Missing arrows in the scroll bars

[AchimSchenk]

Hello,
I miss arrows in the scroll bars (LR Classic / Windows 10).
Is this normal behavior or a bug in LR?

Greetings

Achim

[Per Berntsen]

There are no arrows in my copy of LrC version 10 on Windows 10.

I never use arrows for scrolling, so I can't say whether this is something new.

For all I know, it may have been like this since Lightroom 1.

[johnrellis]

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LR scroll bars have never had up and down arrows (at least since LR 3).  But if you click or click and hold at any spot above or below the grey rectangle, it behaves the same as if it had arrows:

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[Allison Gordon]

you can see I have no scroll bar on the bottom.  How do I get it back?

[johnrellis]

@Allison Gordon, as an immediate workaround, you can use the little arrows at the left and right ends of the film strip:

Your screenshot shows the space for the scrollbar is present, but the thumb indicator is missing:

As a next step, restart your computer. If the problem persists, try resetting LR's preferences:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/

LR sometimes soils its preferences file, and resetting it can fix all sorts of wonky behavior. That article explains how to restore the old preferences if resetting doesn't help.

[Conrad C]

What type of pointing device are you using? A mouse, trackpad, stylus, trackpoint, trackball, or other?

The reason for the question is that scroll bars and their arrows are less commonly used today, because many people find that it’s much easier and faster to scroll using a trackpad gesture or the scroll wheel on a mouse. I’m just curious if there is a reason that you prefer the scroll bar or its arrows over the newer methods.