While reading over the help file again I noticed this inconsistency:
Characters can have alignments or offsets specified with LockViewOffset and LockViewAlign, but Objects cannot. Any chance of this coming in in 2.72? ;)
EDIT: oops, already trackered... twice!
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=132 http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/tracker.php?action=detail&id=176