diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index fe52a0f1..06768c81 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.3.140
+8.3.141
diff --git a/commands/CmdLQ.c b/commands/CmdLQ.c
index e4b99d48..20045d85 100644
--- a/commands/CmdLQ.c
+++ b/commands/CmdLQ.c
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ static char rcsid[] __attribute__ ((unused)) = "$Header: /usr/cvsroot/magic-8.0/
 
 void CmdPaintEraseButton();
 
+/* See the SetLabel command */
+
+extern Label *DefaultLabel;
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -169,8 +172,8 @@ CmdLabel(w, cmd)
     MagWindow *w;
     TxCommand *cmd;
 {
-    TileType type;
-    int pos, font = -1, size = 0, rotate = 0, offx = 0, offy = 0;
+    TileType type = (TileType)(-1);
+    int pos = -1, font = -1, size = 0, rotate = 0, offx = 0, offy = 0;
     bool sticky = FALSE;
     int option;
     char *p;
@@ -185,6 +188,22 @@ CmdLabel(w, cmd)
 
     p = cmd->tx_argv[1];
 
+    /*
+     * If the "setlabel" command has been used to set defaults, pick up
+     * the default values from DefaultLabel.
+     */
+    if (DefaultLabel != NULL)
+    {
+	pos = DefaultLabel->lab_just;
+	font = DefaultLabel->lab_font;
+	size = DefaultLabel->lab_size;
+	rotate = DefaultLabel->lab_rotate;
+	offx = DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_x;
+	offy = DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_y;
+	sticky = (DefaultLabel->lab_flags & LABEL_STICKY) ? 1 : 0;
+	type = DefaultLabel->lab_type;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Find and check validity of position.
      */
@@ -220,13 +239,14 @@ CmdLabel(w, cmd)
 	else
 	    pos = GeoTransPos(&RootToEditTransform, pos);
     }
-    else pos = -1;
 
     if (font >= 0)
     {
 	char *yp = NULL;
 
-	size = DBLambda[1];
+    	if (DefaultLabel == NULL)
+	    size = DBLambda[1];
+
 	if (cmd->tx_argc > 3)
 	    if (StrIsNumeric(cmd->tx_argv[3]))
 		size = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[3], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
@@ -304,7 +324,7 @@ CmdLabel(w, cmd)
 	    TxError("Unknown layer: %s\n", cmd->tx_argv[cmd->tx_argc - 1]);
 	    return;
 	}
-    } else type = -1;
+    }
 
     CmdLabelProc(p, font, size, rotate, offx, offy, pos, sticky, type);
 }
diff --git a/commands/CmdRS.c b/commands/CmdRS.c
index ac5ea67f..37f9a58c 100644
--- a/commands/CmdRS.c
+++ b/commands/CmdRS.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ static char rcsid[] __attribute__ ((unused)) = "$Header: /usr/cvsroot/magic-8.0/
 
 extern void DisplayWindow();
 
+/* Used by CmdSetLabel() */
+Label *DefaultLabel;
+
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -1892,8 +1895,7 @@ cmdLabelFontFunc(label, cellUse, transform, font)
  * Query or change properties of a (selected) label in the edit cell
  *
  * Usage:
- *	setlabel option [name]
- *
+ *	setlabel [-default] option [name]
  *
  * Option may be one of:
  *	text
@@ -1913,6 +1915,11 @@ cmdLabelFontFunc(label, cellUse, transform, font)
  *	"setlabel font <name>" can be used without any select to load fonts
  *	from a startup script.
  *
+ *	Use with "-default" causes the DefaultLabel structure to be created
+ *	(if not existing already) and set with the given value.  Subsequent
+ *	use of the "label" command will start with the given defaults, then
+ *	apply whatever non-default values are specified in the command.
+ *
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1933,10 +1940,12 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
     TxCommand *cmd;
 {
     int pos = -1, font = -1, size = 0, rotate = 0, flags = 0;
+    int locargc, argstart = 1;
     char **msg;
     Point offset;
     TileType ttype;
     int option;
+    bool doDefault = FALSE;
 #ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
     Tcl_Obj *lobj;
 #endif
@@ -1959,10 +1968,34 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
 	NULL
     };
 
