diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index caf6a3a4..9e583a46 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -1412,7 +1412,6 @@ void calc_drawing_bbox(xRect *boundbox, int selected)
 {
  xRect rect;
  int c, i;
- const char *txtptr;
  int count=0;
  #if HAS_CAIRO==1
  int customfont;
@@ -1513,18 +1512,10 @@ void calc_drawing_bbox(xRect *boundbox, int selected)
  { 
    int no_of_lines, longest_line;
    if(selected == 1 && !xctx->text[i].sel) continue;
-   if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-     const char *inst;
-     inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-     txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-   } else {
-      txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-   }
-
    #if HAS_CAIRO==1
    customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[i]);
    #endif
-   if(text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[i].xscale,
+   if(text_bbox(xctx->text[i].txt_ptr, xctx->text[i].xscale,
          xctx->text[i].yscale,xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip,
          xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
          xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
@@ -2567,9 +2558,7 @@ int place_text(int draw_text, double mx, double my)
   str = get_tok_value(t->prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
   t->flags |= strcmp(str, "bold")  ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
   str = get_tok_value(t->prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-  t->flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-  str = get_tok_value(t->prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-  t->flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
+  t->flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
 
   my_strdup(21, &t->font, get_tok_value(t->prop_ptr, "font", 0));
   textlayer = t->layer;
diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index c7eb40ef..edef809d 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ void draw_symbol(int what,int c, int n,int layer,short tmp_flip, short rot,
     {
       text = symptr->text[j];
       if(text.xscale*FONTWIDTH*xctx->mooz<1) continue;
-      if(symptr->text[j].flags & TEXT_HIDE) continue;
+      if(symptr->text[j].flags & HIDE_TEXT) continue;
       if( hide && text.txt_ptr && strcmp(text.txt_ptr, "@symname") && strcmp(text.txt_ptr, "@name") ) continue;
       txtptr= translate(n, text.txt_ptr);
       ROTATION(rot, flip, 0.0,0.0,text.x0,text.y0,x1,y1);
@@ -3032,20 +3032,12 @@ void draw(void)
           drawline(WIRELAYER, END, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0);
         }
         if(xctx->draw_single_layer ==-1 || xctx->draw_single_layer==TEXTLAYER) {
-          const char *txtptr;
           for(i=0;i<xctx->texts;i++)
           {
             textlayer = xctx->text[i].layer;
-            if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_HIDE) continue;
-            if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-              const char *inst;
-              inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-              txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-            } else {
-               txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-            }
+            if(xctx->text[i].flags & HIDE_TEXT) continue;
             if(textlayer < 0 ||  textlayer >= cadlayers) textlayer = TEXTLAYER;
-            dbg(1, "draw(): drawing string %d = %s\n",i, txtptr);
+            dbg(1, "draw(): drawing string %d = %s\n",i, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
             #if HAS_CAIRO==1
             if(!xctx->enable_layer[textlayer]) continue;
             textfont = xctx->text[i].font;
@@ -3066,7 +3058,7 @@ void draw(void)
               cairo_select_font_face (xctx->cairo_save_ctx, textfont, slant, weight);
             }
             #endif
-            draw_string(textlayer, ADD, txtptr,
+            draw_string(textlayer, ADD, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
               xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
               xctx->text[i].x0,xctx->text[i].y0,
               xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
diff --git a/src/editprop.c b/src/editprop.c
index 7b27e1f6..47de054b 100644
--- a/src/editprop.c
+++ b/src/editprop.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
    double xx1,yy1,xx2,yy2;
    double pcx,pcy;      /* pin center 20070317 */
    char property[1024];/* used for float 2 string conv (xscale  and yscale) overflow safe */
-   const char *str, *txtptr;
+   const char *str;
    char *oldprop = NULL;
 
