Ubuntu GNome 13.10 - Revert scroll bars to the old way

[Karl Auer]

On Mon, 2014-03-10 at 16:42 -0400, Dave Woyciesjes wrote:
> 	Just reinstall Ubuntu Gnome. Previously I would just upgrade from one 
> release to the next; but it was time to just reinstall.
> 	Somewhere along the way, the scrollbar behavior has changed, and I 
> can't find out how to get it back.

Others have explained how to use gsettings, but there is a
point-and-click method too.

Install unity-tweak-tool, then use System -> Scrolling -> Legacy to get
back the scroll bars the way they were.

Dunno what idiot thought making the scroll bars even smaller and even
harder to hit was a good idea, but at least you don't have to live with
it (yet).

However:

> Now, the scroll arrows are MIA

No, they are just at the extreme ends of the little thumb that leaps
into view when you manage to hit the tiny patch of trigger pixels (you
know - the patch that is only a micron or two away from the patch that
triggers the edge grips). If you look closely (you may need a magnifying
glass) you may even see the teensy tiny arrows painted on that teensy
tiny thumb.

This is what happens when you let young people with perfect eyesight
design a GUI...

Regards, K.

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