---
name: "XmTextScroll"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmotif"
version: "2.3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XmTextScroll"
---

# XmTextScroll(3)

A Text function that scrolls text

## NAME

**XmTextScroll** — A Text function that scrolls text

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Text.h>
void XmTextScroll(
Widget widget,
int lines);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmTextScroll** scrolls text by a given number of lines in a Text widget. The sign of the number is interpreted according to the value of the **XmNlayoutDirection** resource.

- *widget*

  Specifies the Text widget ID

- *lines*

  Specifies the number of lines of text to scroll. A positive value causes text to scroll upward; a negative value causes text to scroll downward. Note that the text will scroll only as long as one line of text remains visible in the window.

-

  If a navigator exists, this function uses the **XmQTnavigator** trait to update the vertical navigator's value.

-

  In the case of vertical writing, a positive value causes the text to scroll forward; a negative value causes the lines to scroll backward.

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see [**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md).

## RELATED

[**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md).