Index: trunk/src/plug_io.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 31259)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.c	(revision 31260)
@@ -272,8 +272,21 @@
 
 	/* try all plugins that said it could handle the file */
 	for(n = 0; n < len; n++) {
+		pcb_plug_fp_map_t *map = NULL, head;
+		int subfpname_reset = 0;
 		if ((available[n].plug->parse_footprint == NULL) || (!accepts[n])) /* can't parse or doesn't want to parse this file */
 			continue;
+
+		if ((fctx.subfpname == NULL) && (available[n].plug->multi_footprint)) {
+			subfpname_reset = 1;
+			rewind(f);
+			map = available[n].plug->map_footprint(available[n].plug, f, fctx.filename, &head, 0);
+			rewind(f);
+			fctx.subfpname = pcb_fp_map_choose(&PCB->hidlib, map);
+			if (fctx.subfpname == NULL) /* cancel */
+				goto skip;
+		}
+
 		res = available[n].plug->parse_footprint(available[n].plug, Ptr, fctx.filename, fctx.subfpname);
 		if (res == 0) {
 			if (Ptr->loader == NULL) /* if the loader didn't set this (to some more fine grained, e.g. depending on file format version) */
@@ -280,6 +293,12 @@
 				Ptr->loader = available[n].plug;
 			break;
 		}
+
+		skip:;
+		if (subfpname_reset) {
+			fctx.subfpname = NULL;
+			TODO("free map");
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* remove selected/found flag when loading reusable footprints */
Index: trunk/src/plug_io.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 31259)
+++ trunk/src/plug_io.h	(revision 31260)
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@
 	const char *mime_type;
 
 	int save_preference_prio; /* all available save plugins are sorted by this before presenting them to the user to choose one */
+
+	unsigned multi_footprint:1; /* if a single footprint file may contain multiple footprints (footprint mapping needs to be called for direct load) */
 };
 extern pcb_plug_io_t *pcb_plug_io_chain;
 
Index: trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/io_bxl.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/io_bxl.c	(revision 31259)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/io_bxl/io_bxl.c	(revision 31260)
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	io_bxl.default_extension = ".bxl";
 	io_bxl.fp_extension = ".bxl";
 	io_bxl.mime_type = "application/x-bxl";
+	io_bxl.multi_footprint = 1;
 
 	RND_HOOK_REGISTER(pcb_plug_io_t, pcb_plug_io_chain, &io_bxl);