diff --git a/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html b/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
index a1b8d5d1..114222f1 100644
--- a/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
+++ b/doc/xschem_man/developer_info.html
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ device="tantalium capacitor"<br>
   are perfectly equivalent.
  </p>
 
- <h3>TEXT OBJECT</h3>
+ <a id="textobj"><h3>TEXT OBJECT</h3></a>
  <p>
   Example: <kbd>T {3 of 4 NANDS of a 74ls00} 500 -580 0 0 0.4 0.4 {font=Monospace layer=4}</kbd><br>
   This line defines a text object, the first field after the type tag is the displayed text,
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ device="tantalium capacitor"<br>
    with respect to its anchor point.
    <img src="developer_info_03.png"></li>
    <li> text X and Y sizes are stored as floating point numbers.</li>
-   <li> Finally a property string is stored with the same syntax as the displayed text field.
+   <li> Finally a property string is available to attach attributes to the text object.
         Currently the following attributes are predefined for text objects:<br><br>
         <ul>
          <li><kbd>font</kbd> Name of font to be used (ex: font=Arial)</li>
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ device="tantalium capacitor"<br>
          <li><kbd>vcenter</kbd> If set to <kbd>true</kbd> vertical center text</li>
          <li><kbd>weight</kbd> If set to <kbd>bold</kbd> use bold style</li>
          <li><kbd>slant</kbd> If set to <kbd> italic</kbd> or <kbd>oblique</kbd> use that style for text</li>
+         <li><kbd>hide</kbd> If set to <kbd>true</kbd> text will be hidden unless <kbd>View-&gt;Show hidden texts</kbd>
+           is enabled</li>
         </ul>
    </li>
   </ul> 
diff --git a/doc/xschem_man/xschem_elements.html b/doc/xschem_man/xschem_elements.html
index 46fa8361..1b027ff4 100644
--- a/doc/xschem_man/xschem_elements.html
+++ b/doc/xschem_man/xschem_elements.html
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ p{padding: 15px  30px 10px;}
    the 2 attributes may be set both to get full centered text box.<br>
    A <kbd>weight=bold</kbd> attribute may be given for bold text, while a <kbd>slant=italic</kbd> or
    <kbd>slant=oblique</kbd> may specify italic or slanted text.<br>
-   A <kbd>hide=true</kbd> will make the specified text invisible when the symbol is displayed as a component in a schematic.
+   A <kbd>hide=true</kbd> will make the specified text invisible unless the <kbd>View-&gt;Show hidden texts</kbd>
+   option is enabled.
   </p>
   <img src="xschem_elements_02.png">
   <p>
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index eaf2de08..9ff8be34 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ void hash_names(int inst, int action)
   if(upinst) my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &upinst);
 }
 
-/* return -1 if name is not used, else return instance number with same name found */
-static int name_is_used(char *name)
+/* return -1 if name is not used, else return first instance number with same name found */
+static int name_is_used(char *name, int q)
 {
   int mult, used = -1;
   char *upinst = NULL;
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void new_prop_string(int i, const char *old_prop, int fast, int dis_uniq_names)
   }
   /* don't change old_prop if name does not conflict. */
   /* if no hash_names() is done and inst_table uninitialized --> use old_prop */
-  is_used =  name_is_used(old_name);
+  is_used =  name_is_used(old_name, -1);
   if(dis_uniq_names || is_used == -1 || is_used == i) {
    my_strdup(_ALLOC_ID_, &xctx->inst[i].prop_ptr, old_prop);
    my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &old_name);
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void new_prop_string(int i, const char *old_prop, int fast, int dis_uniq_names)
     } else { /* goes here if weird name set for example to name=[3:0] or name=12 */
       my_snprintf(new_name, old_name_len + 40, "%d%s", q, brkt);
     }
-    is_used = name_is_used(new_name);
+    is_used = name_is_used(new_name, q);
     if(is_used == -1 ) break; 
   }
   my_free(_ALLOC_ID_, &old_name_base);