Best FastScroll with ScrollBar Libraries

Tobe able to quickly scroll through a large text blob or even a list of items, a scrollbar can really be convenient. In this tutorial we want to explore the best third party solutions you can use if that's your object, to provide your users with a quick and convenient way of scrolling content.

(a). Standalone ScrollBar

A Standalone scrollbar for Android.

Step 1: Install it

Install using the following statement:

implementation 'com.dev.hieupt:android-standalone-scroll-bar:1.1.2'

Step 2: Add to Layout

Next add it to the xml layout alongside the content or list:

<androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

<com.hieupt.android.standalonescrollbar.StandaloneScrollBar
        android:id="@+id/scrollbar"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />

Or you can attach it programmatically as follows:

scrollbar.attachTo(recyclerView)

And to use with a NestedScrollview for example:

scrollbar.attachTo(nestedScrollView2)

Example

Find full examples by downloading this project.

Reference

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2.	Read more

(b). Use FastScroll

This is a FastScroll UI for ScrollView and EditText.

Here is a demo:

Step 1: Install it

Install it by downloading the following AAR file and adding it to your android project. Download it from here.

Step 2: Add to Layout

The next step is to add FastScroll to your xml layout:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        tools:context=".activity.Main">

    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
            android:id="@+id/scroll"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:clipChildren="false"
            android:fillViewport="true"
            android:clipToPadding="true">
        <LinearLayout
                android:id="@+id/content"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:orientation="vertical"/>
    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

    <io.nenkalab.fastscroll.FastScroll
            android:id="@+id/handle"
            android:layout_width="30dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="end|center"
            app:scroll="@+id/scroll"/>
</FrameLayout>

Here are the applicable attributes:

<io.nenkalab.fastscroll.FastScroll
    app:scroll="reference"
    app:scrollThumb="reference"
    app:scrollThumbTint="color"
    app:scrollThumbTintMode="enum[PorterDuff.Mode]"
    app:scrollThumbColor="color"
    app:autoHide="boolean"
    app:scrollThumbRotation="enum[start, end]" />

Reference

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