Index: src/action_helper.c
===================================================================
--- src/action_helper.c	(revision 2389)
+++ src/action_helper.c	(revision 2390)
@@ -1058,6 +1058,7 @@
 		/* both are almost the same */
 	case COPY_MODE:
 	case MOVE_MODE:
+pcb_trace("Move/copy: mode=%d state=%d {\n", conf_core.editor.mode, Crosshair.AttachedObject.State);
 		switch (Crosshair.AttachedObject.State) {
 			/* first notify, lookup object */
 		case STATE_FIRST:
@@ -1101,6 +1102,7 @@
 			Crosshair.AttachedObject.State = STATE_FIRST;
 			break;
 		}
+		pcb_trace("}\n");
 		break;
 
 		/* insert a point into a polygon/line/... */
Index: src/draw.c
===================================================================
--- src/draw.c	(revision 2389)
+++ src/draw.c	(revision 2390)
@@ -1540,13 +1540,16 @@
  */
 void EraseElement(ElementTypePtr Element)
 {
+	pcb_trace("EraseElement() enter %p {\n", Element);
 	ELEMENTLINE_LOOP(Element);
 	{
+		pcb_trace("line\n");
 		EraseLine(line);
 	}
 	END_LOOP;
 	ARC_LOOP(Element);
 	{
+		pcb_trace("arc\n");
 		EraseArc(arc);
 	}
 	END_LOOP;
@@ -1553,6 +1556,7 @@
 	EraseElementName(Element);
 	EraseElementPinsAndPads(Element);
 	EraseFlags(&Element->Flags);
+	pcb_trace("}\n");
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1577,9 +1581,13 @@
  */
 void EraseElementName(ElementTypePtr Element)
 {
-	if (TEST_FLAG(HIDENAMEFLAG, Element))
+	pcb_trace("EraseElementName enter %p {\n", Element);
+	if (TEST_FLAG(HIDENAMEFLAG, Element)) {
+		pcb_trace("EE nope\n}\n", Element);
 		return;
+	}
 	DrawText(NULL, &ELEMENT_TEXT(PCB, Element));
+	pcb_trace("}\n", Element);
 }
 
 
Index: src/error.c
===================================================================
--- src/error.c	(revision 2389)
+++ src/error.c	(revision 2390)
@@ -98,7 +98,17 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+void pcb_trace(const char *Format, ...)
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	va_list args;
+	va_start(args, Format);
+	vfprintf(stderr, Format, args);
+	va_end(args);
+#endif
+}
 
+
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * print standard 'open error'
  */
Index: src/error.h
===================================================================
--- src/error.h	(revision 2389)
+++ src/error.h	(revision 2390)
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
 void OpendirErrorMessage(const char *);
 void ChdirErrorMessage(const char *);
 void CatchSignal(int);
+void pcb_trace(const char *Format, ...);
 
 #endif
Index: src/move.c
===================================================================
--- src/move.c	(revision 2389)
+++ src/move.c	(revision 2390)
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
  */
 void MoveElementLowLevel(DataTypePtr Data, ElementTypePtr Element, Coord DX, Coord DY)
 {
+	pcb_trace("MoveElementLowLevel() %p {\n", Element);
 	if (Data)
 		r_delete_entry(Data->element_tree, (BoxType *) Element);
 	ELEMENTLINE_LOOP(Element);
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
 	MOVE(Element->MarkX, Element->MarkY, DX, DY);
 	if (Data)
 		r_insert_entry(Data->element_tree, (BoxType *) Element, 0);
+	pcb_trace("}\n", Element);
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -193,7 +195,10 @@
 {
 	bool didDraw = false;
 
+	pcb_trace("MoveElement() enter %p {\n", Element);
+
 	if (PCB->ElementOn && (FRONT(Element) || PCB->InvisibleObjectsOn)) {
+		pcb_trace(" ME b1\n");
 		EraseElement(Element);
 		MoveElementLowLevel(PCB->Data, Element, DeltaX, DeltaY);
 		DrawElementName(Element);
@@ -201,16 +206,19 @@
 		didDraw = true;
 	}
 	else {
+		pcb_trace(" ME b2\n");
 		if (PCB->PinOn)
 			EraseElementPinsAndPads(Element);
 		MoveElementLowLevel(PCB->Data, Element, DeltaX, DeltaY);
 	}
 	if (PCB->PinOn) {
+		pcb_trace(" ME b3\n");
 		DrawElementPinsAndPads(Element);
 		didDraw = true;
 	}
 	if (didDraw)
 		Draw();
+	pcb_trace(" ME end %p\n}\n", Element);
 	return (Element);
 }