Visual Studio Usage: Visual Scrollbar

In Visual Studio (2013) there is the option to enable a visual scrollbar.

  • Tools / Options
  • Text Editor / All Languages / Scroll Bars
  • Behavior / Use map mode for vertical scroll bar

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