![]() In the physical world, stuff usually moves when you push it, that’s what our brains expect. So if it’s not moving around, why are we pushing it? Instead we should be pushing the content, itself, which does move (virtually, anyway). But our screen/viewport is almost always stationary relative to us. The scrollbar on the screen is merely an indicator of the position of our viewport. ![]() I like to think of moving the content itself, rather than scrolling a page. Natural scrolling is flat out better than reverse scrolling, and here’s why.įirstly, I find the concept of scrolling itself a little problematic. But while experimenting with different types of workstations, I got to thinking about the concepts of the two types of scrolling, and suddenly it dawned on me that I WAS WRONG! In 2011, when Apple made natural the default mode in OSX Lion, I thought it was purely a matter of preference and I was already used to reverse scrolling so I opted to stick with reverse. Many people are used to reverse scrolling, because when scroll wheels were introduced to mice, they were linked to the indicator in the scroll bar, which controlled the viewport on a page. Natural: Swipe fingers up on trackpad, magic mouse, scroll-wheel, content goes up, scrollbar goes down. Reverse: Swipe fingers up on trackpad, magic mouse, scroll-wheel, content goes down, scrollbar goes up. For those that don’t know, here’s the difference between the two: It’s because a few years ago I switched to Natural Scrolling. Occasionally, when using someone else’s laptop, I swipe my fingers up or down the trackpad to “scroll” a page up or down, and to my surprise, it move the opposite way I expect it to.
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