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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

610.0. "getting scroll bar to go further down" by BIGIST::XTINE (wound up? who me?) Mon Apr 17 1989 07:44

Hi,

I'm fairly new to DECwindows, and I'm having trouble sometimes in using the
scroll bars (is that what they are called).

For example... when I get a directory listing of a conference after a short time
the slider is at the bottom and I then have to step through the listing line at 
a time using the little arrow.... am I missing something really simple about how
to use the scroll bar?


Xtine

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
610.1		UKCSSE::LESLIE	Safe with Septic Tanks	`Mon Apr 17 1989 07:47`	3
	The arrows are for fine scrolling, coarse scrolling is achieved through the bars themselves.
610.2		BIGIST::XTINE	wound up? who me?	`Mon Apr 17 1989 09:46`	9
	Thanks... Through much playing with it today I've found out by accident that clicking on the very bottom line of the bar (and boy do you have to be accurate with the pointer!) I can page down. Xtine
610.3		KEITH::EDMUNDS	but I haven't got an fm2r...	`Tue Apr 18 1989 05:29`	6
	Christine, clicking anywhere in the "unfilled" area of the scroll bar should enable you to page in that direction. You do not need to click on the line. Keith
610.4		AITG::DERAMO	Daniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'Eramo	`Tue Apr 18 1989 10:58`	5
	.0 referred to when the slider is at the bottom, leaving only a very tiny "unfilled" area. Dan
610.5	VAXnotes specific problem	25517::SCHOELLER	Who's on first?	`Tue Apr 18 1989 13:00`	12
	The DECwindows interface for VAXnotes does not fetch everything across the net at once for directory listings. This means that the scrollbar appearance does not accurately reflect the position and fraction of the total listing as you see in other applications. Because of that you frequently have what appears to be a scrollbar pushed all the way to the bottom when you can really take it further. Thus the problem in .0 and the workaround in .2. In order to read more of the discussion on this topic and other VAXnotes specific problems refer to CLT::VAXNOTES_V20_IFT. Dick
610.6	Select All command	DAS::D_SMITH		`Tue Apr 18 1989 15:29`	4
	The easiest workaround in notes is to issue the Select All command which forces everything to be fetched and for the scrollbar to be accurate.
610.7	Another work around for Notes...	R2ME2::HARROW	POSIX what?	`Wed Apr 19 1989 08:46`	5
	You can also hide the problem by using the Tree Mode display (select Display Tree from the View pulldow menu). -Jer
610.8	But watchout for large notes conferences....	IO::MCCARTNEY	James T. McCartney III - DTN 381-2244 ZK02-2/N24	`Sun Apr 23 1989 18:05`	4
	Large conferences can be very slow using the tree, since it has to fetch everything first. Also, I've ocassionally had Notes ACCVIO and die when looking at a really large conference like VAXNOTES...