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Raymond Chen traces Windows scroll bar shortcuts from 2000 to modern fragmentation

Developer community shares scroll bar discoveries and preferences

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Hacker News discussion surfaces that many developers were unaware of the context menu feature, while others discovered Chrome and Edge's middle-click behavior or prefer trackpad navigation. Discussion reflects broader sentiment about the slow decline of native scroll bar features.

Developer community shares scroll bar discoveries and preferences
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“I knew about Shift+click, but didn't know about the context menu until just now.”

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Raymond ChenRaymond Chen Microsoft developer, The Old New Thing author

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