

      I also really like Photoshop’s layout, and Blender in theory, bit not in practice (idk why, maybe just too many things overall everywhere).

      I concede the issue here is that I use programs that are very visual based, so when I switch to primarily text programs, the lack of real-estate is very frustrating. I doubt that I am alone in this however, the overall population is admittedly increasingly visual.

      • @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        8•2 years ago

        I’m 100% with you on all of this! Just give me a classic windows menu at the top. I don’t want any ribbons, side bars, hovering bullshit that covers what I’m working on… Everything should have a keyboard shortcut. Everything should have visibility options.