Ok so I'm watching Babylon 5 now and it's all @ghoulpus’s fault.
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Upgraded all of my internet gear down to the ethernet cables. Hopefully this finally solves the terrible coverage in my house. But why do these fancy routers need to look like alien tech from sci-fi?
I had scrollbars on the brain and I’m trying to write more, so here are some thoughts about the mighty scrollbar as a slowly dying UI control. #WebDev #a11y #ui #design
https://blakewatson.com/journal/neglecting-the-scrollbar-a-costly-trend-in-ui-design/
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The opening keyboard synths on Everything In Its Right Place. Bliss I tell you. https://open.spotify.com/track/2kRFrWaLWiKq48YYVdGcm8?si=486878dc56ed43be
Anyone who uses or knows about screen readers… do they support scrollbars decently? Do they announce anything about length of the page or your current location on a page?
Just curious if the visual feedback scrollbars offer is represented by screen readers.
ChatGPT just wrote me a beautiful short post about the merits of the scrollbar as a UI control. Guess I’ll toss it and write a rambly-yet-passionate one instead. 😓
I keep saying this but… UI developers, please remember that the scrollbar isn’t only a visual indicator but a draggable, interactive control.
Don’t hide it with no easy way to reveal it. And please don’t make it so thin that it’s unduly difficult to click (yes some ppl use scrollbars this way).
Don’t assume a scroll wheel/ball/gesture is 100% available or accessible to the user.
How many frontend engineers does it take to make an icon link in Vuetify? Turns out it’s 5.
I shouldn’t be surprised, but it’s amazing how much nicer RSS feeds and a Mastodon account is than mindlessly scrolling Twitter.
I see the light at the end of the tunnel…
Got a nice little planet avatar from @heyheymomo! Using for my omg.lol Discord avatar.
Currently lost somewhere deep down in a recursive Vue component hell.
Web-based apps have the powerful ability to be styled by the user (via user CSS styles). I'm wondering if there are any apps out there that purposely style their interface so that it is conducive to user customization.
In order to continue receiving personal care services (which are necessary for me to live and work) I have to make bad financial decisions like turning down my employer’s 401(k) plan. RIP 💀 🇺🇸
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Pulling my hair out over here trying to reliably reproduce Schrodinger’s bug.
I always hear, "When they go low, we get high." 🌿
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Fangs! is a sci-fi fantasy concept album. It tells a story in bits and pieces. To this day the fans are trying to figure out what it all means. https://open.spotify.com/album/06Ea5K0IZ4EZP7b3j9zl8G?si=qTXpjyDYQkyW6JiucvVECQ
I still haven't gotten around to writing a blog post about scrollbars. But it is definitely a Thing—websites and applications as a general trend are neglecting this extremely useful bit of user interface.
As an aside, shoutout to @chriscoyier for this big chonker of a scrollbar. https://chriscoyier.net/ 🧡