diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9c91fa54..407ef531 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-12-26  Markus Gans  <guru.mail@muenster.de>
+	* Add the ability to stream text into a widget's virtual window
+	  with print() << '#' << 5; or *this << ...
+
 2016-12-22  Markus Gans  <guru.mail@muenster.de>
 	* VTerm marks printed characters for a correct determination 
 	  of unchanged characters
diff --git a/src/fvterm.cpp b/src/fvterm.cpp
index 59bf447e..4e7c1e3c 100644
--- a/src/fvterm.cpp
+++ b/src/fvterm.cpp
@@ -403,8 +403,7 @@ void FVTerm::updateTerminalLine (uInt y)
         print_char->printed = true;
 
         // skip character with no changes
-       if ( ! terminal_update_pending
-            && print_char->no_changes )
+       if ( print_char->no_changes )
         {
           uInt count = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/fvterm.h b/src/fvterm.h
index bbdd26d6..8068e4c1 100644
--- a/src/fvterm.h
+++ b/src/fvterm.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #define _FVTERM_H
 
 #include "fterm.h"
+#include <sstream>  // std::stringstream
 
 // class forward declaration
 class FWidget;
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ class FVTerm : public FObject, public FTerm
    // Destructor
   ~FVTerm();
 
+   // Overloaded operators
+   template<class type> FVTerm& operator << (const type&);
+
    // Accessors
    virtual const char* getClassName() const;
    static short        getTermForegroundColor();
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ class FVTerm : public FObject, public FTerm
    int                 print (term_area*, FString&);
    int                 print (int);
    int                 print (term_area*, int);
+   FVTerm&             print();
    static void         newFontChanges (char_data*&);
    static void         charsetChanges (char_data*&);
    static void         appendCharacter (char_data*&);
@@ -350,6 +355,16 @@ class FVTerm : public FObject, public FTerm
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 // FVTerm inline functions
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+template<class type>
+inline FVTerm& FVTerm::operator << (const type& s)
+{
+  std::ostringstream outstream;
+  outstream << s;
+  print (outstream.str());
+  return *this;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 inline const char* FVTerm::getClassName() const
 { return "FVTerm"; }
@@ -672,6 +687,10 @@ inline bool FVTerm::isTransShadow()
 inline bool FVTerm::isInheritBackground()
 { return next_attribute.inherit_bg; }
 
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------
+inline FVTerm& FVTerm::print()
+{ return *this; }
+
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 inline void FVTerm::setPrintArea (term_area* area)
 { print_area = area; }
diff --git a/test/keyboard.cpp b/test/keyboard.cpp
index d4dc3f83..caa6ce42 100644
--- a/test/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/test/keyboard.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ void keyboard::onKeyPress (FKeyEvent* ev)
   if ( getPrintPos().getY() == getLineNumber() )
     is_last_line = true;
 
-  printf ("Key %s (id %d)\n", getKeyName(key_id).c_str(), key_id);
+  print() << "Key " << getKeyName(key_id).c_str()
+          << " (id " << key_id << ")\n";
 
   if ( is_last_line )
     scrollAreaForward (vdesktop);
@@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ void keyboard::onAccel (FAccelEvent* ev)
 void keyboard::draw()
 {
   setPrintPos (1,1);
-  print ("---------------\n");
-  print ("Press Q to quit\n");
-  print ("---------------\n");
+  print() << "---------------\n"
+          << "Press Q to quit\n"
+          << "---------------\n";
   setAreaCursor (1, 4, true, vdesktop);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/timer.cpp b/test/timer.cpp
index 064411f3..3dea44d5 100644
--- a/test/timer.cpp
+++ b/test/timer.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ timer::timer (FWidget* parent)
 void timer::draw()
 {
   setPrintPos (1,1);
-  print ("---------------\n");
-  print ("Press Q to quit\n");
-  print ("---------------\n");
+  print() << "---------------\n"
+          << "Press Q to quit\n"
+          << "---------------\n";
   setAreaCursor (1, 4, true, vdesktop);
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void timer::onTimer (FTimerEvent* ev)
     is_last_line = true;
 
   setColor (short(1 + timer_id), fc::Default);
-  printf ("timer event, id %d\n", timer_id );
+  print() << "Timer event, id " << timer_id << '\n';
 
   if ( is_last_line )
     scrollAreaForward (vdesktop);