Index: propedit.c
===================================================================
--- propedit.c	(revision 27273)
+++ propedit.c	(revision 27274)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "layer_grp.h"
 #include "search.h"
 #include "crosshair.h"
+#include "compat_misc.h"
 
 
 int prop_scope_add(pcb_propedit_t *pe, const char *cmd, int quiet)
@@ -105,6 +106,14 @@
 			vtl0_append(&pe->layers, INDEXOFCURRENT);
 		}
 	}
+	else if (strncmp(cmd, "net:", 4) == 0) {
+		char *name = pcb_strdup(cmd+4);
+		if (!pe->nets_inited) {
+			htsp_init(&pe->nets, strhash, strkeyeq);
+			pe->nets_inited = 1;
+		}
+		htsp_set(&pe->nets, name, name);
+	}
 	else if ((strcmp(cmd, "board") == 0) || (strcmp(cmd, "pcb") == 0))
 		pe->board = 1;
 	else if (strcmp(cmd, "selection") == 0)
@@ -132,6 +141,14 @@
 	   to add them again */
 	while((idp = pcb_idpath_list_first(&pe->objs)) != NULL)
 		pcb_idpath_list_remove(idp);
+
+	if (pe->nets_inited) {
+		htsp_entry_t *e;
+		for(e = htsp_first(&pe->nets); e != NULL; e = htsp_next(&pe->nets, e))
+			free(e->key);
+		htsp_uninit(&pe->nets);
+		pe->nets_inited = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 extern pcb_layergrp_id_t pcb_actd_EditGroup_gid;
Index: props.h
===================================================================
--- props.h	(revision 27273)
+++ props.h	(revision 27274)
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 	/* scope */
 	pcb_board_t *pcb;
 	pcb_data_t *data; /* change this after init in case of subc */
+	htsp_t nets;
 
 	/* target objects */
 	pcb_idpath_list_t objs;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@
 	vtl0_t layergrps;          /* layer group IDs */
 	unsigned selection:1;      /* all selected objects on the current pcb */
 	unsigned board:1;          /* run on the board too */
+	unsigned nets_inited:1;    /* whether the ->nets hash is initialized */
 } pcb_propedit_t;
 
 /* A property list (props) is a string->pcb_props_t. Each entry is a named