diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index f9fe7522b4..5cba27b73c 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
-2010-05-02 03:00 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
+2010-05-02 16:12 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
+  * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
+    + Implemented: horizontally scrolled text to be copied.
+      So now it is identical to xMate in all respects plus 
+      selection through mouse as properitory to hbIDE.
+
+2010-05-02 15:00 UTC-0800 Pritpal Bedi (pritpal@vouchcac.com)
   * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
   * contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.h
 
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
index 145e563592..6262f886f0 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbqt/hbqt_hbqplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -782,13 +782,14 @@ void HBQPlainTextEdit::hbPaintColumnSelection( QPaintEvent * event )
          int t = cursorForPosition( QPoint( 1, 1 ) ).blockNumber();
          if( rowEnds < rowBegins ? rowBegins >= t : rowEnds >= t )
          {
+            int c = cursorForPosition( QPoint( 1, 1 ) ).columnNumber();
             QRect cr = contentsRect();
 
             int y = ( ( rowBegins <= t ) ? 0 : ( ( rowBegins - t ) * fontMetrics().height() ) );
 
             int fontWidth = fontMetrics().averageCharWidth();
 
-            int x = ( columnBegins ) * fontWidth + cr.left();
+            int x = ( ( columnBegins - c ) * fontWidth ) + cr.left();
             int w = ( columnEnds - columnBegins ) * fontWidth;
 
             QRect r( x, y, ( w == 0 ? 1 : w ), ( ( rowEnds - t + 1 ) * fontMetrics().height() ) - y );