Clickwheel.js
Dev tools
ui component library
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
6 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 15 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Execution: 2 for, 7 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Nice nostalgic homage to the iPod click wheel
From 2 comments
among all the new web trends i like this one the most frameworks keep coming and going, but iPod click wheel will serve us for centuries!
ushakov on HNThis is what I've been wanting to make for a while now... Darn! but nice! It's really well done. On my phone it is just like I'm holding an iPod again, and I noticed immediately…
dbtc on HN
Interesting idea for circular scrolling on touchpads
From 2 comments
I actually use a variant of the Clickwheel on a daily basis. I use a synaptics touchpad on a Thinkpad T490. There are Linux programs that allow you to control the properties of…
trevcanhuman on HNShould really detect circular movement on a touchpad. That's probably truest to its original form.
zeptonix on HN
Objections
Scroll velocity does not respond to speed like the original
From 1 comment
Major issue, velocity of the scroll seems to be consistent ignoring how fast you scroll/rotate the click wheel - I love the idea but it doesn't truly represent the joy of using…
samwillis on HN
Buttons do nothing and drag on icons breaks the wheel
From 2 comments
Disappointed that the buttons don't do anything. I want the entire site navigation to be controlled by this!
paxys on HNIf you click and drag any of the icons on the wheel it won't work. Click and drag the whitespace within the wheel and it works.
corny on HN
Does not work on mobile or some browsers
From 3 comments
Doesn’t work on mobile For me
ada1981 on HNIPhone 11 Pro / 14.8 iOS Safari It’s kinda janky alignment and I can’t scroll or click.
ada1981 on HNThis doesn't appear to work at all in Chrome on MacOS
wmichelin on HN
Hard to use with mouse or trackpad drag
From 2 comments
I hate to say this but it is not very intuitive, I was click on dragging for a while. Circular motions while dragging with a trackpad is not a natural motion.
echan00 on HNI'm on Firefox on Windows and found it a little difficult to use because I kept clicking and dragging the buttons on the wheel
DoctorOW on HN
Requests
Add velocity scrolling
From 2 comments
Major issue, velocity of the scroll seems to be consistent ignoring how fast you scroll/rotate the click wheel - I love the idea but it doesn't truly represent the joy of using…
samwillis on HNNeeds to take into consideration acceleration and velocity and correctly model the physics of the bounce / overshoot characteristics. Note that this only works and makes sense if…
iamleppert on HN
Add click sound
From 1 comment
Major issue, velocity of the scroll seems to be consistent ignoring how fast you scroll/rotate the click wheel - I love the idea but it doesn't truly represent the joy of using…
samwillis on HN
Make buttons functional for site navigation
From 1 comment
Disappointed that the buttons don't do anything. I want the entire site navigation to be controlled by this!
paxys on HN
Questions
Why both React and jQuery are used
From 1 comment
Do continue! I love these little projects, and it's a great start. Could I ask a question, I haven't done much React (much more Vue.js and loads of jQuery/plain js in the past).…
samwillis on HN
Can the code be reused in a project
From 1 comment
Any chance I could borrow this code for my (very WIP) classic clickwheel iPod emulator? I've actually got an experimental WASM build of it up and running, so this would be super…
daniel5151 on HN
Alternatives named
tannerv.com iPod simulation
From 1 comment
https://tannerv.com/ipod/ (which has been posted on HN before) has not only a clickwheel, but a full-on iPod simulation. Might be interesting to compare clickwheel feel and…
TazeTSchnitzel on HN
Synaptics circular touchpad scrolling
From 1 comment
I actually use a variant of the Clickwheel on a daily basis. I use a synaptics touchpad on a Thinkpad T490. There are Linux programs that allow you to control the properties of…
trevcanhuman on HN
jQuery-Knob
From 1 comment
you should reach out to the actual authors of the code this is a lightly tweaked jquery-knob with the license stripped…
replygirl on HN