Mike Bonner's solution -- using selectedLoc to set vScroll -- matches exactly the scrolling effect I'm after.
Thank you, everyone. And, thank you Mike! -- Nicolas Cueto On 7 March 2017 at 00:40, Mike Bonner via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > An alternate solution.. > If you > put item 2 of the selectedloc of the first field - item 2 of the > selectedloc of the second field into tScroll > > -- you can then > set the vscroll of field "your second field" to the vscroll of field "your > second field" - tScroll > > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 8:27 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > You need 3 controls: 2 fields with the vertical scrollbars turned off > > and a vertical scroller > > <field X><field Y><scrollbar> > > > > Set the min of the vertical scrollbar to 0 and the max to the "max(the > > formattedHeight of field X,formattedHeight of field Y) > > > > In the scrollbar, add the script: > > > > on scrollbarDrag newPosition > > set the vScroll of field X to newPosition > > set the vScroll of field Y to newPosition > > end scrollbarDrag > > > > > > On 3/6/2017 9:39 AM, Rick Harrison via use-livecode wrote: > > > Hi Nicolas, > > > > > > Does the number of lines increase or decrease between executions? > > > > > > Have you tried to add or subtract a constant to adjust for the > > difference? > > > > > > Rick > > > > > >> On Mar 5, 2017, at 9:45 PM, Nicolas Cueto via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Provided both fields have the same number of lines... > > >> > > >> I should've added that the fields do not contain the same number of > > >> lines. They are identical, though, in size and text properties. > > >> > > >> Thanks, Paul. > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Nicolas Cueto > > >> > > >> > > >> On 6 March 2017 at 11:26, Paul Hibbert via use-livecode < > > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I have a stack that does a similar thing, but with numbers and I just > > use > > >>> the following script in the main field; > > >>> > > >>> on scrollBarDrag pScroll > > >>> set the vScroll of fld “lineNumbers" to pScroll > > >>> > > >>> end scrollBarDrag > > >>> > > >>> Provided both fields have the same number of lines and the text > > properties > > >>> are identical they should stay aligned correctly. > > >>> > > >>> Or a simpler version would be; > > >>> set the vScroll of fld 2 to the vScroll of fld 1 > > >>> > > >>> Paul > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> On Mar 5, 2017, at 6:00 PM, Nicolas Cueto via use-livecode < > > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > >>>> Hi. > > >>>> > > >>>> The part I've got working... > > >>>> > > >>>> Two clickable scrolling fields (fld1, fld2), same height and width. > > >>> Click a > > >>>> fld1 line and fld2 SCROLLs and HILITEDLINEs to visually reveal a > > matching > > >>>> line. (fld1 is French text, fld2 is an English gloss.) > > >>>> > > >>>> The part I would welcome your help with... > > >>>> > > >>>> If, say, the hilited line on fld1 is kinda halfway down, how do I > get > > the > > >>>> hilited line on fld2 to also be kinda halfway down? > > >>>> > > >>>> Here's my scrolling-magic script: > > >>>> > > >>>> set the scroll of fld2 to (tMatchingLineNr - 1) * \ > > >>>> the textHeight of fld2 - the textHeight of fld2 > > >>>> set the hilitedline of fld2 to tMatchingLineNr > > >>>> > > >>>> Of course, this ends up with the hilited line of fld2 being at the > > top. > > >>>> How do I get it to scroll just that little bit more so that it > aligns > > >>> with > > >>>> the hilited line as seen in fld1? > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Thank you. > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Nicolas Cueto > > >>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>> use-livecode mailing list > > >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > >>> subscription preferences: > > >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> use-livecode mailing list > > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > >>> subscription preferences: > > >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> use-livecode mailing list > > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > use-livecode mailing list > > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
