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392 points matser | 1 comments | 03 Apr 25 14:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.38s | source
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jer0me ◴[03 Apr 25 16:59 UTC] No.43572494[source]▶
Another solution I quite like is highlighting the headings of all the sections that are currently on screen.
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1. technojamin ◴[03 Apr 25 18:00 UTC] No.43573235[source]▶
This seems like the obvious solution to me. You don't know what the user's eyes are looking at, so making the highlighting a visual representation of what's in the viewport seems preferable than nominating a single section as "current".

In fact the final solution is pretty bad. Sure, it looks nice when I scroll down, but when I use the alternative navigation method of clicking the sidebar items, it just scrolls to unexpected places.

Beautiful article, though.