-    if (cmd->tx_argc < 2 || cmd->tx_argc > 4)
+    locargc = cmd->tx_argc;
+    if (locargc > 2)
+    {
+	if (!strncmp(cmd->tx_argv[1], "-def", 4))
+	{
+	    if (DefaultLabel == NULL)
+	    {
+		DefaultLabel = (Label *)mallocMagic(sizeof(Label));
+		/* Set default defaults (lab_text is ignored) */
+		DefaultLabel->lab_just = -1;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_size = 0;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_font = -1;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_rotate = 0;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_flags = 0;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_x = 0;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_y = 0;
+		DefaultLabel->lab_type = (TileType)(-1);
+	    }
+	    doDefault = TRUE;
+	    locargc--;
+	    argstart++;
+	}
+    }
+
+    if (locargc < 2 || locargc > 4)
 	option = SETLABEL_HELP;
     else
-	option = Lookup(cmd->tx_argv[1], cmdLabelSetOption);
+	option = Lookup(cmd->tx_argv[argstart], cmdLabelSetOption);
 
     switch (option)
     {
@@ -1981,20 +2014,27 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_TEXT:
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		TxError("Cannot set a default label text.\n");
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelTextFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
-			(ClientData)cmd->tx_argv[2] : (ClientData)NULL);
+			cmdLabelTextFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
+			(ClientData)cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1] : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_FONT:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc >= 2 && cmd->tx_argc <= 4)
+	    if (locargc >= 2 && locargc <= 4)
 	    {
-		if ((cmd->tx_argc == 3) && StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[2]))
+		/* This option is used to see the font name corresponding
+		 * to a font number.
+		 */
+		if ((locargc == 3) && StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]))
 		{
-		    int font = atoi(cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+		    int font = atoi(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 		    if (font < -1 || font >= DBNumFonts)
 		    {
 			if (DBNumFonts == 0)
@@ -2008,67 +2048,118 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
 		    else
 			TxPrintf("%s\n", DBFontList[font]->mf_name);
 		}
-		else if ((cmd->tx_argc == 3 || cmd->tx_argc == 4) &&
-				!StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[2]))
+		else if ((locargc == 3 || locargc == 4) &&
+				!StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]))
 		{
-		    font = DBNameToFont(cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+		    font = DBNameToFont(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 		    if (font < -1)
 		    {
 			float scale = 1.0;
-			if ((cmd->tx_argc == 4) && StrIsNumeric(cmd->tx_argv[3]))
-			    scale = (float)atof(cmd->tx_argv[3]);
-			if (DBLoadFont(cmd->tx_argv[2], scale) != 0)
-			    TxError("Error loading font \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[2]);
-			font = DBNameToFont(cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+			if ((locargc == 4) && StrIsNumeric(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 2]))
+			    scale = (float)atof(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 2]);
+			if (DBLoadFont(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], scale) != 0)
+			    TxError("Error loading font \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
+			font = DBNameToFont(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 			if (font < -1) break;
 		    }
 		}
 
