Re: How do I make the scrollbar form control apply to a text input field

Hi John,

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> I am writing you after having looked in the news groups and around the
> openoffice website looking for direction on this issue.  I am trying to make
> my own databases often from scratch and I stumbled across the scrollbar form
> control.  I am creating a very simple flat file database to keep my records
> in.  I have a text input field designed to store memo-type information.  The
> problem I run into is that when I attempt to insert the scrollbar, I don't
> know how to make it's manipulations apply to the text field adjacent to it.
> I want a scrollbar inside my text input field so I don't have to arrow up or
> down to see more of a record.
> 
> My question is: How can I make the scrollbar apply to a text window.  Does
> any documentation exist on this?

The scrollbar doesn't have a value in itself, when placed in a text
document. You could assing a macro to it's scroll event, and then do
there whatever you want.

However, if it's only about scrolling a text field: Just open the
property browser for the text field, and change the "Scrollbars"
property to e.g. "Vertical", to use the built-in scrollbars.

Ciao
Frank

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