Ubuntu12.04 has a notable new feature, namely overlayscrollbar, which is also a controversial feature. Advantage: styles take up less space. Disadvantages: in some applications, quick navigation to the top and bottom of the window is missing. Taking UltraEdit3.1.0.4 (linux Version) as an example, when you open a 1000-line text file, a scroll bar will appear (no scroll bar appears for 1000 rows), the size of the screen
There is a notable new feature in Ubuntu 12.04, namely overlay scrollbar, which is also a controversial feature.
Advantages:
- Beautiful Style
- Occupy less space
Disadvantages:
- In some applications, quick navigation to the top and bottom of the window is missing. Taking UltraEdit 3.1.0.4 (linux Version) as an example, when you open a text file of 1000 rows, a scroll bar will appear (no scroll bar will appear for 1000 rows ). If you want to quickly locate the end of a file and use a traditional scroll bar, you only need to move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the scroll bar (above the downward arrow) and click the scroll wheel. However, overlapping scroll bars () cannot be implemented. This may be caused by the fact that the graphic tool set used by linux ultraedit is not GTK but wxwidgets. Of course, if the application (such as gedit) is implemented based on GTK, it can also be quickly located, but this at least shows that the compatibility of overlapping scroll bars is not enough.
- The quick continuous screen scrolling function is missing. In a traditional scroll bar, when you move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the scroll bar (top of the downward arrow), you can quickly and continuously scroll the screen by holding down the left mouse button. The practical value of continuous screen scrolling is not very high (after all, it is not easy for people to obtain desired information from such a fast screen rolling ), however, many people are not used to (or do not know) clicking the scroll wheel to quickly locate the problem. They often use continuous scrolling screens to quickly locate the problem (at least I do ), from this point of view, the function of rapid continuous scrolling is highlighted.
- Duplicate scroll bars are easy to use. For example, ideally, I move the mouse pointer to the edge of a non-maximized window. When the mouse pointer approaches the edge of the window, the scroll bar will automatically appear. Then I click the scroll bar and hold it down, you can drag the scroll bar. However, in actual situations, it is easy to trigger the window adjustment operation. As a result, the scroll bar cannot be clicked, or the mouse pointer moves too fast to get out of the window, and the click action causes the window to lose focus. And so on. This requires the user to move the mouse pointer very carefully, which leads to the shift of user attention.
Summary:
- The overlapping scroll bar is designed for devices with limited visible area (such as handheld devices), but the computer display is growing, is the space saved by overlapping scroll bars really important to these devices? I don't think so.
- People are used to the traditional scroll bars and are not comfortable with overlapping scroll bars. The power of habit is terrible, and the stacked scroll bar is declaring war on it. The traditional scroll bar has been working well for many years. Why should people abandon it?
How do I disable duplicate scroll bars?
Run the following command on the terminal:
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gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface ubuntu-overlay-scrollbars false |
Then you run another application. Are you familiar with the traditional scroll bar?
