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Can the color of a scrollbar thumb be changed, to improve visibility?

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Light blue gray on light blue gray is not always easy to see. I have looked, but can't seem to find an add-on for this. I am using 4.0 with the 3.0 for 4.0 theme. I was hoping 4.0 would fix this-- I can't be the only one on Earth who wishes his scrollbars were as easy to find as his tabs. A nice, bright, custom color would make this much easier.

Light blue gray on light blue gray is not always easy to see. I have looked, but can't seem to find an add-on for this. I am using 4.0 with the 3.0 for 4.0 theme. I was hoping 4.0 would fix this-- I can't be the only one on Earth who wishes his scrollbars were as easy to find as his tabs. A nice, bright, custom color would make this much easier.

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You probably need to set that in the Windows appearance setting of the Windows theme that you use.
I'm on Linux, so can't check that.

Control Panel > Personalization > Window Color and Appearance > Advanced

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I appreciate your answer. I tried every reasonable theme there was; the only one that really worked made everything look like Windows '95. Not one of the available themes allowed the scrollbar color to be changed in the Advanced tab-- it just grayed out. I'll keep watching and hoping; someone will, I feel sure, get as bothered as I am-- and have an ability to do something about it. Again, my thanks.

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You should be able to change the scrollbar color and appearance with the Stylish extension if it doesn't work with a Windows theme.

See /*----- SCROLLBAR CHANGES -----*/ in this style for an example:

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Thanks! The firefox-better-look was just what the doctor ordered! It's people like you who make the net better.