--- old/./test/java/awt/TextArea/UsingWithMouse/SelectionAutoscrollTest.java	2010-01-25 13:24:34.000000000 +0100
+++ new/./test/java/awt/TextArea/UsingWithMouse/SelectionAutoscrollTest.java	2010-01-25 13:24:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     TextArea textArea;
     Robot robot;
     final int desiredSelectionEnd = ('z'-'a'+1)*2;  // 52
+    final int SCROLL_DELAY = 10; // 10ms
 
     public void start () {
         createObjects();
@@ -141,9 +142,17 @@
     void moveMouseBelowTextArea( boolean shift ) {
         Dimension d = textArea.getSize();
         Point l = textArea.getLocationOnScreen();
+        int x = (int)(l.x+d.width*.5);
         int y = (int)(l.y+d.height*1.5);
         if( shift ) y+=15;
-        robot.mouseMove( (int)(l.x+d.width*.5), y );
+        robot.mouseMove( x, y );
+        // it is needed to add some small delay on Gnome
+        waitUntilScrollIsPerformed();
+    }
+
+    void waitUntilScrollIsPerformed() {
+        try { Thread.sleep( SCROLL_DELAY ); }
+        catch( Exception e ) { throw new RuntimeException( e ); }
     }
 
     void checkResults() {