Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars?

From	Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.os.linux
Subject	Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars?
Organization	Southern Nevada Institute of Technology
References	<p2hrggl2n77ead71rpki06ipk2ar8ubr7r@4ax.com> <sekiqb$n7h$1@dont-email.me>
Message-ID	<RikPI.5651$A6.1013@fx37.iad> (permalink)
Date	2021-08-07 00:17 +0000

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On Aug 6, 2021 at 5:06:35 PM MST, "William Unruh" wrote
<sekiqb$n7h$1@dont-email.me>:

> On 2021-08-06, Unlisted <unlisted@nomail.com> wrote:
>> I have installed the latest versions of Mint (cinnamon)  and Zorin.
>> Neither have arrows on scroll bars. This annoys the f**k out of me. I
>> got to use 2 hands to scroll web pages ib firefox and everything else.
>> If windows can do it, why not linux?
> 
> Not having used Windows, I have no idea what "arrows on scroll bars"
> are. If I want to use a scroll bar in Linux (Mageia 8 in particular, but
> it is not particular to that), I place the mouse on the active scroll
> and drag it up or down with a left mouse button held down. Or I place
> the mouse beneath the active part of the bar on the bar, and click and
> down the page goes. (and up if above). What do you do with your two
> hands while scrolling?
> 

Wndows has scroll arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar (or left and
right as appropriate). I think you can click on these and it scrolls. Most UIs
no longer have this... you can just click and hold at the top or bottom of the
scroll bar to get a similar effect.

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Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Unlisted <unlisted@nomail.com> - 2021-08-06 18:27 -0500
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2021-08-06 16:48 -0700
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 05:12 +0000
      Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-08-07 17:09 -0500
        Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 22:23 +0000
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Unlisted <unlisted@nomail.com> - 2021-08-08 23:53 -0500
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2021-08-07 00:06 +0000
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 00:17 +0000
      Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2021-08-07 01:54 +0000
        Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 02:13 +0000
          Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 03:05 -0700
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-08-06 18:31 -0600
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-08-06 23:33 -0500
      Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? STALKING_TARGET_39 <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 00:40 -0700
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-07 11:50 +0000
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 08:32 -0400
      Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 13:28 +0000
        Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 09:53 -0400
        Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 16:53 +0200
          Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2021-08-07 16:08 +0000
            Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-07 17:35 +0000
              Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 19:53 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-07 20:32 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 21:07 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 23:23 +0200
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 23:22 +0200
            Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 20:08 +0200
              Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 20:00 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 23:21 +0200
            Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 19:47 +0000
            Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2021-08-08 05:14 -0400
      Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2021-08-07 13:38 +0000
        Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 10:17 -0400
          Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 16:54 +0200
            Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 14:27 -0400
              Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 20:03 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 16:58 -0400
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2021-08-07 21:10 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-08 06:23 -0400
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Dustin who does stuff with miceless computers <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2021-08-09 18:40 -0700
              Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2021-08-07 20:36 +0000
                Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> - 2021-08-07 17:17 -0400
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-08-07 02:29 +0200
    Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Soviet_Mario <SovietMario@CCCP.MIR> - 2021-08-07 03:28 +0200
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2021-08-07 11:27 +0200
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2021-08-07 07:26 -0400
  Re: Why cant linux put arrows on scroll bars? TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2021-08-08 09:16 -0400

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