diff --git a/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py b/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
index 3718290a1..9a5c11cd1 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/docgen/OpenOfficeDoc.py
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ class OpenOfficeDoc(BaseDoc.BaseDoc):
     def draw_box(self,style,text,x,y):
 	box_style = self.draw_styles[style]
 	para_name = box_style.get_paragraph_style()
+        shadow_width = box_style.get_shadow_space()
 
 	self.f.write('<draw:rect text:anchor-type="paragraph" ')
         self.f.write('draw:style-name="%s_shadow" ' % style)
@@ -916,8 +917,8 @@ class OpenOfficeDoc(BaseDoc.BaseDoc):
 	self.f.write('draw:z-index="0" ')
         self.f.write('svg:width="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_width())
 	self.f.write('svg:height="%.3fcm" ' % box_style.get_height())
-	self.f.write('svg:x="%.3fcm" ' % (float(x)+0.2))
-        self.f.write('svg:y="%.3fcm">\n' % (float(y)+0.2))
+	self.f.write('svg:x="%.3fcm" ' % (float(x)+shadow_width))
+        self.f.write('svg:y="%.3fcm">\n' % (float(y)+shadow_width))
         self.f.write('</draw:rect>\n')
 
 	self.f.write('<draw:rect text:anchor-type="paragraph" ')
diff --git a/gramps2/src/docgen/PSDrawDoc.py b/gramps2/src/docgen/PSDrawDoc.py
index 45583f5bd..befcb45ca 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/docgen/PSDrawDoc.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/docgen/PSDrawDoc.py
@@ -332,15 +332,17 @@ class PSDrawDoc(BaseDoc.BaseDoc):
         bh = box_style.get_height()
         bw = box_style.get_width()
         self.f.write('gsave\n')
-#        if box_style.get_shadow():
-        self.f.write('newpath\n')
-        self.f.write('%f cm %f cm moveto\n' % self.translate(x+0.15,y+0.15))
-        self.f.write('0 -%f cm rlineto\n' % bh)
-        self.f.write('%f cm 0 rlineto\n' % bw)
-        self.f.write('0 %f cm rlineto\n' % bh)
-        self.f.write('closepath\n')
-        self.f.write('.5 setgray\n')
-        self.f.write('fill\n')
+
+        shadsize = box_style.get_shadow_space()
+        if box_style.get_shadow():
+            self.f.write('newpath\n')
+            self.f.write('%f cm %f cm moveto\n' % self.translate(x+shadsize,y+shadsize))
+            self.f.write('0 -%f cm rlineto\n' % bh)
+            self.f.write('%f cm 0 rlineto\n' % bw)
+            self.f.write('0 %f cm rlineto\n' % bh)
+            self.f.write('closepath\n')
+            self.f.write('.5 setgray\n')
+            self.f.write('fill\n')
         self.f.write('newpath\n')
         self.f.write('%f cm %f cm moveto\n' % self.translate(x,y))
         self.f.write('0 -%f cm rlineto\n' % bh)
@@ -364,7 +366,7 @@ class PSDrawDoc(BaseDoc.BaseDoc):
             mar = 10/28.35
             f_in_cm = p.get_font().get_size()/28.35
             fs = f_in_cm * 1.2
-            center = y + (bh + fs)/2.0 + (fs*0.2)
+            center = y + (bh + fs)/2.0 + (fs*shadsize)
             ystart = center - (fs/2.0) * nlines
             for i in range(nlines):
                 ypos = ystart + (i * fs)