Index: trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c
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--- trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c	(revision 22068)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/propedit/propdlg.c	(revision 22069)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 	memset(&hv, 0, sizeof(hv));
 
 	switch(p->type) {
-		case PCB_PROPT_STRING: hv.str_value = pv->string; break;
+		case PCB_PROPT_STRING: hv.str_value = pcb_strdup(pv->string); break;
 		case PCB_PROPT_COORD:  hv.coord_value = pv->coord; break;
 		case PCB_PROPT_ANGLE:  hv.real_value = pv->angle; break;
 		case PCB_PROPT_BOOL: