From: rearman <rearman@r717.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2026 14:13:58 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Back to constant scrollbar
X-Git-Url: https://git.earman.xyz/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=72f65f3a46bcf650ab13f8f836192e2cb88eb93f;p=emacsinit.git

Back to constant scrollbar

Too many visual issues with switching the scrollbar on and off.
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diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index cef7dd8..de1b3c3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -171,16 +171,7 @@
 
 (menu-bar-mode -1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
-(scroll-bar-mode -1) ; start with no scrollbar
-
-(defun re/auto-scroll-bar ()
-  "Only show the scrollbar if needed."
-  (if (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) (window-height))
-      (set-window-scroll-bars (selected-window) 18 'left)
-    (set-window-scroll-bars (selected-window) nil nil)))
-
-(add-hook 'window-state-change-hook #'re/auto-scroll-bar)
-(add-hook 'post-command-hook #'re/auto-scroll-bar) ; turn it on as needed
+(set-scroll-bar-mode 'left)
 
 (setq frame-title-format "%b"
       mouse-prefer-closest-glyph t