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Is there something like infinite scrolling on Lemmy? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I mostly use Lemmy on mobile but I sometimes browse it with my desktop browser.

I'm surprised to not see a way to scroll to the next page automatically. Is there a switch somewhere or an extension / script I can install?

Thank you for your feedback

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can't pinpoint to the specific post, but I do recall not too long ago @[email protected] expressing his feelings about infinite scrolling. Long story short - it's a deliberate design decision to not be addictive.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Thank you for your quick answer, I understand! If that's something deliberate I'll abide and that'll do.

Have a nice day!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Whoa. That totally Keanues me. I had thought of the lack of infinite scrolling as a bug, a feature I'd hoped was in development, but this srsly rejiggers my ears and everything in between.

I already spend too much time online, so ... I'm with @[email protected] — no infinite scrolling, please.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I had the same initial reaction

[-] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

The alexandrite interface has infinite scrolling. Default lemmy-ui doesn't.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

You could register on another instance that provides alternative interfaces for Lemmy, similar to how reddit has old.reddit.com and new.reddit.com

Dbzer0 has a few: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/3234456

  • Tesseract
  • Alexandrite
  • Photon
  • Mlmym

Lemmy.world also has a few: https://lemmy.world/post/2878694, https://lemmy.world/post/1941511, https://lemmy.world/post/1303201, https://lemmy.world/post/2878694

  • Voyager
  • Alexandrite
  • Photon
  • Mlmym
[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Or just go to these alternative interfaces directly and log into any instance:

There are several instances of Mlmym (yes, instances of a UI!). Here's one: lemmy.bolha.one. Tesseract you are supposed to self host, their github has a demo instance but you should probably look into hosting it yourself.

I love Alexandrite myself.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

thank you

[-] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

thank you

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

There is a script. I use it. Ill send you later.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you, I'm sure it will help others as well!

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well,

  1. ...but why!?

  2. most apps do infinite scolling

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
  1. laziness / Convienence of not having to click after every load
  2. thank you but I was referring to the desktop interface / browsing
[-] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I use Connect app on my Android. I don't use Lemmy desktop yet, as I dislike the UI a lot. Quality of life features, like infinite scroll, are missing because of personal believes, which I disagree with.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Kbin has infinite scrolling and you can browse Lemmy from them, but one of the alternate suggestions here might be better for what you're after.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Indeed, duely noted though, thanks for your reply

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