hi mike > If the text shift is permanent due to a bug fix, I should think then > some talented person might offer a script to "repair" the "bad" text > frames in existing documents so visually they are as they were > before, except now with the newer code. This approach would keep the > main application code cleaner. Such a script could even be packaged > with a Scribus release, much in the way some add-ins and plug-ins are > included with applications.
looks like a very sensible approach! and you seem to be a bright and talented guy :-) ciao a.l.e
