How are scrollbars in new Google Docs UI styled (esp. the arrow buttons)?

Question

The new Google Docs UI features cool gray scrollbars.

These appear

Answer 1

It looks like the css tags for the handles don't show up in Chrome's dev tools. You have to examine the source of the sample to see what is really going on.

http://www.webkit.org/blog/363/styling-scrollbars/

Answer 2

A quick, easy, cross browser solution would be to use a jQuery plugin like jScrollPane

Answer 3

Try this:

<style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
::-webkit-scrollbar{height:16px;overflow:visible;width:16px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-button{height:0;width:0}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background-clip:padding-box;border:solid transparent;border-width:0 0 0 7px}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track:horizontal{border-width:7px 0 0}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track:hover{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.05);box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track:active{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.05);box-shadow:inset 1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),inset -1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track:horizontal:hover{box-shadow:inset -1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),inset 1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-track:vertical:hover{box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.2);background-clip:padding-box;border:solid transparent;border-width:0 0 0 7px;min-height:28px;padding:100px 0 0;box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1),inset -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.25)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal{border-width:7px 0 0;padding:0 0 0 100px;box-shadow:inset -1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1),inset 1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:active{background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.5);box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.35)}
::-webkit-scrollbar-corner{background:transparent}
body::-webkit-scrollbar-track-piece{background-clip:padding-box;background-color:#f5f5f5;border:solid #fff;border-width:0 0 0 3px;box-shadow:inset 1px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),inset -1px 0 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
body::-webkit-scrollbar-track-piece:horizontal{border-width:3px 0 0;box-shadow:inset 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07)}
body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background-clip:padding-box;border-width:1px 1px 1px 5px}
body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal{border-width:5px 1px 1px}
body::-webkit-scrollbar-corner{background-clip:padding-box;background-color:#f5f5f5;border:solid #fff;border-width:3px 0 0 3px;box-shadow:inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14)}.whiteBox,.greyBox{padding:16px 0;margin-bottom:16px}.greyBox{background:#f1f1f1}.kd-ruledBox{width:100%}.kd-greyRuled{border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5}.kd-whiteRuled{border-top:1px solid #ebebeb}#openid-icon{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") -36px -70px;width:16px;height:16px}#lj-icon{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") -45px -165px;width:16px;height:16px}#wp-icon{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") -16px -101px;width:16px;height:16px}#typekey-icon{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") 0 -101px;width:16px;height:16px}#aol-icon{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") -45px -133px;width:16px;height:16px}.icon_delete{background:no-repeat url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==") -32px -101px;width:13px;height:13px}.errormsg{text-align:left;background:url("data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAPAMQfAP+tHgAAAC4tLR4eHkRDQ//0kIB/f7q3rf/LU/rvsF9eXvr49f/mdv/WZ0I+MtrU0v/Xid++U8+hN7+/j//9w5OQjt/di7+wW/+7OIB/S6+WQhAPDc/PqMC+vSAbC+7n5SH5BAEAAB8ALAAAAAAQAA8AAAWB4CeORCA8Y5oegRIYauw4lBOgsVgFU8EFhJxo4LBkLK5DbjfJBC6JzSBHpDgvjB0stTsULs9GQrDBDQmUbyCCQLAUo12nwGA42hiIqzOk1TUeEhiDCxsOH3J0DBobggAAEAYBFQMCCwl1EA1tCHkLAwMBAwakpaakGyYBq6ytrQIhADs=") no-repeat left top;padding-left:24px;margin-top:5px;color:#c00}#openIdUrlPreviewFade{background:url(data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) 0 0 repeat-y;position:absolute;right:.5em;width:32px;height:100%;-ms-filter:"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='/img/openid-preview-fade.png',sizingMethod='scale',height='100px')";_background-image:none;z-index:1000}#comments-block dt{margin-top:10px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:.25em;white-space:nowrap;cursor:pointer}#comments-block dt.collapsed{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc}#comments-block dd{margin:0 0 .75em;line-height:140%;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc}#comments-block dd.collapsed{display:none}.profile-image-container{float:right;margin:.4em 0 .2em .8em;position:relative;z-index:2}img.profile{padding:.2em;border:1px solid #bbb}.status-msg-outer{position:relative;margin:33px auto 0 auto;z-index:100;text-align:center}.status-msg{visibility:hidden;padding:6px 16px;background:#f9edbe;border:1px solid #f0c36d;-webkit-border-radius:2px;-moz-border-radius:2px;border-radius:2px;opacity:0;-webkit-box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2);-moz-box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2);box-shadow:0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,.2);-webkit-transform:scale(.2);-moz-transform:scale(.2);-o-transform:scale(.2);transform:scale(.2);-webkit-transition:opacity 1s,-webkit-transform 0 linear 1s,left 0 linear 1s;-moz-transition:opacity .13s;-o-transition:opacity .13s;transition:opacity .13s}.status-msg.status-msg-yellow-on-white{visibility:visible;opacity:1;-webkit-transform:scale(1);-moz-transform:scale(1);-o-transform:scal(1);transform:scale(1);-webkit-transition:all .13s,left 0 linear 0;-moz-transition:all .218s;-o-transition:all .218s}.status-msg span{margin:0;line-height:29px;font-size:11px}.status-msg a{color:#333;text-decoration:underline}.kd-butterbar a:hover{color:#202020}.kd-butterbar.mini{margin-bottom:-5px}.kd-modaldialog.visible{opacity:1;-webkit-transform:scale(1);-moz-transform:scale(1);transform:scale(1)}.kd-modaldialog{-webkit-box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.2);-moz-box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.2);-ms-box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.2);box-shadow:0 4px 16px rgba(0,0,0,.2);background:#fff;left:50%;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:30px 42px;position:fixed;right:auto;width:512px;height:auto;overflow:hidden;z-index:100;top:72px;margin-left:-256px;opacity:0;-webkit-transform:scale(1.05);-moz-transform:scale(1.05);transform:scale(1.05);-webkit-transition:all .218s;-moz-transition:all .218s;transition:all .218s}.kd-modaldialog.medium{padding:28px 32px;width:384px}.kd-modaldialog.small{padding:16px 20px;width:256px}.kd-modaldialog h1{margin-bottom:1em}.kd-errormessage{color:#dd4b39;padding:9px 0}textarea.kd-formerror{border:1px solid #dd4b39}</style>
</style>

Answer 4

Hope this can help you:

::-webkit-scrollbar {
    height: 12px;
    width: 12px;
    background: #ebebeb;
    overflow: visible;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
    display: none;
    background: #f5f5f5;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-button {
    display: none;
    height:0;
    width: 0;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-button:start:decrement,::-webkit-scrollbar-button:end:increment             {
    display: block;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-button:vertical:start:increment,::-webkit-scrollbar-button:vertical:end:decrement {
    display: none;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    -moz-background-clip: border;
    -webkit-background-clip: border;
    background-clip: padding-box;
    background-color: #f5f5f5;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track:vertical, ::-webkit-scrollbar-track:horizontal {
    border-left-width: 0;
    border-right-width: 0;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-track:vertical,::-webkit-scrollbar-track:horizontal,::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical,::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal,::-webkit-scrollbar-track:vertical,::-webkit-scrollbar-track:horizontal,::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical,::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal {
    border-style: solid;
    border-color: transparent;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.1),inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.07);
    background-clip: padding-box;
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.2);
    min-height: 28px;
    padding-top: 100px;
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover {
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:active {
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}

::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical, ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:horizontal {
    border-width: 0;
    border-left-width: 0;
    border-right-width: 0;
}