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http://www.gimp-tutorials.com/tutorial/Simple-moving-text-in-gimp-135.html

Is there any way to do moving text like in the link above in gimp 2.4? I know in gimp 1.2 it was done. I'm new to gimp 2.4 and i know of a person who can do moving text on photoshop. So is there a way to do this on gimp 2.4?