Index: trunk/src_plugins/export_fidocadj/fidocadj.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/export_fidocadj/fidocadj.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/export_fidocadj/fidocadj.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@
 			glyphx = 10*glyphx/7;  /* scaling voodoo */
 			if (scret != 0)
 				pcb_io_incompat_save(PCB->Data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+			if (text->mirror_x)
+				pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 
 			/*switch(text->Direction) {
 				case 0:
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/write.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/write.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_autotrax/write.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@
 	if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 		pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
 
+	if (text->mirror_x)
+		pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
+
 TODO("why do we hardwire this here?")
 	default_stroke_thickness = 200000;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/write.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/write.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad/write.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
 
 	if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 		pcb_io_incompat_save(PCB->Data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+	if (text->mirror_x)
+		pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 
 	fprintf(ctx->f, "%*s", ind, "");
 	rnd_fprintf(ctx->f, "(gr_text %[4] ", text->TextString);
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad_legacy/write.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad_legacy/write.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_kicad_legacy/write.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 				int scale;
 				if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 					pcb_io_incompat_save(PCB->Data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+				if (text->mirror_x)
+					pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 
 				fputs("$TEXTPCB\nTe \"", FP);
 				fputs(text->TextString, FP);
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_lihata/write.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_lihata/write.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_lihata/write.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@
 		if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 			pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "versions below lihata board v7 do not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
 		lht_dom_hash_put(obj, build_textf("scale", "%d", scale));
+		if (text->mirror_x)
+			pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 	}
 
 	if (wrver >= 6) {
@@ -797,6 +799,10 @@
 		if (rnd_istrue(av))
 			pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text_tight_clearance", "lihata boards before version v7 did not support text tight_clearance\n", "Either save in lihata v7+ or remove the tight_clearance attribute");
 
+	if ((wrver < 7) && ((av = rnd_attribute_get(&text->Attributes, "mirror_x")) != NULL))
+		if (rnd_istrue(av))
+			pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text_mirror_x", "lihata boards before version v7 did not support text mirror_x\n", "Either save in lihata v7+ or remove the mirror_x attribute");
+
 	return obj;
 }
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_pcb/file.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_pcb/file.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_pcb/file.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@
 			int scale;
 			if (pcb_text_old_scale(trefdes, &scale) != 0)
 				pcb_io_incompat_save(sc->data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)trefdes, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+			if (trefdes->mirror_x)
+				pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)trefdes, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
+
 			rx = trefdes->X - ox;
 			ry = trefdes->Y - oy;
 			if (!pcb_text_old_direction(&rdir, trefdes->rot)) {
@@ -640,6 +643,8 @@
 			int scale;
 			if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 				pcb_io_incompat_save(PCB->Data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+			if (text->mirror_x)
+				pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 			if (!pcb_text_old_direction(&dir, text->rot)) {
 TODO("textrot: incompatibility warning")
 			}
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tboard.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tboard.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tboard.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
 						int scale;
 						if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 							pcb_io_incompat_save(subc->data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+						if (text->mirror_x)
+							pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 						rnd_fprintf(f, " place_text %s %s %.06mm %.06mm %.06mm %.06mm %d %f ",
 							refdes, *lyname, text->bbox_naked.X1, text->bbox_naked.Y1, text->bbox_naked.X2, text->bbox_naked.Y2,
 							scale, text->rot);
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tlayer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tlayer.c	(revision 31238)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_tedax/tlayer.c	(revision 31239)
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 			int scale;
 			if (pcb_text_old_scale(text, &scale) != 0)
 				pcb_io_incompat_save(pcb->Data, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-scale", "file format does not support different x and y direction text scale - using average scale", "Use the scale field, set scale_x and scale_y to 0");
+			if (text->mirror_x)
+				pcb_io_incompat_save(NULL, (pcb_any_obj_t *)text, "text-mirror-x", "file format does not support different mirroring text in the x direction", "do not mirror, or mirror in the y direction (with the ONSOLDER flag)");
 			rnd_fprintf(f, " text %.06mm %.06mm %.06mm %.06mm %d %f %.06mm ",
 				text->bbox_naked.X1, text->bbox_naked.Y1, text->bbox_naked.X2, text->bbox_naked.Y2,
 				scale, text->rot, PCB_FLAG_TEST(PCB_FLAG_CLEARLINE, text) ? 1 : 0);