Scrollbar on gedit is not flush with screen edge in unity

Bug #735704 reported by Feathertail
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: unity

PROBLEM

In Natty's standard Ubuntu (Unity) desktop, the gedit scrollbar -- unlike the ones on Evolution and Terminal -- is not flush with the right-hand edge of the screen. Because of how narrow it is, and how well its colors blend into the surrounding window controls, this makes it difficult to click-and-drag.

HOW TO REPRODUCE

1. Load gedit.
2. Maximize gedit.
3. Hold down "Enter" until the scrollbar appears.
4. Try to scroll by clicking and dragging.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

Unity apps will have consistent scrollbar behavior when full-screened, and will comply with Fitts' law and accessibility / usability guidelines in general.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.6.4-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-6.34-generic 2.6.38-rc7
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-6-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,decor,mousepoll,vpswitch,regex,animation,snap,expo,move,compiztoolbox,place,grid,imgpng,gnomecompat,wall,ezoom,workarounds,staticswitcher,resize,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,scale,session,unityshell]
Date: Tue Mar 15 16:23:28 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-13 (1 days ago)

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Feathertail (feathertail-deactivatedaccount) wrote :
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Eylem (eylemkoca) wrote :

Scrollbar in Gedit is not flush with window edge in unmaximized mode either, so I think this is a Gedit issue, not Ubuntu or Unity. The same thing applies to Libreoffice too and I'm sure there are other software out there with the same design issue. System Monitor or Synaptic for example has the scrollbar even further inside the window.

Alex Launi (alexlauni)
Changed in unity:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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