Dumb question: Shouldn't multi-line fields create their own scrollbars? You shouln't
need to create a scrollbar and associate it
with the field...
"Ford, Peter" wrote:
> I'm try to do something which should be very simple but I'm being hampered
> by missing/inadequate documentation.
>
> I'm using Constructor (from the CW6 CD) to build my form. On the form I have
> a multiline field. The contents of the field are filled in by my app, and
> may occupy a dozen or more lines - more than there is room for on the
> screen. So, I need to put a scrollbar at the side of the field and associate
> it with the field so that the user can scroll the field view up and down. I
> can place a scrollbar on the form where I want it, all I need to do is tell
> Constructor to bind the scrollbar to the field.
>
> Unfortunately... The manual that came with CW6 doesn't tell you how; the
> install process didn't install the Constructor help file (which doesn't seem
> to be on the CD); and the Acrobat (ptui!) file on the CD only mentions
> scrollbars in one place and tells you nothing about associating them with
> other objects.
>
> There's a "Has scroll bar" checkbox on the Field layout properties screen,
> but it doesn't seem to do anything and there's no obvious way to identify
> which scrollbar it should be using.
>
> I'm out of ideas... Any help on this would be appreciated.
>
> Pete
>
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