diff --git a/clients/qt4/qt4client.cpp b/clients/qt4/qt4client.cpp
index 3c2ea6f8..fb399254 100644
--- a/clients/qt4/qt4client.cpp
+++ b/clients/qt4/qt4client.cpp
@@ -660,6 +660,11 @@ bool QtWindow::setText(const String& name, const String& text,
 	    }
 	    else
 		w.textEdit()->setText(qtSetUtf8(text));
+	    {
+		QScrollBar* bar = w.textEdit()->verticalScrollBar();
+		if (bar)
+		    bar->setSliderPosition(bar->maximum());
+	    }
 	    return true;
 	case QtWidget::Label:
 	    w.label()->setText(qtSetUtf8(text));
@@ -1068,7 +1073,7 @@ bool QtWindow::clearTable(const String& name)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool QtWindow::getText(const String& name, String& text)
+bool QtWindow::getText(const String& name, String& text, bool richText)
 {
     XDebug(QtDriver::self(),DebugAll,"QtWindow(%s) getText(%s) [%p]",
 	m_id.c_str(),name.c_str(),this);
@@ -1083,7 +1088,10 @@ bool QtWindow::getText(const String& name, String& text)
 	    text = qtGetUtf8(w.lineEdit()->text());
 	    return true;
 	case QtWidget::TextEdit:
-	    text = qtGetUtf8(w.textEdit()->toPlainText());
+	    if (!richText)
+		text = qtGetUtf8(w.textEdit()->toPlainText());
+	    else
+		text = qtGetUtf8(w.textEdit()->toHtml());
 	    return true;
 	case QtWidget::Label:
 	    text = qtGetUtf8(w.label()->text());
diff --git a/clients/qt4/qt4client.h b/clients/qt4/qt4client.h
index a72843bd..9587f788 100644
--- a/clients/qt4/qt4client.h
+++ b/clients/qt4/qt4client.h
@@ -251,7 +251,16 @@ public:
     virtual bool setTableRow(const String& name, const String& item, const NamedList* data);
     virtual bool getTableRow(const String& name, const String& item, NamedList* data = 0);
     virtual bool clearTable(const String& name);
-    virtual bool getText(const String& name, String& text);
+
+    /**
+     * Get an element's text
+     * @param name Name of the element
+     * @param text The destination string
+     * @param richText True to get the element's roch text if supported.
+     * @return True if the operation was successfull
+     */
+    virtual bool getText(const String& name, String& text, bool richText = false);
+
     virtual bool getCheck(const String& name, bool& checked);
     virtual bool getSelect(const String& name, String& item);
 
diff --git a/engine/Client.cpp b/engine/Client.cpp
index 10fb26e1..e5d5e34f 100644
--- a/engine/Client.cpp
+++ b/engine/Client.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void ClientThreadProxy::process()
 	    m_rval = client->clearTable(m_name);
 	    break;
 	case getText:
-	    m_rval = client->getText(m_name,*m_rtext,m_wnd,m_skip);
+	    m_rval = client->getText(m_name,*m_rtext,m_rbool?*m_rbool:false,m_wnd,m_skip);
 	    break;
 	case getCheck:
 	    m_rval = client->getCheck(m_name,*m_rbool,m_wnd,m_skip);
@@ -1348,18 +1348,18 @@ bool Client::clearTable(const String& name, Window* wnd, Window* skip)
 }
 
 // function for obtaining the text from the "name" widget
-bool Client::getText(const String& name, String& text, Window* wnd, Window* skip)
+bool Client::getText(const String& name, String& text, bool richText, Window* wnd, Window* skip)
 {
     if (needProxy()) {
-	ClientThreadProxy proxy(ClientThreadProxy::getText,name,&text,0,wnd,skip);
+	ClientThreadProxy proxy(ClientThreadProxy::getText,name,&text,&richText,wnd,skip);
 	return proxy.execute();
     }
     if (wnd)
-	return wnd->getText(name,text);
+	return wnd->getText(name,text,richText);
     ObjList* l = &m_windows;
     for (; l; l = l->next()) {
 	wnd = static_cast<Window*>(l->get());
-	if (wnd && (wnd != skip) && wnd->getText(name,text))
+	if (wnd && (wnd != skip) && wnd->getText(name,text,richText))
 	    return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/engine/ClientLogic.cpp b/engine/ClientLogic.cpp
index 04e05f59..bc64fd95 100644
--- a/engine/ClientLogic.cpp
+++ b/engine/ClientLogic.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static bool checkParam(NamedList& p, const char* param, const String& widget,
     if (!Client::self())
 	return false;
     String value;
-    Client::self()->getText(widget,value,wnd);
+    Client::self()->getText(widget,value,false,wnd);
     value.trimBlanks();
     bool ok = value && !(checkNotSel && value.matches(Client::s_notSelected));
     if (ok)
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ bool ClientLogic::backspace(const String& name, Window* wnd)
 	return false;
 
