Why do browsers need scrollbars?
by David Barber on March 22, 2011
With modern hardware like multi-touch pads and hand gestures do browsers need scrollbars?
Especially on computers with the multi-touch pad you can scroll down pages with a extremely intuitive two-fingers-swipe. Why would I want to click on a scrollbar and then drag it down? Horizontal scrolling is the same way too. Using them is a pain, they get in the way, and they are slow to use.
The computer mouse has the track wheel or something like it to help out too. Most modern mice now are multi-touch too. Why do we need to have the scrollbar?
Can we at least have the ability to hide or turn off the scrollbar?
What do you think?