ScrollView Not Functioning?

Solar2D Widgets
#1

Hey guys,

I created 100 buttons, going down the screen, and then implemented a ScrollView. It works, but only if I am not touching the buttons. So I can scroll down or up if my finger is not on the buttons, this is a problem because the buttons take up the whole screen and I don’t want to change that. Any suggestions as to how I can make it so the ScrollView works wherever I touch the screen, no matter whats there?

Thanks in Advance

#2

Hi @RGgamer,

Well, both the ScrollView and the buttons technically need to accept user input, so you need to use the “takeFocus()” API and detect when the user is trying to press a button vs. trying to move the ScrollView.

There’s a code example of this in our documentation (it’s a fairly common need, so we show how to implement it properly):

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/ScrollViewWidget/takeFocus.html

Take care,

Brent

#3

Thanks so much, it works perfectly.

#4

Hi @RGgamer,

Well, both the ScrollView and the buttons technically need to accept user input, so you need to use the “takeFocus()” API and detect when the user is trying to press a button vs. trying to move the ScrollView.

There’s a code example of this in our documentation (it’s a fairly common need, so we show how to implement it properly):

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/ScrollViewWidget/takeFocus.html

Take care,

Brent

#5

Thanks so much, it works perfectly.