Scrollbars are tiny in Firefox (since FF 52)
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Bug Description
== Update 2018-02-27: While this report was created for Firefox 52 under Ubuntu 16.10, it is still valid for all newer Firefox version/Ubuntu releases. ==
In Firefox 52, the size of scrollbars has become smaller so that it is really tiny and hard to grab by the mouse. For me, this is a usability issue.
The scrollbars were considerably bigger in Firefox 51 and previous releases. To illustrate this, I have attached two screeenshots for comparision between Firefox 51 and 52.
While other GTK3-applications (e.g. Gedit) also have very slim scrollbars, they on the other hand have a mechanismn that makes their scrollbars broaden automatically when you move the mouse over them, so grabbing them isn't an issue. If the same would be possible in Firefox, this would of course be also an acceptable resolution.
Kind regards,
Jan
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: firefox 52.0.1+
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In Gedit the scrollbars broaden automatically when you move the mouse over any part of them. In Firefox they only broaden if you move the mouse over the slider. Inconsistency is not good, but this is probably an acceptable solution. What do you think?