diff --git a/src/tests/servers/app/textview/Jamfile b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/Jamfile
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index 0000000000..c9c2db7af7
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+++ b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/Jamfile
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+SubDir OBOS_TOP src tests servers app textview ;
+
+UseHeaders [ FDirName os app ] ;
+UseHeaders [ FDirName os interface ] ;
+
+SimpleTest TextView :
+	main.cpp
+# for running natively under R5:
+#	: be ;
+# for running in the Haiku app_server under R5:
+	: libopenbeos.so ;
+# for running on Haiku:
+#	: libbe.so ;
+
diff --git a/src/tests/servers/app/textview/main.cpp b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/main.cpp
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index 0000000000..9a56bf395d
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+++ b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/main.cpp
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+#include <Application.h>
+#include <TextView.h>
+#include <Window.h>
+
+class window : public BWindow {
+public:
+	window() : BWindow(BRect(10, 10, 300, 300), "BTextView test", B_DOCUMENT_WINDOW, B_ASYNCHRONOUS_CONTROLS)
+	{
+		BTextView *textview = new BTextView(Bounds(), "textview", Bounds(), B_WILL_DRAW);
+		AddChild(textview);
+		textview->MakeFocus();
+	}
+	
+};
+
+class application : public BApplication {
+public:
+	application()
+		:BApplication("application/x-vnd.test")
+	{
+	}
+	
+	virtual void ReadyToRun()
+	{
+		(new window())->Show();
+	}
+	
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+	application app;
+	app.Run();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/servers/app/textview/run b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/run
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+++ b/src/tests/servers/app/textview/run
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+../../../../../distro/x86.R1/beos/system/servers/app_server &
+sleep 1s
+../../../../../tests/servers/app/textview/TextView