[Solved] How to change Scrollbar width in Nemo in Mint 18

[synapticjuice]

Edit KDB: Split from: viewtopic.php?f=208&p=1306910#p852981

I have a brand new install of Mint Cinnamon 18.1 I've tried everything i could think of for a few hours now with no success in changing the width of the scrollbar in Nemo. The fix given in other forms seems to work in previous versions but does not work anymore with the latest version of Mint? Anyone have an answer how to do this in Mint 18.1?

This line does not work in Mint 18.1 even if you change every gtk-widgets.css in file system.
"Fix GTK3 scrollbar slider width: /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css: default -GtkRange-slider-width: 19px"

[samuvuo]

Haven't tested this myself, but it's worth a try. In "/usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-3.0/apps/cinnamon-applications.css" look for (line 45):

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NemoWindow .sidebar .scrollbar {
    -GtkRange-slider-width: 10;
}

and change that.

[synapticjuice]

Thank you for your reply. Its not the answer... but it got me to trying again and I found out what works. The original answer from the other pages does work!!! But requires a full reboot and not just a logout or theme change. So here is the answer again for those that find this.

Change the -GtkRange-slider-width: in /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css then reboot.

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/*************
 * scrollbar *
 *************/

.scrollbar {
    background-clip: padding-box;
    -GtkRange-trough-border: 2;
    -GtkScrollbar-has-backward-stepper: 0;
    -GtkScrollbar-has-forward-stepper: 0;
    -GtkRange-slider-width: 30;
    

[simian]

I'm using Linux Mint 18.2 cinnamon, and the solutions i find in this forum dont seem to work for me. I *do* reboot after making changes. The only thing i've been able to change so far is the width and color of the scrollbar in the start menu, by editing /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/cinnamon/cinnamon.css

Changing
GtkScrollbar::slider-width in /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
or
-GtkRange-slider-width in /usr/share/themes/Mint-X/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
has no effect in any program i've tried (nemo, firefox, libreoffice) after reboot

I read that changing
GtkScrollbar::has-backward-stepper
and
GtkScrollbar::has-forward-stepper
from 0 to 1 is supposed to add scrollbar arrows, but that too has no effect.

Any suggestions?

tnx

[aes2011]

...
I read that changing
GtkScrollbar::has-backward-stepper
and
GtkScrollbar::has-forward-stepper
from 0 to 1 is supposed to add scrollbar arrows, but that too has no effect.

Any suggestions?

tnx

Try true or false instead of 1 and 0.