Re: Ubuntu scrollbars don't render in Cygwin

[David Karr <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com>]

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 9:47 AM, David Karr <davidmichaelkarr@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an ubuntu 12.0.4 desktop.  I have a Win7 laptop running Cygwin. I can
> display windows from the Ubuntu box on the Win7 laptop using the Cygwin X
> server, but the window is somewhat "degraded".  Specifically, scrollbars are
> not rendering properly.  I've used Ubuntu before, but this is the first time
> I've seen these odd scrollbar popups that are used in 12.04.  I'm guessing
> the Cygwin X server is having trouble rendering that for some reason.  In
> the Cygwin view, I see the slightly thicker vertical bar, but when I hover
> the mouse over it, nothing happens.
>
> I'm investigating whether I can configure Ubuntu to use "normal" scrollbars,
> but is there a way to get Cygwin's X server to display those funky
> scrollbars better?

I managed to fix Ubuntu's scrollbars so that it doesn't present this
problem.  The fix is documented at:
http://www.tuxgarage.com/2011/04/disable-overlay-scrollbars-in-ubuntu.html

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