Comment 8 for bug 1493964

I'm also using Ubuntu's default desktop and I don't face this problem. The scrollbar looks as you'd expect without any patch.

Maybe you're already on Wily alpha and something changed there? I recall they were about to drop their overlay scrollbar and replace with something new from mainstream Gtk+.

Wouldn't these patches break the look on systems using old-style scrollbars?

Recently there were some debates and several tickets whether the chrome (notebook tabs etc.) should match the desktop's Gtk+ theme or the terminal's color scheme, and the conclusion was to match the Gtk+ theme. On one hand, I wouldn't be too keen on starting that debate all over again. On the other hand, I totally agree with you that your screenshot just doesn't look right.

Maybe it's time for Ubuntu to re-think their odd purple background for the terminal?? Maybe they should carry your patches downstream?? I'm really not sure... Maybe jump right into fixing that other bug; would that really eliminate this issue?