=== modified file 'src/preferences-skeleton.h'
--- src/preferences-skeleton.h	2016-03-14 17:19:58 +0000
+++ src/preferences-skeleton.h	2016-03-31 11:54:20 +0000
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
 "    <group id=\"blurquality\" value=\"0\"/>\n"
 "    <group id=\"filterquality\" value=\"1\"/>\n"
 "    <group id=\"showfiltersinfobox\" value=\"1\" />\n"
+"    <group id=\"use_slow_but_correct_offset_method\" value=\"0\" />\n" // NOTE:  added
 "    <group id=\"startmode\" outline=\"0\"/>\n"
 "    <group id=\"outlinemode\" value=\"0\"/>\n"
 "    <group id=\"ocalurl\" str=\"openclipart.org\"/>\n"

=== modified file 'src/sp-offset.cpp'
--- src/sp-offset.cpp	2016-03-24 18:04:10 +0000
+++ src/sp-offset.cpp	2016-03-31 12:33:19 +0000
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@
 // reappearing in offset when the radius becomes too large
 //TODO: need fix for bug: #384688 with fix released in r.14156
 //but reverted because bug #1507049 seems has more priority.
-static bool   use_slow_but_correct_offset_method = false;
+// static bool   use_slow_but_correct_offset_method = false; // NOTE:  removed
+// NOTE: this is now: prefs->getBool("/options/use_slow_but_correct_offset_method/value", true); // NOTE:  added
+	// the default is set in preferences-skeleton.h
 
 SPOffset::SPOffset() : SPShape() {
     this->rad = 1.0;
@@ -379,6 +381,9 @@
 
     Path *orig = new Path;
     orig->Copy ((Path *)this->originalPath);
+    
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();// NOTE  added
+    bool   use_slow_but_correct_offset_method = prefs->getBool("/options/use_slow_but_correct_offset_method/value", true); // NOTE:  added
 
     if ( use_slow_but_correct_offset_method == false ) {
         // version par outline

=== modified file 'src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp'
--- src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp	2016-03-02 19:44:36 +0000
+++ src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp	2016-03-31 11:50:05 +0000
@@ -1478,6 +1478,14 @@
                            _("Lower quality (some artifacts), but display is faster"));
     _page_rendering.add_line( true, "", _filter_quality_worst, "",
                            _("Lowest quality (considerable artifacts), but display is fastest"));
+    
+// NOTE:  added
+    _use_slow_but_correct_offset_method.init( _("Use slow but correct offset method (fix linked offset text artifacts)"), "/options/use_slow_but_correct_offset_method/value", true);
+    
+    _page_rendering.add_group_header( _("Offset method"));
+    _page_rendering.add_line( true, "", _use_slow_but_correct_offset_method, "",
+                           _("Select this if you have artifacts appearing in linked offsets of text and want to get rid of them."));
+// NOTE:  added end
 
     this->AddPage(_page_rendering, _("Rendering"), PREFS_PAGE_RENDERING);
 }

=== modified file 'src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h'
--- src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h	2016-03-02 19:44:36 +0000
+++ src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.h	2016-03-31 11:41:30 +0000
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
     UI::Widget::PrefRadioButton _filter_quality_normal;
     UI::Widget::PrefRadioButton _filter_quality_worse;
     UI::Widget::PrefRadioButton _filter_quality_worst;
+    UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _use_slow_but_correct_offset_method; // NOTE:  added
     UI::Widget::PrefCheckButton _show_filters_info_box;
     UI::Widget::PrefCombo       _dockbar_style;
     UI::Widget::PrefCombo       _switcher_style;