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Scrolling the attribute table in ArcGIS Pro

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07-21-2017 03:30 PM
Status: Implemented
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GregBazhaw
Regular Contributor

When using the scroll bar in an attribute table in Desktop, one can visually browse all the records as they scroll by, even on large datasets. In Pro, when you scroll the attribute table, you get a blank screen with the word "Scanning...". One has no idea where they are in the long list of records, until they stop scrolling, only to discover they need to scroll further, or they scrolled too far. This is terribly inefficient. The Desktop way to scroll works way better. Please implement this method of scrolling for the attribute tables in Pro.

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MatthewLeonard

@KoryKramer  I am using Pro 3.2.2, and this idea still has not been implemented as far as I can tell, or at least not successfully. The attribute table still goes blank as I'm scrolling vertically, which is still a big downgrade in functionality compared to ArcMap. It makes it difficult to visually scan through data as I'm scrolling. My actual experience is much worse than the video you shared 3 years ago which supposedly demonstrates the fix. In Pro, not only does the table go blank, but there is also a lag where the scrollbar and rows on the screen do not keep up with my movement of the pointer as I'm trying to move the scrollbar. It is very disorienting.

I'm wondering if my experience might be due to my computer's capacity, but I do not have similar problems in ArcMap on the same computer with the same data, so this would seem to indicate that the problem is with the ArcGIS Pro software.

Public_HealthObservatory

I have the same problem. I have 32gb of RAM, my specs should not be an issue, and I never had this issue in ArcMap. 

CalenDaugherty

Just want to chime in on this, since moving to a machine with better specs, I have seen much better table scrolling performance. Pro specifically seems to need a good graphics card. In my experience you can have all the RAM and CPU you want, but it will still be sluggish without a good graphics card. I'd recommend users run the tech check on their systems

https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/client-app?refid=1256&appkey=6D681CD0-BA6C-4B6B-9A82-639759CFD...

That being said, scrolling STILL feels inferior to ArcMap. It doesn't "hard scroll" (i.e. stop when you stop scrolling), and it still blanks out the records when scrolling sometimes. I don't buy this is for "performance" when ArcMap could do it no problem. The scrolling in Pro doesnt seem to function like any other program (ArcMap, Excel, internet browser etc), which I think is what throws everything off for users. While I like a lot of Pro features, a lot of the UI decisions are a bit perplexing to me.