Do we really need to code the scroll bar now a days?

Do we really need to code the scroll bar now a days?
I mean, you know how some sites have the scroll bar colored? But now most programs like firefox and safari, the scroll bar is always aqua blue? Is it better to code the sidebar to still be colored?

Best answer:

Scrollbar coloring is an IE-only feature, and in order to “code the scrollbar”, one has to use non-standards-compliant CSS.

I don’t get what you mean by “nowadays”, but even the latest version of IE supports scrollbar coloring. Firefox and Safari just don’t implement the functionality, which is a proprietary extension and is not officially recognized.

In case you want to color the scrollbar on your page, use this code:

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1 Comment for Do we really need to code the scroll bar now a days?

  • 1. allen k  |  January 12th, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    It depends on how finished you like your web pages to be. It doesn’t sound like you care one way or the other – but -

    Here is the link to a free visual scroll bar script generator. And remember – you can do this with a call.js so you don’t have to hand code it into each page

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