Author:  chetzler  Posted:  Mar 2, 2017 19:58  Subject:  "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives?  Viewed:  226 times  Topic:  Suggestions  Status: Discarded Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card chetzler (2331) Location:  USA, Minnesota Member Since Contact Type Status Feb 12, 2005 Seller  Store: Lost Boys' Brick Shop

I've seen the "To Top" floating button when in stores and found it to be only mildly annoying, but now it seems to be in the lower right of EVERY screen along with a "Help" button. There is already a link to "Help" at the bottom of every page, why do we need another one (that moves around no less)? Additionally, I think I can manage manually scrolling to the top of my home screen without the aid of a bow and arrow. Is this a recent change or have I just not noticed it before? Do we have to have these controls that hover and move around on the screen erratically? It's especially frustrating on a small mobile screen--it's just clutter. Can we drop them or at least have an option in our settings to turn them off?

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Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - Grego (3899)

[...] +1 Thought my mind was playing tricks on me ...never seen those stupid floating buttons on the average page before. (88 months ago, Mar 2, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - JulieK (8981)

[...] Obtrusive and annoying even on a big 17 inch screen. Julie (88 months ago, Mar 2, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - bricks2you (12978)

Thanks for posting this, I thought I clicked something to cause this. And it is annoying since it appears on top of info I wish to view. Perhaps we need an icon to click to move [...] (88 months ago, Mar 3, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - Rob_and_Shelagh (26340)

[...] Yes, not helpful to have a help button on top of other things you are trying to use/read. These should be "off active screen" Robert (88 months ago, Mar 3, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - Mistress_Lisa (5125)

[...] BEWARE: RANT!!! Once again, we have had a new feature FORCED upon us, with no way to turn it off! I realize the development team is trying to be helpful with new, easy-to-use [...] (88 months ago, Mar 3, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - qwertyboy (7868)

[...] A workaround for people using Chrome: - Install the Chrome extension "Stylish Addon"; - Click the new little "S" button, select "Manage Styles" - "Write New Style"; [...] (88 months ago, Mar 3, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - atkk (8630)

I agree. Get rid of this crazy useless option, or at least give us the option of wanting it or not. Andre In Suggestions, chetzler writes: [...] (88 months ago, Mar 3, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - connie (21046)

[...] I hate it and it is useless. Especially if you accidently hit it when scrolling down an order you are packing. Bang right back at the top. Seriously who thinks of [...] (88 months ago, Mar 4, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - Jan_K (1651)

[...] I seem to be the only one who likes this "to top" floating button, I liked it from the first day eBay introduced it and have missed it here since that day. With the preference [...] (88 months ago, Mar 7, 2017, to Suggestions)

Re: "Help" and "To Top" icons, what gives? - Leftoverbricks (2225)

They are not only very annoying but also completely obsolete. To go to the top of any page you just hit the Home button on your keyboard or, on your tablet/mobile device, you [...] (88 months ago, Mar 11, 2017, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 « - chetzler (2331) 88 months ago Mar 2, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - Grego (3899) 88 months ago Mar 2, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 - JulieK (8981) 88 months ago Mar 2, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - JulieK (8981) 88 months ago Mar 2, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - chetzler (2331) 88 months ago Mar 2, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - bricks2you (12978) 88 months ago Mar 3, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 7 - Rob_and_Shelagh (26340) 88 months ago Mar 3, 2017 to Suggestions
 Msg 8 - tweegster (289) 88 months ago Mar 3, 2017 to Suggestions
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