    dbg(1, "edit_text_property(): entering\n");
@@ -884,20 +884,16 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
        sel=xctx->sel_array[k].n;
        rot = xctx->text[sel].rot; /* calculate bbox, some cleanup needed here */
        flip = xctx->text[sel].flip;
-       if(xctx->text[sel].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-         const char *inst;
-         inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-         txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr);
-       } else {
-         txtptr = xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr;
-       }
        #if HAS_CAIRO==1
        customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[sel]);
        #endif
-       text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[sel].xscale,
+       text_bbox(xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr, xctx->text[sel].xscale,
                  xctx->text[sel].yscale, rot, flip, xctx->text[sel].hcenter,
                  xctx->text[sel].vcenter, xctx->text[sel].x0, xctx->text[sel].y0,
                  &xx1,&yy1,&xx2,&yy2, &tmp, &tmp);
+       #if HAS_CAIRO==1
+       if(customfont) cairo_restore(xctx->cairo_ctx);
+       #endif
        bbox(ADD, xx1, yy1, xx2, yy2 );
        dbg(1, "edit_property(): text props: props=%s  text=%s\n",
          tclgetvar("props"),
@@ -909,6 +905,16 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
          for(l=0;l<c;l++) {
            if(!strcmp( (get_tok_value(xctx->rect[PINLAYER][l].prop_ptr, "name",0)),
                         xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr) ) {
+             #if HAS_CAIRO==1
+             customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[sel]);
+             #endif
+             text_bbox(xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr, xctx->text[sel].xscale,
+             xctx->text[sel].yscale, rot, flip, xctx->text[sel].hcenter,
+             xctx->text[sel].vcenter, xctx->text[sel].x0, xctx->text[sel].y0,
+             &xx1,&yy1,&xx2,&yy2, &tmp, &tmp);
+             #if HAS_CAIRO==1
+             if(customfont) cairo_restore(xctx->cairo_ctx);
+             #endif
              pcx = (xctx->rect[PINLAYER][l].x1+xctx->rect[PINLAYER][l].x2)/2.0;
              pcy = (xctx->rect[PINLAYER][l].y1+xctx->rect[PINLAYER][l].y2)/2.0;
              if(
@@ -932,9 +938,6 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
          }
          my_strdup(74, &xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr, (char *) tclgetvar("retval"));
        }
-       #if HAS_CAIRO==1
-       if(customfont) cairo_restore(xctx->cairo_ctx);
-       #endif
        if(x==0) {
          if(oldprop && preserve)
            set_different_token(&xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, (char *) tclgetvar("props"), oldprop, 0, 0);
@@ -955,10 +958,7 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
          str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
          xctx->text[sel].flags |= strcmp(str, "bold")  ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
          str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-         xctx->text[sel].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-         str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-         xctx->text[sel].flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
-
+         xctx->text[sel].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
          if(k == 0 ) {
            hsize =atof(tclgetvar("hsize"));
            vsize =atof(tclgetvar("vsize"));
@@ -975,14 +975,7 @@ static void edit_text_property(int x)
        #if HAS_CAIRO==1
        customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[sel]);
        #endif
-       if(xctx->text[sel].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-         const char *inst;
-         inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[sel].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-         txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr);
-       } else {
-         txtptr = xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr;
-       }
-       text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[sel].xscale,
+       text_bbox(xctx->text[sel].txt_ptr, xctx->text[sel].xscale,
                  xctx->text[sel].yscale, rot, flip, xctx->text[sel].hcenter,
                   xctx->text[sel].vcenter, xctx->text[sel].x0, xctx->text[sel].y0,
                  &xx1,&yy1,&xx2,&yy2, &tmp, &tmp);
diff --git a/src/findnet.c b/src/findnet.c
index a19ae04c..776f833b 100644
--- a/src/findnet.c
+++ b/src/findnet.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static void find_closest_text(double mx,double my)
  #if HAS_CAIRO==1
  int customfont;
  #endif
- const char *txtptr;
  threshold = CADWIREMINDIST * CADWIREMINDIST * xctx->zoom * xctx->zoom;
   for(i=0;i<xctx->texts;i++)
   {
@@ -292,14 +291,7 @@ static void find_closest_text(double mx,double my)
    #if HAS_CAIRO==1
    customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[i]);
    #endif
-   if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-     const char *inst;
-     inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-     txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-   } else {
-     txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-   }
-   text_bbox(txtptr,
+   text_bbox(xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
              xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale, rot, flip,
               xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
              xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
diff --git a/src/move.c b/src/move.c
index 41f1c729..e75ee286 100644
--- a/src/move.c
+++ b/src/move.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ void draw_selection(GC g, int interruptable)
   #if HAS_CAIRO==1
   int customfont;
   #endif
-  const char *txtptr;
 
