Index: lib/Gtk2/Ex/MarkupTextBuffer.pm
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--- lib/Gtk2/Ex/MarkupTextBuffer.pm	(revision 934)
+++ lib/Gtk2/Ex/MarkupTextBuffer.pm	(working copy)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 BEGIN {
     use vars qw( $VERSION );
-    $VERSION = '0.01';
+    $VERSION = '0.02';
 }
 
 sub new {
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
     my $self = $_[0];
     my $markup = $_[1];
     return( undef ) unless $markup;
+    $self->set_text( '' );
     my $iter = $self->get_start_iter();
     my $xml_text = "<gtk2_ex_markuptextbuffer>" . $markup . "</gtk2_ex_markuptextbuffer>";
     my $xml_doc = $self->{xml_parser}->parse_string( $xml_text );