# Textfields and scrollbars

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-and-scrollbars/185859
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 17, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-and-scrollbars/185859 "2006-04-17T05:07:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Samurai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Samurai)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-and-scrollbars/185859/1 "2006-04-17T05:07:33Z")

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Hi All,

I have a:

```
    1. dynamic text field
    2. custom scroll bar
    3. buttons that load text into text field
    4. xml file that holds text to be loaded

```

What works:

```
    1. scrollbar does scroll text well
    2. text does display in text field
    3. buttons do insert different text into field when clicked

```

What doesn’t work:

```
    1. the scroller shows up even if the text field doesn't need it.

    2. the scroller, when scrolling text that doesn't need to be scrolled, makes that same text scroll the same way as the scroller.

```

I have posted a simplified version of what I’m working with. I have been searching the forums for a little while now and haven’t come across anything that deal with this particular issue.

Thanks for any help I receive.

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### Author: ![Samurai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Samurai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Samurai)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfields-and-scrollbars/185859/2 "2006-04-19T00:52:11Z")

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can no one help me with this?