To me, they are just indicators of how much content I can expect. I scroll with the mouse wheel or using the page down/up keys. I don’t grab the thing. I only need to see the indicator when I am scrolling.

But I wonder whether there is a accesibility aspect to always visible and wide scrollbars. I think, the best way to deal with it, is to make it an option how they look and behave.

Now you can’t even find the fucking thing when you need it. Thanks, “UX design”.

Do you remember the feel of switching from 1998 to 2001? It felt like stepping into the future.

Now: I

I hate the modern ones you need to hover above so they even display, and then it’s 1 pixel wide and a shade of grey that’s about 2% darker than white.
Less functional and 500 lines of js garbage.

Definitely either 88 or 98. Large, very visible, no bullshit. I prefer 98, but would also be perfectly happy with 88. The reason I like 98 better than 88 is because 98, while not as high of contrast, is closer to if it’s physically there, with shadows and stuff, and therefore visually faster recognizable as a scroll bar, it’s more intuitive.

I love how 1998 looks. It is clean and servers the purpose. 2001-2009 feel over designed, 1988 and 2012 not sure whether the dark part is the scroller or the light part lol.

I’m partial to 2006

And then they got thinner every year while screens got wider…

We’ve gotta bring back frutiger aero.

1998 was in my formative years with computers, so I will always be partial to it. Xfce can get pretty close.

I miss that glass aesthetic from 2001