Yes, that's exactly what I'm looking for. I'll give it a try... Jim on 12/17/03 12:23 PM, Ray Bennett wrote:
> I'm not sure I'm understanding you perfectly, but this _may_ be what > you're after... > > You're middle section, I presume, consists of a bunch of child fields. > If you select all of these child fields and group them, then make that > group scrollable, it will allow you to scroll only the middle section > (this won't have the appearance of scrolling the card, though). This > sounds like what you're after. > > One of the bonuses in grouping things this way is that you can > dynamically grow the groups size by adding more child fields to it. > For instance when you click on a parent record and it has 30 children, > you can add the additional fields to the group and it will grow > proportionately. You will need to make sure when you're done, then, > that you reset the groups height to match that of the card - then > you're scrollbar will be exactly what you need. (If you lock the > groups location and size you may not need the last step.) > > Hope this helps. > Ray > > > On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 06:35 AM, Jim Carwardine wrote: > >> Thanks, folks. My record, when displayed has 3 sections. It's the >> middle >> section I want to scroll with the children fields displayed. Does that >> cause a problem? Jim >> >> 12/17/03 2:49 AM, Ray Bennett wrote: >> >>> And make sure to go into the "Property Inspector" for the group Jacque >>> described and open the Geometry properties. Click on the vertical >>> pipe >>> that that exits the top of the object box and the horizontal pipe that >>> exits the left side of the object box. Each will turn red as you >>> click >>> it. This will ensure that your group resizes with the window. >>> >>> On Wednesday, December 17, 2003, at 12:49 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: >>> >>>> On 12/16/03 6:32 PM, Jim Carwardine wrote: >>>> >>>>> I�m very new to Revolution and I have a question. I�m designing a >>>>> database >>>>> that is relational in the sense that there are parent/child >>>>> relationships >>>>> between records that can go many levels deep. When I look at a >>>>> parent >>>>> record, I want to see all of the first level children of that record >>>>> in a >>>>> list. Each record has a number of fields I want to show. What I >>>>> seem to be >>>>> reading in the docs for Rev is that I can place a vertical scroll >>>>> bar >>>>> on the >>>>> card that will allow the fields in the card to scroll, which is >>>>> exactly what >>>>> I want to do. Is that clear enough for someone to get me started? >>>>> How do I >>>>> do it? Jim >>>> >>>> The easiest way is to create a very tall card with enough space to >>>> lay >>>> out all your fields. The card can be taller than the screen if >>>> necessary. Then group all the fields and objects on the card. In the >>>> property inspector, set the group to have a vertical scrollbar. Then >>>> resize both the group and the stack window to be smaller than the >>>> card >>>> so that the scrollbar becomes active. If you set the size of the >>>> group >>>> to be the same size as the stack window, it will look just like a >>>> scrolling document. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-revolution mailing list >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-revolution mailing list >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> >> -- >> >> OYF is... Highly resourceful people working together. >> <http://www.OwnYourFuture-net.com> >> >> Own Your Future Consulting Services Limited, >> 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 407, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3J 3N2 >> Info Line: 902-823-2477, Phone: 902-823-2339. Fax: 902-823-2139 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution -- OYF is... Highly resourceful people working together. <http://www.OwnYourFuture-net.com> Own Your Future Consulting Services Limited, 1959 Upper Water Street, Suite 407, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3J 3N2 Info Line: 902-823-2477, Phone: 902-823-2339. Fax: 902-823-2139 _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
