Index: trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c	(revision 10654)
+++ trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read.c	(revision 10655)
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <librnd/core/math_helper.h>
 #include <librnd/core/misc_util.h>
 #include <sch-rnd/buffer.h>
+#include <sch-rnd/util_sheet.h>
 #include <rnd_inclib/lib_svgpath/svgpath.h>
 
 #include <plugins/lib_alien/read_helper.h>
Index: trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c	(revision 10654)
+++ trunk/src/plugins/io_easyeda/read_hi_std.c	(revision 10655)
@@ -914,18 +914,11 @@
 	return res;
 }
 
-static csch_cgrp_t *easystd_parse_grp(read_ctx_t *ctx, gdom_node_t *sym_root)
+static csch_cgrp_t *easystd_parse_grp_(read_ctx_t *ctx, gdom_node_t *sym_root, csch_cgrp_t *resgrp)
 {
-	csch_cgrp_t *resgrp = NULL;
-	csch_source_arg_t *src;
 	int rv = 0;
 	gdom_node_t *shapes;
 
-	/* create the symbol group */
-	resgrp = csch_cgrp_alloc(ctx->sheet, &ctx->sheet->direct, csch_oid_new(ctx->sheet, &ctx->sheet->direct));
-	src = csch_attrib_src_c(ctx->fn, 0, 0, NULL); /* whole-file context, no need to set location */
-	csch_cobj_attrib_set(ctx->sheet, resgrp, CSCH_ATP_HARDWIRED, "role", "symbol", src);
-
 	/* load graphics */
 	HASH_GET_SUBTREE(shapes, sym_root, easy_shape, GDOM_ARRAY, rv = 1;);
 	if (rv == 0) {
@@ -951,10 +944,70 @@
 		resgrp = NULL;
 	}
 
-
 	return resgrp;
 }
 
+
+static csch_cgrp_t *easystd_parse_grp(read_ctx_t *ctx, gdom_node_t *sym_root)
+{
+	csch_source_arg_t *src;
+	csch_cgrp_t *resgrp = NULL;
+
+	/* create the symbol group */
+	resgrp = csch_cgrp_alloc(ctx->sheet, &ctx->sheet->direct, csch_oid_new(ctx->sheet, &ctx->sheet->direct));
+	src = csch_attrib_src_c(ctx->fn, 0, 0, NULL); /* whole-file context, no need to set location */
+	csch_cobj_attrib_set(ctx->sheet, resgrp, CSCH_ATP_HARDWIRED, "role", "symbol", src);
+
+	return easystd_parse_grp_(ctx, sym_root, resgrp);
+}
+
+/* Copy only standard, symbol-related pen names from the default sheet */
+static int sym_as_sheet_chk_copy_pen(void *udata, csch_sheet_t *dst, csch_cpen_t *p)
+{
+	if (strncmp(p->name.str, "busterm-", 8) == 0) return 1;
+	if (strncmp(p->name.str, "term-", 5) == 0) return 1;
+	if (strncmp(p->name.str, "sym-", 4) == 0) return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int easystd_load_sym_as_sheet(FILE *f, const char *fn, csch_sheet_t *sheet)
+{
+	read_ctx_t ctx = {0};
+	int res;
+	csch_cgrp_t *resgrp;
+
+	/* ctx->sheet->indirect and ctx->sheet->direct are initialized and empty */
+	rnd_trace("SYM LOAD\n");
+
+	ctx.f = f;
+	ctx.fn = fn;
+	ctx.sheet = sheet;
+	ctx.root = easystd_low_parse(f, 1);
+	if (ctx.root == NULL) {
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "Error loading '%s': low level 'std' parser failed\n", fn);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	alien_setup(&ctx);
+
+	resgrp = easystd_parse_grp_(&ctx, ctx.root, &sheet->direct);
+
+	if (io_easyeda_postproc(&ctx, 0) != 0)
+		rnd_message(RND_MSG_ERROR, "io_easyeda: failed to postprocess newly loaded symbol\n");
+
+	if (ctx.root != NULL) {
+		gdom_free(ctx.root);
+		ctx.root = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (resgrp != NULL) {
+		sch_rnd_sheet_setup(sheet, SCH_RND_SSC_PENS | SCH_RND_SSC_PEN_MARK_DEFAULT, sym_as_sheet_chk_copy_pen, NULL);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int easystd_get_doctype(char *stray, FILE *f, char *buf, long buf_len)
 {
 	char *line = stray, *end;
@@ -1011,7 +1064,7 @@
 		if (strncmp(line, "docType\"", 8) == 0) {
 			found |= 2;        /* generic easyeda */
 			doctype = easystd_get_doctype(line + 8, f, line, sizeof(line));
-			if ((doctype == 2) && (/*(type == CSCH_IOTYP_SHEET) ||*/ (type == CSCH_IOTYP_GROUP))) {
+			if ((doctype == 2) && ((type == CSCH_IOTYP_SHEET) || (type == CSCH_IOTYP_GROUP))) {
 				*is_sym = 1;
 				found |= 4;    /* open symbols in sym edit mode or load from lib */
 			}
@@ -1050,6 +1103,7 @@
 typedef struct {
 	gdom_node_t *root;
 	int sheet_idx;
+	unsigned sym_as_sheet:1;
 } easystd_bundle_t;
 
 int io_easystd_test_parse(FILE *f, const char *fn, const char *fmt, csch_plug_io_type_t type)
@@ -1103,6 +1157,11 @@
 	easystd_bundle_t *bnd = cookie;
 	read_ctx_t ctx = {0};
 
+	if (bnd->sym_as_sheet) {
+		easystd_load_sym_as_sheet(f, fn, dst);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	ctx.f = f;
 	ctx.fn = fn;
 	ctx.sheet = ctx.alien.sheet = dst;
@@ -1141,6 +1200,13 @@
 {
 	int is_sym, res = io_easystd_test_parse_(f, fn, fmt, type, &is_sym);
 
+	if ((res == 0) && is_sym) {
+		easystd_bundle_t *bnd = calloc(sizeof(easystd_bundle_t), 1);
+		rewind(f);
+		bnd->sym_as_sheet = 1;
+		return bnd;
+	}
+
 	if ((res == 0) && !is_sym) {
 		easystd_bundle_t *bnd = calloc(sizeof(easystd_bundle_t), 1);
 
@@ -1168,7 +1234,8 @@
 {
 	easystd_bundle_t *bnd = cookie;
 
-	gdom_free(bnd->root);
+	if (bnd->root != NULL)
+		gdom_free(bnd->root);
 	free(bnd);
 }