scrolling lists generator object ?

[spoonyg]

Generator objects are brand new to me.

Do scrolling lists work like the scrolling text box toot...
where the text scrolls up and down inside the box?
or does the "scrolling list" object create a mask for
the text box that is loaded into the object?
does "mask to box" affect the scrolling function?

Can i use the tutorial method for scrolling with generator?:
scrolling = 0;
frameCounter = 1;
speedFactor = 2;
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (frameCounter%speedFactor == 0) {
if (scrolling == "up" && textBody.scroll>1) {
textBody.scroll--;
} else if (scrolling == "down" && textBody.scroll<textBody.maxscroll) {
textBody.scroll++;
}
frameCounter = 0;
}
frameCounter++;
//buttons controlling the up/down movement...


I am having difficulty coming up with an explanation
for what is going on. I was the front end guy...now im
a back end guy, it's new stuff to me and I'm coming in late.
I am sorry i cant explain, I don't fully understand yet...
I would like to use the old method of scrolling along
with a generator object. any ideas or threads on this
subject would be really great. thanks.