CURSES_SCROLL(3) | Library Functions Manual | CURSES_SCROLL(3)

# NAME

`curses_scroll`, `scrl`, `wscrl` `scroll`, `scrollok`, `setscrreg`, `wsetscrreg` —
curses window scrolling routines

# LIBRARY

Curses Library (libcurses, -lcurses)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <curses.h>`

int
`scrl`(int n);

int
`wscrl`(WINDOW *win, int n);

int
`scroll`(WINDOW *win);

int
`scrollok`(WINDOW *win, boolf flag);

int
`setscrreg`(int top, int bottom);

int
`wsetscrreg`(WINDOW *win, int top, int bottom);

# DESCRIPTION

These functions scroll areas on `stdscr` or on the specified window.

The `scrl`() function scrolls `stdscr` by n lines. If n is positive then then `stdscr` is scrolled up. n lines are lost from the top of `stdscr` and n blank lines are inserted at the bottom. If n is negative then `stdscr` is scrolled down. n blank lines are inserted at the top of `stdscr` and n lines are lost from the bottom.

The `wscrl`() function is the same as the `scrl`() function, excepting that it scrolls the window specified by win.

The `scroll`() function scrolls the window win up by one line.

The scrolling behaviour of a window can be controlled by using the `scrollok`() function. If the flag argument is `TRUE` then a line wrap at the bottom of the window will cause the window to be scrolled up one line, if flag is `FALSE` then lines that would force a scroll will be truncated.

The `setscrreg`() function sets up a software scrolling region on `stdscr` which will define a region of the screen that will be scrolled. The scrolling of this region is also controlled by the `scrollok`() function.

The `wsetscrreg`() function does the same as the `setscrreg`() function, except that the scrolling region is set on the window specified by win.

If a scrolling region has been set with the `setscrreg`() or `wsetscrreg`() functions and the current cursor position is inside the scrolling region, then only the area inside the scrolling region is scrolled.

# RETURN VALUES

Functions returning pointers will return `NULL` if an error is detected. The functions that return an int will return one of the following values:

`OK`
  The function completed successfully.
`ERR`
  An error occurred in the function.

# SEE ALSO

curses_deleteln(3), curses_insdelln(3), curses_insertln(3)

# STANDARDS

The NetBSD Curses library complies with the X/Open Curses specification, part of the Single Unix Specification.

# HISTORY

The Curses package appeared in 4.0BSD.

August 12, 2002 | NetBSD 9.1