Hi Pat, I do understand your frustration; unfortunately I can't see Apple bringing the Scroll Arrows back in OS. The next OS Mavericks 10.9 will be more iOS than Mountain Lion.
There is also this I found at <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4141058?start=15&tstart=0> Scroll to Lukas comments: Quote/ There is a workaround, but it requires 3rd party software: Download a utility capable of executing a scroll wheel simulation macro, triggered by a keyboard shortcut. I'm using Keyboard Maestro which is an incredibly powerful tool in its own right. I've created four global macros, each one simulating Scroll Wheel Up/Down/Left/Right. The scrolling value can be set as low as 1 pixel per keystroke. (I'm fine with 5…) Each macro gets a global keyboard shortcut: ⌃⇧⌘↑ ⌃⇧⌘↓ ⌃⇧⌘← ⌃⇧⌘→ These modifiers are optional, but over the years I've developed the habit to use ⌃⇧⌘ strictly for global shortcuts active in all applications. This habit avoids possible conflicts with internal application shortcuts, because this modifier combination is rather uncommon. Note that among others, Keyboard Maestro also supports Device Triggers instead of simple hot keys, which may also solve the issue for people with certain handicaps. To get contiunous scrolling while holding the keys/device input down, make sure the trigger setting is "is down", not the default "is pressed". Also note that the pointer must be over the affected window – same as if you'd be using a real scroll wheel – for the shortcuts to work. It works in all application windows which support scroll wheel input, including text forms like this one I'm posting this reply. End Quote/ Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 11/06/2013, at 6:36 PM, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > Also have a play with - > > System Preferences - Accessibility. Click onto Mouse & Trackpad. > Click on "Trackpad Options…". > You'll see a setting there "Scrolling with inertia". Untick that and try it > as well. > If it's not ticked, it won't "scroll as fast". - which is a bit of the "older > way". > Some people find it better without it ticked on, and more easy to navigate. > > This "work around" may help as well - > <http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/09/no-scrollbar-arrows-mac-os-x-lion-workaround/> > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 5 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > On 11/06/2013, at 6:22 PM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Ronni, >> Thanks for the reply. >> >> My System Preference is set for 'always' for the scrolll bars. It is not the >> scroll bar that is absent, but the pair of little pointer icons, 1 up and 1 >> down that we used to have, either both on one end of the scroll bar track or >> one at the top and one at the bottom. I don't know their proper name. >> >> I often have the task of navigating around a very large image in zoomed-in >> mode, and also very large pdf files. Dragging or clicking the scroll bar >> causes huge jumps, with no quick and easy way to get back to your starting >> point. >> >> Another thought: are there any 3rd-party hacks that can add the little >> pointers? >> >> Scrolling through windows has another nasty little habit: when you search >> for an item and get a whole windowful, then clicking on something that looks >> promising but turns out to be the wrong thing, then the whole window and all >> its icons resets itself to the very top. So you have to navigate again >> through all the items to find where you left off. Again, maybe slightly >> trivial, but irritating and time-wasting. >> >> Cheers, >> Pat >> >> On 11/06/2013, at 2:23 PM, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Pat, >>> >>> OS X Mavericks (10.9) >>> <http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/> >>> =================== >>> Configuring OS X Lion / Mountain Lion Scroll Bars >>> >>> You don't have to live with Lion / Mountain Lion's scroll bar defaults; you >>> can change them to meet your needs or preferences. >>> >>> • Launch System Preferences. >>> >>> • Once the System Preferences window opens, select the General >>> preference pane. >>> >>> • The middle section of the General preference pane controls when scroll >>> bars appear and a few additional scroll bar options. >>> >>> • To return the scroll bars to their pre-Lion functionality, select >>> "Always" from the Show Scroll Bars options. >>> The scroll bars will now always be visible, even when you're not scrolling. >>> >>> You can quit System Preferences, and no longer have to worry about just >>> where you are when you're browsing a document. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>> >>> >>> On 11/06/2013, at 1:43 PM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I hope, most fervently, that Apple has returned the scrolling pointers to >>>> the scroll bar. Their absence makes so many tasks frustrating, irritating, >>>> annoying and time-wasting. I have made a vow to myself not to buy any new >>>> OS that does not have them. >>>> >>>> They are seemingly small things, but their value is immense. >>>> >>>> Please, Apple………..? >>>> >>>> Pat
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