Index: file.c
===================================================================
--- file.c	(revision 19585)
+++ file.c	(revision 19586)
@@ -436,7 +436,9 @@
 		if (trefdes != NULL) {
 			rx = trefdes->X - ox;
 			ry = trefdes->Y - oy;
-			rdir = trefdes->Direction;
+			if (!pcb_text_old_direction(&rdir, trefdes->rot)) {
+#warning textrot TODO: incompatibility warning
+			}
 			rscale = trefdes->Scale;
 		}
 		else {
@@ -581,7 +583,11 @@
 									arc->Height, arc->Thickness, arc->Clearance, arc->StartAngle, arc->Delta, F2S(arc, PCB_OBJ_ARC));
 		}
 		textlist_foreach(&layer->Text, &it, text) {
-			pcb_fprintf(FP, "\tText[%[0] %[0] %d %d ", text->X, text->Y, text->Direction, text->Scale);
+			int dir;
+			if (!pcb_text_old_direction(&dir, text->rot)) {
+#warning textrot TODO: incompatibility warning
+			}
+			pcb_fprintf(FP, "\tText[%[0] %[0] %d %d ", text->X, text->Y, dir, text->Scale);
 			pcb_print_quoted_string(FP, (char *) PCB_EMPTY(text->TextString));
 			fprintf(FP, " %s]\n", F2S(text, PCB_OBJ_TEXT));
 		}
Index: parse_y.c
===================================================================
--- parse_y.c	(revision 19585)
+++ parse_y.c	(revision 19586)
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@
 #line 1099 "parse_y.y" /* yacc.c:1646  */
     {
 					/* use a default scale of 100% */
-				pcb_text_new(Layer,yyFont,OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-4].measure)), (yyvsp[-3].number), 100, 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), pcb_flag_old((yyvsp[-1].integer)));
+				pcb_text_new(Layer,yyFont,OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-4].measure)), (yyvsp[-3].number) * 90.0, 100, 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), pcb_flag_old((yyvsp[-1].integer)));
 				free ((yyvsp[-2].string));
 			}
 #line 2346 "parse_y.c" /* yacc.c:1646  */
@@ -2353,11 +2353,11 @@
 					pcb_layer_t *lay = &yyData->Layer[yyData->LayerN +
 						(((yyvsp[-1].integer) & PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER) ? PCB_SOLDER_SIDE : PCB_COMPONENT_SIDE) - 2];
 
-					pcb_text_new(lay ,yyFont, OU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number), (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string),
+					pcb_text_new(lay ,yyFont, OU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number) * 90.0, (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string),
 						      pcb_flag_old((yyvsp[-1].integer)));
 				}
 				else
-					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, OU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number), (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string),
+					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, OU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), OU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number) * 90.0, (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string),
 						      pcb_flag_old((yyvsp[-1].integer)));
 				free ((yyvsp[-2].string));
 			}
@@ -2379,10 +2379,10 @@
 					pcb_layer_t *lay = &yyData->Layer[yyData->LayerN +
 						(((yyvsp[-1].flagtype).f & PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER) ? PCB_SOLDER_SIDE : PCB_COMPONENT_SIDE) - 2];
 
-					pcb_text_new(lay, yyFont, NU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), NU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number), (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), (yyvsp[-1].flagtype));
+					pcb_text_new(lay, yyFont, NU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), NU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number) * 90.0, (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), (yyvsp[-1].flagtype));
 				}
 				else
-					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, NU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), NU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number), (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), (yyvsp[-1].flagtype));
+					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, NU ((yyvsp[-6].measure)), NU ((yyvsp[-5].measure)), (yyvsp[-4].number) * 90.0, (yyvsp[-3].number), 0, (yyvsp[-2].string), (yyvsp[-1].flagtype));
 				free ((yyvsp[-2].string));
 			}
 #line 2389 "parse_y.c" /* yacc.c:1646  */
Index: parse_y.y
===================================================================
--- parse_y.y	(revision 19585)
+++ parse_y.y	(revision 19586)
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
 		: T_TEXT '(' measure measure number STRING INTEGER ')'
 			{
 					/* use a default scale of 100% */
-				pcb_text_new(Layer,yyFont,OU ($3), OU ($4), $5, 100, 0, $6, pcb_flag_old($7));
+				pcb_text_new(Layer,yyFont,OU ($3), OU ($4), $5 * 90.0, 100, 0, $6, pcb_flag_old($7));
 				free ($6);
 			}
 		;
@@ -1112,11 +1112,11 @@
 					pcb_layer_t *lay = &yyData->Layer[yyData->LayerN +
 						(($8 & PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER) ? PCB_SOLDER_SIDE : PCB_COMPONENT_SIDE) - 2];
 
-					pcb_text_new(lay ,yyFont, OU ($3), OU ($4), $5, $6, 0, $7,
+					pcb_text_new(lay ,yyFont, OU ($3), OU ($4), $5 * 90.0, $6, 0, $7,
 						      pcb_flag_old($8));
 				}
 				else
-					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, OU ($3), OU ($4), $5, $6, 0, $7,
+					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, OU ($3), OU ($4), $5 * 90.0, $6, 0, $7,
 						      pcb_flag_old($8));
 				free ($7);
 			}
@@ -1137,10 +1137,10 @@
 					pcb_layer_t *lay = &yyData->Layer[yyData->LayerN +
 						(($8.f & PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER) ? PCB_SOLDER_SIDE : PCB_COMPONENT_SIDE) - 2];
 
-					pcb_text_new(lay, yyFont, NU ($3), NU ($4), $5, $6, 0, $7, $8);
+					pcb_text_new(lay, yyFont, NU ($3), NU ($4), $5 * 90.0, $6, 0, $7, $8);
 				}
 				else
-					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, NU ($3), NU ($4), $5, $6, 0, $7, $8);
+					pcb_text_new(Layer, yyFont, NU ($3), NU ($4), $5 * 90.0, $6, 0, $7, $8);
 				free ($7);
 			}
 		;