ROText(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation ROText(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Tk::ROText - 'readonly' perl/Tk Text widget

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
    use Tk::ROText;
    ...
    $ro = $mw->ROText(?options,...?);
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This "*IS A*" text widget with all bindings removed that would alter the contents of the text widget. The contents can still be modified via method calls.

## [BINDINGS](#BINDINGS)

Only read-only bindings from Tk::Text are available in **Tk::ROText**. Additionally the following bindings are defined:

<space>

Move the cursor forward by one screenful.

<BackSpace>

Move the cursor backward by one screenful.

# [KEYWORDS](#KEYWORDS)

widget, text, readonly

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

Tk::Text

2026-10-26 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Tk::ROText(3pm) from perl-tk 804.036-r13 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/eserte/perl-tk