Scrollbar

[Uee]

just wondering how i can customize or skin a listbox scrollbar

one thought i had was to use an api to hide the scrollbar and then use a hscrollbar object but i still need to know how to set that up to make the listbox scroll


Thanx in advance ue.

[Hack]

What do you mean by "customize or skin a listbox scrollbar"?

[MrGTI]

If you just wanted to display data and not have the user interact with the contents, then you could always use a Web Browser control.

Otherwise you might need to buy a 3rd party control.

[Uee]

i didnt explain myself properly i just ask the simple way.

is there anyway to make my listbox scroll without using the built in scrollbar ?

so i want to use another object to make the list scroll up and down be it buttons or a seperate vsrollbar object.

[MrGTI]

oooooooooh. Good question.

I think it could be done, although at this moment i'm at a loss. I can't think of how you could have a listbox without a scroll bar.

Interesting ...........

[daydee]

I know this is an old thread but I would also like to know if any one can come up with a solution for this.

Thanks!

[laserman]

like this

1. Add the listbox
2. add a hscroll control
3. set the max of the scroll bar too the number of items in a list

eg 6 in this case

Private Sub Form_Load()
List1.AddItem "test1"
List1.AddItem "test2"
List1.AddItem "test3"
List1.AddItem "test4"
List1.AddItem "test5"
List1.AddItem "test6"
End Sub
 
Private Sub HScroll1_Change()
List1.ListIndex = HScroll1.Value
 
End sub
 
Private Sub HScroll1_Scroll()
List1.ListIndex = HScroll1.Value
 
 
 
 
 
End Sub

[laserman]

Examples using buttons ,Timer And Hscroll control

Hope this helps you

Cheers

[daydee]

Thanks laserman, just tried your sample out.
My goal for now is to display an up and down button to automatically replace the listbox's scrollbar whenever it would appear.

I'm using GetSystemMetrics API to auto adjust the width of the buttons to scrollbar's width.

If I can just figure out a way to determine exactly when the scrollbar becomes visible, I'll be set.

Problem is... the font size for the listbox can be changed at will by the user, so this is what I'm working on right now.

Thanks again!

[daydee]

Just found this reply by Aaron Young in another thread.
Exactly what I was looking for.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6952

[laserman]

Edit your first post with [Resolved] in the title.

Cheers

[daydee]

I would if I could...

I didn’t start it

[laserman]

Daydee.

My Appologies

Cheers

[daydee]

np