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Re: [platform-swt-dev] Providing SWT themeable scrollbars (on Windows)

hose APIs (i.e.: the CSS theming on Windows would be changed to
> do that).
> 
> 2. **Tree/Table/List**: The current implementation for those controls
> makes it very difficult to actually create themed scrollbars, so, my
> suggestion here would be creating a custom ScrolledComposite for each of
> the needed classes which would be used to wrap those controls while
> providing a themed scrollbar. Its API would then be similar to the new
> API added to StyledText (for which an interface would be created), so,
> those controls would be created without any scroll and would be added to
> such a custom ScrolledComposite.
> 

a) This would break virtual as ALL items are visible all time
b) This only works for Table/Tree without ANY Header as you would
   scroll that out of view

Summary: This approach is IMHO a none starter!

Tom

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