     String str;
-    if (Client::self()->getText(name,str,wnd) &&
+    if (Client::self()->getText(name,str,false,wnd) &&
 	(!str || Client::self()->setText(name,str.substr(0,str.length()-1),false,wnd)))
 	Client::self()->setFocus(name,false,wnd);
     return true;
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static inline void saveAccParam(NamedList& params,
 	const String& prefix, const String& param, Window* wnd)
 {
     String val;
-    if (!Client::self()->getText(prefix+param,val,wnd))
+    if (!Client::self()->getText(prefix+param,val,false,wnd))
 	return;
     if (val)
 	params.setParam(param,val);
@@ -901,10 +901,10 @@ bool ClientLogic::acceptAccount(NamedList* params, Window* wnd)
     const char* err = 0;
     while (true) {
 #define SET_ERR_BREAK(e) { err = e; break; }
-	Client::self()->getText("acc_account",account,wnd);
+	Client::self()->getText("acc_account",account,false,wnd);
 	if (!account)
 	    SET_ERR_BREAK("Account name field can't be empty");
-	Client::self()->getText("acc_protocol",proto,wnd);
+	Client::self()->getText("acc_protocol",proto,false,wnd);
 	if (!proto)
 	    SET_ERR_BREAK("A protocol must be selected");
 	break;
@@ -1089,10 +1089,10 @@ bool ClientLogic::acceptContact(NamedList* params, Window* wnd)
     // Check required data
     while (true) {
 #define SET_ERR_BREAK(e) { err = e; break; }
-	Client::self()->getText("abk_name",p,wnd);
+	Client::self()->getText("abk_name",p,false,wnd);
 	if (p.null())
 	    SET_ERR_BREAK("A contact name must be specified");
-	Client::self()->getText("abk_target",target,wnd);
+	Client::self()->getText("abk_target",target,false,wnd);
 	if (target)
 	    p.addParam("target",target);
 	else
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ bool ClientLogic::handleUiAction(Message& msg, bool& stopLogic)
 	ok = Client::self()->delOption(name,msg.getValue("item"),wnd);
     else if (*action == "get_text") {
 	String text;
-	ok = Client::self()->getText(name,text,wnd);
+	ok = Client::self()->getText(name,text,false,wnd);
 	if (ok)
 	    msg.retValue() = text;
     }
diff --git a/yatecbase.h b/yatecbase.h
index 8422c6cd..99ecedcd 100644
--- a/yatecbase.h
+++ b/yatecbase.h
@@ -258,12 +258,13 @@ public:
     virtual bool clearTable(const String& name);
 
     /**
-     * Get a control's text
+     * Get an element's text
      * @param name Name of the element
      * @param text The destination string
+     * @param richText True to get the element's roch text if supported.
      * @return True if the operation was successfull
      */
-    virtual bool getText(const String& name, String& text) = 0;
+    virtual bool getText(const String& name, String& text, bool richText = false) = 0;
 
     /**
      * Get the checked state of a checkable control
@@ -884,7 +885,18 @@ public:
     bool getTableRow(const String& name, const String& item, NamedList* data = 0,
 	Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);
     bool clearTable(const String& name, Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);
-    bool getText(const String& name, String& text, Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);
+
+    /**
+     * Get an element's text
+     * @param name Name of the element
+     * @param text The destination string
+     * @param richText True to get the element's roch text if supported.
+     * @param wnd Optional window owning the element
+     * @param skip Optional window to skip if wnd is 0
+     * @return True if the operation was successfull
+     */
+    bool getText(const String& name, String& text, bool richText = false, Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);
+
     bool getCheck(const String& name, bool& checked, Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);
     bool getSelect(const String& name, String& item, Window* wnd = 0, Window* skip = 0);