diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index ea8a60a5..a15acd29 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+2.9.8
+- LCC function (Local Custom Cell):
+  schematics (.sch) can be instantiated just like symbol (.sym) files in a parent schematic.
+- Open Recent menu entry to quickly open recent edited/saved files.
+- when descending into vector instances (example: x1[7:0]) ask in which instance to descend
+  (example: x1[2]). This is needed to correctly build the hierarchy paths and to send correct
+  signal names to spice waveform viewers. This also allows to follow single bits of bussed 
+  signals thru the hierarchy. 
+- symbol attribute @symname will display symbol name without extension as it used to be
+  in earlier versions. @symname_ext will print full rootname of symbol. 
+  Some doc updates on symbol attributes
+- changed tcl procs abs_sym_path and rel_sym_path, now the real symbol filename is obtained by
+  prepending one of the XSCHEM_LIBRARY_PATH paths until the symbol is found.
+  This allows more than one directory levels in symbol references.
+- when copying a symbol with edit_property dialog ("q" key) and enabling "Copy cell" if a relative
+  path name is supplied for new symbol it will inherit the same path prefix as the original symbol.
+- edit property dialog box has a (combobox in tk slang) token selector, so if a specific token 
+  is set the text edit will be restricted to that token value instead of the whole attribute string.
+- snap and grid entries in main window will not annoyingly receive keyboard focus with TAB key
+- implemented text attributes "hcenter=true" (center text in reading direction) and
+  "vcenter=true" (center text in direction perpendicular to reading direction).
+  These can both be set for full centered text block.
+
 2.9.7
 - store symbol wires (if any) as Instdef lines on layer WIRELAYER (1) so they are visible when instances are placed.
 - spice netlister: if ".param m=10 n=5" is given and "R1[m:n]" instance name is present resolve parameters
diff --git a/src/save.c b/src/save.c
index 91e24cf1..7f732974 100644
--- a/src/save.c
+++ b/src/save.c
@@ -972,8 +972,8 @@ void load_schematic(int load_symbols, const char *filename, int reset_undo) /* 2
       else my_snprintf(name, S(name), "%s-%d.sch", "untitled", i);
       if(stat(name, &buf)) break;
     }
-    my_strncpy(schematic[currentsch], name, S(schematic[currentsch]));
-    my_strncpy(current_name, rel_sym_path(schematic[currentsch]), S(current_name)); /* 20190519 */
+    my_snprintf(schematic[currentsch], S(schematic[currentsch]), "%s/%s", pwd_dir, name);
+    my_strncpy(current_name, name, S(current_name)); /* 20190519 */
   }
   if(has_x) { /* 20161207 moved after if( (fd=..))  */
     if(strcmp(get_cell(schematic[currentsch],1), "systemlib/font")) {
diff --git a/src/scheduler.c b/src/scheduler.c
index f8d0de75..f0cc1008 100644
--- a/src/scheduler.c
+++ b/src/scheduler.c
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
          else my_snprintf(name, S(name), "%s-%d.sym", "untitled", i);
          if(stat(name, &buf)) break;
        }
-       my_strncpy(schematic[currentsch], name, S(schematic[currentsch]));
-       my_strncpy(current_name, rel_sym_path(schematic[currentsch]), S(current_name));
+       my_snprintf(schematic[currentsch], S(schematic[currentsch]), "%s/%s", pwd_dir, name);
+       my_strncpy(current_name, name, S(current_name));
        current_type=SYMBOL;
      } else {
        for(i=0;;i++) {
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ int xschem(ClientData clientdata, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char * arg
          else my_snprintf(name, S(name), "%s-%d.sch", "untitled", i);
          if(stat(name, &buf)) break;
        }
-       my_strncpy(schematic[currentsch], name, S(schematic[currentsch]));
-       my_strncpy(current_name, rel_sym_path(schematic[currentsch]), S(current_name));
+       my_snprintf(schematic[currentsch], S(schematic[currentsch]), "%s/%s", pwd_dir, name);
+       my_strncpy(current_name, name, S(current_name));
        current_type=SCHEMATIC;
      }
      draw();