Web-browser gripes, pt. 1:

Most websites are list-based, and many of the sites I frequently use are returning multi-page search results. Because of the way that browsers work, and how sites are organized, I'm forced to do something I don't want to do: drill down or flip pages in the most inefficient way possible.

This gets really tiring, really fast.

Here's my gripe (and obvious solutions:)

1) Going to the "next" page creates an agonizing wait while it renders itself--at exactly the wrong moment--when I'm ready to view it! I would much rather have the computer caching the next page so that it's ready and waiting.

2) I don't want a separate page to begin with! Let me use that oh-so-efficient scroll wheel on my mouse instead, and let me mark snap-spots on the scroll-bar that interest me.

3) The "next" hyperlink:
It's done differently on every site (typically a small hyperlink.) It's placement typically varies from page to page, forcing me to scroll, hunt and peck.
They're ALWAYS too small, giving equal emphasis to things I probably don't care about, like jumping to page 52.
They're not the same as the "Next" button on my browser (next to the most frequently used "back" button.)
They're not tied to my "page down" key on my keyboard.



Forget 3D spatial interfaces. Fix the obvious stuff!