   if(g == xctx->gc[SELLAYER]) xctx->movelastsel = xctx->lastsel;
   for(i=0;i<xctx->movelastsel;i++)
@@ -211,15 +210,7 @@ void draw_selection(GC g, int interruptable)
      #if HAS_CAIRO==1
      customfont =  set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[n]);
      #endif
-     if(xctx->text[n].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-       const char *inst;
-       inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[n].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-       txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[n].txt_ptr);
-     } else {
-       txtptr = xctx->text[n].txt_ptr;
-     }
-
-     draw_temp_string(g,ADD, txtptr,
+     draw_temp_string(g,ADD, xctx->text[n].txt_ptr,
       (xctx->text[n].rot +
       ( (xctx->move_flip && (xctx->text[n].rot & 1) ) ? xctx->move_rot+2 : xctx->move_rot) ) & 0x3,
        xctx->text[n].flip^xctx->move_flip, xctx->text[n].hcenter, xctx->text[n].vcenter,
@@ -616,7 +607,7 @@ void copy_objects(int what)
   #if HAS_CAIRO==1
   int customfont;
   #endif
-  const char *txtptr; 
+ 
   if(what & START)
   {
    xctx->rotatelocal=0;
@@ -928,10 +919,7 @@ void copy_objects(int what)
         str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[xctx->texts].prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
         xctx->text[xctx->texts].flags |= strcmp(str, "bold")  ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
         str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[xctx->texts].prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-        xctx->text[xctx->texts].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-        str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[xctx->texts].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        xctx->text[xctx->texts].flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
-
+        xctx->text[xctx->texts].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
   
         xctx->text[xctx->texts].xscale=xctx->text[n].xscale;
         xctx->text[xctx->texts].yscale=xctx->text[n].yscale;
@@ -941,14 +929,7 @@ void copy_objects(int what)
         #if HAS_CAIRO==1 /* bbox after copy */
         customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[l]);
         #endif
-        if(xctx->text[l].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-         const char *inst;
-          inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[l].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-          txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[l].txt_ptr);
-        } else {
-          txtptr = xctx->text[l].txt_ptr;
-        }
-        text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[l].xscale,
+        text_bbox(xctx->text[l].txt_ptr, xctx->text[l].xscale,
           xctx->text[l].yscale, xctx->text[l].rot,xctx->text[l].flip, 
           xctx->text[l].hcenter, xctx->text[l].vcenter,
           xctx->text[l].x0, xctx->text[l].y0,
@@ -970,6 +951,9 @@ void copy_objects(int what)
   
     } /* end for(k=0;k<cadlayers;k++) */
   
+  
+  
+  
     for(i = 0; i < xctx->lastsel; i++) {
       n = xctx->sel_array[i].n;
       if(xctx->sel_array[i].type == ELEMENT) {
@@ -1051,7 +1035,6 @@ void move_objects(int what, int merge, double dx, double dy)
  #endif
  xLine ** const line = xctx->line;
  xWire * const wire = xctx->wire;
- const char *txtptr;
 
  if(what & START)
  {
@@ -1459,14 +1442,7 @@ void move_objects(int what, int merge, double dx, double dy)
       #if HAS_CAIRO==1  /* bbox before move */
       customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[n]);
       #endif
-      if(xctx->text[n].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-       const char *inst;
-        inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[n].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[n].txt_ptr);
-      } else {
-        txtptr = xctx->text[n].txt_ptr;
-      }
-      text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[n].xscale,
+      text_bbox(xctx->text[n].txt_ptr, xctx->text[n].xscale,
          xctx->text[n].yscale, xctx->text[n].rot,xctx->text[n].flip, xctx->text[n].hcenter,
          xctx->text[n].vcenter, xctx->text[n].x0, xctx->text[n].y0,
          &xctx->rx1,&xctx->ry1, &xctx->rx2,&xctx->ry2, &tmpint, &tmpint);
@@ -1490,7 +1466,7 @@ void move_objects(int what, int merge, double dx, double dy)
       #if HAS_CAIRO==1  /* bbox after move */
       customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[n]);
       #endif
-      text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[n].xscale,
+      text_bbox(xctx->text[n].txt_ptr, xctx->text[n].xscale,
          xctx->text[n].yscale, xctx->text[n].rot,xctx->text[n].flip, xctx->text[n].hcenter,
          xctx->text[n].vcenter, xctx->text[n].x0, xctx->text[n].y0,
          &xctx->rx1,&xctx->ry1, &xctx->rx2,&xctx->ry2, &tmpint, &tmpint);
diff --git a/src/paste.c b/src/paste.c
index 84532395..1731499b 100644
--- a/src/paste.c
+++ b/src/paste.c
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ static void merge_text(FILE *fd)
      str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
      xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "bold")  ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
      str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-     xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-     str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-     xctx->text[i].flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
-
+     xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
 
      select_text(i,SELECTED, 1);
      set_modify(1);
diff --git a/src/psprint.c b/src/psprint.c
index 91949e9a..2ad35f19 100644
--- a/src/psprint.c
+++ b/src/psprint.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ void create_ps(char **psfile, int what)
   xRect boundbox;
   int c,i, textlayer;
   int old_grid;
-  const char *textfont, *txtptr;
+  const char *textfont;
   
   if(what & 1) { /* prolog */
     numpages = 0;
@@ -831,20 +831,13 @@ void create_ps(char **psfile, int what)
       else if( xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_OBLIQUE)
         my_snprintf(ps_font_family, S(ps_font_family), "%s-Oblique", ps_font_name);
   
