diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java
index 60dd8da667ed72fe3454e68ffdb1477325c84d6c..a2e9ed0dd02178d6aff60723cdc29c0c84f2a49e 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  *
- * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java,v 1.24 2007-02-22 19:44:20 tjc Exp $
+ * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ArtemisMain.java,v 1.25 2007-04-03 12:36:07 tjc Exp $
  */
 
 package uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import javax.swing.JFrame;
  *  The main window for the Artemis sequence editor.
  *
  *  @author Kim Rutherford <kmr@sanger.ac.uk>
- *  @version $Id: ArtemisMain.java,v 1.24 2007-02-22 19:44:20 tjc Exp $
+ *  @version $Id: ArtemisMain.java,v 1.25 2007-04-03 12:36:07 tjc Exp $
  **/
 
 public class ArtemisMain extends Splash 
@@ -404,9 +404,19 @@ public class ArtemisMain extends Splash
       }
     }
 
+    if(System.getProperty("offset") != null)
+      last_entry_edit.getGotoEventSource().gotoBase(
+          Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty("offset")));
+    
     for(int entry_index=0; entry_index<entry_edit_objects.size();
-        ++entry_index) 
+        ++entry_index)
+    {
       entry_edit_objects.elementAt(entry_index).setVisible(true);
+      
+      if(System.getProperty("offset") != null)
+        entry_edit_objects.elementAt(entry_index).getGotoEventSource().gotoBase(
+            Integer.parseInt(System.getProperty("offset")));
+    }
   }
 
   /**