No, I don't have this problem anymore. It was a long time ago! I now have evince 3.28.4, with Xfce 4.12.2 (gtk2), on Xubuntu 18.04 LTS 32 bit.
lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Release: 18.04 Codename: bionic uname -a Linux xxxxxxxx 4.18.0-17-generic #18~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 15 15:26:32 UTC 2019 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1074351 Title: Vertical scrollbar has no minimal height Status in evince package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Since the upgrade to Xubuntu 12.10 (packet evince 3.6.0-0ubuntu2), the vertical scrollbar has a height that is strictly proportional to the visible fraction of the document. This means that becomes vanishingly small when the document is very long. I did not have this behavior with Xubuntu 12.04. $ uname -a Linux asuslinux 3.5.0-18-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 19 10:27:31 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux Window managers: tried with Compiz and with Metacity. See attached picture To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1074351/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp