better controls over themed scrollbars

modules/Element.lua

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 ---@field scrollbarPadding number? -- Scrollbar padding from edges
 ---@field scrollSpeed number? -- Scroll speed multiplier
 ---@field scrollBarStyle string? -- Scrollbar style name from theme (selects from theme.scrollbars)
+---@field scrollbarKnobOffset number|table? -- Scrollbar knob/handle offset (number or {x, y} or {horizontal, vertical})
 ---@field _overflowX boolean? -- Internal: whether content overflows horizontally
 ---@field _overflowY boolean? -- Internal: whether content overflows vertically
 ---@field _contentWidth number? -- Internal: total content width
@@ -1444,6 +1445,7 @@ function Element.new(props)
       scrollSpeed = props.scrollSpeed,
       smoothScrollEnabled = props.smoothScrollEnabled,
       scrollBarStyle = props.scrollBarStyle,
+      scrollbarKnobOffset = props.scrollbarKnobOffset,
       hideScrollbars = props.hideScrollbars,
       _scrollX = props._scrollX,
       _scrollY = props._scrollY,
@@ -1460,6 +1462,7 @@ function Element.new(props)
     self.scrollbarPadding = self._scrollManager.scrollbarPadding
     self.scrollSpeed = self._scrollManager.scrollSpeed
     self.scrollBarStyle = self._scrollManager.scrollBarStyle
+    self.scrollbarKnobOffset = self._scrollManager.scrollbarKnobOffset
     self.hideScrollbars = self._scrollManager.hideScrollbars
 
     -- Initialize state properties (will be synced from ScrollManager)

modules/Renderer.lua

@@ -900,6 +900,20 @@ function Renderer:drawScrollbars(element, x, y, w, h, dims)
       local frameComponent = scrollbarComponent.frame or scrollbarComponent
       local barComponent = scrollbarComponent.bar or scrollbarComponent
 
+      -- Calculate knob offset (element overrides theme)
+      local knobOffsetX = 0
+      local knobOffsetY = 0
+      
+      -- Use element offset if provided, otherwise use theme offset
+      if element.scrollbarKnobOffset then
+        knobOffsetX = element.scrollbarKnobOffset.x or 0
+        knobOffsetY = element.scrollbarKnobOffset.vertical or 0
+      elseif barComponent and barComponent.knobOffset then
+        local themeOffset = self._utils.normalizeOffsetTable(barComponent.knobOffset, 0)
+        knobOffsetX = themeOffset.x
+        knobOffsetY = themeOffset.vertical
+      end
+
       -- Draw track (frame) if component exists
       if frameComponent and frameComponent._loadedAtlas and frameComponent.regions then
         self._NinePatch.draw(
@@ -917,8 +931,8 @@ function Renderer:drawScrollbars(element, x, y, w, h, dims)
         self._NinePatch.draw(
           barComponent,
           barComponent._loadedAtlas,
-          trackX,
-          trackY + dims.vertical.thumbY,
+          trackX + knobOffsetX,
+          trackY + dims.vertical.thumbY + knobOffsetY,
           element.scrollbarWidth,
           dims.vertical.thumbHeight
         )
@@ -961,6 +975,20 @@ function Renderer:drawScrollbars(element, x, y, w, h, dims)
       local frameComponent = scrollbarComponent.frame or scrollbarComponent
       local barComponent = scrollbarComponent.bar or scrollbarComponent
 
