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Ayatana Scroll Bar Working Space

This area is a workspace for the scroll bars. For more information see the Canonical Design Blog for more information.

• Where to Get It?

We provide packages for Natty:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ayatana-scrollbar-team/release; sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install liboverlay-scrollbar-0.1-0

The project is hosted at: https://launchpad.net/ayatana-scrollbar

The source code is available as a simple bazaar branch: bzr branch lp:ayatana-scrollbar

• How to Test

To test the overlay scrollbars, prefix each application invocation with: {{{LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=foo <command> }}} for example {{{LIBOVERLAY_SCROLLBAR=foo gedit }}}

• Debugging Procedures

In case you find bugs, please report them at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-scrollbar/+filebug

In particular, mention the version of the overlay library tested, the application that had problems. If the application crashed, apport should have captured a crash file.

Application Testing

Applications known to work

• Nautilus
• Evince
• Gedit
• Compis
• Compiz Config Settings Manager
• Devhelp
• Totem
• Rhythmbox
• Xchat
• Empathy
• Cheese
• Gwibber
• Disk Usage Analizer
• Disk Utility
• Gnome System Monitor
• Shotwell
• Tomboy Notes
• System preferences dialogs, like gnome-appearance-properties
• ...

Known to have issues

• Browsers using the Webkit engine (see 732086)

• Banshee's extension list in preferences
• Brasero (when changing layout, cover editor, plugin list)
• ...