diff --git a/collects/2htdp/private/image-more.ss b/collects/2htdp/private/image-more.ss
index a183c8d033..0488d78b63 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/private/image-more.ss
+++ b/collects/2htdp/private/image-more.ss
@@ -680,9 +680,9 @@
 
 (define (mk-single-text letter font-size color face family style weight underline)
   (let ([text (make-text letter 0 1 color font-size face family style weight underline)])
-    (let-values ([(w h a d) (send text-sizing-bm get-text-extent letter (text->font text))])
+    (let-values ([(w h d a) (send text-sizing-bm get-text-extent letter (text->font text))])
       (make-image text
-                  (make-bb w h d)
+                  (make-bb w h (- h d))
                   #f))))
 
 (define/chk (triangle side-length mode color)
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-toc.ss b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-toc.ss
index 83cb660056..adb30f486f 100644
--- a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-toc.ss
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-toc.ss
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@
    (list
     '(overlay
       (ellipse 10 10 "solid" "red")
-      (ellipse 30 30 "solid" "black")
+      (ellipse 20 20 "solid" "black")
+      (ellipse 30 30 "solid" "red")
+      (ellipse 40 40 "solid" "black")
       (ellipse 50 50 "solid" "red")
-      (ellipse 70 70 "solid" "black"))
+      (ellipse 60 60 "solid" "black"))
     "20.png")
    (list
     '(overlay
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-util.ss b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-util.ss
index cc2b8c088b..53a3e8d9c0 100644
--- a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-util.ss
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image-util.ss
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@
       [fn 
        (cadr fn)]
       [else
-       (fprintf (current-error-port) "exp->filename: unknown exp ~s\n" exp)
+       (unless (getenv "PLTSHOWIMAGES")
+         (fprintf (current-error-port) "exp->filename: unknown exp ~s\n" exp))
        "unk.png"])))
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image.scrbl b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image.scrbl
index 2ed3b7e91e..b66ba7e7fe 100644
--- a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image.scrbl
+++ b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/image.scrbl
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Existing images can be rotated, scaled, and overlaid on top of each other.
   based on the @scheme[family] is chosen. The @scheme[style] controls if the face is italic
   or not (under Windows and Mac OS X, @scheme['slant] and @scheme['italic] are the same),
   the @scheme[weight] controls if it is boldface (or light), and @scheme[underline?]
-  determines if the face is underlined. For more details on these arguments, see @scheme[face%],
+  determines if the face is underlined. For more details on these arguments, see @scheme[font%],
   which ultimately is what this code uses to draw the font.
                  
   @image-examples[(text/font "Hello" 24 "olive"
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ Existing images can be rotated, scaled, and overlaid on top of each other.
   @image-examples[(overlay (ellipse 60 30 "solid" "purple")
                            (rectangle 30 60 "solid" "orange"))
                   (overlay (ellipse 10 10 "solid" "red")
-                           (ellipse 30 30 "solid" "black")
+                           (ellipse 20 20 "solid" "black")
+                           (ellipse 30 30 "solid" "red")
+                           (ellipse 40 40 "solid" "black")
                            (ellipse 50 50 "solid" "red")
-                           (ellipse 70 70 "solid" "black"))]
+                           (ellipse 60 60 "solid" "black"))]
   
   }
 
@@ -325,6 +327,10 @@ This section lists predicates for the basic structures provided by the image lib
 @scheme['center],
 @scheme["baseline"], or
 @scheme['baseline].
+
+The baseline of an image is the place where the bottoms any letters line up, not counting descenders, e.g. the tail on ``y'' or ``g'' or ``j''.
+
+
 }
 
 @defproc[(x-place? [x any/c]) boolean?]{
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/20.png b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/20.png
index 782032484f..c7a53e79ba 100644
Binary files a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/20.png and b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/20.png differ
diff --git a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/30.png b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/30.png
index 2e2cb68b26..36949fd2ba 100644
Binary files a/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/30.png and b/collects/teachpack/2htdp/scribblings/img/30.png differ
diff --git a/collects/tests/2htdp/test-image.ss b/collects/tests/2htdp/test-image.ss
index b651402514..d50ef3dccc 100644
--- a/collects/tests/2htdp/test-image.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/2htdp/test-image.ss
@@ -553,3 +553,14 @@
 
 (check-equal? (swizzle (list 0 1 2 3 4) 2)
               (list 0 2 4 1 3))
+
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;
+;;  misc stuff
+;;
+
+(check-equal? (beside/places "baseline"
+                             (text "a" 18 "black")
+                             (text "b" 18 "black"))
+              (text "ab" 18 "black"))