Scrollbars in Linux appear to be unstyled

[ffxsam]

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Description

Scrollbars are quite prominent (unstyled?) in Linux version. I don't recall it being this way in Atom 1.18. I'm now using 1.19.2

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Steps to Reproduce

Edit by @rsese, copying @simurai's repro steps from #15350 (comment)

On macOS I can reproduce un-styled (with white background) scrollbars when:

1. Change settings to "When scrolling" (or "Automatically")
2. Reload Atom
3. Change to "Always"

Scrollbars get styled again, when collapsing/expanding the tree-view. Or reloading Atom.

[Ben3eeE]

What is your syntax and ui theme?

[josokinas]

I can confirm this is on macOS too:

Atom version 1.19.2 with One Dark UI and syntax themes.

[stefanoeb]

in MacOS with One Dark UI this happens, but only after a couple hours of use. I'm not sure what breaks them

[ffxsam]

@Ben3eeE Using "One Dark" theme and "Solarized Dark" UI theme.

[rsese]

Just tried One Dark syntax theme + Solarized Dark UI theme on Ubuntu 16.04 and Atom 1.19.2 but can't reproduce.

@ffxsam - do you see the unstyled scrollbar right away (e.g. after you restart) or after some amount of time has passed?

[ffxsam]

For me it's immediate.

EDIT: Whoa, strange! I see the opposite. When I start, the scrollbars are unstyled. And after some time passes, they correct themselves. Or maybe I'm doing something that fixes it. I'll try to pay more attention next time.

[Ben3eeE]

@ffxsam @josokinas @stefanoeb Can you provide some more information about your setup?

Some examples

• Window manager
• Which distro of Linux / version of macOS
• Other packages that you use
• How you start Atom
• From where you installed Atom
• The full output of atom --version and apm --version

Thank you 🙇‍♂️

[ffxsam]

@Ben3eeE

• Ubuntu 17.04 (Unity window manager)
• Start Atom in a folder via command line (atom .)
• Installed Atom from https://atom.io/
• Full version info below

Atom    : 1.19.2
Electron: 1.6.9
Chrome  : 56.0.2924.87
Node    : 7.4.0
apm  1.18.4
npm  3.10.10
node 6.9.5 x64
python 2.7.13
git 2.11.0

[josokinas]

General info:

• macOS Sierra v10.12.6
• 13" 2016 MacBook Pro with Intel Iris Graphics 540

Atom info:

• Atom installed from official website
• Atom starting from the Dock with 6 projects added

Additional packages installed:

• editorconfig
• linter
• linter-eslint
• react-snippets

atom --version output:

Atom: 1.19.2
Electron: 1.6.9
Chrome: 56.0.2924.87
Node: 7.4.0

apm --version output:

apm 1.18.4
npm 3.10.10
node 6.9.5 x64
python 2.7.10
git 2.11.0

[stefanoeb]

General info:
macOS Sierra v10.12.6
13" 2017 MacBook Pro with Intel Iris Graphics 640

Atom info:
Atom installed from official website
Atom starting always from command line
One Dark UI
Ariake dark syntax

Additional packages installed:
linter
linter-eslint
linter-python
linter-flow
goto-definition
hyperclick

atom --version output:

Atom : 1.19.2
Electron: 1.6.9
Chrome : 56.0.2924.87
Node : 7.4.0

apm --version output:

apm 1.18.4
npm 3.10.10
node 6.9.5 x64
python 2.7.13
git 2.11.0

A common pattern I found here: With only one atom window opened, the problem seem to never occur. When 2, 3+ atoms are alive, one of them seem to reset the scroll styling.

[Ben3eeE]

/cc: @rsese @ungb Can you try to repro on macOS and Linux with this additional information?

[ungb]

I tried this on mac and linux.

I tested with 1.18.0 and then with 1.19.2 and see the same behavior. I installed the same packages as @stefanoeb

On ubuntu Atom 1.19.2

On Mac Atom 1.19.2

@josokinas the image you attached is the scrollbar styled on mac I believe. I am seeing that same behavior on mac on 1.18.0 and on 1.19.2 for one dark theme.

[ungb]

Hmm I take my last comment back. After reloading on mac on 1.19.2 I see

I'm going to try to see if I can figure out why this is occurring. If anyone else has any additional info of when you see it would be useful. Also for mac users, Under system preferences -> General Settings. What is the setting for your scroll bar?

[josokinas]

My current setting is:

However, switching to "Always" fixes the problem.

Please also note that editor window scrollbar seems to be fine on macOS.

[stefanoeb]

My mac is also automatically, but since I can't reproduce the problem I don't know if "Always" solve it

[ffxsam]

Now in macOS, I have no scrollbars at all. Atom 1.19.5.

[Ben3eeE]

@ffxsam That is a known issue that will be fixed in Atom 1.19.6 /cc: #15442

[simurai]

On macOS I can reproduce un-styled (with white background) scrollbars when:

1. Change settings to "When scrolling" (or "Automatically")
2. Reload Atom
3. Change to "Always"

Scrollbars get styled again, when collapsing/expanding the tree-view. Or reloading Atom.

[matthewwithanm]

This is still happening as of 1.23.3. For some more background, check out @hansonw's summary on facebookarchive/nuclide@0a860a2.

[simonlayfield]

I'm seeing this issue on macOS, Atom v1.45.0 with OneDark theme + Dracula syntax theme. Appears to happen when Atom has been open for a while and I have multiple projects open.

Notably, it happens for me when revisiting Atom i.e. it doesn't suddenly happen when I'm using Atom as the result of a UI event. Although it might be that I've seen it specifically when closing one of the multiple projects (in which case it switches to another open project).

[mundschenk-at]

Still present in Atom 1.48.0 with OneDark (theme + syntax). Atom is open all the time, sometimes a tab gets an unstyled horizontal scrollbar (never vertical). Closing the tab and reopening the file fixes it. I'm still unsure what the exact trigger is.

[artur99]

Still present in 1.58.0 on MacOS 12. Sometimes some scroll bars get unstyled automatically... Sometimes they're fixed by reopening the tab, sometimes I have to restart the editor.
Can force them to reproduce with the same "Always" setting, and seems to temporarily get fixed (before doing anything in Atom again) when setting to "Automatically based on mouse trackpad".