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Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Pistris » Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:20 am

Is there a way to replace the ugly gray scroll bar on fields with something more pleasant
any tricks?
or a way to scroll a field without the scroll bar showing?

I got no hits on the forum using "Replacing scroll bar"

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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by FourthWorld » Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:57 am

Which platform?
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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Pistris » Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:05 am

oh sorry, is for IOS

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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Klaus » Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:40 pm

Maybe you mean something like this:
http://lessons.livecode.com/m/4069/l/94 ... ll-a-field

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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Pistris » Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:57 pm

Hi Klaus,
I don't want to use a scroller because the field I have is editable
I just want to change the actual scrolling bar because is too ugly and has clashes with my design
if it cant be changed then how you implement a scroller on a field that is editable and also
provide a scrollbar to give users an idea of the position they are


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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by FourthWorld » Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:24 pm

You may want to consider a using a mobile-native field for any editable text.

Not only will it take care of scrolling for you, but attempting to emulate the text editing conventions users expect (cut, copy, paste, selection handle behavior, etc) in a non-native field can be quite daunting.
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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Pistris » Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:31 pm

And how do I implement a mobile-native field
I only see android native field on my tools palette

is that something I have to download like a widget or something?

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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by jacque » Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:41 pm

You'd create a native input field by script using mobileControlCreate. This works with both Android and iOS fields so you don't need a widget at all.

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mobileControlCreate "multiline", "myField" 
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Re: Replacing scroll bar question

Post by Pistris » Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:58 pm

thanks
works perfect

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