Hover Pop-Up and Scroll Bar

Kendall-DM · November 22nd, 2014, 01:28 PM

This is a neat idea, but I'm at a loss on how the hover notes with a scroll bar is actually able to scroll? I can click to get the hover pop-up to remain, but as soon as I try to click on the scroll bar, it disappears. Is this a new feature? It is extremely frustrating and is a bug in either case. Thanks!

Mathias · November 22nd, 2014, 02:50 PM

I've been using my mouse wheel to scroll those.

Sgmendez · November 23rd, 2014, 09:59 AM

Yeah, the only way I have found that it scrolls is with a mouse wheel. If you are using a touch pad or touch screen you will not be able to scroll down. I ran into this problem last night during a game when a player was using his laptop and uses just the touch pad and no mouse.

Kendall-DM · November 23rd, 2014, 10:14 AM

Yeah, touchscreen laptop without a mouse wheel. Definitely an oversight that should be addressed, IMHO.

nullPointer · November 23rd, 2014, 01:42 PM

If you have a touchpad/mousepad under the keyboard (as most do) you can probably enable the right-edge of the touchpad to act as a scrollbar, if no there may be something in your "mouse" settings for your touchscreen to emulate a scrollwheel

charlieluce · November 23rd, 2014, 03:17 PM

On my laptop trackpad I can use two fingers to scroll, and I just checked and it does work on the Hero Lab pop-ups.

Citizen99 · December 26th, 2016, 05:01 PM

On my Lenovo Yoga 900, I can make it work with the touchPAD, but not with the touchscreen in tablet configuration. Exhausted all web searches to find a Windows 10 fix, but could not find one that was comprehensible. Seems to me that this could easily be solved with a software fix so that one can grab the scroll bar in the Hot Zone window, but touching the scroll bar just closes the window.

Colen · January 3rd, 2017, 06:22 AM

The scrollbar on info windows isn't something you can "grab", it's just there as a visual representation of how far through the text you've scrolled. Rather than trying to grab the bar, is there a scroll "gesture" you can make on the screen? For example, dragging with two fingers, rather than just one.

Jamz · January 5th, 2017, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Colen

The scrollbar on info windows isn't something you can "grab", it's just there as a visual representation of how far through the text you've scrolled. Rather than trying to grab the bar, is there a scroll "gesture" you can make on the screen? For example, dragging with two fingers, rather than just one.

There is but the pop-up isn't persistent so goes away if you do the gesture...

If it displayed as a dialog it would be better for touch screen users...

Colen · January 6th, 2017, 05:02 AM

That's weird - I would have assumed that Windows would send us a standard "scroll event" when you do the two-finger drag, but I guess not.

I'll put this on our to-do list to look into.

Kendall-DM Spy Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Van Nuys, California Posts: 1,220 November 22nd, 2014, 01:28 PM	This is a neat idea, but I'm at a loss on how the hover notes with a scroll bar is actually able to scroll? I can click to get the hover pop-up to remain, but as soon as I try to click on the scroll bar, it disappears. Is this a new feature? It is extremely frustrating and is a bug in either case. Thanks!
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Mathias Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 13,213 November 22nd, 2014, 02:50 PM	I've been using my mouse wheel to scroll those.
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Sgmendez Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Quincy, CA Posts: 58 November 23rd, 2014, 09:59 AM	Yeah, the only way I have found that it scrolls is with a mouse wheel. If you are using a touch pad or touch screen you will not be able to scroll down. I ran into this problem last night during a game when a player was using his laptop and uses just the touch pad and no mouse.
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nullPointer Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Toronto Ontario Posts: 68 November 23rd, 2014, 01:42 PM	If you have a touchpad/mousepad under the keyboard (as most do) you can probably enable the right-edge of the touchpad to act as a scrollbar, if no there may be something in your "mouse" settings for your touchscreen to emulate a scrollwheel
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charlieluce Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,321 November 23rd, 2014, 03:17 PM	On my laptop trackpad I can use two fingers to scroll, and I just checked and it does work on the Hero Lab pop-ups. Currently Running: Pathfinder Second Edition Currently Playing: Pathfinder First Edition, Star Trek Adventures Former HL Games: D&D 4e & 5e, Mutants & Masterminds 2E & 3E, Savage Worlds
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Citizen99 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1 December 26th, 2016, 05:01 PM	On my Lenovo Yoga 900, I can make it work with the touchPAD, but not with the touchscreen in tablet configuration. Exhausted all web searches to find a Windows 10 fix, but could not find one that was comprehensible. Seems to me that this could easily be solved with a software fix so that one can grab the scroll bar in the Hot Zone window, but touching the scroll bar just closes the window.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 January 3rd, 2017, 06:22 AM	The scrollbar on info windows isn't something you can "grab", it's just there as a visual representation of how far through the text you've scrolled. Rather than trying to grab the bar, is there a scroll "gesture" you can make on the screen? For example, dragging with two fingers, rather than just one.
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