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How to un-tiny scrollbars in Firefox (snee.la)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by ABasilPlant@lemmy.world to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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Tl;Dr:

In about:config, I changed these preferences:

  • widget.non-native-theme.gtk.scrollbar.round-thumb: false - This makes the scrollbar not have rounded edges
  • widget.non-native-theme.gtk.scrollbar.thumb-size: 1 - This makes the scrollbar ‘chonkier’ within the scrollbar region
  • widget.non-native-theme.scrollbar.size.override: 20 - This increases the scrollbar region size. Larger number = wider scrollbar
  • Make sure widget.gtk.overlay-scrollbars.enabled is set to false - This should have been set to false when you enabled “Always show scrollbars”

On Windows, Firefox follows the system setting (System Settings > Accessibility > Visual Effects > Always show scrollbars).

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[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Genuine question. Who still uses a scrollbar for more than a visual indicator of progress?

[-] kubica@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not usually but I also hate to be looking for the scroll position for 30 seconds when I want to see the length of the page. Depending on the colors of the page I have troubles finding.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

In Firefox, never. In some applications, they have the "lines per tick" for your scroll wheel WAY too low, like 1 per. In those applications I try to, but they inevitably have visual-only scroll bars.

[-] AlecSadler@lemmy.tf 1 points 11 months ago

Pretty much never for me except when I remote in to MacOS machines for some reason Shift + Mouse Wheel doesn't scroll horizontally. So I have to tap a left or right arrow key and then drag the bar.

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