Option to spec negative leading is necessary for text formatting.
Was present in standard release.
Intaglio. with a few minor adds, could be legitimate competitor to Illustrator for simpler tasks.
Has major usability plusses, including:
indicator to fit border precisely to edges of graphic
(Very useful)
Leading is controlled in the Text menu (Window>Text. In the palette that appears, drag the slider to the left.
Regarding the border, draw a box on top of the image and drag one of the centre points until it aligns with the edge of the underlying image. When the red dotted lines appear, it’s aligned. Repeat for all 4 sides.