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iamsyleman
Copper Contributor
Jan 25, 2023

Microsoft Edge Split Screen should have Freeze/Sync Scrolling

Hi,

 

So, after reading the winaero's post on Split Screen feature in Edge Canary, I tried it out and I really liked it.

 

But it should have sync scrolling feature that will allow:

  1. Comparing web pages is easier.
  2. Comparing local documents is easier.

Personally speaking, I often have to compare PDFs, and I'm not very keen on using a third-party software for it. So, for that, I use Firefox in combination with an addon to achieve that.

 

Adding synchronized scrolling in spit screen will enhance the usability of this feature. Even as a front-end developer, I see a potential use case in comparing webpages.

  • kensleylewis's avatar
    kensleylewis
    Iron Contributor

    This feature will be instrumental for UX designers and UI developers who use Microsoft Edge, to compare pages as they scroll down in sync.  Please implement this feature.

     

  • PaStansberry's avatar
    PaStansberry
    Copper Contributor

    I agree 100% with this.

     

    The current implementation is effectively no better than two separate side-by-side browser windows with the pages loaded, where you have to scroll each page independently. I was really hoping the SPLIT-SCREEN functionality in Edge would solve this and allow me to pick a sync point for the pages and then scroll them together.

    • Tony_C185's avatar
      Tony_C185
      Copper Contributor

      PaStansberry Yes.  I just set up an MS Project Plan 3 online plan and split the window with the grid view on one side and the timeline view on the other.  The first thing I wanted to do was synchronised scrolling.

  • uahnbu's avatar
    uahnbu
    Copper Contributor
    True. Like in MSWord or VSCode comparing files.

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