how to have arrows in libreoffice cal scrollbars?

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on my desktop pc running leap 15.1 and KDE and libreoffice 6.3.3.2.0 I would like to have the arrows in the vertical and horizontal scroll bars. how can I get them?

2

The following will give you this:

https://paste.opensuse.org/view/raw/4c07905e

which may, or may not, be suitable :wink:

(KDE) System Settings -> Application Style -> GNOME Application Style (GTK) -> GTK Themes - gtk3 theme = Breeze

In ~/.config/gtk-3.0/ create a text file named “gtk.css” with the following content:

/*
 * Change scrollbar width and colour
 */


scrollbar, scrollbar button, scrollbar slider {
  -GtkScrollbar-has-backward-stepper: 1;
  -GtkScrollbar-has-forward-stepper: 1;
  -GtkScrollbar-has-secondary-backward-stepper: 1;
  min-width: 14px;
  min-height: 14px;
}

scrollbar slider {
  background-color: #d7d7d7;
  border-width: 1px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #a7a7a7; 
}

scrollbar :hover {
  border-color: #3daee9;
}

You may need to change the relevant *-color settings to better match the color scheme you use.

Log out / in for the changes to take effect.

Be aware though, this will effect all gtk applications…

3

…sorry to say this but it is horriblerotfl!

yeaaaah maaanythanks, it worked !!!, but partially:), the arrows works but are not visible, only a grey square where they should be, how can I get them?

4

Hmmm… OK…

I’ve just realised you’re using a later version of LO than I, I’m on 6.2.7.1, although I don’t think that’s the cause.

(I have Plasma 5.12.8, Frameworks 5.55.0, and Qt 5.9.7)

Try removing the section:


scrollbar slider {

  background-color: #d7d7d7;
  border-width: 1px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #a7a7a7; 
}

scrollbar :hover {
  border-color: #3daee9;
}

so the custom css is only adding the additional steppers (arrows), I’m afraid I really don’t know why it’s not working on your setup… :(, although it could be a “colour thing” perhaps the background and foreground colour of the arrows are the same?

5

tried, removed, the sliders are darker but the arrows remain invisible, may be they are images that are not found?

6

I have arrowheads rather than arrows with Breeze in LO Tools>Options>View>Icon style. Do you specifically want arrows?

7

What version of “gtk3-metatheme-breeze” do you have installed?

The screenshot I posted at #2 showing the steppers was on a Leap 15.1 system with the default “gtk3-metatheme-breeze” v5.12.8

I’ve just looked at this on a TW install which has “gtk3-metatheme-breeze” v5.17.4 and I see the same issue as you describe… If I temporarily downgrade “gtk3-metatheme-breeze” to v5.12.8 the steppers are once more visible.

So it would appear there is some change in “gtk3-metatheme-breeze” which is causing the issue of invisible steppers…

I really don’t have the time to investigate this further at the moment.

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I downgraded to v5.12.8 but nothing changed

lol! don’t worry, it’s not urgent, and manythanks and have a happy new year
I get some improvement modifying the gtk.css file in this way, I get the position where the arrows should stay are red and green, in this way I can click on there and move gently the calc sheet

/* * Change scrollbar width and colour
 */




scrollbar, scrollbar button, scrollbar slider {
  -GtkScrollbar-has-backward-stepper: 1;
  -GtkScrollbar-has-forward-stepper: 1;
  -GtkScrollbar-has-secondary-backward-stepper: 1;
  min-width: 14px;
  min-height: 14px;
}


/* Change Buttons/stepper colors and size  */
scrollbar.vertical button,
scrollbar.vertical .button {
    min-width:13px;
    min-height: 30px;
    padding: 0px;
    background-color: red;
/* If you want a border around your scrollbar buttons, uncomment these items  */ 
/*   border-style: solid; */
/*   border-color: black; */
/*   border-width: 1px; */
}


scrollbar.horizontal button,
scrollbar.horizontal .button {
    min-width:25px;
    min-height: 16px;
    padding: 0px;
    background-color: green;
/* If you want a border around your scrollbar buttons, uncomment these items  */ 
/*   border-style: solid; */
/*   border-color: black; */
/*   border-width: 1px; */
}




scrollbar slider {
  background-color: #d7d7d7;
  border-width: 1px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #a7a7a7; 
}


scrollbar :hover {
  border-color: #3daee9;
} 
@import 'colors.css';
9

…manythanks, I did, but no arrows

10

surprisingly libreoffice Version: 6.4.2.2 use system kde decoration now and not more gtklol!lol! with breeze no arrows are presents, but with oxygen it’s ok