Missing scroll indicator in article list

[cemrich]

Since the last update (I believe) the scroll indicator of the article list went missing. Scrolling by itself works just fine. I'm using v0.9.6.1 with cyanogen mod 11 (Android 4.4.4).

[David-Development]

Yes this is correct. I've just implemented a new loading strategy which loads the data on demand e.g. you reach the "end (200 items)" of the list. So the scrollbar would jump then. That's the reason why I disabled it. Is it really needed? Probably we have to find another solution for the progress. Maybe something vertical at the top? (Like the loading indicator in the Detail View?) @jancborchardt @schaal @Raydiation

[cemrich]

I miss it, but I never encountered the "end" of the list where more loading happens. From my perspective a jumping scrollbar should be preferred over no scrollbar, especially when the user will be informed about the dynamic loading at the end of the list. When I understand this issue correctly, the pull to refresh gesture at the bottom of the list would solve this issue elegantly.

I think a vertical indicator would be a poor choice from UX perspective because scrolling a vertical list is strongly associated with vertical scrollbars.

[jancborchardt]

Yeah, I agree that a jumping scrollbar is better than no scrollbar. It at least gives some kind of anchoring. Of course when using lazy loading, the next batch of articles should be loaded early enough so you are not faced with a loading spinner but the experience is seamless. :)