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pcd2k · Dec 14, 2004, 06:11 AM

First time I've seen a floating title bar, as one feeds the page down the Tile Bar foats down to always be visible on the top, is this a development that we'll probaly see more of http://www.blazelabs.com/index.htm
not entirely sure I like it much but I suppose it has a purpose ?
I found this site by a google search, I was really looking for a reliable movie of - Vibrated shear thickening fluids - found at this site http://chaos.ph.utexas.edu/research/...cornstarch.htm I tried downloading the movie in all my available browsers but always turmed up with a broken Quicktime symbol

Millennium · Dec 14, 2004, 07:20 AM

Floating titlebars are good for site navigation, but not too much else. Personally, I worry that they'll be used for ads.

Either way, they're very easy to create in everything except IE/Win. You just set position:fixed on the element you want to float. To make them work in IE/Win you need to use JavaScript, but there are plenty of solutions around for that.

Simon Mundy · Dec 14, 2004, 07:44 AM

Yeah, I've seen these on a few sites where they float down, then 'shake' or 'bounce' when they hit the destination.

I can't stand em. It's like trying to shoo a fly away when you scroll down - back it comes again. Usually with no way of disabling it. Most of them I've seen are for 'Hey - want to sign up' or 'Did you know...' which is like waving a red rag at a bull for me. Grrrr...

Zim · Dec 14, 2004, 08:06 AM

The most hated thing perhaps since the "blink" tag?

Mike

Millennium · Dec 14, 2004, 08:52 AM

Originally posted by Simon Mundy:
Yeah, I've seen these on a few sites where they float down, then 'shake' or 'bounce' when they hit the destination.

I can't stand em. It's like trying to shoo a fly away when you scroll down - back it comes again. Usually with no way of disabling it. Most of them I've seen are for 'Hey - want to sign up' or 'Did you know...' which is like waving a red rag at a bull for me. Grrrr...

I tend to agree. This is why I prefer position:fixed and its work-alikes in IE myself. There's no annoying animation in these methods; the block you're pinning down simply stays put.