Evolution mail client > No vertical scrollbar in mail preview

[flexmcmurphy]

Hello,

In my Evolution mail client I cannot see a vertical scroll bar in the message preview window. I also cannot see a vertical scrollbar when I open the message in to a separate window.

In each case I can click on the message body and then use the arrow down key to move down the message but I am unable to see a vertical scrollbar.

Can I change a setting somewhere to add the vertical scrollbar back in or is it very small in which case how would I make it bigger?

Cheers,

Flex

[anon33601770]

not specifically towards Evolution -
and I wouldn’t know how it looks or how it used to look, but
sometimes the scroll bars are very thin and only expand to be a bit wider when you hover the mouse over them

It might simply be your choice of theme - compatibility might get lost with changing versions of the underlying desktop environment.

Where to change the setting depends on your Desktop - did you tell us which one you use?

[flexmcmurphy]

Thanks Nachlese,

I don’t see any scrollbars when I hover around the edges of the email.

As for my current theme, I went in to system settings and:
Global Theme = Breath
Colors = Breath Light
Application Style = Breeze
Plasma Style = Breath Dark
Window Decorations = Breeze
Icons = Breeze
Cursors = Breeze

My desktop is KDE.

This thread on askubuntu talks about changing the size of scrollbars but not sure if it would apply in my case?

Cheers,

Flex

[anon33601770]

So your DE is KDE

As far as I know, Evolution is a GTK based app
more geared towards Gnome and perhaps Xfce4 …

There are ways to make them look similar.
qt5ct or qt6ct I believe

Perhaps it’s only a matter of configuring these - to better integrate gtk based apps into QT based environments like Plasma/KDE.

@flexmcmurphy

This thread on askubuntu talks about changing the size of scrollbars but not sure if it would apply in my case?

I don’t know either.
Why don’t you try?

but:
that whole thing you linked to is from 8 years ago … I would not take it as important/valid current info

ps:

I just installed it in my Plasma VM.

obviously I do not have any mail account set up there
(and I will not do that just to try)
but the scroll bars look just fine and wide enough …

I run a dark theme.
my settings according to screenfetch:

GTK Theme: Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3]
Icon Theme: breeze

[DeLinuxCo]

It most definitely sounds like a theme issue because of Evolution being a GTK app. I live in Evolution, but I use Cinnamon.

First, make sure you have adwaita-icon-theme, and adwaita-icon-theme-legacy installed.

Second, go into evolution and change the settings > Appearance from GNOME to Standard

If the above does not work, read this from Arch, it’s a mess! Uniform look for Qt and GTK applications - ArchWiki

Then report back

-John

[flexmcmurphy]

Thank you both for your help.

@DeLinuxCo

have adwaita-icon-theme, and adwaita-icon-theme-legacy installed.

Second, go into evolution and change the settings > Appearance from GNOME to Standard

I had these things already set up in my Manjaro KDE desktop environment but still no vertical scrollbars in Evolution.

I took a look at that Wiki you linked and followed the instruction to go to:

System Settings > Appearance > Application Style > Configure GNOME/GTK Application Style

In here my GTK Theme was set to Breeze, changing to any other theme restored the vertical scrollbars in Evolution.

I ended up choosing Adwaita although the blue contrasts with the green in all my other applications which is a small bit annoying. Choosing “Breath” is another option. That retains the green and gives vertical scrollbars but they look a bit funny with that theme.

So Adwaita it is.

Thank you!

Flex