The disappearing scroll tab, in the latest Chrome browser version, is tres elegante - for some blog owners.
Personally, I'm not convinced.
Hover the cursor in the scroll tab area, to get the tab to pop out.
If you use the Chrome browser, and the display content is longer (or wider) than one physical screen, you may not realise that.
Some people may think that part of their blog - their post - or their template - has been lost.
But, look again.
Now, you see it.
Now, you don't.
If you use a "mouse" with a scroll wheel, this is not a problem. Start scrolling with the wheel, and the tab pops out.
For folks who are accustomed to "grabbing" the tab, and dragging it downwards (sideways) to scroll, this is not a step forwards. If you want to read text, that's above the bottom of the blog, how do you scroll left to right, while reading a long line of text?
Look at what our readers see.
Now, you see it.
Now, you don't.
Where did the rest of my main page go??
What our readers think, when using Chrome, is another question.
I think that the scroll tab is another "well enough".
Now, you see it.
Now, you don't.
Where is the rest of my post code? What the #@!!?
At any rate, if you - or your readers - think that blog, post, or template content has mysteriously vanished, try using the scroll tab (if you can find the tab). You may find the "missing" content, right in front of you.
The Chrome Engineers recently added an elegant enhancement to their browser. If you're not scrolling up and down (or right to left), you don't have to look at that nasty old scroll tab - even when using the #Blogger post editor.
I'm not convinced that this is a step forward.
Some new blog owners spend time examining the various settings provided by Blogger, in the dashboard.
Some dashboard settings inspire questions, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More about Blogger. As helpers there, we know from experience that some questions, asked and answered there, will lead to later questions in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue.
The "Robots.Txt" file is one feature which inspires these types of questions.I was updating my settings on Blogger, and I discovered some settings that I didn't understand. What do I add for "Custom robot text" and "Custom robot header tag"?
When I was young, my mother used to provide advice "That is a well enough!" - as the proper answer, to this question, is to "Leave well enough alone!".
The "Robots.txt" file is a collection of various settings - and the dashboard "Search preferences" wizard provides useful options, for Blogger blog owners.
You may edit "robots.txt", if you wish - but be mindful of possible consequences.
When used properly, "Robots.Txt" provides us several possibilities. That said, we should heed the warning.Warning! Use with caution. Incorrect use of these features can result in your blog being ignored by search engines.
The section "Crawlers and indexing" is a dashboard feature which should probably be left alone by 99% of all Blogger blog owners - except in specific, documented examples.
All "robots.txt" entries are carefully designed, by Blogger / Google Engineers.
Some portions of "Robots.Txt" are maintained by various well documented Blogger and Webmaster Tools features.
Other sections of "Search preferences" have similar value. Unless you understand "Robots.Txt" functionality, however, you should leave settings in "Crawlers and indexing" alone.
If you are not familiar with the settings, it's best to not play with them.
Leave the magic spells, to the magicians and wizards. See Blogger Help: Help people find your blog on search engines, and Google Developers - Webmasters: Robots.txt Specifications, for details.
Use the Blogger dashboard "Privacy" wizard - and stop there - unless you are prepared to deal with the consequences.
Work on publishing blog content - informative, interesting, and unique. Learn more, as you publish your blog. Indexable blog content will get you more search reputation, than tweaking "robots.txt".
