diff --git a/Rules.make.standalone b/Rules.make.standalone
index cc4e11a..048e657 100644
--- a/Rules.make.standalone
+++ b/Rules.make.standalone
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua5.1)
 
 # for arch linux, fedora (may be others) use this
 #
-LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags lua)
-LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua)
+# LUA_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags lua)
+# LUA_LFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --libs lua)
 #
 
 SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell sdl-config --cflags)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index da03460..a262957 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ instead (0.9.3) unstable; urgency=low
   * new()/delete() (allocator object)
   * game:ini() fix
   * theme scaling (yahoo!!!)
+  * scene_use attribute (scene objects using on each other)
 
  -- Peter Kosyh <p.kosyh@gmail.com>  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:09:19 +0400
 
diff --git a/stead/stead.lua b/stead/stead.lua
index 671fc34..fe34962 100644
--- a/stead/stead.lua
+++ b/stead/stead.lua
@@ -72,30 +72,37 @@ function cat(v,...)
 end
 
 function img(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:img(v);
 end
 
 function txtem(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:em(v)
 end
 
 function txtr(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:right(v)
 end
 
 function txtl(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:left(v)
 end
 
 function txtc(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:center(v)
 end
 
 function txtb(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:bold(v)
 end
 
 function txtu(v)
+	if type(v) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:under(v)
 end
 
@@ -1574,7 +1581,6 @@ iface = {
 		end
 		
 		ACTION_TEXT = r; -- here, life methods can redefine this
-		
 		if st and v ~= false then
 			local av, pv -- av -- active lifes, pv -- background
 			pv,av = game:step();
@@ -1584,8 +1590,8 @@ iface = {
 				if isForcedsc(here()) then
 					l,v = me():look();
 				end
-				ACTION_TEXT = iface:em(ACTION_TEXT);
-				vv = par("^^",iface:em(av), here():look(), iface:em(vv));
+				ACTION_TEXT = txtem(ACTION_TEXT);
+				vv = par("^^",txtem(av), here():look(), txtem(vv));
 			else
 				vv = par("^^",av, here():look(), vv);
 			end
@@ -1670,6 +1676,7 @@ function ways(w)
 end
 
 function xref(str, obj)
+	if type(str) ~= 'string' then return nil; end; 
 	return iface:xref(str, obj);
 end