+      -- Calculate knob offset (element overrides theme)
+      local knobOffsetX = 0
+      local knobOffsetY = 0
+      
+      -- Use element offset if provided, otherwise use theme offset
+      if element.scrollbarKnobOffset then
+        knobOffsetX = element.scrollbarKnobOffset.horizontal or 0
+        knobOffsetY = element.scrollbarKnobOffset.y or 0
+      elseif barComponent and barComponent.knobOffset then
+        local themeOffset = self._utils.normalizeOffsetTable(barComponent.knobOffset, 0)
+        knobOffsetX = themeOffset.horizontal
+        knobOffsetY = themeOffset.y
+      end
+
       -- Draw track (frame) if component exists
       if frameComponent and frameComponent._loadedAtlas and frameComponent.regions then
         self._NinePatch.draw(
@@ -978,8 +1006,8 @@ function Renderer:drawScrollbars(element, x, y, w, h, dims)
         self._NinePatch.draw(
           barComponent,
           barComponent._loadedAtlas,
-          trackX + dims.horizontal.thumbX,
-          trackY,
+          trackX + dims.horizontal.thumbX + knobOffsetX,
+          trackY + knobOffsetY,
           dims.horizontal.thumbWidth,
           element.scrollbarWidth
         )

modules/ScrollManager.lua

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ---@field scrollbarPadding number -- Padding around scrollbar
 ---@field scrollSpeed number -- Scroll speed for wheel events (pixels per wheel unit)
 ---@field scrollBarStyle string? -- Scrollbar style name from theme (selects from theme.scrollbars)
+---@field scrollbarKnobOffset table -- {x: number, y: number, horizontal: number, vertical: number} -- Offset for scrollbar knob/handle position
 ---@field hideScrollbars table -- {vertical: boolean, horizontal: boolean}
 ---@field touchScrollEnabled boolean -- Enable touch scrolling
 ---@field momentumScrollEnabled boolean -- Enable momentum scrolling
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ function ScrollManager.new(config, deps)
   self.scrollSpeed = config.scrollSpeed or 20
   self.scrollBarStyle = config.scrollBarStyle -- Theme scrollbar style name (nil = use default)
 
+  -- scrollbarKnobOffset can be number or table {x, y} or {horizontal, vertical}
+  self.scrollbarKnobOffset = self._utils.normalizeOffsetTable(config.scrollbarKnobOffset, 0)
+
   -- hideScrollbars can be boolean or table {vertical: boolean, horizontal: boolean}
   self.hideScrollbars = self._utils.normalizeBooleanTable(config.hideScrollbars, false)
 
@@ -656,6 +660,7 @@ function ScrollManager:getState()
     _scrollbarHoveredVertical = self._scrollbarHoveredVertical or false,
     _scrollbarHoveredHorizontal = self._scrollbarHoveredHorizontal or false,
     scrollBarStyle = self.scrollBarStyle,
+    scrollbarKnobOffset = self.scrollbarKnobOffset,
     _overflowX = self._overflowX,
     _overflowY = self._overflowY,
     _contentWidth = self._contentWidth,
@@ -730,6 +735,10 @@ function ScrollManager:setState(state)
     self.scrollBarStyle = state.scrollBarStyle
   end
 
+  if state.scrollbarKnobOffset ~= nil then
+    self.scrollbarKnobOffset = self._utils.normalizeOffsetTable(state.scrollbarKnobOffset, 0)
+  end
+
   if state._overflowX ~= nil then
     self._overflowX = state._overflowX
   end

