Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:10:54 +0200 From: Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> To: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Shy scroll bars Message-ID: <3433c3f3-86da-7f0e-8a84-2ad80946302d@madpilot.net> In-Reply-To: <bdd3bb04-2b0f-34bb-18c3-0abec1b11328@m5p.com> References: <bdd3bb04-2b0f-34bb-18c3-0abec1b11328@m5p.com>
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On 17/05/22 17:27, George Mitchell wrote: > Among the "features" that have appeared in Firefox 100 is my least > favorite from Linux's so-called Unity interface: in the name of > maximizing non-wasted screen space, scroll bars shrink to maybe two > or three pixels in width whenever the cursor is not in their vicinity. > Sure, this does give a tiny bit more space to other uses, but it means > you can't see at a glance where you have scrolled to in a large image > or document. (At least, it's hard for my aged eyes.) Is there some > way to persuade Firefox not to do this? Thanks for your attention. > -- George > Try switching "widget.gtk.overlay-scrollbars.enabled" to false in about:config. A quick test I made shows it should be what you're looking for. And does not even require a restart. -- Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net>
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