--- scribus15/scribus/pageitem_textframe.cpp-	2014-08-14 19:53:53.305452890 +0200
+++ scribus15/scribus/pageitem_textframe.cpp	2014-08-28 05:26:48.477446205 +0200
@@ -2013,6 +2013,13 @@
 							int ol2 = static_cast<int>(ol1 / m_Doc->guidesPrefs().valueBaselineGrid);
 							current.yPos = ceil(  ol2 / 10000.0 ) * m_Doc->guidesPrefs().valueBaselineGrid + m_Doc->guidesPrefs().offsetBaselineGrid - by;
 						}
+						else if (chstr[0] == SpecialChars::PARSEP)
+						{
+							// 28Aug14 William Bader increment by current font size instead of default line spacing to match Scribus 1.4
+							double incCharAscentHeight = font.ascent(style.charStyle().fontSize() / 10.0);
+							current.yPos += incCharAscentHeight;
+							//current.yPos += style.lineSpacing();
+ 						}
 						else
 							current.yPos += style.lineSpacing();
 					}
