OpenTTD/strings.c

/* $Id$ */

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "openttd.h"
#include "currency.h"
#include "functions.h"
#include "string.h"
#include "strings.h"
#include "table/strings.h"
#include "namegen.h"
#include "station.h"
#include "town.h"
#include "vehicle.h"
#include "news.h"
#include "screenshot.h"
#include "waypoint.h"
#include "industry.h"
#include "variables.h"
#include "music.h"

char _userstring[128];

static char *StationGetSpecialString(char *buff, int x);
static char *GetSpecialTownNameString(char *buff, int ind, uint32 seed);
static char *GetSpecialPlayerNameString(char *buff, int ind, const int32 *argv);

static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str, const int32 *argv, uint casei);

extern const char _openttd_revision[];

typedef struct LanguagePack {
	uint32 ident;
	uint32 version;			// 32-bits of auto generated version info which is basically a hash of strings.h
	char name[32];			// the international name of this language
	char own_name[32];	// the localized name of this language
	char isocode[16];	// the ISO code for the language (not country code)
	uint16 offsets[32];	// the offsets
	byte plural_form;		// how to compute plural forms
	byte pad[3];				// pad header to be a multiple of 4
	char data[VARARRAY_SIZE];
} LanguagePack;

static char **_langpack_offs;
static LanguagePack *_langpack;
static uint _langtab_num[32]; // Offset into langpack offs
static uint _langtab_start[32]; // Offset into langpack offs

static const StringID _cargo_string_list[NUM_LANDSCAPE][NUM_CARGO] = {
	{ /* LT_NORMAL */
		STR_PASSENGERS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_ITEMS,
		STR_CRATES,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_RES_OTHER
	},

	{ /* LT_HILLY */
		STR_PASSENGERS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_ITEMS,
		STR_CRATES,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_RES_OTHER,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_TONS
	},

	{ /* LT_DESERT */
		STR_PASSENGERS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_CRATES,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_TONS
	},

	{ /* LT_CANDY */
		STR_PASSENGERS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_BAGS,
		STR_NOTHING,
		STR_NOTHING,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_TONS,
		STR_NOTHING,
		STR_LITERS,
		STR_NOTHING
	}
};


// Read an int64 from the argv array.
static inline int64 GetInt64(const int32 **argv)
{
	int64 result;

	assert(argv);
	result = (uint32)(*argv)[0] + ((uint64)(uint32)(*argv)[1] << 32);
	(*argv)+=2;
	return result;
}

// Read an int32 from the argv array.
static inline int32 GetInt32(const int32 **argv)
{
	assert(argv);
	return *(*argv)++;
}

// Read an array from the argv array.
static inline const int32 *GetArgvPtr(const int32 **argv, int n)
{
	const int32 *result;
	assert(*argv);
	result = *argv;
	(*argv) += n;
	return result;
}


#define NUM_BOUND_STRINGS 8

// Array to hold the bound strings.
static const char *_bound_strings[NUM_BOUND_STRINGS];

// This index is used to implement a "round-robin" allocating of
// slots for BindCString. NUM_BOUND_STRINGS slots are reserved.
// Which means that after NUM_BOUND_STRINGS calls to BindCString,
// the indices will be reused.
static int _bind_index;

static const char *GetStringPtr(StringID string)
{
	return _langpack_offs[_langtab_start[string >> 11] + (string & 0x7FF)];
}

// The highest 8 bits of string contain the "case index".
// These 8 bits will only be set when FormatString wants to print
// the string in a different case. No one else except FormatString
// should set those bits.
char *GetStringWithArgs(char *buffr, uint string, const int32 *argv)
{
	uint index = GB(string,  0, 11);
	uint tab   = GB(string, 11,  5);

	if (GB(string, 0, 16) == 0) error("!invalid string id 0 in GetString");

	switch (tab) {
		case 4:
			if (index >= 0xC0)
				return GetSpecialTownNameString(buffr, index - 0xC0, GetInt32(&argv));
			break;

		case 14:
			if (index >= 0xE4)
				return GetSpecialPlayerNameString(buffr, index - 0xE4, argv);
			break;

		// User defined name
		case 15:
			return GetName(index, buffr);

		case 31:
			// dynamic strings. These are NOT to be passed through the formatter,
			// but passed through verbatim.
			if (index < (STR_SPEC_USERSTRING & 0x7FF)) {
				return strecpy(buffr, _bound_strings[index], NULL);
			}

			return FormatString(buffr, _userstring, NULL, 0);
	}

	if (index >= _langtab_num[tab]) {
		error(
			"!String 0x%X is invalid. "
			"Probably because an old version of the .lng file.\n", string
		);
	}

	return FormatString(buffr, GetStringPtr(GB(string, 0, 16)), argv, GB(string, 24, 8));
}

char *GetString(char *buffr, StringID string)
{
	return GetStringWithArgs(buffr, string, (int32*)_decode_parameters);
}


