[GNC] "Non-sticky" scroll bars in gnucash registers

Liz edodd at billiau.net
Thu Feb 7 03:11:26 EST 2019


On Tue,  5 Feb 2019 17:21:35 -0500 (EST)
Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> <begin semi-sarcastic mode>
> *Part* of what is going on is the whole "touch screen" mania, coupled
> with a bitofscroll-wheelmania.ManyUI people (the ones making design
> choices for thevariouswidgetlibraries,includingGTK3), seem to feel
> that nobody really is (should?) be using their mice to access
> scrollbars. They really should be using their fingers on their touch
> screen (everybody is using a touch screen, right? I mean clunky
> things like keyboards and mice are so arcane now). Or if they still
> have a mouse, they are using their scroll wheel and not really
> needing a scrollbar... <end semi-sarcastic mode>

and as for those of who have been typing for decades and wish to have
keyboard shortcuts??
well, that's 'last century', but still efficient.

Liz


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