Index: trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c
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--- trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c	(revision 10653)
+++ trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c	(revision 10654)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	csch_source_arg_t *src;
 	const char *penname, *txtstr, *anchor;
 	double x, y;
-	long visible;
+	long visible, rot;
 
 	if (nd->type != GDOM_HASH) {
 		error_at(ctx, nd, ("internal: text must be a hash\n"));
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 
 	HASH_GET_DOUBLE(x,      nd, easy_x,            return -1);
 	HASH_GET_DOUBLE(y,      nd, easy_y,            return -1);
+	HASH_GET_LONG(rot,    nd, easy_rot,          return -1);
 	HASH_GET_STRING(txtstr, nd, easy_text,         return -1);
 	HASH_GET_STRING(anchor, nd, easy_text_anchor,  return -1);
 	HASH_GET_LONG(visible,  nd, easy_visible,      return -1);
@@ -220,6 +221,11 @@
 		txt->text = rnd_strdup(txtstr);
 		easyeda_text_anchor(ctx, txt, anchor, nd);
 		easyeda_apply_lock(ctx, nd, &txt->hdr);
+
+		switch(rot) {
+			case 0: case 180: case 270: case 90: txt->spec_rot = rot; break;
+			default: error_at(ctx, nd, ("ignoring invalid text rotation value: %ld\n", rot));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;