How can I create a horizontal scrolling (marquee) effect in menus and popup lists using Symbian C++?

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 2nd Edition, FP2
S60 2nd Edition, FP3
S60 3rd Edition

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Created: User:Technical writer 2 (24 Aug 2006)

Last edited: hamishwillee (14 Jun 2012)

Overview

How can I create a horizontal scrolling (marquee) effect in menus and popup lists?

Description

Starting from S60 2nd Edition, FP2 it is possible to enable the marquee effect (horizontal scrolling of the selected item if its text width does not allow it to be fully displayed) for all the objects derived from CFormattedCellListBoxData.
void CTestAppUi::HandleCommandL( TInt aCommand )
    {
    switch( aCommand )
        {
... snip ...
        case ETestAppCommand1:
            {
    // Create listbox and PUSH it.
    CAknSinglePopupMenuStyleListBox* list = new(ELeave) CAknSinglePopupMenuStyleListBox;
    CleanupStack::PushL(list);
    // Create popup list and PUSH it.
    CAknPopupList* popupList = CAknPopupList::NewL(list, R_AVKON_SOFTKEYS_OK_BACK, AknPopupLayouts::EMenuWindow);
    CleanupStack::PushL(popupList);
    // initialize listbox.
    list->ConstructL(popupList, CEikListBox::ELeftDownInViewRect);
    list->CreateScrollBarFrameL(ETrue);
    list->ScrollBarFrame()->SetScrollBarVisibilityL(CEikScrollBarFrame::EOff, CEikScrollBarFrame::EAuto);
_LIT(KListItemFormat, "%S");
_LIT(KFirstItem, "First item");
_LIT(KNextItem, "This is a very long string used for the next item");
_LIT(KLastItem, "Last item");
// construct listbox item array
CDesCArray *itemList = new (ELeave) CDesCArrayFlat(3);
TBuf<100> item;
// first listbox item
item.Format(KListItemFormat, &KFirstItem());
itemList->AppendL(item);
// next listbox item
item.Format(KListItemFormat, &KNextItem());
itemList->AppendL(item);
// last listbox item
item.Format(KListItemFormat, &KLastItem());
itemList->AppendL(item);
// set items and ownership
list->Model()->SetItemTextArray(itemList);
list->Model()->SetOwnershipType(ELbmOwnsItemArray);
// enable marquee effect for long strings
list->ItemDrawer()->FormattedCellData()->EnableMarqueeL( ETrue );
    // Set title
    popupList->SetTitleL(_L("Scrollable items"));
    // Show popup list.
    CleanupStack::Pop();            // popuplist
    TBool popupOk = popupList->ExecuteLD();
    if(popupOk)
    {
    // do something
    }
    else
    {
    // so something else
    }
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();  // list
            }
            break;
... snip ...
        default:
            Panic( ETestAppUi );
            break;
        }
    }
Starting from S60 3rd Edition this effect is also supported by CEikMenuPane, which means that it can be applied to menus:
void CTestAppUi::DynInitMenuPaneL(TInt aResourceId, CEikMenuPane* aMenuPane)
{
#ifndef __SERIES60_3X__
if(aMenuPane != NULL)
aMenuPane->EnableMarqueeL(ETrue);
#endif
}