I do the exact opposite. I use the minimap a lot, as a much better scrollbar. I tend to work on long files and even if I am rarely looking directly at the mini

I do the exact opposite. I use the minimap a lot, as a much better scrollbar. I tend to work on long files and even if I am rarely looking directly at the minimap, it is in my field of view and I often subconsciously glance at it. This kind of feature is clearly no one-size0-fits-all, but it would be a mistake to consider it is useless because you don't like it.