17 comments

  • Vince SpeelmanVince Speelman, over 7 years ago

    I really don't understand an actual use case for this. Any ideas?

    3 points
  • Ryan LeFevreRyan LeFevre, over 7 years ago

    Definitely nice, but WAY too easy to trigger. The way it works now, it's so sensitive that simply trying to scroll to the top of the page triggers it for me every time.

    2 points
    • Liang ShiLiang Shi, over 7 years ago

      Agree. I kept trying to do it because I was curious, and got annoyed when I accidentally (always) triggered it :p

      0 points
      • Matt MilosavljevicMatt Milosavljevic, over 7 years ago

        I’ve actually been working on a script similar to this and I’m doubtful that it’s possible to achieve the same feel on the web as you do on mobiles. The biggest issue is that this behaviour makes most sense with touch devices, and there are currently no events for touch on desktop environments to be able to detect touch holds.

        This is what I came up with but it’s far from perfect: http://jsfiddle.net/JyzhD/

        0 points
        • Matt MilosavljevicMatt Milosavljevic, over 7 years ago

          BTW Brandon and Jordan, I’m happy for you guys to help yourselves to my code if it helps you out. If you do decide to use it, a credit someplace would be nice though I’m not gonna hold a gun to your head either way :)

          0 points
  • Hampus OlssonHampus Olsson, over 7 years ago

    It would be nice if it worked exactly as on mobile, so that you can choose not to refresh by just scrolling back and release the scroll wheel to refresh.

    2 points
    • Sebastien RothlisbergerSebastien Rothlisberger, over 7 years ago

      Exactly, it's triggered way too easily. It should include a confirmation mechanism like the "release to refresh" on iOS. Desktop usability vs Touch/Mobile usability are quite different.

      0 points
  • Dan CortesDan Cortes, over 7 years ago

    Pull up to refresh makes sense on a touchscreen, but I don't think it translates well to mouse/keyboard. Tried this on my S3, and though it's a little wonky, it worked! I could see this being useful for mobile web after some kinks are worked out.

    1 point
    • Matt SistoMatt Sisto, over 7 years ago

      I don't know. I've gotten very much used to pull-down-to-update on native OS X apps like Sparrow and Twitter. I don't seen any reason this pattern couldn't work just as well in a web app, assuming it is implemented appropriately and not just for the sake of it.

      0 points
  • Taurean BryantTaurean Bryant, over 7 years ago

    This is awesome, and looks really easy to use.

    1 point
    • Brandon JacobyBrandon Jacoby, over 7 years ago

      Hey there, I'm Brandon, one of the co-founders of Hook. Thanks so much! You're absolutely correct, Hook is super easy to use & implement into your sites.

      1 point
  • Mark StuckertMark Stuckert, over 7 years ago

    …Chrome extension? There already is one, but it's sluggish — this one's nice n' smooth. Do that! Please :)

    0 points
  • ポール ウェッブポール ウェッブ, over 7 years ago

    I'm very much intrigued by this.

    0 points
  • Jibran KutikJibran Kutik, over 7 years ago

    Why is this better than cmd+r/f5 or clicking the refresh button that every browser has?

    0 points
    • Pedro CarmoPedro Carmo, over 7 years ago

      Totally agree. The concept is great on mobile and tablet devices. But, on the browser it's inconvenient. Command+R or the Icon refresh button is a more convenient route.

      0 points
  • Colin YoungColin Young, over 7 years ago

    I can see this concept being pretty great for non-full page refreshes of elements like timelines and feeds that frequently update (on the seconds scale). The Twitter.com timeline, for example, would be great.

    But without seeing that in action, it's unclear whether having the pull to refresh on a specific page element, and not on the whole page, is too much of a disconnect from the experience on mobile, where you're literally moving the entire screen down.

    0 points
    • Brandon JacobyBrandon Jacoby, over 7 years ago

      Hey Colin, I'm Brandon, one of the co-founders of Hook. Thanks for the feedback! The functionality you mentioned is definitely on our list. :)

      0 points