Hey people,

I have a small problem with some paint and replaceing.

What I try to do:

I draw 1 line at the most right of a panel
next I have to make a image out of this line, move it 1 pixel to the
left.
then I draw a new line, the previous line should still be visible to
the left of the new line.
I then have to make a image out of these 2 lines, move it 1 pixel to
the left
etc.

Why I want to do it this way:

repaint of 100's of lines takes too much instead of just an image + new
line.

What I have tried so far:

public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {

    super.paintComponent(g);
    Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;

    bimage = (BufferedImage)this.createImage(seqNr,getHeight());  //where
seqNr is the amount of lines currently painted so far
       g2d = (Graphics2D)bimage.getGraphics();
       g2d.copyArea(x1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0);
       g2d.drawImage(bimage, 0, 0, null);

    g2d.paintstuff //this actually paints the lines in the correct color,
size etc

}

the g2d.paintstuff is creating the lines out of a bunch of seperately
colored pixels.

I have tried replacing the image making etc to other parts but that
didnt work either.

My questions:

How can i make an image out of the selection of lines currently on
screen?
How do i move that 1 pixel and NOT lose it on repaint();?
Did i overlook a much simpler solution to what I am trying to do?

So it should look like this:

You have a increasing number of lines spawning from the rightside of
the panel and pusing older lines to the left.
most left = oldest.

greetings, D