NSScrollView and lion .. is it possible to only show scrollbars when scrolling

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Is it possible to have an NSScrollView ignore the system preferences setting and only show scrollers when scrolling. My application is designed for the overlay style scrollers only unfortunately, so I want to avoid having to adjust the containing content views.

Is this possible?

It sounds like your application is designed wrong, then. It's generally considered a very bad idea to ignore user preferences and do something else. Can you describe why you did this? — user1118321, Jan 23 '12 at 16:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 23 '12 at 21:03

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I would take a look at NSScroller's setScrollerStyle:. That should do the job.

However, I'd like to share that I personally think forcing users into using one style of scrollers over the other is indicative of bad design. The system allows users to choose and I believe apps should honor that choice. The fact that your content view doesn't handle horizontal nor vertical resizing is a big red flag and I would revisit that design choice.

Good luck.

edited Jan 23 '12 at 21:03

Peter Hosey

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answered Jan 23 '12 at 16:41

Believe me.. I completely agree. It's not a typical view. Thanks for the direction! – Larvell Jones Jan 23 '12 at 19:37
Whoops. Important typo! Thanks @Peter! – Jan 23 '12 at 23:03

NSScrollView and lion .. is it possible to only show scrollbars when scrolling

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