Index: trunk/src/obj_common.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 31235)
+++ trunk/src/obj_common.c	(revision 31236)
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@
 		pcb_text_t *t = (pcb_text_t *)obj;
 		t->tight_clearance = rnd_istrue(value);
 	}
+	else if ((obj->type == PCB_OBJ_TEXT) && (strcmp(name, "mirror_x") == 0)) {
+		pcb_text_t *t = (pcb_text_t *)obj;
+		t->mirror_x = rnd_istrue(value);
+	}
 }
 
 const char *pcb_obj_id_invalid(const char *id)
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 31235)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 31236)
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
+#define text_mirror_bits(t) \
+	((PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER, (t)) ? PCB_TXT_MIRROR_Y : 0) | ((t)->mirror_x ? PCB_TXT_MIRROR_X : 0))
 
 /* creates the bounding box of a text object */
 void pcb_text_bbox(pcb_font_t *FontPtr, pcb_text_t *Text)
@@ -406,7 +408,7 @@
 	double scx, scy;
 	pcb_xform_mx_t mx = PCB_XFORM_MX_IDENT;
 	rnd_coord_t cx[4], cy[4];
-	pcb_text_mirror_t mirror = PCB_TXT_MIRROR_NO;
+	pcb_text_mirror_t mirror;
 
 	pcb_text_get_scale_xy(Text, &scx, &scy);
 
@@ -495,8 +497,7 @@
 		tx += symbol[*s].Width + space;
 	}
 
-	if (PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER, Text))
-		mirror |= PCB_TXT_MIRROR_Y;
+	mirror = text_mirror_bits(Text);
 
 	/* it is enough to do the transformations only once, on the raw bounding box */
 	pcb_xform_mx_translate(mx, Text->X, Text->Y);
@@ -1459,7 +1460,7 @@
 	unsigned char *rendered = pcb_text_render_str(text);
 	double scx, scy;
 	pcb_text_get_scale_xy(text, &scx, &scy);
-	pcb_text_decompose_string(info, pcb_font(PCB, text->fid, 1), rendered, text->X, text->Y, scx, scy, text->rot, PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER, text), text->thickness, cb, cb_ctx);
+	pcb_text_decompose_string(info, pcb_font(PCB, text->fid, 1), rendered, text->X, text->Y, scx, scy, text->rot, text_mirror_bits(text), text->thickness, cb, cb_ctx);
 	pcb_text_free_str(text, rendered);
 }
 
@@ -1470,7 +1471,7 @@
 	unsigned char *rendered = pcb_text_render_str(Text);
 	double scx, scy;
 	pcb_text_get_scale_xy(Text, &scx, &scy);
-	pcb_text_draw_string_(info, pcb_font(PCB, Text->fid, 1), rendered, Text->X, Text->Y, scx, scy, Text->rot, PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_ONSOLDER, Text), Text->thickness, min_line_width, xordraw, xordx, xordy, tiny, NULL, NULL);
+	pcb_text_draw_string_(info, pcb_font(PCB, Text->fid, 1), rendered, Text->X, Text->Y, scx, scy, Text->rot, text_mirror_bits(Text), Text->thickness, min_line_width, xordraw, xordx, xordy, tiny, NULL, NULL);
 	pcb_text_free_str(Text, rendered);
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 31235)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 31236)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 	rnd_coord_t clearance;        /* clearance around the object in polygon if flags have PCB_FLAG_CLEARLINE */
 	double rot;                   /* used when Direction is PCB_TEXT_FREEROT */
 	unsigned tight_clearance:1;   /* CACHED from attribute: when true, clearance is calculated to follow the true contour of the text; when false, the old, pre-v7 bbox based clearance is applied */
+	unsigned mirror_x:1;          /* CACHED from attribute: when true, mirror X coords (mirror over the Y axis) */
 	gdl_elem_t link;              /* a text is in a list of a layer */
 };