How do I make my scroll bar stay in place?

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Hello,
I’ve been trying to make a simple scrollable frame that includes a scroll bar.

My problem is when I stop dragging the bar it snaps to either the first or last frame position (rather than remain in place).

I’ve rebuilt it a few times and dug around on here but I feel I must be missing something obvious. Can anyone help please?

Protoype link:

Figma File:

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Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I think there are some helpful third-party tutorial on YouTube like this one:

I hope you’ll make it, but please let us know if you have further questions!

Thanks,
Toku

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Thank you Toku.

I’ve followed this video and rebuilt my test scroll bar (see ‘2nd Try’ in the Figma file).
Here’s the latest prototype:

I am pretty confident that this replicates what Product Sensei has done. Here I am able to scroll the bar and list. If I scroll to the bottom, and release drag, the bar and list will stay there.

My problem is: If I release the bar around half way it will snap to either the first or final frame position.

Is it possible to make a scroll bar that does not snap like this? What I want is to release drag and the scroll bar and list to retain their position.

Thank you

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Hey there,

I think you’ll need more frames to have more stopping points while scrolling. I’ve put together a quick example for you below:

This isn’t the smoothest, but it should help illustrate my point. By creating more frames, you’ll have more places where the scrollbar pauses.

I hope you will be able to make it!

Thanks,
Toku

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Thank you Toku, I was thinking this but was worried I was missing a better way. Knowing this is your recommendation I feel ok about doing it this way now. Thank you for your help.

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