proportionalThumbs

Specifies whether the draggable scrollbar thumb in scrollbars are a fixed size, or a size proportional to the amount of content shown.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the proportionalThumbs to {true | false}

# Examples

set the proportionalThumbs to true

# Description

Use the proportionalThumbs property to control the appearance of scrollbars.

If the proportionalThumbs is set to true, the scrollbar thumb is sized proportionately to the visible content of its field, group, or stack. If almost all the content is currently visible, the scrollbar thumb is large and fills most of the scrollbar; if only a small percentage of content is visible, the scrollbar thumb is small.

# Tags

ui,

# See

- **keyword:** field, scrollbar - **property:** thumbSize - **object:** scrollbar, stack - **glossary:** property, Unix, appearance, Windows, Mac OS, scrollbar thumb