Moos-a-dee 🫎Jun 26, 2024
I want fat scrollbars. Stop making scrollbars so thin. >:(
Show threadLars  
@Moosader With a customizable WM it shouldn't be a problem to resize scrollbars...
Jun 26, 2024 at 8:24pmWeb
Show threadMoos-a-dee 🫎Jun 26, 2024
@lemba Not seeing an obvious setting in the xfce settings
Show threadR. L. Dane  Jun 27, 2024

@Moosader @lemba

You should be able to find a theme that brings back decent scroll bars for xfce.

I've done it in the past, using a Mac OS X Leopard theme

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Jun 27, 2024
@RL_Dane @Moosader @lemba In my experience, things like search engines often seem to override WM/DE theme settings for scrollbars, and webapps often override both browser and WM/DE settings for scrollbars. It's the _full_ mess
Show threadR. L. Dane  Jun 27, 2024

@OpenComputeDesign @Moosader @lemba

My Firefox scrollbars are always fine. The about:config settings override everything, in my experience.

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Jun 27, 2024
@RL_Dane @Moosader @lemba I've never truly mastered firefox configuration. By the time I've learned all the tricks, it turns out I'm 5 years out of date and so I have to start all over again when I finally update :P
Show threadR. L. Dane  Jun 27, 2024

@OpenComputeDesign @Moosader @lemba

I can write an article on de-nerfing mozilla scrollbars, if you like.

Show threadGuy who's trying his best :(Jun 27, 2024
@RL_Dane @Moosader @lemba If you wanna, it would be helpful to some, but don't do it on my account. I nuke my computers too often and I never remember to go back and set everything back up like I had it :P
Show threadR. L. Dane  Jun 27, 2024

@OpenComputeDesign @Moosader @lemba

I'll add it to my blog ideas list. :)

Show threadLars  Jun 27, 2024
@Moosader Never tested myself, maybe it's outdated, maybe it's a hint in the right direction: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/47674/how-should-one-change-the-width-of-scrollbar
How should one change the width of scrollbar?

I started using Linux Mint 13 Mate a few days ago and I can't find anyway to change the width of my scrollbar, no matter it is firefox, chrome or File Manager. I tried to search google with "Linux...

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Show threadKiri 💾🐍 //nullptr::liveJun 27, 2024

@Moosader @lemba I switched to the Chicago95 theme for XFCE first and foremost so I could have those big scrollbars from Windows 95. It's definitely possible with the right theme, but I can't really vouch for any others.

Also only seems to work on apps that use the gtk/qt theme, so Discord, Firefox, and others don't get it.

Show threadalways tired (moved to chaos)Jun 26, 2024
@lemba @Moosader Huh? Scrollbars aren't made by a window manager at least in X11?
Show threadAtomic FoxAug 2, 2024

@project1enigma @lemba @Moosader

As I understand it, a lot of programs substitute their own elements for the ones that come from the WM. This is considered a good thing by designers who want everyone's UI to look like the UI they are using right now, and don't care about trivial things like usability. There are whole toolkits for imposing your intent on the user.