diff -r 8f79fa393479 lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIStaticText.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIStaticText.h	Sat Nov 01 05:31:11 2008 +0100
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/include/IGUIStaticText.h	Sat Nov 01 06:30:24 2008 +0100
@@ -90,7 +90,21 @@
 		//! Returns the width of the current text, in the current font
 		/** If the text is broken, this returns the width of the widest line
 		\return The width of the text, or the widest broken line. */
-		virtual s32 getTextWidth(void) const = 0;
+		virtual s32 getTextWidth(void) const = 0;
+		
+		//! Set an amount of lines by which the text should be scrolled
+		//! \param scrolled_lines: Amount of scrolled lines.
+		virtual void setScrolledTextLines(s32 scrolled_lines) = 0;
+
+		//! get the amount of lines which are scrolled
+		virtual s32 getScrolledTextLines() const = 0;
+
+		//! Get the number of lines used in the static 
+		//! This counts all lines, not just the visible ones.
+		virtual u32 getTextLineCount() const = 0;
+
+		//! Return the font which is currently used for this element
+		virtual IGUIFont* getCurrentFont() = 0;
 	};
 
 
diff -r 8f79fa393479 lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.cpp
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.cpp	Sat Nov 01 05:31:11 2008 +0100
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.cpp	Sat Nov 01 06:30:24 2008 +0100
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 			bool background)
 : IGUIStaticText(environment, parent, id, rectangle), Border(border), 
 	HAlign(EGUIA_UPPERLEFT), VAlign(EGUIA_UPPERLEFT),
-	OverrideColorEnabled(false), WordWrap(false), Background(background),
+	OverrideColorEnabled(false), WordWrap(false), Background(background), ScrolledLines(0),
 	OverrideColor(video::SColor(101,255,255,255)), BGColor(video::SColor(101,210,210,210)),
 	OverrideFont(0), LastBreakFont(0)
 {
@@ -95,11 +95,17 @@
 				{
 					frameRect.UpperLeftCorner.X = frameRect.LowerRightCorner.X - 
 						font->getDimension(Text.c_str()).Width;
-				}
+				}
+				
+				if ( ScrolledLines )
+				{
+					s32 height = font->getDimension(L"A").Height + font->getKerningHeight();
+					frameRect.UpperLeftCorner.Y += ScrolledLines * height;
+				}
 
 				font->draw(Text.c_str(), frameRect,
 					OverrideColorEnabled ? OverrideColor : skin->getColor(IsEnabled ? EGDC_BUTTON_TEXT : EGDC_GRAY_TEXT),
-					HAlign == EGUIA_CENTER, VAlign == EGUIA_CENTER, &AbsoluteClippingRect);
+					HAlign == EGUIA_CENTER, VAlign == EGUIA_CENTER, &AbsoluteClippingRect);
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -117,7 +123,9 @@
 				{
 					r.UpperLeftCorner.Y = r.LowerRightCorner.Y - totalHeight;
 				}
-
+
+				r.UpperLeftCorner.Y += ScrolledLines * height;
+	
 				for (u32 i=0; i<BrokenText.size(); ++i)
 				{
 					if (HAlign == EGUIA_LOWERRIGHT)
@@ -132,7 +140,7 @@
 
 					r.LowerRightCorner.Y += height;
 					r.UpperLeftCorner.Y += height;
-				}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -196,7 +204,7 @@
 
 
 void CGUIStaticText::setTextAlignment(EGUI_ALIGNMENT horizontal, EGUI_ALIGNMENT vertical)
-{
+{
 	HAlign = horizontal;
 	VAlign = vertical;
 }
@@ -344,7 +352,8 @@
 
 //! Sets the new caption of this element.
 void CGUIStaticText::setText(const wchar_t* text)
-{
+{
+	ScrolledLines = 0;	
 	IGUIElement::setText(text);
 	breakText();
 }
@@ -413,7 +422,35 @@
 		return font->getDimension(Text.c_str()).Width;
 	}
 }
+
+void CGUIStaticText::setScrolledTextLines(s32 scrolled_lines)
+{
+	ScrolledLines = scrolled_lines;
+}
+
+s32 CGUIStaticText::getScrolledTextLines() const
+{
+	return ScrolledLines;
+}
+
+u32 CGUIStaticText::getTextLineCount() const
+{
+	return BrokenText.size();
+}
+
+IGUIFont* CGUIStaticText::getCurrentFont()
+{
+	IGUIFont * font = OverrideFont;
 
+	if(!OverrideFont)
+	{
+		IGUISkin * skin = Environment->getSkin();
+		if(skin)
+			font = skin->getFont();
+	}
+
+	return font;
+}
 
 //! Writes attributes of the element.
 //! Implement this to expose the attributes of your element for
@@ -425,7 +462,8 @@
 	out->addBool	("Border",              Border);
 	out->addBool	("OverrideColorEnabled",OverrideColorEnabled);
 	out->addBool	("WordWrap",		WordWrap);
-	out->addBool	("Background",          Background);
+	out->addBool	("Background",          Background);
+	out->addInt     ("ScrolledLines",       ScrolledLines);
 	out->addColor	("OverrideColor",       OverrideColor);
 	out->addEnum	("HTextAlign",          HAlign, GUIAlignmentNames);
 	out->addEnum	("VTextAlign",          VAlign, GUIAlignmentNames);
@@ -445,7 +483,8 @@
 
 	enableOverrideColor(in->getAttributeAsBool("OverrideColorEnabled"));
 	setWordWrap(in->getAttributeAsBool("WordWrap"));
-	Background = in->getAttributeAsBool("Background");
+	Background = in->getAttributeAsBool("Background");
+	ScrolledLines = in->getAttributeAsInt("ScrolledLines");
 
 	setTextAlignment( (EGUI_ALIGNMENT) in->getAttributeAsEnumeration("HTextAlign", GUIAlignmentNames),
                       (EGUI_ALIGNMENT) in->getAttributeAsEnumeration("VTextAlign", GUIAlignmentNames));
diff -r 8f79fa393479 lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.h
--- a/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.h	Sat Nov 01 05:31:11 2008 +0100
+++ b/lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/CGUIStaticText.h	Sat Nov 01 06:30:25 2008 +0100
@@ -75,7 +75,21 @@
 		virtual s32 getTextHeight() const;
 
 		//! Returns the width of the current text, in the current font
-		virtual s32 getTextWidth() const;
+		virtual s32 getTextWidth() const;
+		
+		//! Set an amount of lines by which the text should be scrolled
+		//! \param scrolled_lines: Amount of scrolled lines.
+		virtual void setScrolledTextLines(s32 scrolled_lines);
+
+		//! get the amount of lines which are scrolled
+		virtual s32 getScrolledTextLines() const;
+
+		//! Get the number of lines used in the static 
+		//! This counts all lines, not just the visible ones.
+		virtual u32 getTextLineCount() const;
+
+		//! Return the font which is currently used for this element
+		virtual IGUIFont* getCurrentFont();
 
 		//! Updates the absolute position, splits text if word wrap is enabled
 		virtual void updateAbsolutePosition();
@@ -95,7 +109,8 @@
 		EGUI_ALIGNMENT HAlign, VAlign;
 		bool OverrideColorEnabled;
 		bool WordWrap;
-		bool Background;
+		bool Background;
+		s32  ScrolledLines;
 
 		video::SColor OverrideColor, BGColor;
 		gui::IGUIFont* OverrideFont;