Shaarad Posted June 9, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011 Hello everyone, I have created a window which simply has a multiline editbox. The data entered in it can be more than its length so the user may want to scroll it(vertically) during typing. So how to create a scrollbar in the window and associate the scrollbar with the edit box ? I am new to GUI programming...it must be simple but its puzzling me... Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer.
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 9, 2011 Moderators Posted June 9, 2011 Shaarad, Just create the edit with the appropriate styles and Windows does it for you: #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> Example() Func Example() Local $hGUI = GUICreate("Scrolling Edit") Local $hEdit = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Line " & 1 & @CRLF, 176, 32, 121, 97, BitOr($ES_AUTOVSCROLL, $WS_VSCROLL)) ; <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< GUISetState() For $i = 2 To 15 Send("{END}") GUICtrlSetData($hEdit, "Line " & $i & @CRLF, 1) Sleep(500) Next While 1 If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop WEnd EndFunc ;==>Example You can do the same thing for a horizontal scrollbar - using the appropriate styles of course. All clear? M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
Shaarad Posted June 9, 2011 Author Posted June 9, 2011 Thanks a lot Melba23 ! You have been of a great help in the 'general help and support' forum.. and now I have started to learn GUI and my first help call answered by you. Thanks a lot again. Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer.
Moderators Melba23 Posted June 9, 2011 Moderators Posted June 9, 2011 Shaarad, My pleasure. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area
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