ubuntu --"flashback" app/panel "scrollbar" width? -- can it be made wider?

[bruce]

hi

got it working for user...   but where would file go for all users?
assuming there might be others using laptop.

thanks


On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jeff.
>
> Good reading!  thanks.  For some reason, hadn't seen the dconf-editor,
> gtk-widgets information.
>
> The flashback desktop uses 'Yaru' as the theme.
>
> The following, is part of a post/site, but I'm not sure where I should
> place the new tested css.
>
> Edit the CSS file
> Based on your GTK theme name (e.g., Yaru), navigate to the theme's CSS
> directory (e.g., /usr/share/themes/Yaru/gtk-3.0/ ).
> You may need to create or edit ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css for
> user-specific overrides or edit the theme's own gtk.css or
> gtk-widgets.css file.
> Note: It's generally recommended to create a user-specific gtk.css
> file to avoid modifying system-wide files directly, which might be
> overwritten with updates.
> 3. Add scrollbar CSS
> If you're creating ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css or editing the theme's
> gtk.css file, add the following CSS block and adjust the min-width and
> min-height values to your preference:
>
> css
> scrollbar slider {
>     /* Size of the slider */
>     min-width: 15px;
>     min-height: 15px;
>     border-radius: 17px;
>     /* Padding around the slider */
>     border: 2px solid transparent;
> }
>
> The dir for Yaru has a resource file/link, but no actual gtk.css file,
> or a gtk-widget.css.
>
> So, where should the file be placed? or is it for the local user, in
> the user dir?
>
> thanks
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Looking over Ubuntu/flashback, I have apps/windows (panels) with the
> >> scrollbarsidebar, and I'm tryin to see if there is any method to
> >> increase the "width" of the scrollbar/sidebar in general?
> >>
> >> As an example, firefox in windows has a wider side/scrollbar than
> >> firefox under flashback.
> >>
> >> So far, no luck in viewing the 'net.
> >
> >
> > Let me Google that for you: <https://www.google.com/search?q=firefox+increase+width+of+scrollbar> and <https://www.google.com/search?q=gnome+flashback+increase+width+of+scrollbar>.
> >
> > Jeff
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