I called it "momentum-scrolling" when I wrote it up for Dan's interactive gestures wiki. Somebody else added a note that it is also known as "kinetic scrolling".
http://www.interactivegestures.com/index.php?title=Flick_to_Momentum- Scroll_Up/Down Jack On Mar 14, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Bryan J Busch wrote: > So, when you scroll down (or up) on the iPhone screens, the screen > keeps > scrolling for a bit even after you've removed your finger, in > essence you > stopped telling it to scroll. > > I've seen some computer mouses have a similar effect. > > What are we calling this property? So far I've just been using the > term > "inertia," as in "the screen scrolls with inertia." > > Is there a more widely-used term? Jack L. Moffett Interaction Designer inmedius 412.459.0310 x219 http://www.inmedius.com There is no good design that is not based on the understanding of people. - Stefano Marzano CEO of Philips Design ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
