Index: trunk/src/change.c
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--- trunk/src/change.c	(revision 16300)
+++ trunk/src/change.c	(revision 16301)
@@ -746,8 +746,10 @@
 			if ((parent_subc != NULL) && !PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_FLOATER, obj) && !PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_DYNTEXT, obj))
 				goto term_name; /* special case: dyntext floaters are rarely temrinals */
 			if ((parent_subc != NULL) && PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_DYNTEXT, obj) && (strstr(((pcb_text_t *)obj)->TextString, "%a.parent.refdes%"))) {
-				obj = (pcb_any_obj_t *)parent_subc;
-				goto subc_name;
+				if (pcb_gui->confirm_dialog("Text object seems to be a refdes text", "edit the text (template)", "edit subcircuit refdes")) {
+					obj = (pcb_any_obj_t *)parent_subc;
+					goto subc_name;
+				}
 			}
 			name = pcb_gui->prompt_for("Enter text:", PCB_EMPTY(((pcb_text_t *)obj)->TextString));
 			break;