-      if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-        const char *inst;
-        inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-      } else {
-         txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-      }
       if(text_ps) {
-        ps_draw_string(textlayer, txtptr,
+        ps_draw_string(textlayer, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
           xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
           xctx->text[i].x0,xctx->text[i].y0,
           xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
       } else {
-        old_ps_draw_string(textlayer, txtptr,
+        old_ps_draw_string(textlayer, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
           xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
           xctx->text[i].x0,xctx->text[i].y0,
           xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index a7d89f67..e063ce6f 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -1289,10 +1289,7 @@ static void load_text(FILE *fd)
    str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
    xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "bold") ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
    str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-   xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true") ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-   str = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-   xctx->text[i].flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
-
+   xctx->text[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true") ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
 
    xctx->texts++;
 }
@@ -2810,10 +2807,7 @@ int load_sym_def(const char *name, FILE *embed_fd)
      str = get_tok_value(tt[i].prop_ptr, "weight", 0);
      tt[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "bold")  ? 0 : TEXT_BOLD;
      str = get_tok_value(tt[i].prop_ptr, "hide", 0);
-     tt[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : TEXT_HIDE;
-     str = get_tok_value(tt[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-     tt[i].flags |= str[0] ? TEXT_TRANSLATE : 0;
-
+     tt[i].flags |= strcmp(str, "true")  ? 0 : HIDE_TEXT;
      lastt++;
      break;
     case 'N': /* store wires as lines on layer WIRELAYER. */
diff --git a/src/select.c b/src/select.c
index 894c2e4a..dc68ab78 100644
--- a/src/select.c
+++ b/src/select.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ void delete(int to_push_undo)
   int customfont;
   #endif
   double xx1,yy1,xx2,yy2;
-  const char *txtptr;
 
   dbg(3, "delete(): start\n");
   j = 0;
@@ -344,14 +343,7 @@ void delete(int to_push_undo)
       #if HAS_CAIRO==1
       customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[i]);
       #endif
-      if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-        const char *inst;
-        inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-      } else {
-        txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-      }
-      text_bbox(txtptr, xctx->text[i].xscale,
+      text_bbox(xctx->text[i].txt_ptr, xctx->text[i].xscale,
                 xctx->text[i].yscale, select_rot, select_flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter,
                 xctx->text[i].vcenter, xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
                 &xx1,&yy1, &xx2,&yy2, &tmp, &tmp);
@@ -626,19 +618,11 @@ void unselect_all(void)
     {
      if(xctx->text[i].sel == SELECTED)
      {
-      const char *txtptr;
       xctx->text[i].sel = 0;
       #if HAS_CAIRO==1
       customfont = set_text_custom_font(& xctx->text[i]); /* needed for bbox calculation */
       #endif
-      if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-       const char *inst;
-        inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-      } else {
-        txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-      }
-      draw_temp_string(xctx->gctiled,ADD, txtptr,
+      draw_temp_string(xctx->gctiled,ADD, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
        xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
        xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
        xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
@@ -795,7 +779,6 @@ void select_text(int i,unsigned short select_mode, int fast)
   #if HAS_CAIRO==1
   int customfont;
   #endif
-  const char *txtptr;
 
   if(!fast) {
     my_strncpy(s,xctx->text[i].prop_ptr!=NULL?xctx->text[i].prop_ptr:"<NULL>",S(s));
@@ -809,21 +792,13 @@ void select_text(int i,unsigned short select_mode, int fast)
   #if HAS_CAIRO==1
   customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[i]);
   #endif
-  if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-    const char *inst;
-    inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-    txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-  } else {
-    txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-  }
-
   if(select_mode)
-    draw_temp_string(xctx->gc[SELLAYER],ADD, txtptr,
+    draw_temp_string(xctx->gc[SELLAYER],ADD, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
      xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
      xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
      xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
   else
-    draw_temp_string(xctx->gctiled,NOW, txtptr,
+    draw_temp_string(xctx->gctiled,NOW, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
      xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
      xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
      xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
@@ -1019,7 +994,6 @@ void select_inside(double x1,double y1, double x2, double y2, int sel) /*added u
  #if HAS_CAIRO==1
  int customfont;
  #endif
- const char *txtptr;
 
