** Description changed:
I would like to propose that "jump to top of page" be considered for
inclusion in the web browser. This is something I'm really missing from
Ubuntu Touch on my bq E5.
On iOS touching the top of the screen will jump to the top of the page.
On PS Vita there's a button on the toolbar that does the same thing.
Some web pages will have menus or search at the top of the page and I
believe it would be a good idea to allow users to quickly get back to
the top.
The way iOS does this clearly seems unsuited to Ubuntu with its top menu
bar. I would like to propose two ways to implement this:
1. A button next to the back/forward buttons, like so: <^ [address] or <>^
[address]
or
2. A sufficiently vigorous swipe down would send the page directly to the top.
I like the 2nd option more, since it won't clutter the top bar with an
additional button and I believe users are bound to discover the
functionality by themselves anyway. A fast, vigorous swipe down would be
used by the user exactly in that situation - when trying to quickly get
back to the top of the page. Right now a couple or more swings are
necessary on long pages (e.g. www.gamingonlinux.com), plus having to
wait for the page to scroll.
+
+ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
+
+ UX Comment:
+
+ The direction of chevrons have fairly strong meanings in our established
visual language (and in all cases indicate some form of navigation, not the
repositioning of content).
+
+ That said, fast scrolling is a very desirable facility when viewing very long
web-sites. As such, of the two proposed solutions I'd recommend we go with the
second -
+
+ "2. A sufficiently vigorous swipe down would send the page directly to
+ the top."
+
+ i.e. when down swipes are sufficiently vigorous, immediate scrolling to
+ the top of the page occurs with sufficient speed so as to appear almost
+ instantaneous.
** Changed in: ubuntu-ux
Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
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