[Laszlo-user] edittext with scrollbar

[Adeola Awoyemi]

Hi Sachin,

sachin vijayvargia wrote:
> 1) Problem with edittext is that the vertical scrollbar does come if 
> the data exceeds the edittext height.Hence user gets confused.
> 2) We have taken a code from developer forum, though the scrollbar 
> actually appears , it is with respect to an encapsulating view (which 
> hold the edit text within it). Hence, if the data exceeds the size of 
> edittext, the scrollbar appears but the cursor in the edittext does 
> not move down to be able to see the current text. 
>  
> We are urgently looking for a edittext code wihich has the scrollbar 
> enabled and works as good as a "textarea" in HTML
One thing you could do is to add a "onheight" (IIRC - I haven't used OL 
for quite a while) and then use that to change the relative x-position 
of the view containing the text, thereby moving it up to the point where 
the cursor is visible.

Also, you could use a constraint in the views (text field) "x" 
attribute. I think something like:

    x="${this.x=-(this.height-this.parent.height)}"

Not sure about this as I've been away from OpenLaszlo for about a year 
so correct me if I'm wrong anyone?

HTH,

Adeola.