Level 1

1 points

About the little scrollbar arrows...

...is there any way to get these back in Mac OS X Lion? Or do I need to downgrade to Snow Leopard just get these seemingly trivial but for me necessary things back?

Lion as a whole is a fine thing but this particular problem doesn't swing with me. Apple could just as well have left the option in the Preferences and I have no idea why they decided to remove it altogether. Not very intuitive IMO.

I work as a graphic designer and use Photoshop every day. Many files contains hundreds of layers and I really need fine control over the layers- list. Without the arrows things have increasingly become horrible, it seriously messes up my workflow. Yes, I can use the trackpad but that isn't the optimal solution for me since I use a Wacom tablet. Every time I need to bump up a few layers I automatically use the tool I have in my hand, i.e mouse or pen and it's really hard to pinpoint a specific layer many times. It's extremely annoying so I wonder if anyone know how or if there's a possibility of getting the arrows back?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Aug 10, 2011 2:14 AM

353 replies

Rysz

Level 8

44,611 points

Dec 9, 2011 1:18 PM in response to Rysz

Not a solution, but here's an easy work around:

http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/09/no-scrollbar-arrows-mac-os-x-lion-workaround/

Dec 9, 2011 3:32 PM in response to mulligans missus

If Apple can give us the option to hide or display the scroll bars, is there a good reason that they can't give us the option to hide or display the scroll bar arrows?

ankhank

Level 1

27 points

Dec 17, 2011 8:14 AM in response to Gulldo

goldangit, haven't they fixed this YET?

Message to Apple: you trip people up when you move stuff around.

Not everybody's using a touchpad gesture.

Wayne R

Level 1

0 points

Dec 26, 2011 6:40 AM in response to Gulldo

I just got a new iMac and find lots to like in Lion. But the absence of scroll bar arrows is highly annoying.

Level 7

24,423 points

Dec 26, 2011 6:42 AM in response to Wayne R

The presence of scroll bar arrows is HIGHLY annoying.

Dec 26, 2011 8:13 AM in response to CT

Not when you really need them!

Huss417

Level 1

40 points

Jan 17, 2012 6:21 AM in response to scnorman

Has there been anything else regarding if the arrows will be back or not? There were several discussions going on and it looks like they have taken them all down on here.

Cdubya52

Level 1

4 points

Jan 30, 2012 4:42 PM in response to mulligans missus

The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away.

softwater

Level 5

5,582 points

Jan 31, 2012 3:53 AM in response to Uncle Tony

MM is a renowned and persistent troll. His only need is to get a reaction, hence the provocative comments on this and every other thread he takes part in.

Jan 31, 2012 4:08 AM in response to softwater

While definitely a troll (starting flamewars in the Apple Discussion community? c'mon. C'MON), I'm surprised to find that Mulligans Missus is a male. That moniker sounds like a reference to somebody's wife, at least to these ears. That said, I agree with the multitude that MM's comments are not at all to point (suck it up and grow a pair, to paraphrase). MM, please post your comment in the "Gee whiz, Apple software engineers are just omnipotent Titans subject to Papal Infallibility" thread. The rest of us miss our little arrows.

LoboSolo

Level 1

0 points

Feb 1, 2012 7:33 AM in response to softwater

Thanks for the headsup about MM. I should have acknown a beslobbering Apple minion when she/he used Orwellian Newspeak to call Apple's retreat from the supporting the PPC an "innovation".

Feb 1, 2012 7:51 AM in response to LoboSolo

Hey, everyone's entitled to an opinion, and this is the right place to voice it. But her/his condescension towards someone who doesn't like an Apple "innovation" is unnecessary, counterproductive and insulting. The implied suggestion behind her "advice" is, "anyone who disagrees with me is stupid." Because, of course, Apple has never made any mistakes in the past. They never made the Cube, or the Newton. All anyone here is asking for is the ability to restore something we all used daily and, apparently, loved enough to complain when it was taken away. And the only alternative does not need to be: go back to Tiger. I have not used a PPC computer in 7 years, but I want my little arrows AND my speedy, streamlined Lion interface. I'm not asking too much. It's eminently do-able, especially by the Geniuses on Apple's OS team. And if enough voices here chime in for it, we will see the return of our little pals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBLbdDAzNfM&list=UUjOU815Or_KCRUY1YiJ-Qxw&index=2 &feature=plcp

Feb 8, 2012 12:29 PM in response to Gulldo

I wonder if anyone from support is reading this thread?

PLEASE BRING BACK SCROLLBAR ARROWS AND RESTORE THE SCROLLBARS TO THEIR ORIGINAL THICKNESS!

gripplz

Level 1

8 points

Feb 9, 2012 1:19 PM in response to taylor-design

I agree!!!!!!!

APPLE THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 10, 2012 12:37 PM in response to Gulldo

you'd figure with all of the weird tweaks that can be made in the terminal, that there would be a way to return the arrows by now.

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