# Scrollable Container

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 31, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623 "2013-05-31T19:02:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![anotheruser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@anotheruser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anotheruser)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/1 "2013-05-31T19:02:28Z")

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Hi folks…

I have a number of UI elements which stack vertically.  
Presently when ignition opens the containing window, it “maximizes” and all my UI elements look tiny…  
…not the behaviour I was hoping for.

I have tried cutting-pasting into a “container”, into a “list” etc…but to no avail.

Is there such a thing as a scrollable container?  
IE. a container with scrollbars which would maintain the size of my UI elements and let the user scroll up/down to see them all.

I’m not bad at Swing, so if there is something available in the SDK, I will be grateful for suggestions.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![ErikG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@ErikG](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ErikG)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/2 "2013-07-22T20:02:48Z")

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+1 for this feature request.

The scrollable container could actually be a sub-container to the root. -Very similar to iOS ScrollView

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**Author:** ![pat.stave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@pat.stave](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pat.stave)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/3 "2013-07-23T13:42:33Z")

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+1  
I have needed this more than one time.

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**Author:** ![randomranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@randomranger](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/randomranger)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/4 "2013-07-24T18:54:58Z")

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+1  
I always thought it was possible, I just didn’t know how. Guess not.

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**Author:** ![diat150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@diat150](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/diat150)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/5 "2013-07-24T19:28:03Z")

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Yeah I need this right now actually.

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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/6 "2013-08-12T16:55:21Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![pdibenedetto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pdibenedetto/32/6364_2.png) [@pdibenedetto](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdibenedetto)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/7 "2013-08-12T17:20:40Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![2Gi\_Technologie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/2gi_technologie/32/3307_2.png) [@2Gi\_Technologie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/2Gi_Technologie)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/8 "2013-11-02T17:05:38Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![RRRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@RRRancher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRRancher)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/9 "2013-11-09T01:04:31Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![jpark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e57/32.png) [@jpark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jpark)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/10 "2013-11-22T14:17:10Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![JGJohnson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jgjohnson/32/29582_2.png) [@JGJohnson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JGJohnson)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/11 "2014-01-03T19:33:41Z")

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I could use one today if it were available.

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**Author:** ![cristihcd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cristihcd](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cristihcd)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/12 "2014-02-25T14:30:53Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![Javachon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac8455/32.png) [@Javachon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Javachon)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/13 "2014-02-26T14:31:21Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![jeffkrol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jeffkrol/32/3339_2.png) [@jeffkrol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeffkrol)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/14 "2014-06-23T17:04:23Z")

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+1

I am needing this right now, but unfortunately there doesn’t appear to be a way to do this.

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**Author:** ![Kyle\_Chase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kyle\_Chase](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kyle_Chase)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/15 "2014-06-23T21:18:30Z")

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The Template Repeater container will is scroll-able.

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**Author:** ![jeffkrol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jeffkrol/32/3339_2.png) [@jeffkrol](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeffkrol)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scrollable-container/6623/16 "2014-06-24T20:40:09Z")

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Kyle,

That’s all well and good for the future (whenever that software is out of beta AND I have the opportunity to upgrade a production facility to a new version). However, that doesn’t help in the mean time. Now I’m stuck developing my own custom panning solution instead of actually developing an HMI like I should be.
