I don't like that there's not a permanent scroll bar in the new Safari. Can I change a setting to get one? If so, how can I do that? It's really annoying that it doesn't want to show up on some websites. I like the other way better. Maybe it's an option on the Macbook Pro??
MacBook Pro, Safari
From the menu bar, select ▹ System Preferences ▹ General ▹ Show scroll bars: Always.
From the menu bar, select ▹ System Preferences ▹ General ▹ Show scroll bars: Always.
Thank you!
This was driving me nuts all week, since I just upgraded. THANKS!!!
If you scroll (with mouse or two-finger) then the scrollbar appears sligtly at the right.
When you stop scrolling, it disappears.
But! If you start scrolling having the mouse pointer beside the right edge of the window, then the scroll bar that will appear when you start scrolling will be a static, not disappering one.
Linc:
Sorry, but there is no option in Safari V 6.02 to set scroll bars to "always" in general preferences or anywhere else. My scroll bar was AWOL when I upgraded my MB Pro to 10.7.5 and Safari 6.02. Unexpectedly it came back but I have no idea why. I quit using Safari for about 2 weeks and went to Firefox because it was so frustrating always having to fuss around trying to scroll with the keypad or using the double finger drag/slide.
Sometimes it seems these upgrades get too clever by half!
Any other ideas?
John
Linc was refering to the SYSTEM preferences, not safari preferences.
"From the menu bar, select ▹ System Preferences ▹ General ▹ Show scroll bars: Always."
It is odd that you need to go to the SYSTEM preferences and not the browser one. Slowing learning how Mac systems are. I am mostly use PC using chrome so things like that are built into the browser not the OS.
it's not only in Safari, also in keynote and mail and everything. simple mouse over wont make it reappear consistently, so off with it.
seems rediculous
OMG. THANK YOU!!!!!! This was driving me mad!!!!
It took me a year before I actually thought "hey maybe there is a setting somewhere to turn the bars to always show"
Having a disappearing scrollbar It works great with a magic mouse but not with a drawing tablet when there is no scroll wheel on the pen
Linc is the hero:
From the menu bar, select ▹ System Preferences ▹ General ▹ Show scroll bars: Always.
Wow! Thank you!
To X1-Bot: only a year??? It took me two and a half before I thought about looking it up! 🙂
me too annarepp! I have suffered for so long! the relief of the ever present scroll bar! I'm 2yrs late but thanks!!
Just updated/upgraded my Macbook to Mavericks and newer Safari and hated that scroll down disappeared quicker than a snow leopard in the wild. Thanks Linc Davis for the easy, quick answer.
Scroll Bar Disappearing
