# \[Bug\] "string" and "Number" drop-down entries?

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [May 26, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912 "2017-05-26T01:27:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BillG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BillG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BillG)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/1 "2017-05-26T01:27:11Z")

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Hi All,

What is the purpose of the “string” and “Number” drop-down entries of the Height and Width parameters of the HorizontalArrangement and VerticalArrangement Designer Properties?

Thanks!  
BillG

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**Author:** ![BillG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BillG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BillG)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/2 "2017-05-26T01:40:47Z")

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Also, the string and number entries don’t “stick” when chosen. Only the Pick One: Automatic, Fill persists,

Thanks!  
BillG

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mark/32/18133_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/3 "2017-05-30T21:59:06Z")

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The “string” dropdown selection allows you to specify the relative height (or width) of your component, expressed as a percentage of it’s parent’s height (or width). For example, you could specify ‘50%’ in the field below the dropdown. The “Number” dropdown selection allows you to specify the absolute size of the height or width of or your component.

Obviously, we will work to make this much clearer in the UI.

-Mark

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mark/32/18133_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/4 "2017-05-30T21:59:37Z")

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The “stickiness” issue is a known bug.

-Mark

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**Author:** ![BillG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BillG](https://community.thunkable.com/u/BillG)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/5 "2017-06-17T13:04:35Z")

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Hi @thunkable,

For v12, it looks like “string” and “number” are now selectable for most components’ height and width properties. But maybe rename:

- string -\> percent

- number -\> pixels

which makes more sense, and makes it the same as Android.

Several components have the string property choice mistakenly set to “fill”, instead of showing a number to be input.

Thanks!  
BillG

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-string-and-number-drop-down-entries/3912/6 "2024-11-08T12:06:33Z")

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