+    {
+        /* seems to be broken in GTK 1.0.X:
+           gtk_text_set_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text), (int)pos ); */
+
+        gtk_signal_disconnect_by_func( GTK_OBJECT(m_text),
+          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+
+        /* we fake a set_point by inserting and deleting. as the user
+           isn't supposed to get to know about thos non-sense, we
+           disconnect so that no events are sent to the user program. */
+
+        gint tmp = (gint)pos;
+        gtk_editable_insert_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), " ", 1, &tmp );
+        gtk_editable_delete_text( GTK_EDITABLE(m_text), tmp-1, tmp );
+
+        gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(m_text), "changed",
+          GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(gtk_text_changed_callback), (gpointer)this);
+
+        /* bring editable's cursor uptodate. another bug in GTK. */
+
+        GTK_EDITABLE(m_text)->current_pos = gtk_text_get_point( GTK_TEXT(m_text) );
+    }