From: Tim Mcd <tmcdowell / gmail.com>
Subject: Ruby/tk: Static text on a terminal window?
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:06:06 +0900
Message-ID: <206d5ada20131e062c6616499477b12c / ruby-forum.com>
> such as;
> 
> scrollingtexxt
> scrollingtext
> scrollingtext
> --staticline--
> place for 'gets'/user input

Maybe, I don't understand what you want. 
Did you say such like a following? 
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require 'tk'

f = TkFrame.new.pack(:expand=>true, :fill=>:both)
e = TkEntry.new(f).pack(:side=>:bottom, :fill=>:x)
l = TkLabel.new(f, :anchor=>:w).pack(:side=>:bottom, :fill=>:x)
l.text '--- mode line ---'

t = TkText.new(f){
  yscrollbar(TkScrollbar.new(f).pack(:side=>:right, :fill=>:y,
  :expand=>false))
  pack(:side=>:left, :fill=>:both, :expand=>true)
}

e.bind('Return'){
  t.insert(:end, e.value + "\n").see(:end)
  e.delete(0, :end)
}

e.focus

Tk.mainloop
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-- 
Hidetoshi NAGAI (nagai / ai.kyutech.ac.jp)