diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8eb4a7387..4c75a6c04 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-08-20  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/ScratchPad.py (ScratchPadSourceRef.__init__): handle the removal
+	of the get_text() function
+
 2007-08-20  Benny Malengier <bm@cage.ugent.be>
 	* src/ExportAssistant.py: new export manager-feature parity
 
diff --git a/src/ScratchPad.py b/src/ScratchPad.py
index 7601d0b91..06c2bdba9 100644
--- a/src/ScratchPad.py
+++ b/src/ScratchPad.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from gtk.gdk import ACTION_COPY, BUTTON1_MASK
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import const
+import RelLib
 import TreeTips
 import DateHandler
 import GrampsDisplay
@@ -455,7 +456,16 @@ class ScratchPadSourceRef(ScratchPadGrampsTypeWrapper):
 
         base = self._db.get_source_from_handle(self._obj.get_reference_handle())
         self._title = base.get_title()
-        self._value = self._obj.get_text()
+        
+        notelist = [ self._db.get_note_from_handle(hndl) 
+                     for hndl in self._obj.get_note_list() ]
+        srctxtlist = [ note for note in notelist 
+                       if note.get_type() == RelLib.NoteType.SOURCE_TEXT]
+
+        if len(srctxtlist) > 0:
+            self._value = srctxtlist[0].get_text()
+        else:
+            self._value = u""
 
     def tooltip(self):
         global escape