Re: Feedback on left right scrolling

Now this is a rule I can live with. Browsers do have their limitations, and
other than personal opinion I was wondering how that would pan out. Kehvan,
thanks - I've never had to deal with browser limitations on webTV since it's
out of my hands after the research - is this something that is usual for say
a 1024x768 resolution?

Michelle, I'm glad you're going to experiment with it with alternative pages
for other browsers. I'd be curious as to your feedback after a time...I had
to think about where I saw horizontal scrolling on another site this past
week - it's at the Primedia Gallery at QuiltersVillage.com -
http://www.quiltersvillage.com/ (it's in frames, so click on the Primedia
Gallery and just go to the James collection).

Linda Goin
www.goinhome.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Kehvan M. Zydhek <kehvan(at)zydhek.net>
To: Steve Mount <steve(at)saltyrain.com>; <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Feedback on left right scrolling


> Okay, I'm gonna get in on this.
>
> I kinda like the horizontal scrolling technique, as it was fresh. It
didn't
> feel like all the other sites I know of (including my own). Unfortunately,
> counter to a comment by Chuck Evans about the scrollwheel, I couldn't use
> mine (on a Logitech, the second most popular brand of cursor control
> system), so I had to use the horizontal scrollbar. Also, counter to John
> Allred's statement (which I may have misinterpreted, as he was discussing
> Lynx at the time), I could find the source code and found they presented
> this site using an extra-wide table and then segmenting it.
>
> But all my considerations for implementing a similar design to this were
> blown away after reading Steve Mount's comments about WebTV. Based on the
> simulator I have here (which so far has been pretty close to accurate),
the
> site becomes a complete nightmare. For those who don't have WebTV or a
> simulator, you may see the screen shot of this site, as viewed through
> WebTV, at www.zydhek.net/test/ubamy-webtv.jpg. It's not pretty! WebTV does
> not allow ANY KIND of horizontal scrolling, so everything was compressed
> into little tiny columns. Most of it is unreadable, and the images are
> shrunk to microscopic size. It's a shame, too... Horizontal scrolling,
when
> used effetively and judiciously, could be very interesting indeed!
>
> Kehvan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Mount" <steve(at)saltyrain.com>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 18:59
> Subject: Re: Feedback on left right scrolling
>
>
> > Personally, I think it works, because it appears they were careful to
> > prevent both horizontal and vertical scrolling, and they segment the
pages
> > so that you do not have to scroll right and left to read one sentence.
I
> > think if you're careful to follow similar guidelines, this could be an
> > interesting way of presenting a web page ... but you're right that it is
> > counter to the general web paradigm, and that could lead to confusion
for
> > some.  Do all browsers support right and left scrolling?  I'm thinking
of
> > WebTV users in particular...
> >
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