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A scrollbar shows how far you are scrolled down the page and allows you to navigate scrolling the page.

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Terminal output scrolling is gone (Headless 11.10 Server, Upgraded from 10.10)

I recently upgraded a 10.10 server (headless, EC2) to 11.04 and then to 11.10. Both upgrades seem to have worked, but now my terminal acts differently, particularly concerning output scrolling. I am accessing this server via Terminal on a 11.10…
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How do I get a bigger static scrollbar (aka normal scrollbar)?

I'm glad the outside overlay scrollbars are finally gone. But the scrollbar is still a razor thin line that becomes a less razor thin scrollbar, but still thin scrollbar, when the mouse hovers. How can I get a normal scrollbar? I.e., like in other…
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How to fix GTK3 scrollbar behavior

I have removed the overlay scrollbars. How can I configure GTK3 scrollbar clicking behavior? GTK3 applications scrollbars behave strangely under Ubuntu 12.10 and 13.04. This also happens with Fedora 17 and 18. When I left-click anywhere above or…
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How to change color AND width of non overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 12.04

I know many people have complained about the almost invisible and not usable scrollbars in recent versions of Ubuntu, even after removing or disabling the default overlay scrollbars. I wonder how can I easily change their color AND width. I have a…
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Prevent (xfce) terminal from scrolling with output

I'm running Xubuntu. When I run something that produces a lot of output to the terminal (such as my code, generally....!) I find that it is not possible to "freeze" the screen, to take a look at a particular point in the run. For example: my code is…
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How do I make the scrollbars wider?

I'm using Gnome 64-bit edition with the classic desktop and I don't have overlay scrollbars installed. My question is, how can I make the scrollbars wider? They're too thin for me to hit as quickly or accurately as I'd like. Is there a setting I…
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How to Increase the width of Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Bars in Ubuntu 18.04 LibreOffice

The vertical and horizontal scroll bars in the Calc and Writer applications are too thin. Because of this I often open the Side Bar Settings Area by mistake; or aim-and-click 4 to 5 times to lock my cursor onto the vertical or horizontal scroll bar…
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Ubuntu 18.04 ignores my gtk.css file

In Ubuntu 16.04, I created a file ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css to replace the skinny scrollbar (on both firefox and emacs) that widens when you hover with one that is always wide, change the color of the scrollbar to a dignified gray, and have buttons…
Phil Hirschhorn
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What is the rationale of the tiny floatable scrolling bar in 12.04?

I wonder what the rationale of the tiny floatable scrolling bar is in 12.04? Does anyone feel any convenience and inconvenience about it compared to the original typical scrolling bar? Often with that tiny floatable bar, the arrow keys and…
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Adding scrollbar arrows to Adwaita (default) on GTK2 apps

I am using Ubuntu 22.10 Desktop. I have only the default themes installed on my system. Currently, I am using Adwaita (default) which does not have arrows at the two ends of vertical or horizontal window scrollbars. I have tested the other themes;…
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Scroll Bar Way Too Narrow :(

I just installed Ubuntu 17.10 and my scroll bars are WAY to narrow. I can barely grab them with my mouse. The scroll bar in LibreOffice and Firefox is so small I can barely grab it. I have searched Google for hours trying to find a solution to this,…
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How to fix the scrollbar new behaviour in Firefox

This question has already been asked (How to fix GTK3 scrollbar behavior) but I don't know how to implement the answer: If I click in the scrollbar below or above the thumb it moves to the spot I just clicked. This happens in Firefox but not in…
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Is it possible to make the scrollbars wider in 15.10?

I just installed Ubuntu 15.10 and I'm fairly pleased with it. Among other things, I'm pleased that the non-scrollbar scrollbars are gone, but the new ones are still too thin for me; I would rather lose a few px of real estate from my apps and win a…
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How do I change the scrollbar's color in Firefox?

I can't see where I am in the pages since the color of the scrollbar is the same as the background ... Can I change the color, maybe with ./gtk-2/apps/ff.rc ? I couldn't find anything about it. Thanks.
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How do I get same scrollbar style for gtk-2.0 and gtk-3.0 apps?

Sorry for my English mistakes, I'm Spanish. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 in a tablet. I've removed overlay-scrollbars and I have increased the scrollbars size to use them with fingers. In /usr/share/themes/Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc I've…
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