[Javascript] Scroller

[paul at juniperwebcraft.com (Paul Novitski)]

At 1/26/2007 04:12 PM, Janie Hadsel wrote:
>Does anyone know of a good div scroller script?


This isn't the answer you're looking for, but I'll venture the 
opinion that the only good scroller is a dead scroller.

All of the ones I've encountered are highly inaccessible: can't be 
driven by a keyboard and require fine motor control that can be 
challenging even without visual, muscular, or neurological 
disabilities.  They also haven't been compatible with the scroll 
wheel on the modern mouse, forcing most users to change their 
ergonomic interactive habits just to read one page in a million.  And 
for what gain?

I realize you're probably trying to create scrolling content in the 
middle of a static field but I'd urge you to consider alternatives 
such as CSS {position: static} to freeze the non-scrolling content 
<http://www.cssplay.co.uk/layouts/fixed.html> or {overflow: scroll} 
for the div itself.  I know scrollbars are ugly, but they work and 
they work with existing assistive technology.

If you proceed, I urge you to devise a scroller that's accessible and 
easy to use.

Regards,

Paul
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