VerticalScrollTo

[caseywhite]

I an set up a simple example where VerticalScrollTo works. I can also make it work on the web page if I want it to scroll to the top of the page. I am having an issue making it work in any reusable parts that are my main pages. Are there any known issues where VerticalScrollTo will run into issues trying to scroll to a certain control on the page? Is there any other method to position to a part of the page if VerticalScrollTo will not work.

[Stewart Marshall]

Hi Casey

VerticalScrollto will work for any control directly parented to a composite control (WebPage or Panel). However, if the control is the child of a child, e.g a button on a panel on a page, it won't scroll. The original design for this took in to consideration that the panel may actually have a scrollbar too. Scrolling within scrolling is a bit strange, so the logic stops at one level.

Given the benefits of hindsight etc, I suspect it should work provided the only scroll bar is on the control issuing the VerticalScrollTo. Please report this as a bug.

With regards to a reusable part, I'm a little confused as to what you're asking. As a reusable part is just a panel, #Com_owner.VerticalScrollTo means that the reusable part should scroll, assuming it has a scrollbar. It doesn't mean that the parent of the part should try to scroll.

Did I misunderstand the question?

Regards

[caseywhite]

I found what I consider a valid workaround. Since I know where in my RP the top of the control is, I simple send out a signal that the main web page picks up. It then sets the top of a blank label to the correct top value and then does a vertical scroll to the label on the web page. That yields the result I am looking for.

Since we are more than 1 level deep that is probably why it isn't working. I can understand why it wouldn't make sense to implement this more than 1 level deep, so I am happy with the workaround. I have implemented it in a way that can be used generically throughout the system.