Index: trunk/src/obj_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 17106)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 17107)
@@ -686,6 +686,17 @@
 		pcb_r_insert_entry(layer->text_tree, (pcb_box_t *) text);
 }
 
+void pcb_text_mirror_coords(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_coord_t y_offs)
+{
+	if (layer->text_tree != NULL)
+		pcb_r_delete_entry(layer->text_tree, (pcb_box_t *) text);
+	text->X = PCB_SWAP_X(text->X);
+	text->Y = PCB_SWAP_Y(text->Y) + y_offs;
+	pcb_text_bbox(pcb_font(PCB, text->fid, 1), text);
+	if (layer->text_tree != NULL)
+		pcb_r_insert_entry(layer->text_tree, (pcb_box_t *) text);
+}
+
 void pcb_text_set_font(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_font_id_t fid)
 {
 	pcb_poly_restore_to_poly(PCB->Data, PCB_OBJ_TEXT, layer, text);
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 17106)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 17107)
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 void pcb_text_bbox(pcb_font_t *FontPtr, pcb_text_t *Text);
 void pcb_text_rotate90(pcb_text_t *Text, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, unsigned Number);
 void pcb_text_flip_side(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_coord_t y_offs);
+void pcb_text_mirror_coords(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_coord_t y_offs); /* mirror the coords but do not mirror the text itself (no on-solder) */
 void pcb_text_set_font(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text, pcb_font_id_t fid);
 void pcb_text_update(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_text_t *text);