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<title>Hands Across the Screen: Why Scrollbars are on the Right and Other Stories</title>
<shortdesc>Why are scrollbars on the right, and is it the best place for them? There are good reasons to think that the left-hand side may be the better choice. In this short paper we&apos;ll talk about two cases, from which we can find: the best placement does not look right when you see it statically, but feels right when it is used.</shortdesc>
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<p>Why are scrollbars on the right, and is it the best place for them? There are good reasons to think that the left-hand side may be the better choice. In this short paper we&apos;ll talk about two cases, from which we can find: the best placement does not look right when you see it statically, but feels right when it is used.</p>
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