ArthurH opened this issue on May 11, 2002 ยท 26 posts
AgentSmith posted Sat, 18 May 2002 at 12:26 AM
It is the scroll bar; if you place the cursor right where my cursor is in my pic and (regular)left click, the page will instantly skip down (to the second "fold"). This is a lot faster than using the middle wheel, or grabbing the actual scroll bar and dragging it down, less control, but it is a short way to your meat. IF that is what you are doing, why it doesn't work on your computer, I don't know. I've now read many books on web design. And, yes I have ran across passages that talk about the first fold, and keeping the visitors interest, etc. But, Forums are there to inform and communicate. They don't really need to worry about capturing someone's imagination and entertainment funny bone from fold one. Anyone who frequents the forums knows what they are for, and are not really worried about what is contained in the first part of the page. They usually have a problem, and as Moderators, we are there to try and answer their questions. That "first fold fundamental" speaks along the same rule that action in a screenplay/movie HAS to begin within the first 15 minutes or you have lost your audience. It's B.S. by the way. If you have a good screenplay or a good website, the first click, just doesn't really matter. It's too bad I can't give you a solution to your complaint. The only thing I can think of is using voice-activated software to scroll for you, don't laugh, I have seen people use it. AgentSmith
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