[WISHLIST / SUGGESTION] Wider scroll bars on Rhino8's script editor

It’s probably a low-priority thing, but I thought I’d make it known anyway, and y’all can throw it on the wishlist pile.

I generally prefer scripting in the Rhino8 editor…except for the scroll handles. I have arthritis and using the mouse’s scroll wheel is not really an option, so I’m stuck with dragging the scroll handles (I use a tablet instead of a mouse), and I find I just spend way too much time trying to get my mouse precisely over the scroll handles. It doesn’t bother my arthritis, it’s just extra seconds for no real reason…and if I’m working in a long script, it can get a little annoying after a while.

Turns out the scroll handle is only 4 pixels wide. I would love for it to be at least twice as wide. YouTube and Affinity both have scroll handles that are 7 pixels wide. That’s better than 4, but still kind of thin for my taste. The Rhino forum’s editor has a scroll handle that is 13 pixels wide, which I find very comfortable to grab.

If you want to keep the super-thin aesthetic (which does look nice), you might consider doing what Snagit does…the scroll bars are 4 pixels wide until your mouse comes near it, then it becomes 10 pixels wide, which seems quite comfortable as far as grabbing the bar goes (basically when the mouse enters that 10-pixel-wide area, the scroll bar expands out as seen in the gif below. That way it usually looks thin but has all the ease-of-use of a wide scroll bar. (I assume it always is 10 pixels wide but is just made to look thin…until the mouse enters it)

snagits scroll bars2

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