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Scrollbars are becoming a problem

artemis.sh Scrollbars are becoming a problem

Scrollbars. Ever heard of them? They’re pretty cool. Click and drag on a scrollbar and you can move content around in a scrollable content pane. I love that shit. Every day I am scrolling on my computer, all day long. But the scrollbars are getting smaller and this is increasingly becoming a problem...

Too narrow, hidden, minimal feedback...

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  • I feel you, so I have researched this:

    For Firefox you can change the width /style of the scrollbar:

    (A) In a new tab, type or paste

    about:config

    in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

    (B) In the search box in the page, type or paste

    widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style

    (C) Press the Return or Enter key to find the setting. Click the Edit (pencil) button on the right side of the widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style setting.

    (D) Delete the current 0 value for the default OS style scrollbar. Then input the value 1 (Mac OS X), 2 (GTX), 3 (Android), 4 (Windows 10), or 5 (Windows 11) in the widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style box for the scrollbar style you want to change to. For example, enter 4 to change the scrollbar to the default Windows 10 design.

    (E) Click the Save button on the right side of the widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.style setting to apply.

    Also for the hiding:

    Windows: Settings > Ease of Access > Display > Automatically hide scroll bars in Windows

    Mac: System Preferences > General > Show scroll bars

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