Open Source Kickstarter Report Card

[Ali Lloyd]

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> Assuming one of the elements to be replaced with widgets is the field
> control used to display code in the script editor, will it result in the
> following long-standing scrolling issue (opened since March 2008) being
> resolved?
>
> http://quality.runrev.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6286
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> Scrolling a fixed number of pixels at a time (rather than pixel-by-pixel +
> delta parameter based on scrolling speed) might seem to some to be a
> seemingly insignificant issue that could result in it being assigned a low
> priority.
>
> Unfortunately, it causes a very noticeable effect that makes the LiveCode
> IDE and standalone apps look less polished and native-like than modern apps.
>
> Fixing the scrolling issue would greatly improve the scrolling experience
> within the script editor, the IDE, and standalone apps.
>
> More people impressed by the LiveCode environment and its apps = more $$$
> for LiveCode Ltd. :)
>
> It's even possible that the code required to fix this already exists
> elsewhere within the engine (see comment 5 on that page).
>
> Lyn
>
>
Hopefully.

The slightly longer answer is that there will almost certainly be something
like a scrolling view widget, which will be used for all scrollable
elements of the IDE. (The tree view widget is using an early version of
this code, check out the variable viewer or custom properties in 8.0 dp 2
for its scrolling behavior).