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The Design is Very Human (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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having a moment here in gnome

to everyone pointing out that this is for touchpads;

a: it's awful on that too

b: note the mouse in the example given

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[–] 60 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I blame macs for this. The mouse should move the viewport, not the content, and touchpads/touchscreens are not mice. Having mice default to moving the viewport and touchscreens/-pads default to moving the content is perfectly natural.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    perfectly natural

    Have you talked to anyone who grew up with smartphones and tablets, then transitioned to computers with a pointer? They will strongly disagree with you.

    The mental model we have of “scrolling” is largely a product of our earliest experience.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gotta be honest as the resident Mac fanboy, it blew my mind that they don't separate this. Natural scroll on trackpads makes sense. Traditional scrolling on mice makes sense. Apparently, if you use a combo mouse/trackpad (like in my case, a laptop with a mouse on the side to prevent RSI) you can only pick one or the other without a third party app.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    They don’t separate it because scrolling on the goddamned Magic Mouse is more similar to a trackpad. I’m like 99% sure that’s it. I vaguely remember that thing’s introduction being around the same time natural scrolling became the default.

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