Scroll Line Into View in a Datagrid

[Peter Haworth]

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Pete
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On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Jerry Jensen <jhj at jhj.com> wrote:

> Ray - have you tried out Bernd's modTableField? It does quite a lot of
> what a datagrid table does for you, and its a lot simpler.
> .Jerry
>
> On Sep 25, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
>
> > Pete - I wanted to get back with you since you were so kind to respond
> and shed some light on things.
> >
> > I've discovered [once again] that Livecode data grids are really
> complicated, convoluted things.  I had set the behavior of the grid in
> question to a button whose script  was a slightly altered version of the
> default button.  This in turn broke the ability to scroll, either from a
> script or manually.  Why?  Who knows?
> >
> > I'm rebuilding the grid now from scratch and I'll come up with a
> work-around other than setting the grid's behavior.
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > Ray Horsley
> > LinkIt! Software
> >
> > On 9/25/2014 1:21 AM, Peter Haworth wrote:
> >> Datagrids come in 2 flavors,  table and form.  So you have a datagrid
> table
> >> not an LC basic table control.
> >>
> >> I asked about a form because of your comment about multiple lines.
> Normally
> >> a datagrid  table has one line per row with a return  character marking
> the
> >> end of a line.  If you're trying to put multiple lines in a single
> >> datagrid  row,  I don't think you can do that.
> >>
> >> Pete
> >> lcSQL Software
> >> On Sep 24, 2014 7:32 PM, "Ray" <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Pete,
> >>>
> >>> Now wait a minute.  I've sometimes gotten a bit confused with
> Livecode's
> >>> terms.  When  l look at it in the properties palette it's a "group"
> with a
> >>> "style" of "Table" which I can change to "Form" (but I don't).
> >>>
> >>> But when I created it I dragged over a "Data Grid" as oposed to a
> "Basic
> >>> Table Field" or a "Scrolling Field" for example.
> >>>
> >>> So what is it?
> >>>
> >>> On 9/24/2014 10:49 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Ray,
> >>>> So this is a datagrid form, not a table? Have to admit I'm not that
> >>>> familiar with dg forms so not sure what else to suggest, sorry.
> >>>>
> >>>> Pete
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> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 5:51 PM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>  Pete,
> >>>>> Thanks for the response.  I've checked the it variable and I'm
> getting
> >>>>> "handled" returned, which I assume is good.  Regarding the line
> number,
> >>>>> I've definitely got over 20 lines of data in the grid. I do only
> have one
> >>>>> line of data for the first two columns with about 23 lines of data
> in the
> >>>>> third.  Do you think that could be the problem?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ray Horsley
> >>>>> LinkIt! Software
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On 9/24/2014 9:21 PM, Peter Haworth wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Syntax looks good.  Couple of things you've probably already
> checked -
> >>>>>> what's in the "it" variable after dispatch (should be "handled"),
> and
> >>>>>> are
> >>>>>> you sure 20 is a valid line number.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Pete
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Ray <ray at linkit.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>   Has anybody had any luck with scrollLineIntoView?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm trying all kinds of variations in syntax of:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>       dispatch "scrollLineIntoView" to group "MyGroup" with 20
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> but with no results and nothing in 'the result'
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Is there something else I need to to do prepare for this?
> >>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>> me
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