  en_s = tclgetboolvar("enable_stretch");
  for(i=0;i<xctx->wires;i++)
@@ -1047,15 +1021,7 @@ void select_inside(double x1,double y1, double x2, double y2, int sel) /*added u
   #if HAS_CAIRO==1
   customfont = set_text_custom_font(&xctx->text[i]);
   #endif
-  if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-    const char *inst;
-    inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-    txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-  } else {
-    txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-  }
-
-  text_bbox(txtptr,
+  text_bbox(xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
              xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale, select_rot, select_flip, 
              xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
              xctx->text[i].x0, xctx->text[i].y0,
diff --git a/src/svgdraw.c b/src/svgdraw.c
index 5f613aff..7ebca61b 100644
--- a/src/svgdraw.c
+++ b/src/svgdraw.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void svg_draw(void)
   int c,i, textlayer;
   int old_grid;
   static char lastdir[PATH_MAX] = "";
-  const char *r, *textfont, *txtptr;
+  const char *r, *textfont;
   int *unused_layer;
   int color;
   Hilight_hashentry *entry;
@@ -744,20 +744,14 @@ void svg_draw(void)
         my_snprintf(svg_font_style, S(svg_font_style), "italic");
       if( xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_OBLIQUE)
         my_snprintf(svg_font_style, S(svg_font_style), "oblique");
-      if(xctx->text[i].flags & TEXT_TRANSLATE) {
-        const char *inst;
-        inst = get_tok_value(xctx->text[i].prop_ptr, "inst", 0);
-        txtptr = translate(atoi(inst), xctx->text[i].txt_ptr);
-      } else {
-         txtptr = xctx->text[i].txt_ptr;
-      }
+ 
       if(text_svg) 
-        svg_draw_string(textlayer, txtptr,
+        svg_draw_string(textlayer, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
           xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
           xctx->text[i].x0,xctx->text[i].y0,
           xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
       else
-        old_svg_draw_string(textlayer, txtptr,
+        old_svg_draw_string(textlayer, xctx->text[i].txt_ptr,
           xctx->text[i].rot, xctx->text[i].flip, xctx->text[i].hcenter, xctx->text[i].vcenter,
           xctx->text[i].x0,xctx->text[i].y0,
           xctx->text[i].xscale, xctx->text[i].yscale);
diff --git a/src/xschem.h b/src/xschem.h
index f9a3b2b1..fc3e92a6 100644
--- a/src/xschem.h
+++ b/src/xschem.h
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@ extern char win_temp_dir[PATH_MAX];
 #define TEXT_OBLIQUE 2
 #define TEXT_ITALIC 4
 /* flag (.flags field) to hide text in symbols when displaying instances */
-#define TEXT_HIDE 8
-#define TEXT_TRANSLATE 16
+#define HIDE_TEXT 8
 
 #define S(a) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0]))
 #define BUS_WIDTH 4
@@ -464,7 +463,7 @@ typedef struct
   int layer; /*  20171201 for cairo  */
   short hcenter, vcenter;
   char *font; /*  20171201 for cairo */
-  int flags; /* TEXT_BOLD:1 TEXT_OBLIQUE:2 TEXT_ITALIC:4 TEXT_HIDE:8 */
+  int flags; /* TEXT_BOLD:1 TEXT_OBLIQUE:2 TEXT_ITALIC:4 HIDE_TEXT:8 */
 } xText;
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/xschem_library/examples/poweramp.sch b/xschem_library/examples/poweramp.sch
index 0472ff84..7c87c9d9 100644
--- a/xschem_library/examples/poweramp.sch
+++ b/xschem_library/examples/poweramp.sch
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ C {lab_pin.sym} 700 -1200 0 1 {name=p32 lab=REFP}
 C {capa.sym} 260 -1100 0 0 {name=C3 m=1 value="100u"}
 C {res.sym} 130 -1220 1 1 {name=R11 m=1 value=0.3}
 C {res.sym} 130 -1060 1 1 {name=R9 m=1 value=0.3}
-C {res.sym} 550 -920 0 1 {name=R19 m=1 value='100k'}
-C {res.sym} 550 -860 0 1 {name=R0 m=1 value="'100k/gain'"}
+C {res.sym} 550 -920 0 1 {name=R19 m=1 value='100k'
+}
+C {res.sym} 550 -860 0 1 {name=R0 m=1 value="'100k/gain'"
+floaters=true}
 C {lab_pin.sym} 550 -750 0 0 {name=p108 lab=IN}
 C {mos_power_ampli.sym} 500 -660 0 0 {name=x1}
 C {lab_pin.sym} 350 -640 0 0 {name=p2 lab=VPP}