diff -r 2974ab561436 -r 4fdcbccbc1da xml.cpp
--- a/xml.cpp	Wed May 02 15:31:18 2007 +0000
+++ b/xml.cpp	Mon Jul 09 10:23:39 2007 +0000
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@
 					return false;   // Couldn't read absPos
 			}           
 		}           
+		if (!a.value( "id").isEmpty() ) 
+			lastOO->setID (a.value ("id"));
 		if (!a.value( "url").isEmpty() ) 
 			lastOO->setURL (a.value ("url"));
 		if (!a.value( "vymLink").isEmpty() ) 
@@ -614,6 +616,7 @@
 		xlo->setWidth(a.value ("width").toInt (&okx, 10));
 	}
 
+	// Connecting by select string for compatibility with version < 1.8.76
 	if (!a.value( "beginBranch").isEmpty() ) 
 	{ 
 		if (!a.value( "endBranch").isEmpty() ) 
@@ -632,6 +635,26 @@
 			success=true; // Not all branches there yet, no error
 		}           
 	}	
+
+	// object ID is used starting in version 1.8.76
+	if (!a.value( "beginID").isEmpty() ) 
+	{ 
+		if (!a.value( "endID").isEmpty() ) 
+		{
+			LinkableMapObj *lmo=mc->findID (a.value( "beginBranch"));
+			if (lmo && typeid (*lmo)==typeid (BranchObj))
+			{
+				xlo->setBegin ((BranchObj*)lmo);
+				lmo=mc->findID (a.value( "endID"));
+				if (lmo && typeid (*lmo)==typeid (BranchObj))
+				{
+					xlo->setEnd ((BranchObj*)(lmo));
+					xlo->activate();
+				}
+			}
+			success=true; // Not all branches there yet, no error
+		}           
+	}	
 	if (!success) delete (xlo);
 	return success;
 }