1. edit /etc/default/grub, set grub_timeout to 0. Run update-grub so the change sticks.

This removes the ticking 5s timer at bootup. I never use the other boot entries anyway, and if the system fails to boot, I troubleshoot from a live system.

  1. Create ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and add:
    [Settings]
    gtk-primary-button-warps-slider = false

This makes it so when you click on a scrollbar below or above the slider, it moves down or up by one page, not to where you clicked.

  1. edit /etc/environment (it’s empty), add a line with: MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1

This forces firefox to use Wayland, which makes scrolling much smoother and text look better.

There’s a bunch more, but these are the first I always do so I don’t get mad. What are yours?

  • superkret@feddit.deOPEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    It’s just what I’m used to, I guess.
    That way I don’t have to hit an exact spot on the bar. I can just move the mouse to the right and click anywhere, and it’ll scroll down one page to keep reading.
    I never need to jump to a point in a document and can accurately guess what point on the scrollbar that corresponds to. So the default behavior is useless to me.

    • Shdwdrgn@mander.xyzEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      What desktop are you using where this file exists? I don’t have a settings.ini in either the gtk-3.0 nor gtk-2.0 folders.

      • superkret@feddit.deOPEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I created it. But I just noticed, it doesn’t do what it used to do anymore.
        Apparently, with Debians move to GTK4 this fix is outdated.

        • Shdwdrgn@mander.xyzEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          OK but Debian has numerous desktop interfaces available. Are you saying this works with every desktop that uses GTK3, or does it just work with the specific one that you chose to install?