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- Why is horizontal scrolling discouraged in web pages?
- Why are vertical scrolls are preferred to horizontal scroll?
- Is horizontal scroll good UX?
- Do people prefer to click or scroll?
Why is horizontal scrolling discouraged in web pages?
Content hidden by a horizontal scroll is at a disadvantage because even salient visual cues don't offer strong information scent: users can hardly guess what information they will get once they click on an arrow or scroll horizontally.
Why are vertical scrolls are preferred to horizontal scroll?
A study presented at WWW2009 (PDF) found that users preferred vertical scrolling because they were used to it as opposed to horizontal scrolling and some pointed out that horizontal scrolling because it "forced them to move their eyes vertically up and down the full height of the screen", which isn't the case with ...
Is horizontal scroll good UX?
Horizontal scrolling involves more effort since users typically have to move their mouse pointer to a specifically designated area on the screen and drag (while holding the mouse button) or click. In addition to this, some horizontal scrolling implementations make the design judder and hence impair user experience.
Do people prefer to click or scroll?
Some studies have shown that while clicking was once a preference, more and more people now prefer to scroll. The reason is that clicking is seen as a chore, whereas scrolling is faster and easier, especially when using mobile devices.
