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<p> No.</p>
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+ <h2 class="no-num" id="accessibility-considerations">Appendix D. Considerations for accessibility</h2>
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+ This appendix is <em> informative</em> .
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+ As noted [[#scrollbar-width|in the definition of the property]] ,
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+ authors need to be mindful of the accessibility implications
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+ of using ''scrollbar-width: thin'' .
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+ Scrollbars are a important piece of the user agent's interface,
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+ and it is not appropriate for a web site author to change their size over aesthetic considerations.
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+ The property is available to support cases
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+ where the author wants to indicate that in a cramped area of the web page
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+ a thin scrollbar would be a more effective use of space.
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+ However, ultimately, the user, through their user agent,
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+ needs to have the last word on such things.
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+ Using this property in such cases is preferable to
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+ authors building a custom thin-looking scrollbar in via script or proprietary extensions,
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+ because it does give the user the opportunity to override it.
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+ [=User style sheets=] do provide such an override,
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+ and additionally, user agents are encouraged to expose a setting
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+ letting users express that they do not want thin scrollbars to be used.
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+ The CSS Working Group also acknowledges the needs of some users
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+ to have scrollbars that are wider than is typical.
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+ Operating systems and user agents can offer a means to let users express that preference,
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+ and in such cases, CSS will honor that choice.
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