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Why is spacebar broken on some of the websites?

7 pointsby ankit84about 12 years ago
Yes, I still use spacebar to scroll, and feel frustrated when on some websites it is broken. Why is that?<p>* Is it responsive website design in CSS?<p>(i use FF20)

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groueabout 12 years ago
Because some people don't use the spacebar for themselves, or use a browser that doesn't support spacebar page-down scrolling, and think shortcuts are smart. For them it's OK to experiment and remap a key to some feature, even though only them are aware of it, and most other people won't see it and won't use it, or will get bitten as you are.<p>Tumblr is a a particular nest of this kind of websites.<p>That's unfortunate, and funny at the same time. Internet is also a playground, a sand box, a place to learn.<p>Best you can do is contact them, and teach them a polite UX lesson.
malandrewabout 12 years ago
probably:<p><pre><code> if (event.type === 'keypress') { event.preventDefault(); doSomethingElse(); }</code></pre>
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