found the fix via this site : http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/hide_scrollbar.htm
had to do scrollBar._visible = (contentTextField.maxscroll >1) so the scroll bar is only visible of the maxscroll of the field to be scrolled is greater than 1, simple fix, wish the damn scroll bar did that automatically :) Grant ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Cc: Flashcodersmailinglist [email protected] Sent: 12/12/05 9:46 AM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Turning off flash mx UIScrollBar when nothing to > doh, sorry thomas, thanks for the catch, weird I didn't see it come through > the first time :) > > correct URL : > > http://bluetubecom.web123.discountasp.net/clients/amvescap/container.html > > See jan has a "phantom" scrollbar even though there is nothing to scroll. > > Grant. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ian Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] > Sent: 12/12/05 9:38 AM > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Turning off flash mx UIScrollBar when nothing to > > > Grant, > > That's the second time it's come through. > > > > You've posted a local URL that links to a file on your machine's D drive. So > > people can't actually look at your content. > > > > Cheers, > > Ian > > > > On 12 Dec 2005 14:32:32 -0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > > > > > Resent as it never got to the list > > > > > > I'm building this site : > > > > > > > > > file:///D:/projects/bluetube/clients/amvescap/calendar2005/dist/container.html > > > > > > I'm using a textField for the content and the MM UIScrollbar for the > > > scroll bar. > > > > > > After loading the text into the text field I tried this with the scroll > > > bar : > > > > > > > > > contentTextField.htmlText = contentLoader.text; > > > scrollBar._visible = scrollBar.enabled; > > > > > > TRACE("scrollbar enabled state " + scrollBar.enabled); > > > TRACE("scrollbar is " + scrollBar); > > > > > > > > > I did a google search and one suggested I use the enabled property to > > > determine if I should display the scrollbar but the scrollbar is always > > > enabled even when there is nothing to scroll. I want the scrollbar to be > > > invisible when there is nothing to scroll. > > > > > > click on the December month to see one that should scroll and January to > > > see one where there should be no scroll (but I still get a phantom scroll > > > bar) > > > > > > Can someone help ? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Grant > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
