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scrollByPage

Syntax

member(whichCastMember). scrollByPage(amount)
scrollByPage member whichCastMember, amount

Description

Command; scrolls the specified field or text cast member up or down by the number of pages specified in amount. A page is equal to the number of lines of text visible on the screen.

When amount is positive, the field scrolls down.

When amount is negative, the field scrolls up.

The Director player for Java doesn't support the scrollByPage member property. Use the scrollTop member property to write Lingo that scrolls text.

Example

This statement scrolls the field cast member Today's News down one page:

member("Today's News").scrollbypage(1) 

Example

This statement scrolls the field cast member Today's News up one page:

member("Today's News").scrollbypage(-1) 

See also

scrollTop