diff --git a/pd/src/g_text.c b/pd/src/g_text.c
index 4eab6668019b17e49c09833acd0699f4575359f9..d222cfb6c462185ebc173f676f631da5829aa72e 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_text.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_text.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void glist_text(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
                 (void *)canvas_undo_set_create(glist_getcanvas(gl)));
         if (connectme == 0)
         {
-            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), -7, -7);
+            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), 5, -7);
             canvas_startmotion(glist_getcanvas(gl));
         }
     }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void canvas_obj(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
         else if (connectme == 0)
         {
             //fprintf(stderr,"canvas_obj calls canvas_startmotion\n");
-            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), -7, -7);
+            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), 5, -7);
             canvas_startmotion(glist_getcanvas(gl));
         }
         //canvas_setundo(glist_getcanvas(gl),
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ void canvas_iemguis(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *guiobjname)
     //canvas_objtext(gl, xpix, ypix, 1, b);
     else if (connectme == 0)
     {
-        canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), -7, -7);
+        canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), 5, -7);
         canvas_startmotion(glist_getcanvas(gl));
     }
     //canvas_setundo(glist_getcanvas(gl),
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ void canvas_msg(t_glist *gl, t_symbol *s, int argc, t_atom *argv)
             canvas_connect(gl, indx, 0, nobj, 0);
         else if (connectme == 0)
         {
-            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), -7, -7);
+            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), 5, -7);
             canvas_startmotion(glist_getcanvas(gl));
         }
         //canvas_setundo(glist_getcanvas(gl),
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ void canvas_atom(t_glist *gl, t_atomtype type,
             canvas_connect(gl, indx, 0, nobj, 0);
         else if (connectme == 0)
         {
-            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), -7, -7);
+            canvas_displaceselection(glist_getcanvas(gl), 5, -7);
             canvas_startmotion(glist_getcanvas(gl));
         }
         //canvas_setundo(glist_getcanvas(gl),
diff --git a/pd/src/pd-l2ork-TODO.txt b/pd/src/pd-l2ork-TODO.txt
index 1903d902fc2c162e35ec35d8acf5def67c521ef2..bc14a7dcd6781fc408a6fffd294b392a47f999d6 100644
--- a/pd/src/pd-l2ork-TODO.txt
+++ b/pd/src/pd-l2ork-TODO.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 C:
-*what is the ideal offset for startmotion to avoid handles in iemguis?
+*update preset_hub/node help files
 
 *messages should be aware of $0?
 *verbosity level for the console