Firstly, I find the concept of scrolling itself a little problematic. I like to think of moving the content itself, rather than scrolling a page. The scrollbar on the screen is merely an indicator of the position of our viewport. Instead we should be pushing the content, itself, which does move virtually, anyway. It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I am wondering whether there are any usability studies out there regarding natural vs.
I tried to google the matter a bit and it seems natural scrolling took off with some Mac OS version - but remains controversial even in the Mac community. I generally find using a trackpad clumsy - mainly with regards to scrolling.
I have, however, only really used reverse scrolling. My issues are only compounded by natural scrolling, but I am wondering whether it might end up being a better experience if I invested the time needed to get used to it. I guess Apple must have had some intelligent reason for imposing a standard that needs so much getting used to on the part of their users.
IS there any evidence that natural scrolling is a switch worth making? Sadly the full article isn't publicly available, but here is their conclusion although it is hard to know what it is actually based on :. Conclusion: Scrolling in the direction of content movement yielded the best performance, and the scrolling effect was the main source of the R-E compatibility effect. R-E compatibility is Response-Effect compatibility, and more discussion on this topic can be found publicly in this article by Janczyk, M.
Apple's decision makes sense if you look at the Apple Mouse. It doesn't have a mouse wheel - the upper surface is a touchpad. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: TempusThales TempusThales. Question: Q: Question: Q: Does anyone like Natural Scrolling I have been going back and forth between natural scrolling and the original way. Anyone else using natural scrolling?
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Apple thought they'd bake this same scrolling motion into Mac OS X Lion , but they're just plain wrong. Because your computer screen is on a completely different three-dimensional axis as the surface you're touching, "natural scrolling" is jarring.
I did an experiment by tilting my laptop screen as far back as possible. Once I did that, "natural scrolling" felt more natural. Once your screen is on the same plane as the surface you're sliding your two fingers across, it works. But because your screen is oriented almost perpendicularly to the trackpad, it doesn't work.
It works when you're touching the actual content like on an iPhone or iPad , but not if your hands are manipulating a space that doesn't mentally signify what's happening on another plane. The one way natural scrolling does feel right is when you're switching between "spaces. So, natural scrolling is logical , but can we re-train our brains to get used to it while we're trying to scroll vertically? I felt helpless as I tried to adjust, and I'm a young guy with a pliable mind.
I'm not stubborn. Using Tweetdeck and multiple columns with natural scrolling was scary, because both horizontal and vertical scrolling have been flipped. I'm conflicted because part of me wants to stay productive using the tools I know, while the other part wants to adapt--or just try this new thing.
So I turned off natural scrolling and all was well. I was comfortable again.
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