-		if (EditCellUse)
+		if (doDefault)
+		{
+		    if (locargc == 2)
+		    {
+		    	font = DefaultLabel->lab_font;
+			if (font == -1)
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		            Tcl_SetResult(magicinterp, "default", TCL_VOLATILE);
+#else
+		    	    TxPrintf("default\n");
+#endif
+			else
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+			    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp,
+				Tcl_NewStringObj(DBFontList[font]->mf_name, -1));
+#else
+			    TxPrintf("%s\n", DBFontList[font]->mf_name);
+#endif
+		    }
+		    else
+			DefaultLabel->lab_font = font;
+		}
+		else if (EditCellUse)
 		{
 		    SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-				cmdLabelFontFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+				cmdLabelFontFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 				(ClientData)&font : (ClientData)NULL);
 		}
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_JUSTIFY:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
-		pos = GeoNameToPos(cmd->tx_argv[2], FALSE, TRUE);
+		pos = GeoNameToPos(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], FALSE, TRUE);
 		if (pos < 0) break;
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp,
+				Tcl_NewStringObj(GeoPosToName(DefaultLabel->lab_just),
+				-1));
+#else
+		    TxPrintf("%s\n", GeoPosToName(DefaultLabel->lab_just));
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_just = pos;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelJustFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+			cmdLabelJustFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 			(ClientData)&pos : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_SIZE:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
-		if (StrIsNumeric(cmd->tx_argv[2]))
-		    size = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[2], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
+		if (StrIsNumeric(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]))
+		    size = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
 		if (size <= 0) break;
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp,
+				Tcl_NewIntObj(DefaultLabel->lab_size));
+#else
+		    TxPrintf("%d\n", DefaultLabel->lab_size);
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_size = size;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelSizeFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+			cmdLabelSizeFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 			(ClientData)&size : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_OFFSET:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
 		char *yp;
-		if ((yp = strchr(cmd->tx_argv[2], ' ')) != NULL)
+		if ((yp = strchr(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], ' ')) != NULL)
 		{
-		    offset.p_x = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[2], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
+		    offset.p_x = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
 		    offset.p_y = cmdScaleCoord(w, yp, TRUE, FALSE, 8);
 		}
 		else
@@ -2077,67 +2168,138 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
 		    return;
 		}
 	    }
-	    else if (cmd->tx_argc == 4)
+	    else if (locargc == 4)
 	    {
-		offset.p_x = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[2], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
-		offset.p_y = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[3], TRUE, FALSE, 8);
+		offset.p_x = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], TRUE, TRUE, 8);
+		offset.p_y = cmdScaleCoord(w, cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 2], TRUE, FALSE, 8);
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+	 	    Tcl_Obj *lobj;
+		    Tcl_NewListObj(0, NULL);
+	    	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(magicinterp, lobj,
+				Tcl_NewIntObj(DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_x));
+	    	    Tcl_ListObjAppendElement(magicinterp, lobj,
+				Tcl_NewIntObj(DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_y));
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp, lobj);
+#else
+		    TxPrintf("%d %d\n", DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_x,
+				DefaultLabel->lab_offset.p_y);
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_offset = offset;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelOffsetFunc, (cmd->tx_argc != 2) ?
+			cmdLabelOffsetFunc, (locargc != 2) ?
 			(ClientData)&offset : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_ROTATE:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
-		if (StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[2]))
-		    rotate = atoi(cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+		if (StrIsInt(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]))
+		    rotate = atoi(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp,
+				Tcl_NewIntObj(DefaultLabel->lab_rotate));
+#else
+		    TxPrintf("%d\n", DefaultLabel->lab_rotate);
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_rotate = rotate;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelRotateFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+			cmdLabelRotateFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 			(ClientData)&rotate : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_STICKY:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
-		option = Lookup(cmd->tx_argv[2], cmdLabelYesNo);
+		option = Lookup(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], cmdLabelYesNo);
 		if (option < 0)
 		{
-		    TxError("Unknown sticky option \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+		    TxError("Unknown sticky option \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 		    break;
 		}
 		flags = (option <= 3) ? 0 : LABEL_STICKY;
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		    Tcl_SetObjResult(magicinterp,
+				Tcl_NewBooleanObj((DefaultLabel->lab_flags &
+				LABEL_STICKY) ? TRUE : FALSE));
+#else
+		    TxPrintf("%d\n", (DefaultLabel->lab_flags & LABEL_STICKY) ? 1 : 0);
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_flags = flags;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelStickyFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+			cmdLabelStickyFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 			(ClientData)&flags : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
 
 	case SETLABEL_LAYER:
-	    if (cmd->tx_argc == 3)
+	    if (locargc == 3)
 	    {
-		if (!strcasecmp(cmd->tx_argv[2], "default"))
+		if (!strcasecmp(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1], "default"))
 		    ttype = -1;
 		else
 		{
-		    ttype = DBTechNoisyNameType(cmd->tx_argv[2]);
+		    ttype = DBTechNoisyNameType(cmd->tx_argv[argstart + 1]);
 		    if (ttype < 0) break;
 		}
 	    }
-	    if (EditCellUse)
+	    if (doDefault)
+	    {
+		if (locargc == 2)
+		{
+		    if (DefaultLabel->lab_type == (TileType)(-1))
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		        Tcl_SetResult(magicinterp, "default", TCL_VOLATILE);
+#else
+		    	TxPrintf("default\n");
+#endif
+		    else
+#ifdef MAGIC_WRAPPER
+		        Tcl_SetResult(magicinterp,
+				DBTypeLongNameTbl[DefaultLabel->lab_type],
+				TCL_VOLATILE);
+#else
+		    	TxPrintf("%s\n", DBTypeLongNameTbl[DefaultLabel->lab_type]);
+#endif
+		}
+		else
+		    DefaultLabel->lab_type = ttype;
+	    }
+	    else if (EditCellUse)
 	    {
 		SelEnumLabels(&DBAllTypeBits, TRUE, (bool *)NULL,
-			cmdLabelLayerFunc, (cmd->tx_argc == 3) ?
+			cmdLabelLayerFunc, (locargc == 3) ?
 			(ClientData)&ttype : (ClientData)NULL);
 	    }
 	    break;
@@ -2151,7 +2313,7 @@ CmdSetLabel(w, cmd)
 	    break;
 
 	default:
-	    TxError("Unknown setlabel option \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[1]);
+	    TxError("Unknown setlabel option \"%s\"\n", cmd->tx_argv[argstart]);
 	    break;
     }
 }