VLWeb List Horizontal Scrolling

[jyoung]

When using a List in VL Web with one Column (STD_STRNG) that has "ColumnUnits" set to "Proportion" and "ColumnWidth" set to "1", should the list horizontally scroll when the value of STD_STRNG is longer than the list?

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begin_com role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB)
define_com class(#PRIM_LIST) name(#List1) displayposition(1) left(64) parent(#COM_OWNER) tabposition(1) top(56)
define_com class(#PRIM_LIST.String) name(#ColumnSTD_STRNG1) columnwidth(1) displayposition(1) parent(#List1) source(#STD_STRNG) columnunits(Proportion)

evtroutine handling(#Com_owner.Initialize)

#STD_STRNG := "this is some really really really long text. Yep it is still going. Are we there yet? Nope, keep going and going and going ...."

add_entry to_list(#List1)
endroutine

end_com

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So the text is cut off and not scrolling.

Am I missing a property somewhere? Should the list scroll horizontally?

Thanks,
Joe

[dannyoorburg]

Hi Joe,

Remember a list can have multiple columns, even though you've only got one here.

The horizontal scroll bar's job is to bring all columns into view, it has nothing to do with the content of each column, only width its width.

Your one column here is columnunits(Proportion), so it's always the width of the list, so there's never a scroll bar.

Depending on the behaviour you want, there are a couple of options. You can word-wrap your text, or you can make the column wide enough to fit its content, which is what I've done in the snippet below.

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Begin_Com Role(*EXTENDS #PRIM_WEB)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_LIST) Name(#List1) DisplayPosition(1) Left(64) Parent(#COM_OWNER) TabPosition(1) Top(56)
Define_Com Class(#PRIM_LIST.String) Name(#ColumnSTD_STRNG1) ColumnWidth(1) DisplayPosition(1) Parent(#List1) Source(#STD_STRNG)

Evtroutine Handling(#Com_owner.Initialize)

#STD_STRNG := "this is some really really really long text. Yep it is still going. Are we there yet? Nope, keep going and going and going ...."

Add_Entry To_List(#List1)

#ColumnSTD_STRNG1.SizeToContents

Endroutine

End_Com

Hope this helps,

Danny

[jyoung]

Ok, setting the ColumnUnits to Pixels and ColumnWidth to some value (100) and then using the SizeToContents method works.

Thanks,
Joe