What you see in LC is what the code generates.
The gcode represents the piece size / project so it can be larger or outside your table limits.
Concerning mirror of the text......... check out this thread. It is not a LC problem but rather your machine setup.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,17276.msg117959.html#msg117959BTW, see Tutorial #4 in the manual on text.
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