StripeList - was Alternating stripes in fields

[Scott Rossi]

Recently, Richard Gaskin  wrote:

>> As other folks have pointed out, it is indeed possible to script a solution,
>> but the consistent problem is that the text lines can often be seen moving
>> slightly out of sync with the stripes.  An alternate workaround is to use a
>> scrolling group which includes a field and a stripe image, which should
>> prevent any latency while scrolling, but it would be much preferable to have
>> an engine-level solution for fields.
> 
> Agreed, but the nice thing about X's solution is that it's the simplest
> I've seen yet -- just one extra object!
> 
> It uses a second field below the top one, with the hilitedLines set to
> all even numbered lines.  You can change the hiliteColor to whatever you
> want, and by being just one extra object it greatly reduces the "scroll
> synch" issue you'll find more noticeable with groups.

Maybe I'm missing something: if multiple items are scrolled within a group
by the group's scrollbar, how is there any synch problem?

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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