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From: tsang@ISI.COM (Kam C. Tsang)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: how do I control what's visible in a scrolled window when I add data?
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Date: 31 May 91 01:15:25 GMT
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> I have a scrolled window that I want to leave open and append new data to the
> end of the work window widget.  When new data is added, I want it to have the
> appearance that it's scrolling up automatically so that the most recent entry
> is visible (until someone drags the scroll bar).
> Any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

If it's a scrolled text widget, try this:

      XmTextShowPosition(textWidget, XmTextGetLastPosition(textWidget)); 

-kam