# Scrolling background using oversized image on canvas

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** beginner\
**Created:** [March 21, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176 "2020-03-21T01:24:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![austinjamesjackson09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@austinjamesjackson09](https://community.thunkable.com/u/austinjamesjackson09)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 1:24am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176/1 "2020-03-21T01:24:05Z")

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Hi! I’m relatively new to Thunkable X and am trying to hook up a scrolling background with an oversized image and having it move through changing the x and y values. However, the image does not want to move when larger than the canvas, and while smaller it will move until it hits the border. Is there any way to disable this behavior?  
Thanks,  
Austin J.

Link to the project: [https://x.thunkable.com/copy/67365f82a456ddc05a8059ee3a650864](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/67365f82a456ddc05a8059ee3a650864)

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**Author:** ![paulmw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@paulmw](https://community.thunkable.com/u/paulmw)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176/2 "2020-03-22T11:41:37Z")

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Not right now. We want to eventually support scrolling backgrounds, but we have some other issues we need to fix before we can get to it. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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**Author:** ![kevindvq12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@kevindvq12](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kevindvq12)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176/3 "2021-01-05T19:44:37Z")

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Could this be solved by using a canvas? Can a canvas image be bigger than the screen? Can a stage be larger than a canvas?

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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, 11:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/scrolling-background-using-oversized-image-on-canvas/526176/4 "2024-11-08T11:39:41Z")

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