"New Table Object" (sort of) Problem

[Devin Asay]

On Apr 3, 2007, at 8:53 AM, Len Morgan wrote:

> I'm trying to create a REAL table object (hopefully reusable), and  
> I'm getting close.  What I've done is create a Header group that  
> has non-functioning buttons (for right now) that goes across the  
> top.  I then created a group of fields that butt up against each  
> other and formatted to the same width as the header group.  This  
> group will be one row of my table.  I will need as many copies of  
> this group as there are rows returned from a query.
> This works fine as long as there are fewer rows returned than the  
> size of the screen.  I'm copying the row group into another group  
> that I want to use as a scrolled container with a scrollbar on the  
> side so any rows that go "below" the area of this group should not  
> be visible until they are scrolled into view (and the rows above  
> should go away as they are scrolled off the top of the containing  
> group.
>
> The problem is that the new rows just keep on going right to the  
> bottom of the screen.  How can I make a scrolled box of groups?

Len,

Did you lock the size and location of the containing group? If you  
don't the group will automatically resize as you add new objects, up  
to the size of the card.


Devin

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University