From nobody Tue May 17 16:10:54 2022 X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F6D91B352CC for ; Tue, 17 May 2022 16:11:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mad@madpilot.net) Received: from mail.madpilot.net (vogon.madpilot.net [159.69.1.99]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4L2h1h0yBmz3Bvy for ; Tue, 17 May 2022 16:11:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mad@madpilot.net) Received: from mail (mail [192.168.254.3]) by mail.madpilot.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4L2h1X6ZzXz6drK; Tue, 17 May 2022 18:10:56 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=madpilot.net; h= content-transfer-encoding:content-type:content-type:in-reply-to :from:from:references:content-language:subject:subject:date:date :message-id:received; s=bjowvop61wgh; t=1652803855; x= 1654618256; bh=ts7dphyUVFdfd8Py/EXXAqFCNE77kiNt4CmLo/BSgPo=; b=y VX7H0PiO//ze1J79JRC1NW378u4WMaD/HmlOZ5L+dRAmnAEchLCbSTo/M2uEvCKv lYXCP5TRPN07yT5m0lG7p5axHFSSiyMmtHEqiB11RVFffdWt4V0HfnMjf1ia9jG8 +0av/pmqsny+Jf1teKruSkt7wsVbgWVSIyABjkQ/mQu8onKS3fa06pFSZFikXBhM QEiwHWn6CMkvcf0ShEJrv0m8Zpb/U2FjppWUbRw8oSlUYwujOyI4Z3/+8ny4doy1 gu0+e619L7G1nrxIPUKSgv7Dz6FCVpYC/+H1/UJkMvFXw9Qh5tiCpOUAj+0jLZ07 MfwKVvqYb8DVwbKXLjUvg== Received: from mail.madpilot.net ([192.168.254.3]) by mail (mail.madpilot.net [192.168.254.3]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id IouFCtVVAgKr; Tue, 17 May 2022 18:10:55 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <3433c3f3-86da-7f0e-8a84-2ad80946302d@madpilot.net> Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 18:10:54 +0200 Subject: Re: Shy scroll bars Content-Language: en-US To: George Mitchell , FreeBSD Hackers References: From: Guido Falsi In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4L2h1h0yBmz3Bvy X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=madpilot.net header.s=bjowvop61wgh header.b="y VX7H0P"; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=madpilot.net; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of mad@madpilot.net designates 159.69.1.99 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=mad@madpilot.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-2.00 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[madpilot.net:s=bjowvop61wgh]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; MISSING_MIME_VERSION(2.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+mx]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[freebsd]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[madpilot.net:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[madpilot.net,quarantine]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-1.000]; MLMMJ_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-hackers]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:24940, ipnet:159.69.0.0/16, country:DE]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[] X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N List-Id: Technical discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-hackers List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org 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. -- Guido Falsi