Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 18: Progress-Based Controls

3. Close it and return to MSVC

18.4 Scroll Bars....................................................................................................

18.4.1..Introduction..........................................................................................

A scroll bar is a control that allows the user to navigate a document in two directions

along a control by clicking an arrow. This control can assume one of two directions:

horizontal or vertical. For its functionality, a scroll bar is made of three parts:

?? An arrow on each side of the control: up and down pointing for a vertical scroll

bar, or left and right pointing for a horizontal scroll bar

?? A thumb

?? A scrolling region

To use the scroll bar, the user can click one of the arrows. This action moves the thumb

towards the arrow being clicked. Another way to use a scroll bar is to click and hold the

Arrows

Scrolling

Region

Thumb

Thumb