protected boolean scrollLeft(TextView widget,Spannable buffer,int amount){
  final int minScrollX=getScrollBoundsLeft(widget);
  int scrollX=widget.getScrollX();
  if (scrollX > minScrollX) {
    scrollX=Math.max(scrollX - getCharacterWidth(widget) * amount,minScrollX);
    widget.scrollTo(scrollX,widget.getScrollY());
    return true;
  }
  return false;
}

protected boolean scrollLeft ( TextView widget , Spannable buffer , int amount ) { final int minScrollX = getScrollBoundsLeft ( widget ) ; int scrollX = widget . getScrollX ( ) ; if ( scrollX > minScrollX ) { scrollX = Math . max ( scrollX - getCharacterWidth ( widget ) * amount , minScrollX ) ; widget . scrollTo ( scrollX , widget . getScrollY ( ) ) ; return true ; } return false ; }
performs a scroll left action . scrolls left by the specified number of characters .
