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Disappearing scrollbars
Ean:
Hi Stevef,
Thanks for your advice on "Solved".
LL is also installed on one of my old laptops - the mic, cam, etc all work; impressive.
Ean.
stevef:
Ean,
You're welcome, happy to help.
If you click 'modify' on the top right of your original post you can then use the Select Prefix drop down menu to mark as SOLVED. If the ads are preventing you seeing the top right of the post maybe scrolling up or down might help.
Sorry that using the code box confused you - it was meant to indicate exactly what text you needed. As you've inferred the intention was that you would just select, copy and paste the text inside the coloured box.
The extra "Code [select]" in the environment file shouldn't have crept in and I suppose you could/should tidy up so you file looks more like the code box below. But as it doesn't seem to be causing you a problem you could leave well alone. It could have been more of a problem if you hadn't left the PATH= statement intact.
--- Code: ---PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin"
GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING=0
--- End code ---
I had the same irritation with the scroll bars auto hiding as you. Changing themes reduced the annoyance but this workaround was found after following a few internet search leads.
Ean:
Hi again,
Sorry, but can't find out how to say "SOLVED" for this issue - please advise. There are adverts down the sided of the page even when fully maximised. These cover some icons, which may or may not be related. Ean
Ean:
Hi Stevef,
Many, many thanks for the solution, and for taking the time to do it! The scrollbars are now visible and there's a nice, subtle change in their shade/colour when they're used. I don't know what a code box is, and couldn't get a clear answer from a search, (may be the blue bit) but the ENVIRONMENT file now looks like this:
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin"
Code [select]
GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING=0
The first two lines are actually one line in the file. I think in retrospect the "code [select]" line may possibly be redundant, and I mistakenly didn't type in the ":" . This is all saved for future use.
How you worked this out is completely beyond me. This really needs to be publicised within the community in some way. Is this specific to the Xfce DE, or might this solution apply to all DE's?
Best wishes, Ean.
stevef:
Ean,
I understand the frustration with things hiding themselves unless you know to move the pointer to them.
You may want to try this
Open the Linux Lite File Manager Thunar (I assume it is pointing to your home directory)
Click in the location field and over type where it says '/home/yourname' with '/etc/' and press enter
Scroll down to find a plain text file called 'environment'
Right click on this file and select 'Open as Administrator'
Enter your password and it should open text editor showing the file contents.
There is probably just one line beginning 'PATH='. You need to take care not to change any existing lines
Cursor on the very end of the last existing line and press return to create a brand new line
Enter the text in the code box below as the new line
--- Code: ---GTK_OVERLAY_SCROLLING=0
--- End code ---
Save the file and close the text editor.
Logout of the desktop and log back in.
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