[hn_acc1]

As I age, this x1000. Even simple slack app on my windows laptop - clicking in the overview scroll bar is NOT "move down a page". It seems to be "the longer you click, the further it moves" or something equally disgusting. Usually, I dock my laptop and use an external mouse with wheel, and it's easy to do what I want. With a touchpad? Forget it.. I'm clicking 20x to get it to move to the top - IF I can hit the 5-pixel-wide scrollbar. There's no easy way to increase scrollbar size anymore either..

It's like dark patterns are the ONLY pattern these days.. WTF did we go wrong?

[BobbyTables2]

Indeed.

Win95 was peak UI design.

I don’t understand modern trends.

[LtWorf]

I created localslackirc to keep using IRC and not have to deal with slack :D

[fragmede]

With a touchpad? Use two fingers to scroll (also works horizontally). Who's managing to hit a tiny scrollbar that disappears with a touchpad‽

[mjevans]

They just aren't as good at detecting real physical contact as a nice physical mouse is at responding to movement and pressure.

[fragmede]

I mean, maybe but the question wasn't what is the superior general pointing device (trackball ftw if you ask me) though, but how to scroll using a trackpad without tearing your hair out.