diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 63dd18e7..36cdcca7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+11 Sep 2000
+- improved scrolling speed.
 10 Sep 2000
 - *.keytab not sending \0 fixed.
  9 Sep 2000
diff --git a/Konsole2.Requierements b/Konsole2.Requierements
index 72e1c1d7..90096fb3 100644
--- a/Konsole2.Requierements
+++ b/Konsole2.Requierements
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Konsole2.Requierements]
 
-The current state of konsole asks for redesign.
+The current state of konsole asks for a redesign.
 
 While lower level material, especially the emulation
 comes out to be very stable over the years, the upper
diff --git a/include/TEHistory.h b/include/TEHistory.h
index 2cb45efc..eda8ddb4 100644
--- a/include/TEHistory.h
+++ b/include/TEHistory.h
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ public:
 public: // access to history
   int  getLines();
   int  getLineLen(int lineno);
-  ca   getCell(int lineno, int colno);
+  void getCells(int lineno, int colno, int count, ca res[]);
+
+public: // backward compatibility (obsolete)
+  ca   getCell(int lineno, int colno) { ca res; getCells(lineno,colno,1,&res); return res; }
 
 public: // adding lines.
-  void addCell(ca a);
+  void addCells(ca a[], int count);
   void addLine();
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/TEHistory.C b/src/TEHistory.C
index fb74d7ee..8284552d 100644
--- a/src/TEHistory.C
+++ b/src/TEHistory.C
@@ -164,17 +164,20 @@ bool HistoryScroll::hasScroll()
 
 int HistoryScroll::getLines()
 {
+  if (!hasScroll()) return 0;
   return index.len() / sizeof(int);
 }
 
 int HistoryScroll::getLineLen(int lineno)
 {
+  if (!hasScroll()) return 0;
   return (startOfLine(lineno+1) - startOfLine(lineno)) / sizeof(ca);
 }
 
 int HistoryScroll::startOfLine(int lineno)
 {
   if (lineno <= 0) return 0;
+  if (!hasScroll()) return 0;
   if (lineno <= getLines())
   { int res;
     index.get((unsigned char*)&res,sizeof(int),(lineno-1)*sizeof(int));
@@ -183,17 +186,16 @@ int HistoryScroll::startOfLine(int lineno)
   return cells.len();
 }
 
-ca HistoryScroll::getCell(int lineno, int colno)
-{ ca res;
-  if (hasScroll())
-    cells.get((unsigned char*)&res,sizeof(ca),startOfLine(lineno)+colno*sizeof(ca));
-  return res;
+void HistoryScroll::getCells(int lineno, int colno, int count, ca res[])
+{
+  assert(hasScroll());
+  cells.get((unsigned char*)res,count*sizeof(ca),startOfLine(lineno)+colno*sizeof(ca));
 }
 
-void HistoryScroll::addCell(ca text)
+void HistoryScroll::addCells(ca text[], int count)
 {
   if (!hasScroll()) return;
-  cells.add((unsigned char*)&text,sizeof(ca));
+  cells.add((unsigned char*)text,count*sizeof(ca));
 }
 
 void HistoryScroll::addLine()
diff --git a/src/TEScreen.C b/src/TEScreen.C
index 48cb7234..a1d60839 100644
--- a/src/TEScreen.C
+++ b/src/TEScreen.C
@@ -497,18 +497,13 @@ ca* TEScreen::getCookedImage()
   for (y = 0; (y < lines) && (y < (hist.getLines()-histCursor)); y++)
   {
     int len = QMIN(columns,hist.getLineLen(y+histCursor));
+    int yp  = y*columns;
+    int yq  = (y+histCursor)*columns;
 
-    for (x = 0; x < len; x++)
-    {   int p=x + y*columns;
-        int q=x + (y+histCursor)*columns;
-        merged[p] = hist.getCell(y+histCursor,x);
-        if ( ( q >= sel_TL ) && ( q <= sel_BR ) )
-          reverseRendition(&merged[p]); // for selection
-    }
-    for (; x < columns; x++)
-    {   int p=x + y*columns;
-        int q=x + (y+histCursor)*columns;
-        merged[p] = dft;
+    hist.getCells(y+histCursor,0,len,merged+yp);
+    for (x = len; x < columns; x++) merged[yp+x] = dft;
+    for (x = 0; x < columns; x++)
+    {   int p=x + yp; int q=x + yq;
         if ( ( q >= sel_TL ) && ( q <= sel_BR ) )
           reverseRendition(&merged[p]); // for selection
     }
@@ -517,10 +512,11 @@ ca* TEScreen::getCookedImage()
   {
     for (y = (hist.getLines()-histCursor); y < lines ; y++)
     {
+       int yp  = y*columns;
+       int yq  = (y+histCursor)*columns;
+       int yr =  (y-hist.getLines()+histCursor)*columns;
        for (x = 0; x < columns; x++)
-       { int p = x + y * columns;
-         int q = x + (y+histCursor)*columns;
-         int r = x + (y-hist.getLines()+histCursor)*columns;
+       { int p = x + yp; int q = x + yq; int r = x + yr;
          merged[p] = image[r];
          if ( q >= sel_TL && q <= sel_BR )
            reverseRendition(&merged[p]); // for selection
@@ -1155,8 +1151,7 @@ void TEScreen::addHistLine()
     while (end >= 0 && image[end] == dft)
       end -= 1;
 
-    for (int i = 0; i <= end; i++)
-      hist.addCell(image[i]);
+    hist.addCells(image,end+1);
     hist.addLine();
 
     // adjust history cursor