I have a very long list of credits to add to my site and would like to not have to make the page crazy-long (and blank on one side) to accomodate the list.

Is there a way within VSD (or another platform in your suite) to create a text box within the page that will scroll so that I can put this list in there and still maintain the design of the page?

Thanks!!
Sean

Hi Sean,
You could use an iframe with a scrollbar, or flash for an auto scroll- it can be done in firestarter one line at a time for that autoscroll, could also try it in RSS News Flash. The quickest and easiest is iframe I would think.

In VSD you can use the HTML tool to insert html code into the body of your page. So you could use code like this:



Just delete those filler paragraphs and insert whatever content you have in mind. The width and height control the size of the scrollable area. In this case, if the content is more than 500px tall, it will make a vertical scroll bar appear.You won't be able to see your list when working in VSD, but you can check it with the preview.

When you click the HTML Tool, it has you drag out a rectangular area on you page where the html content will appear. I use the Object Properties window to make sure the rectangle is the correct size, in this case 300px wide by 500px high. This way it's easier to accurately position the object on the page.

You may be prompted to use Add Files when you do this, but ignore that if your content is just text and has no images or other content.

This code includes more style settings which can be changed or removed as needed.

My vote is RSS Flash. It's such a cool program.

Awesome, thanks guys!

This was great question and solid recommendation. I actually need this myself and glad I searched it. Thanks Cary...

Thanks Sean for asking. have not used in CC, but in other packages, including Flash.

Thanks Bruzer and Cary (especially for the code!).

James T Kirk - are you talking abour RSS NewsFlash through CC?

I brought this up in the HTML Editor forum, and got some good advice there. You can see what my scrolling div looks like. The content still needs to be styled, but there are some replies explaining how to do that in the thread:

http://www.coffeecup.com/forums/html-ed … -css-help/

I made my list in the HTML Editor then used the insert html tool (VSD) to insert it in the page - very easy.
And it's easy to change or edit the contents as needed, just open the object> edit html tab and type in the changes.

I made a list of updates to our software in word and then saved as HTML. Then opened in notepad and pasted into the iFrame. Appeared in the scrolling frame just as it did in word.