I implemented something similar here: https://github.com/joevennix/jScrollie https://github.com/joevennix/jScrollie I agree that it is best to let the browser

I implemented something similar here: https://github.com/joevennix/jScrollie https://github.com/joevennix/jScrollie I agree that it is best to let the browser handle the scrolling mechanics. Then you simply hide the original scrollbar by having an embedded div hold the content with a width thats about 40px or so bigger than the outer, fixed width div ( and overflow: scroll-y ).