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- Is horizontal or vertical scrolling better?
- Is horizontal scroll good?
- What does horizontal scrolling mean?
- Why are vertical scrolls are preferred to horizontal scroll?
Is horizontal or vertical scrolling better?
The Appeal of Horizontal Scrolling
The dominant standard for moving through long pages of content on desktop sites is by scrolling vertically. The conventional mouse and the scroll wheel make it easy for people to scroll up and down, thus reinforcing the pattern.
Is horizontal scroll good?
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.
What does horizontal scrolling mean?
Horizontal scrolling is a one-page navigation method designers can use. In this method, users can use different functionalities on a page to scroll right or left, to see more information within the container or window. Users scroll horizontally by clicking on a scroll bar and dragging it with their mouse or finger.
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 ...
