Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:21:52 +0200 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> Cc: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Shy scroll bars Message-ID: <CADqw_gLeGGDMW6cpmz-dDAkCuYu0vTbpjVn3WXEDxpjVTcF18Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <bc5a74c4e390e1a2d807e9b3e3331959@bsdforge.com> References: <bdd3bb04-2b0f-34bb-18c3-0abec1b11328@m5p.com> <bc5a74c4e390e1a2d807e9b3e3331959@bsdforge.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, May 17, 2022, 18:15 Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> wrote: > On 2022-05-17 08:27, 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 > It's not just FF. The Gnome 3+ DE's do the same thing. Makes everything > slower and harder to accomplish. I'm only answering here, as I looked > (unsuccessfully) for a solution on the Gnome DE. I'm repeating what I sent OP in private: look for a way to disable client side decorations - what you're reporting sounds a lot like that... idea. HTH, let us know how you fare. Michael [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="auto"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 17, 2022, 18:15 Chris <<a href="mailto:bsd-lists@bsdforge.com">bsd-lists@bsdforge.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 2022-05-17 08:27, George Mitchell wrote:<br> > Among the "features" that have appeared in Firefox 100 is my least<br> > favorite from Linux's so-called Unity interface: in the name of<br> > maximizing non-wasted screen space, scroll bars shrink to maybe two<br> > or three pixels in width whenever the cursor is not in their vicinity.<br> > Sure, this does give a tiny bit more space to other uses, but it means<br> > you can't see at a glance where you have scrolled to in a large image<br> > or document. (At least, it's hard for my aged eyes.) Is there some<br> > way to persuade Firefox not to do this? Thanks for your attention.<br> > -- George<br> It's not just FF. The Gnome 3+ DE's do the same thing. Makes everything<br> slower and harder to accomplish. I'm only answering here, as I looked<br> (unsuccessfully) for a solution on the Gnome DE.</blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm repeating what I sent OP in private: look for a way to disable client side decorations - what you're reporting sounds a lot like that... idea. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">HTH, let us know how you fare. </div><div dir="auto">Michael </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"></div></div>
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