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proportionalThumbs

Type​

property

Summary​

Specifies whether the draggable thumbs in scrollbars are a fixed size, or a size proportional to the amount of content shown.

Syntax​

set the proportionalThumbs to {true | false}

Description​

Use the proportionalThumbs property to control the appearance of scrollbars.

If the proportionalThumbs is set to true, the scrollbar thumb is sized proportionately to the visible content of its field, group, or stack. If almost all the content is currently visible, the thumb is large and fills most of the scrollbar; if only a small percentage of content is visible, the thumb is small.

Examples​

set the proportionalThumbs to true

Value​

NameTypeDescription

value

bool

The proportionalThumbs is true or false. By default, the proportionalThumbs property is set to false on Mac OS systems, true on Unix and Windows systems.

keyword: field, scrollbar

object: scrollbar, stack

property: thumbSize

glossary: property, Unix, appearance, Windows, Mac OS, scrollbar thumb

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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