[linux-audio-dev] mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface guidelines

[John Check]

On Saturday 21 August 2004 02:05 pm, Florian Schmidt wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:35:44 +0200
>
> Melanie <melanie at t-data.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > it's backwards in a "numerical" sense, in that the numbers increase
> > with one slider type, but decrease with another, using the same
> > command.
> >
> > However, UI designers don't think in numbers, but associations.
> >
> > Left is generally associated with up, right with down, as we read left
> > to right, top to bottom. Therefore, up MUST map to left, down MUST map
> > to right, otherwise, non-mathematically minded people get uttely
> > confused.
> >
> > Melanie
>
> Hmm, i cannot believe that users really expect the horizontal scrollbars
> to go right when wheeling down. That just doesn't feel natural at all.
>

I guess that would depend on the direction their native language is read in.

> Has there been research done? I would like to see some sources to back
> that up..
>
> flo