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thenameofthecatisnotknown
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January 13, 2018
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How to change the appearnace of scroll bars inside a page

  • January 13, 2018
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Is there a feature on Dreamweaver which allows me to streamline the appearance of a clumsy looking scroll bar inside a page? I am not talking about the scrolls on the edge of a webpage but those within the page.

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    Correct answer thatsmauri

    Hi thenameofthecatisnotknown,

    you could use some CSS to style them:
    » How To Create a Custom Scrollbar

    » CSS3 - Webkit - Vertical Scrollbars | CSSDeck

    » scrollbar | CSS-Tricks

    Note: Firefox and IE/Edge won't like them.

    Best Regards,
    Maurice

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    thatsmauri
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    thatsmauriCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    January 14, 2018

    Hi thenameofthecatisnotknown,

    you could use some CSS to style them:
    » How To Create a Custom Scrollbar

    » CSS3 - Webkit - Vertical Scrollbars | CSSDeck

    » scrollbar | CSS-Tricks

    Note: Firefox and IE/Edge won't like them.

    Best Regards,
    Maurice

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    January 14, 2018

    IMO, styling scrollbars with CSS is right up there with spitting into the wind -- an unproductive endeavor.

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    osgood_
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    January 14, 2018

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Nancy+OShea  wrote

    IMO, styling scrollbars with CSS is right up there with spitting into the wind -- an unproductive endeavor.

    Nancy

    I dont think there is any place for scrollbars in the professional developers world these day. Show/hide text has taken its place using javascript or css which looks less obtrusive in my opinion, so I'll leave the amatuers to roll out the scroll bars if thats what they want to do.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    January 13, 2018

    No.  Scrollbar appearance varies by the browser you use.  In general, extra scrollbars are not mobile friendly and should be avoided.   Removing the height properties from your CSS code will take away the clumsy extra scrollbars.

    Nancy

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