--- kate/buffer/katetextblock.cpp	2010/09/06 00:49:03	1171997
+++ kate/buffer/katetextblock.cpp	2010/09/06 00:49:36	1171998
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@
 
   // get text
   QString &textOfLine = m_lines[line]->textReadWrite ();
+  int oldLength = textOfLine.size ();
 
   // check if valid column
   Q_ASSERT (range.start().column() >= 0);
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@
   /**
    * notify the text history
    */
-  m_buffer->history().removeText (range);
+  m_buffer->history().removeText (range, oldLength);
 
   /**
    * cursor and range handling below