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How to un-tiny scrollbars in Firefox (snee.la)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The 2 pixel wide scroll bar has been a pet peeve of mine for a while on my 1440p display.

Thank you stranger!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. I use a 32" 1440p screen (100% scaling) and I prefer the smaller one. I always found scroll bars to be unnecessarily large (especially in drop downs) as I solely use then as a visual indicator.

I'm glad we have options so everyone can have their preferred size!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I find there’s a small line between it being too small and too large. It’s great that we can have the option to choose though.