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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: Scrolling Text In a Window
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Date: 19 Apr 89 11:50:09 GMT
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    Right now I am using a the sequence: XGetImage, 
    XClearWindow, XPutImage, then draw the new text line.

Gaak!

    I am hoping there is a better way.

Yes.  Take a look at XCopyArea, and note that it is perfectly reasonable
(in fact normal) for the source and destination drawables to be the same.