try using the functions: scrollBy() <http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_scrollby.asp>Scrolls the content by the specified number of pixelsscrollTo()<http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_scrollto.asp> http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_window.asp
<http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/obj_window.asp>yuval On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:02 PM, sentor <rockclimb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > Total Newb question (new to java script ajax and prototype). The code > below calls a cgi, which returns some html which appears under > mainFrame. I'm using PeriodicalUpdater and as you can see, the cgi is > called every second. Works like a champ. The one hurdle I have yet > to overcome is always having the scroll bar at the bottom of the > page. So, similar to a chat box, I always want to see the latest data > at the bottom of the screen, without manually scrolling down. > > I found a thread that proposed using the onComplete, or even the > onSuccess event to achieve this. It's implemented below. however, it > doesn't seem to work. > > Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated. > > --------------- > <html> > <head> > > <script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script> > <script type="text/javascript"> > > var container = 'mainFrame'; > var url = '/cgi-bin/sessions.cgi'; > new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater(container, url, { > method: 'get', > insertion: Insertion.Bottom, > frequency: 1, > decay: 0, > onComplete: function() { > (function() { > container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight; > }); > } > }); > > </script> > > </head> > <body> > > <div id="mainFrame"></div> > > </body> > </html> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to > prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<prototype-scriptaculous%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
