Scrolling in Eprime?

[David McFarlane]

Nick,

Matt works for PST, so to get his attention you might do better 
posting your request to PST Support, and then reference this thread 
in your request.

-- David McFarlane


At 6/17/2014 11:49 AM Tuesday, Nicholas Davey wrote:
>Hi Matt,
>
>I'm an E-Prime novice and I'm trying to program scrolling text in 
>E-Prime.  I know this a really old post, but if you still have it, 
>is there any way you could send me the example you 
>mentioned?  Google groups has since deleted the file feature where 
>you originally posted it.  It would be a tremendous help and I'd 
>really appreciate it.
>
>Thanks,
>Nick
>
>
>On Tuesday, August 26, 2008 12:29:20 PM UTC-4, Matt wrote:
>Hello,
>
>It is possible to implement "scrolling" text in E-Prime. However, this
>must be done manually using InLine script. I have attached a very
>basic example of how this could be done in the Files section of this
>group (i.e., ScrollingText.es). Essentially, a SlideText sub-object is
>created and its proportions are configured to be larger than the
>screen (thus creating the need to scroll the text). Another SlideText
>sub-object is used to present instructions to the subject.
>
>The Slide object's Duration is set to 0, while its Time Limit is set
>to "infinite" and its End Action is set to "none". The only allowable
>responses are the down arrow, up arrow, and Enter keys. The Enter key
>is used as the termination response. The Max Count (i.e., maximum
>allowed responses) is set extremely high so that the subject can
>scroll freely.
>
>This configuration results in the Stimulus appearing on screen while
>the InLine script is running in the background. This script does
>nothing except monitor incoming responses and moving the SlideText sub-
>object presenting the target text. This results in a "scrolling"
>effect as the subject presses the down and up arrow keys. All that is
>occurring is that the script gains access to the SlideText sub-object
>and then moves the Y position of the SlideText up or down as
>necessary. A "ceiling" and "floor" for the Y position is implemented
>so that the text is never off-screen.
>
>The attributes in the TrialList are used to implement the "celing" and
>"floor" as well as to define the size and starting position of the
>text. This allows text of varying length to be presented.
>
>Please let me know if you have any questions about this sample.
>
>- Matt
>PST Technical Consultant
><http://pstnet.com>http://pstnet.com
>
>
>On Aug 24, 3:05 pm, Pooja <pooja.k.agar... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'd like to create an Eprime program, similar to those used in SAT and
> > GRE practice tests, where I can show a long passage on the left (which
> > requires the user to scroll down in order to view the entire passage)
> > along with multiple choice questions on the right. I'd like the user
> > to have access to the entire passage (e.g., if they scroll down, they
> > can still scroll back up, and vice versa).
> >
> > It doesn't appear that a long text/image/slide automatically creates a
> > scroll. Is there a way to program this manually?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > (Cross posted on the PTS forum website)
>
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