Scrolling a Card?

Doug Lerner doug at webcrossing.com
Thu Feb 19 20:43:19 EST 2004


This is still confusing to me. If the location size of the group is the same
as the window size then where are controls in the group that you want to
scroll and see? Do you place them outside the rectangle of the card?

doug

On 2/20/04 10:12 AM, "Jeremy Smith" <helloc66 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> It's really just saying set the location "size" of the group to the window
> size. Doing this
> enables you to scroll the group, otherwise the group would span outside the
> stack window
> without an option to scroll... It doesn't mean re-orgranize the objects
> within the group so
> they all fit into the stack window.
> 
> Umm, confusing to word... I hope this makes sense :)
> 
>> From: Doug Lerner <doug at webcrossing.com>
>> Reply-To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>> Subject: Re: Scrolling a Card?
>> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:54:56 +0900
>> 
>> You got me. :)
>> 
>> I haven't actually tried this yet. I've been meaning to though.
>> 
>> All I know is what it says in the docs:
>> 
>> -----
>> You create a scrolling window by placing all the objects on the card in a
>> scrolling group. If you make the group the same size as the stack window,
>> scrolling the group causes the whole content area of the window to scroll.
>> 
>> To display the groupπs horizontal or vertical scroll bar, set the groupπs
>> hScrollbar or vScrollbar property to true. You can either set these
>> properties in a handler or the message box, or use the Basic Properties
>> pane
>> in the groupπs property inspector to display or hide a vertical or
>> horizontal scroll bar.
>> 
>>   Tip:  After sizing the group to fit the window, set the groupπs
>> lockLocation property to true. This prevents it from automatically resizing
>> to fit the contents when you switch cards.
>> -----
>> 
>> But what confuses is me is what does it mean by "make the group the same
>> size as the stack window..."? If you do that, what is the scroll for?
>> 
>> doug
>> 
>> On 2/20/04 9:35 AM, "Kathy Jaqua" <kgjaqua1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks Doug!
>>> 
>>> OK sooo, I would create a bottom level group larger
>>> then the card and ... would I lose the groups that are
>>> on the card If I scrolled them out of sight? Do they
>>> scroll out of sight? Um :)
>>> 
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