HappyTexas

Q: Need a scrollbar that WORKS

Since your 'geniuses' installed the retrograde Mavericks "free upgrade" that is nothing short of awful, my scroll bar does not work in any application.

 

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 13, 2014 10:28 AM

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Apr 13, 2014 10:55 AM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 13, 2014 10:55 AM in response to HappyTexas

    Go to the Apple Menu > System Preferences General Tab and set show scroll bars to Always.

     

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    MtD

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Apr 13, 2014 10:57 AM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 13, 2014 10:57 AM in response to HappyTexas

    Mine do, but I always keep them hidden as they are not needed.

    Open General System Prefs and set yours to always show.

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 13, 2014 11:19 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Apr 13, 2014 11:19 AM in response to Meg The Dog

    Thanks, Meg, but that's exactly how my preferences have been set all along.  Thus the questions of how to make the scrollbar actually work, as it did before the Mavericks monster came into my life.

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 13, 2014 11:20 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Apr 13, 2014 11:20 AM in response to Barney-15E

    Obviously, Barney, the scrollbar IS needed or I wouldn't have wasted time with the question.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Apr 13, 2014 2:38 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 13, 2014 2:38 PM in response to HappyTexas

    Once again, my scrollbars work. So, what is not working for you? I have no idea how it worked for you before Mavericks, so you'll have to actually supply some details to describe what it is you want and what it does now.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 13, 2014 2:50 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 13, 2014 2:50 PM in response to HappyTexas

    If you are referring to the backward scrolling that happens by default because Apple has set this scrolling behaviour for touch pads, you can have the usual scrolling behaviour back by going into the OS X System Preferences Panel, Click the mouse icon and at the top of then pop up preferences window, uncheck Natural scrolling.

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 21, 2014 6:39 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Apr 21, 2014 6:39 PM in response to MichelPM

    No, I cannot do that, MichelPM.  As I've stated repeatedly, the words "natural scrolling" do not appear anywhere on my computer unless I open this web page.  That term is not in existence in my system preferences.  It's just a lasting Mavericks mess.

     

    Scrolling is so absolutely awful in Mail that I've just quite using Mail anymore.  Why bother when it's so faulty I can't access most of the messages I get.  It's easier, quicker, and much more effective to simply check manually with the various mail services I use instead of relying anymore on Mail being the functional, efficient, time-saving aggregate it was before the Mavericks de-evolution.

     

    Mavericks is an embarrassment.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Apr 21, 2014 6:53 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 21, 2014 6:53 PM in response to HappyTexas

    Mavericks is an embarrassment.

    Then restore from your backup and use the old OS you are comfortable with. Mavericks obviously doesn't work for you.

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 21, 2014 7:20 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Apr 21, 2014 7:20 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Nope, Barney.  Too much time and money invested in this "free" upgrade.  It's got to improve.  Apple can do better.  Apple used to do better.  They just need a fix, as evidenced by the many, many people writing about the same complaint.  It's a design flaw.  Design flaws can be fixed.  Apple can do that.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Apr 21, 2014 7:23 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 21, 2014 7:23 PM in response to HappyTexas

    Mavericks is just working fine on my Mac.

    And my Mac is a five year old iMac at that.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Apr 21, 2014 7:34 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 21, 2014 7:34 PM in response to HappyTexas

    Apple has done great with mavericks. Best OS yet, but apparently you can't use it. Too bad.

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 25, 2014 1:52 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Apr 25, 2014 1:52 PM in response to MichelPM

    So how does your status report address my problem, MichelPM?

  • by HappyTexas,

    HappyTexas HappyTexas Apr 25, 2014 1:53 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Apr 25, 2014 1:53 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Mavericks is nowhere near the best OS yet.  It's the worst I've experienced in 21 years.  By far.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Apr 25, 2014 2:05 PM in response to HappyTexas
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    Apr 25, 2014 2:05 PM in response to HappyTexas

    Hi,

     

    It works by implication.

     

    You have suggested in several threads covering several topics that something is wrong with Mavericks.

    Despite suggestions to try various things inclucing EtreCheck, at least once, you insist that this is the case despite the number of people saying they have no problem.

     

    Your posts  are beginning to sound more like those of a troll rather than a frustrated Mac user.

     

     

     

     

     

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     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
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