[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: how to make a scrollable view ?

[anthony.saucet@xxxxxxxxxxx (anthony saucet)]

no change. still the view empty.
All the examples are on a standalone window, but not with a viewPart.
Has anybody got an idea?
anthony


Buddha wrote:

> I think the key is to set the size of the ScrolledComposite's Content.

> As the JavaDoc for ScrolledComposite states, there are two ways to use
> ScrolledComposite. One is to set the size of the Content, and the other is
> to set the ScrolledComposite to expand and set the ScrolledCompsite's
> minimum size. The following class shows both methods, just change the
> value of "expand".


> /* Main.java */
> package com.cormier.tools.swt;

> import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
> import org.eclipse.swt.custom.*;
> import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
> import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;

> public class Main {
> 	final static boolean expand = true;
> 	public static void main(String[] args) {
> 		Display display = new Display();
> 		Shell shell = new Shell(display);
> 		shell.setLayout(new FillLayout());

> 		ViewForm form = new ViewForm(shell, SWT.DIALOG_TRIM);
> 		form.setLayout(new FillLayout());

> 		ScrolledComposite scroll = new ScrolledComposite(form, SWT.H_SCROLL |
> SWT.V_SCROLL | SWT.BORDER);
> 		scroll.setLayout(new FillLayout());
> 		scroll.setBackground(display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED));
> 		scroll.setExpandHorizontal(expand);
> 		scroll.setExpandVertical(expand);
> 		form.setContent(scroll);

> 		Composite comp = new Composite(scroll, SWT.NONE);
> 		comp.setLayout(new RowLayout(SWT.VERTICAL));
> 		new CLabel(comp, SWT.NONE).setText("This is a test Label with really
> long text, to give us plenty of scrolling room\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n");
> 		new Text(comp, SWT.NONE).setText("This is a text control.");
> 		new Button(comp, SWT.NONE).setText("This is a test Button");
> 		comp.setBackground(display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_BLUE));
> 		if(expand)
> 			scroll.setMinSize(comp.computeSize(SWT.DEFAULT, SWT.DEFAULT));
> 		else
> 			comp.setSize(comp.computeSize(SWT.DEFAULT, SWT.DEFAULT));
> 		scroll.setContent(comp);

> 		shell.open ();
> 		while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
> 			if (!display.readAndDispatch ()) display.sleep ();
> 		}
> 		display.dispose ();
> 	}
> }