diff --git a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bc63971f7..d7c30627d7 100644
--- a/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/pcbnew/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ set(PCBNEW_SRCS
     hotkeys_board_editor.cpp
     hotkeys_module_editor.cpp
     initpcb.cpp
-#    io_mgr.cpp
+    io_mgr.cpp
     ioascii.cpp
-#    kicad_plugin.cpp
+    kicad_plugin.cpp
     layer_widget.cpp
     librairi.cpp
     loadcmp.cpp
diff --git a/pcbnew/files.cpp b/pcbnew/files.cpp
index a9828eb68a..25578613c2 100644
--- a/pcbnew/files.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/files.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "class_board.h"
 #include "build_version.h"      // BOARD_FILE_VERSION
 
+
 static const wxString pcbBackupFileExtension(  wxT( "000" ) );
 
 
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ the changes?" ) ) )
     GetScreen()->SetFileName( fileName.GetFullPath() );
 
 #if 1
+
     // Start read PCB file
     FILE* source = wxFopen( GetScreen()->GetFileName(), wxT( "rt" ) );
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp b/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
index fd5b90c179..2690807ba9 100644
--- a/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/io_mgr.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 // plugins coexisting.
 
 
-static KICAD_PLUGIN kicad_plugin;       // a secret
+// static KICAD_PLUGIN kicad_plugin;       // a secret
 //static EAGLE_PLUGIN eagle_plugin;
 
 PLUGIN* IO_MGR::PluginFind( PCB_FILE_T aFileType )
@@ -49,9 +49,14 @@ PLUGIN* IO_MGR::PluginFind( PCB_FILE_T aFileType )
 
     switch( aFileType )
     {
-    case KICAD:     return &kicad_plugin;
+    case KICAD:
+        return new KICAD_PLUGIN();
 
-//    case EAGLE:     return &eagle_plugin;
+
+/*
+    case EAGLE:
+        return &eagle_plugin;
+*/
     }
 
     return NULL;
@@ -63,6 +68,8 @@ void IO_MGR::PluginRelease( PLUGIN* aPlugin )
     // This function is a place holder for a future point in time where
     // the plugin is a DLL/DSO.  It could do reference counting, and then
     // unload the DLL/DSO when count goes to zero.
+
+    delete aPlugin;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/io_mgr.h b/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
index 63f197dc56..59e4647f4d 100644
--- a/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
+++ b/pcbnew/io_mgr.h
@@ -225,6 +225,14 @@ public:
 
     //-----</PUBLIC PLUGIN API>------------------------------------------------
 
+    /*  The compiler writes the "zero argument" constructor for a PLUGIN
+        automatically if you do not provide one. If you decide you need to
+        provide a zero argument constructor of your own design, that is allowed,
+        but there can only be one constructor and it must be a "zero argument"
+        version. Normally you can do your initialization in a function like
+        KICAD_PLUGIN::init( PROPERTIES* aProperties ) instead.
+    */
+
     virtual ~PLUGIN() {}
 
     /**
diff --git a/pcbnew/ioascii.cpp b/pcbnew/ioascii.cpp
index 14ac053716..be17ec50c8 100644
--- a/pcbnew/ioascii.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/ioascii.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ int PCB_BASE_FRAME::ReadGeneralDescrPcb( LINE_READER* aReader )
             data = strtok( NULL, delims );
             int y2 = atoi( data );
 
-            EDA_RECT bbbox( wxPoint( x1, x2 ), wxSize( x2-x1, y2-y1 ) );
+            EDA_RECT bbbox( wxPoint( x1, y1 ), wxSize( x2-x1, y2-y1 ) );
 
             GetBoard()->SetBoundingBox( bbbox );
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
index 7b1779768a..feb1707beb 100644
--- a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void KICAD_PLUGIN::loadGENERAL()
             BIU x2 = biuParse( data, &data );
             BIU y2 = biuParse( data );
 
-            EDA_RECT bbbox( wxPoint( x1, x2 ), wxSize( x2-x1, y2-y1 ) );
+            EDA_RECT bbbox( wxPoint( x1, y1 ), wxSize( x2-x1, y2-y1 ) );
 
             m_board->SetBoundingBox( bbbox );
         }
@@ -1339,8 +1339,8 @@ void KICAD_PLUGIN::loadTEXTE_MODULE( TEXTE_MODULE* aText )
     int     type    = intParse( line+1, &data );
     BIU     pos0_x  = biuParse( data, &data );
     BIU     pos0_y  = biuParse( data, &data );
+    BIU     size0_y = biuParse( data, &data );      // why y?
     BIU     size0_x = biuParse( data, &data );
-    BIU     size0_y = biuParse( data, &data );
     double  orient  = degParse( data, &data );
     BIU     thickn  = biuParse( data, &data );