Oracle Forms Developer – Form Builder Reference, Volume 1

Show Scroll Bar property
Description
The Show Scroll Bar option specifies whether Form Builder should create a block scroll bar for the
block you are defining. When Show Scroll Bar is set to Yes, Form Builder creates the scroll bar on the
canvas specified by the Scroll Bar Canvas property.
When you create a block scroll bar, you can set the properties of the scroll bar object itself, including
Scroll Bar Canvas, Scroll Bar Orientation, Scroll Bar X Position, Scroll Bar Y Position, Scroll Bar
Width, Scroll Bar Height, Reverse Direction, and Visual Attribute Group.
Applies to block
Set Form Builder
Default:
No
Required/Optional optional
Usage Notes
Setting Reverse Direction to Yes causes Form Builder to fetch the next set of records when the end user
scrolls upward. If the end user scrolls downward, Form Builder displays already fetched records.
Property Description
Scroll Bar Canvas Specifies the canvas on which the block’s scroll bar
should be displayed. The specified canvas must exist
in the form.
Scroll Bar Orientation Specifies whether the block scroll bar should be
displayed horizontally or vertically.
Scroll Bar X Position Specifies the x position of a block scroll bar measured
at the upper left corner of the scrollbar. The default
value is 0.
Scroll Bar Y Position Specifies the width of a block scroll bar measured at
the upper left corner of the scrollbar. The default
value is 0.
Scroll Bar Width Specifies the width of a block scroll bar. The default
value is 2.
Scroll Bar Height Specifies the height of a block scroll bar. The default
value is 10.
Reverse Direction Specifies that the scroll bar scrolls in reverse. The
default value is No.
Visual Attribute Group Specifies the font, color, and pattern attributes to use
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