diff -r c6bb4fdcc55f -r 78ba80b54bc4 xml-vym.cpp
--- a/xml-vym.cpp	Sat Aug 08 21:58:26 2009 +0000
+++ b/xml-vym.cpp	Tue Aug 18 12:39:07 2009 +0000
@@ -139,13 +139,12 @@
 		if (loadMode==NewMap)
 		{	
 			// Really use the found mapcenter as MCO in a new map
-
 			lastBranch=model->createMapCenter(); 
 		} else
 		{
 			// Treat the found mapcenter as a branch 
 			// in an existing map
-			BranchItem *bi=model->getSelectedBranch();	//FIXME-3 selection is no longer used here...
+			BranchItem *bi=model->getSelectedBranch();	//FIXME-3 selection is no longer used here... //FIXME-2 really? we are adding to a map...
 			if (bi)
 			{
 				lastBranch=bi;
@@ -153,10 +152,11 @@
 				{
 					lastBranch=model->createBranch(lastBranch);
 				} //else
-					//FIXME-3 lastBranch->clear();
+					//lastBranch->clear(); //FIXME-1 clear not really defined!
 			} else
-				return false;
-		}
+				// add mapCenter without parent
+				lastBranch=model->createMapCenter(); 
+		}		
 		readBranchAttr (atts);
 	} else if ( 
 		(eName == "standardflag" ||eName == "standardFlag") && 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 					return false;   // Couldn't read relPos
 			}           
 		}           
-		if (!a.value( "absPosX").isEmpty() && loadMode==NewMap ) 
+		if (!a.value( "absPosX").isEmpty() ) 
 		{
 			if (!a.value( "absPosY").isEmpty() ) 
 			{