Make scroll bar always visible?

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I have a number of Scroll collections filled with long text boxes. very difficult to see exactly where to scroll. Is it possible to adjust the styling/size of the scroll bar, and also have it be always visible?

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Hi Matt,

This is not doable “as is” just by checking a box property but it can be achieved in 5 minutes with a couple of clicks. Here are the quick steps for a custom horizontal scroll bar:

  • create a first rectangle out of the scroll collection under it, with the same width, it will be used as background of the scroll bar
  • create a second rectangle over the first one (with a different color), with the smaller width, it will be used as a scroll bar
  • put the second rectangle to the most left part, write down the X coordinate (X1)
  • put the second rectangle to the most right part, write down the X coordinate (X2)
  • bind the X coordinate of the second rectangle to the Horizontal Offset(%) property of your Scroll Collection
  • set up a linear converter on this binding with values:
    • Input A: 0
    • Output A: X1
    • Input B: 100
    • Output B: X2

Don’t forget to uncheck “show scroll indicator” Property of your scroll collection so you have only one scroll bar.

Here is a “quick n’dirty” sample to illustrate.
SampleCustomScrollBar.zip (1.9 MB)

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Regards,

Alex.

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Thanks, Alex. This is super helpful.