The New Scrolling is Terrible

  • Resolved VFHwebdev

    (@vfhwebdev)


    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry, but I have to say it. The new scrolling in the content editor is simply horrid. It might be the worst ever.

    It can’t handle long posts. Instead of scrolling down it just stops. I frequently end up with my cursor hidden below the editor window editing text that I can’t see.

    It doesn’t seem to work at all in Chrome on Windows (it just won’t scroll).

    And I can’t find a way to turn it off. Please get rid of this “feature” immediately.

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    You can disable it.

    Edit a post, click on Screen options, uncheck “Expand the editor to match the window height.”

    Keep in mind, if it’s failing, it’s probably a conflict with a theme or plugin.

    Thread Starter VFHwebdev

    (@vfhwebdev)

    Glad to hear I can turn it off on a per user basis. Would prefer that as a global site setting.

    I’ll try to run some tests and see if I can figure out whether or not it’s a plugin conflict.

    It seemed to work OK with short posts, but with long ones, especially with a lot of media, it failed horrifically.

    This seems like a UI element that didn’t need fixing. The scrolling content window was straightforward and intuitive.

    Thanks for the tip on how to disable it. It works for me the way it’s supposed to, but I just prefer the old style. I find myself having to scroll a lot more with the new setting, so I’m not sure what it’s for. I have a large monitor I work off of though, maybe it makes more sense for a smaller screen or mobile.

    @ipstenu
    How about a way to turn it off for ALL users?

    In other words, completely disable the feature…

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