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Traditional scrollbars always went away when they weren't needed. The problem now is going away when they are.
by mixmastamyk 1y ago
Traditional scrollbars always went away when they weren't needed. The problem now is going away when they are.
- kbolino 1y agoI don't think this is correct. I distinctly remember some scroll-enabled UI elements on Windows displaying a completely greyed out scrollbar when the content wasn't actually scrollable. Indeed, I can verify this today with PUTTYGEN.EXE even on Windows 11, where if I generate an RSA-2048 key there is an active scrollbar, while if I generate an Ed25519 key which is 1/8 the size, there is a greyed out scrollbar. That having been said, I think this is the right way to do things. The greyed out scrollbar tells me that control is meant to be scrollable. So if I do something that changes the content, I can expect to be able to scroll it.
- mixmastamyk 1y agoI originally had some text in there saying as much. But this always on capability has to be enabled by the author explicitly. It’s rare enough that I felt keeping my answer simple was more important.