Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:59:10 -0400 From: George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Shy scroll bars Message-ID: <b5e1ff7c-bc7b-c033-c6f1-55d3fce106ab@m5p.com> In-Reply-To: <3433c3f3-86da-7f0e-8a84-2ad80946302d@madpilot.net> References: <bdd3bb04-2b0f-34bb-18c3-0abec1b11328@m5p.com> <3433c3f3-86da-7f0e-8a84-2ad80946302d@madpilot.net>
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On 5/17/22 12:10, Guido Falsi wrote: > 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. Indeed! This fixes the problem. On 5/17/22 12:21, Michael Schuster wrote: > 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. I couldn't figure out how to do this, but Guido Falsi's suggestion worked perfectly, so I'm happy. Thanks to all for listening! -- George
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