diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 855f795721..9260d72555 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-04-01  Alfredo Braunstein  <abraunst@libero.it>
+
+	* text2.C (setCursor): do not anchor to cursor row for the time being
+
 2003-04-02  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* LyXAction.C:
diff --git a/src/text2.C b/src/text2.C
index 3202c54f24..37f1bd7500 100644
--- a/src/text2.C
+++ b/src/text2.C
@@ -1734,10 +1734,17 @@ void LyXText::setCursor(LyXCursor & cur, Paragraph * par,
 		cur.ix(int(x));
 	} else
 		cur.ix(cur.x());
+/* We take out this for the time being because 1) the redraw code is not 
+   prepared to this yet and 2) because some good policy has yet to be decided
+   while editting: for instance how to act on rows being created/deleted
+   because of DEPM.
+*/ 
+#if 0
 	//if the cursor is in a visible row, anchor to it
 	int topy = top_y();
 	if (topy < y && y < topy + bv()->workHeight())
 		anchor_row(row);
+#endif
 }