Some background: I mostly like my current Hugo theme, PaperMod, and was even complimented on its accessibility by a Blind user. However, I also read elsewhere that a non-scrolling overlay UI element is a HUGE (so to speak) inconvenience for users who need to magnify the screen a lot, so I'm thinking about simply ditching the button though I have had no direct complaints.
Still, if having a back-to-top button is necessary or useful to some users I'm reluctant to simply get rid of it without any alternatives. I don't need it myself because I have a keyboard shortcut, but I know that's not the case for everyone. The trend toward disappearing and tiny scrollbars doesn't help, and not everyone can grab and pull a scrollbar anyway.
Also, the way my theme is laid out, with site navigation and a table of contents at the top of articles, makes a quick return to top even more useful. Maybe what I need is a non-scrolling navigation bar with a TOC reveal button, though I can see these becoming annoying on their own at large enough magnifications :blobcat_think:
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