Show HN: Add an iPod Wheel to any website with this JavaScript lib (clickwheeljs.com)

10 points by jeanmayer 2y ago ↗ HN

Hey HN! I created a JS lib that mimics the nostalgic experience of scrolling through an iPod click wheel. It’s still a work in progress and not as smooth as I’d like, so I’m planning to refine it. I’d love to get your thoughts and suggestions to make it better!

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lofaszvanitt 2y ago ↗

What are you trying to accomplish with this? This feels terrible with a touchpad and it doesn't feel right at all. Maybe the problem is I never had an iPod.

jeanmayer 2y ago ↗

I did this just for fun, not to be useful. Some people like old things and I'm one of them, I love the nostalgia sensation. For example, I also made https://oldestsearch.com/ which gives me the same sensation

lofaszvanitt 2y ago ↗

Fine :).

Jaxkr 2y ago ↗

Thanks for sharing. I loved playing with iPod Social which you linked. Really took me back

jeanmayer 2y ago ↗

thank you for sharing your feedback

genier200 2y ago ↗

Thanks,took me back 20 year ago.

datascienced 2y ago ↗

No worse than cycling the thumb in the YZ dimensions for normal smartphone scrolling!

tlhunter 2y ago ↗

Once I reach the bottom of the page I can keep rotating of course and the page doesn't scroll further than the bottom. But if I rotate say 100px past the bottom of the screen I need to rotate backwards 100px before the screen moves up again. Basically there's a counter somewhere that needs to freeze once I hit the bottom of the page.

Mobile Firefox

jeanmayer 2y ago ↗

thanks for the feedback, I'll take a look into that.

al_borland 2y ago ↗

Very cool. Adding the old clickwheel clicks while scrolling would be a nice touch as well.