Better Scrollbar - Enhance Browsing with Minimalistic Scrolling
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Extension summary
This plugin replaces the standard scrollbar with a more modern, skinnier, and less interfering one. This is modeled after the scrollbars used by Google in many of their services.
Explanation of "all data on all websites": For the extension to apply a scrollbar to any site, it must have the ability to modify the css for the current page. This means that "all websites" are injected with the appropriate styles.
Release 0.1.8 9/25/13: Named changed back to "Better Scrollbar."
Release 0.1.7 9/22/13: Redesigned slightly, renamed to "Minimal Scrollbar." New icons, slightly more visible.
Release 0.1.6 1/31/13: Fixed issues with black background on some websites. Colors darkened slightly for users with difficulty seeing the scrollbar on their monitors.
Release 0.1.4, 7/25/12: Scrollbars now look the same across horizontal and vertical pages.
User reviews
- Fixes the ugly scrollbar of Chrome.
- Does what it says it does.
- Does not consume any runtime memory.
- Causes a slowdown on amazon.com.
- Limited options for scrollbar color.
- Some users reported it did nothing or was ineffective.
- Need for more color options.
- Desire for auto-hide functionality.
- Concerns about the extension being similar to the default scrollbar.
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Risk impact
Better Scrollbar requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Better Scrollbar has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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