diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index e7bcc216..b31110e0 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void check_opt(char *opt, char *optval, int type)
         dbg(1, "process_options(): set flat netlist\n");
         cli_opt_flat_netlist=1;
 
-    } else if( (type == SHORT && *opt == 'r') || (type == LONG && !strcmp("cli_opt_no_readline", opt)) ) {
+    } else if( (type == SHORT && *opt == 'r') || (type == LONG && !strcmp("no_readline", opt)) ) {
         cli_opt_no_readline=1;
 
     } else if( (type == SHORT && *opt == 'p') || (type == LONG && !strcmp("postscript", opt)) ) {
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ void check_opt(char *opt, char *optval, int type)
         dbg(1, "process_options(): user plotfile specified: %s\n", optval ? optval : "NULL");
         if(optval) my_strncpy(cli_opt_plotfile, optval, S(cli_opt_plotfile));
 
-    } else if( (type == LONG && !strcmp("cli_opt_rcfile", opt)) ) {
-        dbg(1, "process_options(): user cli_opt_rcfile specified: %s\n", optval ? optval : "NULL");
+    } else if( (type == LONG && !strcmp("rcfile", opt)) ) {
+        dbg(1, "process_options(): user rcfile specified: %s\n", optval ? optval : "NULL");
         if(optval) my_strncpy(cli_opt_rcfile, optval, S(cli_opt_rcfile));
 
     } else if( (type == LONG && !strcmp("png", opt)) ) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int process_options(int argc, char *argv[])
             else if(!strcmp("netlist_path", opt)) {
               optval = argv[++i];
             }
-            else if(!strcmp("cli_opt_rcfile", opt)) {
+            else if(!strcmp("rcfile", opt)) {
               optval = argv[++i];
             }
             else if(!strcmp("plotfile", opt)) {
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index 181fe099..3925435d 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -946,6 +946,32 @@ const char *get_cell_w_ext(const char *str, int no_of_dir)
  * count number of tokens. Multiple separators and leading/trailing
  * separators are allowed. */
 int count_items(const char *s, const char *sep)
+{
+  const char *ptr;
+  int items = 0;
+  int state = 0; /* 1 if item is being processed */
+  int c;
+  int j, nsep = strlen(sep);
+
+  ptr = s;
+  while( (c = *(unsigned char *)ptr++) ) {
+    for(j = 0; j < nsep; j++) {
+      if(c == sep[j]) break;
+    }
+    if(j >= nsep) { /* not a separator */
+      if(!state) items++;
+      state = 1;
+    } else {
+      state = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  return items;
+}
+
+/* in a string with tokens separated by characters in 'sep'
+ * count number of tokens. Multiple separators and leading/trailing
+ * separators are allowed. */
+int xcount_items(const char *s, const char *sep)
 {
   const char *ptr;
   char table[1 << 8 * sizeof(unsigned char)];
diff --git a/xschem_library/ngspice/autozero_comp.sch b/xschem_library/ngspice/autozero_comp.sch
index 78298b01..b7d152ac 100644
--- a/xschem_library/ngspice/autozero_comp.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/ngspice/autozero_comp.sch
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ unitx=n
 divx=5
 subdivx=4
 node="plus
-minus"
-color="4 5"}
+minus
+\\"plus minus -\\""
+color="4 5 8"}
 T {CAL} 140 -180 0 1 0.4 0.4 {}
 T {EN} 140 -130 0 1 0.4 0.4 {}
 T {CALIBRATION