Posted by Benjamin Niemann on 10/19/06 18:03
kdarling@basit.com wrote:
>
> Dylan Parry wrote:
>> richard wrote:
>> > Just wondering if there was a way to place the scollbar on the left
>> > side rather than the default right side.
>>
>> No, and your users would not expect to find it there either.
>
> But just to show that there are cases for it:
>
> Left-handed users on a touchscreen PDA would love to have the option of
> a left hand scrollbar. There's nothing worse than having to cover the
> screen with your hand when trying to scroll with your left fingertip.
>
> (Which is also the reason good touchscreen web apps put the menu at the
> bottom of the screen... so your hand doesn't cover everything while
> making a choice.)
But this should be an option for the user - and a good one, as you showed.
How should a document author know, if users are left- or right-handed?
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Benjamin Niemann
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