modules/Theme.lua

@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ end
 ---@field contentAutoSizingMultiplier {width:number?, height:number?}? -- Optional: multiplier for auto-sized content dimensions
 ---@field scaleCorners number? -- Optional: scale multiplier for non-stretched regions (corners/edges). E.g., 2 = 2x size. Default: nil (no scaling)
 ---@field scalingAlgorithm "nearest"|"bilinear"? -- Optional: scaling algorithm for non-stretched regions. Default: "bilinear"
+---@field knobOffset number|table? -- Optional: offset for scrollbar knob/handle (number or {x, y} or {horizontal, vertical})
 ---@field _loadedAtlas string|love.Image? -- Internal: cached loaded atlas image
 ---@field _loadedAtlasData love.ImageData? -- Internal: cached loaded atlas ImageData for pixel access
 ---@field _ninePatchData {insets:table, contentPadding:table, stretchX:table, stretchY:table}? -- Internal: parsed 9-patch data with stretch regions and content padding
@@ -569,6 +570,10 @@ function Theme.new(definition)
         if type(scrollbarDef.bar) == "string" then
           -- Convert string path to ThemeComponent structure
           local barComponent = { atlas = scrollbarDef.bar }
+          -- Copy knobOffset from parent scrollbarDef if it exists
+          if scrollbarDef.knobOffset then
+            barComponent.knobOffset = scrollbarDef.knobOffset
+          end
           loadAtlasWithNinePatch(barComponent, scrollbarDef.bar, "for scrollbar '" .. scrollbarName .. ".bar'")
           if barComponent.insets then
             createRegionsFromInsets(barComponent, barComponent._loadedAtlas or self.atlas)
@@ -576,6 +581,10 @@ function Theme.new(definition)
           scrollbarDef.bar = barComponent
         elseif type(scrollbarDef.bar) == "table" then
           -- Already a ThemeComponent structure, process it
+          -- Copy knobOffset from parent if bar component doesn't have one
+          if scrollbarDef.knobOffset and not scrollbarDef.bar.knobOffset then
+            scrollbarDef.bar.knobOffset = scrollbarDef.knobOffset
+          end
           if scrollbarDef.bar.atlas and type(scrollbarDef.bar.atlas) == "string" then
             loadAtlasWithNinePatch(scrollbarDef.bar, scrollbarDef.bar.atlas, "for scrollbar '" .. scrollbarName .. ".bar'")
           end

modules/types.lua

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ local AnimationProps = {}
 ---@field scrollSpeed number? -- Pixels per wheel notch (default: 20)
 ---@field smoothScrollEnabled boolean? -- Enable smooth scrolling animation for wheel events (default: false)
 ---@field scrollBarStyle string? -- Scrollbar style name from theme (selects from theme.scrollbars, default: uses first scrollbar or fallback rendering)
+---@field scrollbarKnobOffset number|{x:number, y:number}|{horizontal:number, vertical:number}? -- Offset for scrollbar knob/handle position in pixels (number for both axes, or table for per-axis control, default: 0, adds to theme offset)
 ---@field hideScrollbars boolean|{vertical:boolean, horizontal:boolean}? -- Hide scrollbars (boolean for both, or table for individual control, default: false)
 ---@field imagePath string? -- Path to image file (auto-loads via ImageCache)
 ---@field image love.Image? -- Image object to display

modules/utils.lua

@@ -546,6 +546,36 @@ local function normalizeBooleanTable(value, defaultValue)
   return { vertical = defaultValue, horizontal = defaultValue }
 end
 
+--- Normalize an offset value to {x, y} or {horizontal, vertical} format
+---@param value number|table|nil Input value (number applies to both, table for individual control)
+---@param defaultValue number Default value if nil (default: 0)
+---@return table Normalized table with x/y or horizontal/vertical fields
+local function normalizeOffsetTable(value, defaultValue)
+  defaultValue = defaultValue or 0
+
+  if value == nil then
+    return { x = defaultValue, y = defaultValue, horizontal = defaultValue, vertical = defaultValue }
+  end
+
+  if type(value) == "number" then
+    return { x = value, y = value, horizontal = value, vertical = value }
+  end
+
+  if type(value) == "table" then
+    -- Support both {x, y} and {horizontal, vertical} formats
+    local x = value.x or value.horizontal or defaultValue
+    local y = value.y or value.vertical or defaultValue
+    return {
+      x = x,
+      y = y,
+      horizontal = x,
+      vertical = y,
+    }
+  end
+
+  return { x = defaultValue, y = defaultValue, horizontal = defaultValue, vertical = defaultValue }
+end
+
 -- Text sanitization utilities
 
 --- Sanitize text to prevent security vulnerabilities
@@ -1187,6 +1217,7 @@ return {
   brightenColor = brightenColor,
   resolveImagePath = resolveImagePath,
   normalizeBooleanTable = normalizeBooleanTable,
+  normalizeOffsetTable = normalizeOffsetTable,
   resolveFontPath = resolveFontPath,
   getFont = getFont,
   applyContentMultiplier = applyContentMultiplier,