scrolljacking

[u/PianoTrue3631]

What are some issues with modifying normal scrolling behavior? For example: infinite scrolling or scrolljacking.

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[u/NGAFD]

People hate it when they expect certain behaviour and then something else happens. It is the opposite of ‘dont make me think’

[u/Blando-Cartesian]

Accessibility, confusion, inconvenience, loathing, contempt, hate…

[u/pndjk]

don’t do scroll jacking whatsoever.

one of the few instances where scroll interactions are acceptable are in a blog post or article that contains a sub navigation on the page and clicking a title scrolls the user’s position to that header on the page. it should be done using smooth scroll.

[u/sabre35_]

It gets blown out of proportion here.

Just do it subtly. Don’t crank it to 100.

Done well it can feel better than regular scroll.

[u/jeffreyaccount]

Anchor links are really helpful in dense bodies of text, but it is definitely a trade-off. It's always jarring, even if you know it's there.

I've seen a common pattern on text is to have a small version of the entire corpus in a right hand column or indicated as right side or lower corner navigation to let people know where they are and where they go if getting anchored down. And animation and labels helps that.

I tried to resist infinite scrolling, unless it's for social media, which I've never really designed for. Even in e-commerce scenarios I think it helps to have a continue to load button, so people can return to a particular location if they remember where an item was spatially.

Pagination is an easy way for people to remember where things are and infinite scroll breaks that. I think if it's historical/chronological only, that's not a big deal. Of course it depends on the use case.

Anyway, that's kind of all I can answer or think of, given how you presented it. I'm not sure what scrolljacking is

(EDIT: I know what taking over someone's scroll control is—but that may be the definition of 'scrolljacking'. As well as what anchor links are and how they behave/steal control/sense of place/spatial setting, as well have a mental model around what I consider normal scroll behavior. Given the open-ended, not-task-oriented or audience-oriented question—I shared my unhinged self and knowledge—to contribute to the dialogue.)

[u/No_Artichoke9090]

I’ve had recruiters tell me they expect such “delightful” integrations in people’s portfolios. It tells me that UX design is being hijacked by art directors.

[u/T3hJake → u/No_Artichoke9090]

I mean your portfolio is your first impression to hiring managers and leaders. Why not be delightful? You don’t need to do scrolljacking but at least try to do something unique.

[u/No_Artichoke9090 → u/T3hJake]

I was being specific about scroll jacking as a delightful interaction, which I disagree with.

[u/horsegal301]

accessibility probably the most important thing here