{"id":9388,"date":"2019-09-30T15:56:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T15:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2019-09-30T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T15:56:44","slug":"disable-overlay-scrollbars-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/09\/disable-overlay-scrollbars-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Overlay Scrollbars in Ubuntu 19.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s easy to disable overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 19.10, since Gnome 3.34 added the key to toggle overlay scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>Disable the overlay scrollbars makes GTK+ application windows always have the scrollbar visible when  continuous text, pictures, or any other content can be scrolled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/overlayscrolling-600x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/overlayscrolling-600x330.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/overlayscrolling-450x247.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/overlayscrolling-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/overlayscrolling.jpg 899w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install <code>dconf editor<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"155\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Launch <code>dconf editor<\/code>, then navigate to <code>org\/gnome\/desktop\/interface<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down and find out the line says &#8216;<b>overlay scrolling<\/b>&#8216;. Turn it off and done.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toggle-overlayscrolling-600x313.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toggle-overlayscrolling-600x313.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toggle-overlayscrolling-450x234.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/toggle-overlayscrolling.jpg 762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(<b>Optional<\/b>) For those familiar with Linux command, open terminal (<b>Ctrl+Alt+T<\/b>) and run single command to disable the overlay scrolling:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface overlay-scrolling false<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/disable-overlayscrolling-command-600x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"112\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/disable-overlayscrolling-command-600x112.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/disable-overlayscrolling-command-450x84.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/disable-overlayscrolling-command-768x143.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/disable-overlayscrolling-command.jpg 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And restore changes via command:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface overlay-scrolling true<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now it&#8217;s easy to disable overlay scrollbars in Ubuntu 19.10, since Gnome 3.34 added the key to toggle overlay scrolling. Disable the overlay scrollbars makes GTK+ application windows always have the scrollbar visible when continuous text, pictures, or any other content can be scrolled. 1.) Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install dconf editor. 2.) 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