diff -urp --exclude=CVS --exclude=unxlngi6.pro --exclude=vcl.vpj vcl.clean/inc/vcl/seleng.hxx vcl/inc/vcl/seleng.hxx
--- vcl.clean/inc/vcl/seleng.hxx	2008-04-01 19:28:32.000000000 -0400
+++ vcl/inc/vcl/seleng.hxx	2008-04-03 17:57:26.000000000 -0400
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class CommandEvent;
 // Timerticks
 #define SELENG_DRAGDROP_TIMEOUT     400
 #define SELENG_AUTOREPEAT_INTERVAL  50
+#define SELENG_AUTOREPEAT_INTERVAL_MAX 300
 
 enum SelectionMode { NO_SELECTION, SINGLE_SELECTION, RANGE_SELECTION, MULTIPLE_SELECTION };
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ private:
     Timer               aWTimer; // erzeugt kuenstliche Mouse-Moves
     MouseEvent          aLastMove;
     SelectionMode       eSelMode;
+    ULONG               nUpdateInterval;
     // Stufigkeit fuer Mausbewegungen waehrend einer Selektion
     USHORT              nMouseSensitivity;
     USHORT              nLockedMods;
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ private:
 public:
 
                         SelectionEngine( Window* pWindow,
-                                         FunctionSet* pFunctions = NULL );
+                                         FunctionSet* pFunctions = NULL,
+                                         ULONG nAutoRepeatInterval = SELENG_AUTOREPEAT_INTERVAL );
                         ~SelectionEngine();
 
     // TRUE: Event wurde von Selection-Engine verarbeitet.
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ public:
     BOOL                HasAnchor() const;
     void                SetAnchor( BOOL bAnchor );
 
+    void                SetUpdateInterval( ULONG nInterval );
+
 	// wird im Ctor eingeschaltet
 	void				ExpandSelectionOnMouseMove( BOOL bExpand = TRUE )
 						{
diff -urp --exclude=CVS --exclude=unxlngi6.pro --exclude=vcl.vpj vcl.clean/source/window/seleng.cxx vcl/source/window/seleng.cxx
--- vcl.clean/source/window/seleng.cxx	2008-04-01 19:28:36.000000000 -0400
+++ vcl/source/window/seleng.cxx	2008-04-03 18:24:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <vcl/seleng.hxx>
 #include <tools/debug.hxx>
 
-
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 
 inline BOOL SelectionEngine::ShouldDeselect( BOOL bModifierKey1 ) const
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ inline BOOL SelectionEngine::ShouldDesel
 |*
 *************************************************************************/
 
-SelectionEngine::SelectionEngine( Window* pWindow, FunctionSet* pFuncSet ) :
-                    pWin( pWindow )
+SelectionEngine::SelectionEngine( Window* pWindow, FunctionSet* pFuncSet, 
+                                  ULONG nAutoRepeatInterval ) :
+    pWin( pWindow ),
+    nUpdateInterval( nAutoRepeatInterval )
 {
     eSelMode = SINGLE_SELECTION;
     pFunctionSet = pFuncSet;
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ SelectionEngine::SelectionEngine( Window
     nLockedMods = 0;
 
     aWTimer.SetTimeoutHdl( LINK( this, SelectionEngine, ImpWatchDog ) );
-    aWTimer.SetTimeout( SELENG_AUTOREPEAT_INTERVAL );
+    aWTimer.SetTimeout( nUpdateInterval );
 }
 
 /*************************************************************************
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ BOOL SelectionEngine::SelMouseMove( cons
     if( aWTimer.IsActive() && !aArea.IsInside( rMEvt.GetPosPixel() ))
         return TRUE;
 
-
+    aWTimer.SetTimeout( nUpdateInterval );
     aWTimer.Start();
     if ( eSelMode != SINGLE_SELECTION )
     {
@@ -493,3 +495,20 @@ void SelectionEngine::Command( const Com
             nFlags &= ~SELENG_CMDEVT;
     }
 }
+
+void SelectionEngine::SetUpdateInterval( ULONG nInterval )
+{
+    if (nUpdateInterval == nInterval)
+        // no update needed.
+        return;
+
+    nUpdateInterval = nInterval;
+
+    if (aWTimer.IsActive())
+    {
+        // reset the timer right away on interval change.
+        aWTimer.Stop();
+        aWTimer.SetTimeout(nUpdateInterval);
+        aWTimer.Start();
+    }
+}