diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 289fe493b..8d0a28f3f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 CHANGES IN FLTK 1.3.0
 
+	- added scroll_to() to Fl_Scroll, replacing position()
+	  which now behaves as it should (STR #1303)
+	- fixed Fl_Scroll inside Fl_Scroll (STR #265)
 	- hardcoded 1.1 references in src/Makefile to 1.3 
 	  (STR #1922)
 	- changed font index to 32 bit
diff --git a/FL/Fl_Scroll.H b/FL/Fl_Scroll.H
index 9d2846712..0838c54f0 100644
--- a/FL/Fl_Scroll.H
+++ b/FL/Fl_Scroll.H
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
 
   int xposition() const {return xposition_;}
   int yposition() const {return yposition_;}
-  void position(int, int);
+  void scroll_to(int, int);
   void clear();
 };
 
diff --git a/documentation/Fl_Scroll.html b/documentation/Fl_Scroll.html
index 2a332e762..c30ca19d3 100644
--- a/documentation/Fl_Scroll.html
+++ b/documentation/Fl_Scroll.html
@@ -52,15 +52,13 @@ space for the scrollbars, as Fluid won't show these either. </P>
 <P><I>You cannot use <TT>Fl_Window</TT> as a child of this since the
 clipping is not conveyed to it when drawn, and it will draw over the
 scrollbars and neighboring objects.</I></P>
-<P><I><TT>Fl_Scroll</TT> widgets should not be nested. Having an Fl_Scroll 
-inside another Fl_Scroll may result in drawing errors when resizing.</I></P>
 <H3>Methods</H3>
 <UL>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.Fl_Scroll>Fl_Scroll</A></LI>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.~Fl_Scroll>~Fl_Scroll</A></LI>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.align>align</A></LI>
-<LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.position>position</A></LI>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.type>type</A></LI>
+<LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.scroll_to>scroll_to</A></LI>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.xposition>xposition</A></LI>
 <LI><A href=#Fl_Scroll.yposition>yposition</A></LI>
 </UL>
@@ -100,6 +98,8 @@ considered. The flags in <TT>hscrollbar</TT> however are ignored.
  Gets the current horizontal scrolling position.
 <H4><A name=Fl_Scroll.yposition>int Fl_Scroll::yposition() const</A></H4>
  Gets the current vertical scrolling position.
-<H4><A name=Fl_Scroll.position>void Fl_Scroll::position(int w, int h)</A>
-</H4>
- Sets the upper-lefthand corner of the scrolling region. </BODY></HTML>
+<H4><A name=Fl_Scroll.scroll_to>void Fl_Scroll::scroll_to(int x, int y)</A></H4>
+Moves the contents of the scroll group to a new position.
+<H4><A name=Fl_Scroll.position>void Fl_Scroll::position(int x, int y)</A></H4>
+Moves the scroll group itself to a new position.
+</BODY></HTML>
diff --git a/src/Fl_Scroll.cxx b/src/Fl_Scroll.cxx
index a3bc85c1b..44661fbb4 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Scroll.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Scroll.cxx
@@ -237,17 +237,28 @@ void Fl_Scroll::draw() {
 }
 
 void Fl_Scroll::resize(int X, int Y, int W, int H) {
+  int dx = X-x(), dy = Y-y();
   fix_scrollbar_order();
   // move all the children:
   Fl_Widget*const* a = array();
   for (int i=children()-2; i--;) {
     Fl_Object* o = *a++;
-    o->position(o->x()+X-x(), o->y()+Y-y());
+    o->position(o->x()+dx, o->y()+dy);
+  }
+  if (w()==W && h()==H) {
+    char pad = (scrollbar.visible() && hscrollbar.visible());
+    char al = (scrollbar.align()&FL_ALIGN_LEFT!=0);
+    char at = (scrollbar.align()&FL_ALIGN_TOP!=0);
+    scrollbar.position(al?X:X+W-scrollbar.w(), (at&&pad)?Y+hscrollbar.h():Y);
+    hscrollbar.position((al&&pad)?X+scrollbar.w():X, at?Y:Y+H-hscrollbar.h());
+  } else {
+    // FIXME recalculation of scrollbars needs to be moved out fo "draw()" (STR #1895)
+    redraw(); // need full recalculation of scrollbars
   }
   Fl_Widget::resize(X,Y,W,H);
 }
 
-void Fl_Scroll::position(int X, int Y) {
+void Fl_Scroll::scroll_to(int X, int Y) {
   int dx = xposition_-X;
   int dy = yposition_-Y;
   if (!dx && !dy) return;
@@ -265,12 +276,12 @@ void Fl_Scroll::position(int X, int Y) {
 
 void Fl_Scroll::hscrollbar_cb(Fl_Widget* o, void*) {
   Fl_Scroll* s = (Fl_Scroll*)(o->parent());
-  s->position(int(((Fl_Scrollbar*)o)->value()), s->yposition());
+  s->scroll_to(int(((Fl_Scrollbar*)o)->value()), s->yposition());
 }
 
 void Fl_Scroll::scrollbar_cb(Fl_Widget* o, void*) {
   Fl_Scroll* s = (Fl_Scroll*)(o->parent());
-  s->position(s->xposition(), int(((Fl_Scrollbar*)o)->value()));
+  s->scroll_to(s->xposition(), int(((Fl_Scrollbar*)o)->value()));
 }
 
 Fl_Scroll::Fl_Scroll(int X,int Y,int W,int H,const char* L)