I wonder if you could address some of the "I feel lost" problems by displaying tick marks in or near the scrollbar at every point that the user stops scrolling. So if you see one full page, then scroll down, the size and position of the scrollbar thumb may change, but you could add a permanent tick mark that would maintain its relative position. In this way I wonder if you could at least maintain some context to where you've been and how much you've already seen. Perhaps a way to bookmark the ticks to allow a way to jump back might be another idea.
Why am I saying this? Because as distracting as it is now to use it, I think it could be a much more natural interface paradigm, if it can be implemented correctly. Does anyone remember when dropdown menus were new, and they were all kludgy and awkward? Thats where I think the infinite scroll is right now. Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46939 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
