Index: scribus/pageitem.cpp
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--- scribus/pageitem.cpp	(revision 19357)
+++ scribus/pageitem.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -9211,6 +9211,28 @@
 	return buffer;
 }
 
+void PageItem::initalizeImageFrame()
+{
+	oldLocalScX = m_imageXScale = 72.0 / pixm.imgInfo.xres;
+	oldLocalScY = m_imageYScale = 72.0 / pixm.imgInfo.yres;
+	oldLocalX = m_imageXOffset = 0;
+	oldLocalY = m_imageYOffset = 0;
+	if ((m_Doc->itemToolPrefs().imageUseEmbeddedPath) && (!pixm.imgInfo.clipPath.isEmpty()))
+	{
+		pixm.imgInfo.usedPath = pixm.imgInfo.clipPath;
+		QString clPath(pixm.imgInfo.usedPath);
+		if (pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData.contains(clPath))
+		{
+			imageClip = pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData[clPath].copy();
+			pixm.imgInfo.usedPath = clPath;
+			QTransform cl;
+			cl.translate(m_imageXOffset*m_imageXScale, m_imageYOffset*m_imageYScale);
+			cl.scale(m_imageXScale, m_imageYScale);
+			imageClip.map(cl);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 bool PageItem::loadImage(const QString& filename, const bool reload, const int gsResolution, bool showMsg)
 {
 	bool useImage = (asImageFrame() != NULL);
@@ -9218,7 +9240,6 @@
 	if (!useImage)
 		return false;
 	QFileInfo fi(filename);
-	QString clPath(pixm.imgInfo.usedPath);
 	pixm.imgInfo.valid = false;
 	pixm.imgInfo.clipPath="";
 	pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData.clear();
@@ -9269,34 +9290,23 @@
 		is->setItem(effectsInUse);
 		undoManager->action(this, is);
 	}
-	double xres = pixm.imgInfo.xres;
-	double yres = pixm.imgInfo.yres;
 	PictureIsAvailable = true;
 //	PicArt = true;
 		
+	/*
+	// ale: scribus used to reinitialize the image settings when a new image get's loaded.
+	// this was not a good idea.
+	// for now, do not initialize any setting. in specific cases, we might want to initiliaze some of the
+	// settings. we will add it as needed.
+	// we might also add a way to "manually" reset all the fields to the frame settings values.
 	if (Pfile != filename)
 	{
-		oldLocalScX = m_imageXScale = 72.0 / xres;
-		oldLocalScY = m_imageYScale = 72.0 / yres;
-		oldLocalX = m_imageXOffset = 0;
-		oldLocalY = m_imageYOffset = 0;
-		if ((m_Doc->itemToolPrefs().imageUseEmbeddedPath) && (!pixm.imgInfo.clipPath.isEmpty()))
-		{
-			pixm.imgInfo.usedPath = pixm.imgInfo.clipPath;
-			clPath = pixm.imgInfo.clipPath;
-			if (pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData.contains(clPath))
-			{
-				imageClip = pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData[clPath].copy();
-				pixm.imgInfo.usedPath = clPath;
-				QTransform cl;
-				cl.translate(m_imageXOffset*m_imageXScale, m_imageYOffset*m_imageYScale);
-				cl.scale(m_imageXScale, m_imageYScale);
-				imageClip.map(cl);
-			}
-		}
+		initalizeImageFrame();
 	}
+	*/
 		
 	Pfile = fi.absoluteFilePath();
+	QString clPath(pixm.imgInfo.clipPath);
 	if (reload && pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData.contains(clPath))
 	{
 		imageClip = pixm.imgInfo.PDSpathData[clPath].copy();