// This function takes a C-string and allocates a temporary string ID.
// The duration of the bound string is valid only until the next GetString,
// so be careful.
StringID BindCString(const char *str)
{
	int idx = (++_bind_index) & (NUM_BOUND_STRINGS - 1);
	_bound_strings[idx] = str;
	return idx + STR_SPEC_DYNSTRING;
}

// This function is used to "bind" a C string to a OpenTTD dparam slot.
void SetDParamStr(uint n, const char *str)
{
	SetDParam(n, BindCString(str));
}

void InjectDParam(int amount)
{
	memmove(_decode_parameters + amount, _decode_parameters, sizeof(_decode_parameters) - amount * sizeof(uint32));
}

static const uint32 _divisor_table[] = {
	1000000000,
	100000000,
	10000000,
	1000000,

	100000,
	10000,
	1000,
	100,
	10,
	1
};

static char *FormatCommaNumber(char *buff, int32 number)
{
	uint32 quot,divisor;
	int i;
	uint32 tot;
	uint32 num;

	if (number < 0) {
		*buff++ = '-';
		number = -number;
	}

	num = number;

	tot = 0;
	for (i = 0; i != 10; i++) {
		divisor = _divisor_table[i];
		quot = 0;
		if (num >= divisor) {
			quot = num / _divisor_table[i];
			num = num % _divisor_table[i];
		}
		if (tot |= quot || i == 9) {
			*buff++ = '0' + quot;
			if (i == 0 || i == 3 || i == 6) *buff++ = ',';
		}
	}

	*buff = '\0';

	return buff;
}

static char *FormatNoCommaNumber(char *buff, int32 number)
{
	uint32 quot,divisor;
	int i;
	uint32 tot;
	uint32 num;

	if (number < 0) {
		*buff++ = '-';
		number = -number;
	}

	num = number;

	tot = 0;
	for (i = 0; i != 10; i++) {
		divisor = _divisor_table[i];
		quot = 0;
		if (num >= divisor) {
			quot = num / _divisor_table[i];
			num = num % _divisor_table[i];
		}
		if (tot |= quot || i == 9) {
			*buff++ = '0' + quot;
		}
	}

	*buff = '\0';

	return buff;
}


static char *FormatYmdString(char *buff, uint16 number)
{
	const char *src;
	YearMonthDay ymd;

	ConvertDayToYMD(&ymd, number);

	for (src = GetStringPtr(ymd.day + STR_01AC_1ST - 1); (*buff++ = *src++) != '\0';) {}

	buff[-1] = ' ';
	memcpy(buff, GetStringPtr(STR_0162_JAN + ymd.month), 4);
	buff[3] = ' ';

	return FormatNoCommaNumber(buff + 4, ymd.year + MAX_YEAR_BEGIN_REAL);
}

static char *FormatMonthAndYear(char *buff, uint16 number)
{
	const char *src;
	YearMonthDay ymd;

	ConvertDayToYMD(&ymd, number);

	for (src = GetStringPtr(STR_MONTH_JAN + ymd.month); (*buff++ = *src++) != '\0';) {}
	buff[-1] = ' ';

	return FormatNoCommaNumber(buff, ymd.year + MAX_YEAR_BEGIN_REAL);
}

static char *FormatTinyDate(char *buff, uint16 number)
{
	YearMonthDay ymd;

	ConvertDayToYMD(&ymd, number);
	buff += sprintf(buff, " %02i-%02i-%04i", ymd.day, ymd.month + 1, ymd.year + MAX_YEAR_BEGIN_REAL);

	return buff;
}

static char *FormatGenericCurrency(char *buff, const CurrencySpec *spec, int64 number, bool compact)
{
	const char *s;
	char c;
	char buf[40], *p;
	int j;

	// multiply by exchange rate
	number *= spec->rate;

	// convert from negative
	if (number < 0) {
		*buff++ = '-';
		number = -number;
	}

	// add prefix part
	s = spec->prefix;
	while (s != spec->prefix + lengthof(spec->prefix) && (c = *s++) != '\0') *buff++ = c;

	// for huge numbers, compact the number into k or M
	if (compact) {
		compact = 0;
		if (number >= 1000000000) {
			number = (number + 500000) / 1000000;
			compact = 'M';
		} else if (number >= 1000000) {
			number = (number + 500) / 1000;
			compact = 'k';
		}
	}

	// convert to ascii number and add commas
	p = buf;
	j = 4;
	do {
		if (--j == 0) {
			*p++ = spec->separator;
			j = 3;
		}
		*p++ = '0' + number % 10;
	} while (number /= 10);
	do *buff++ = *--p; while (p != buf);

	if (compact) *buff++ = compact;

	// add suffix part
	s = spec->suffix;
	while (s != spec->suffix + lengthof(spec->suffix) && (c = *s++) != '\0') *buff++ = c;

	return buff;
}

static int DeterminePluralForm(int32 n)
{
	// The absolute value determines plurality
	if (n < 0) n = -n;

	switch(_langpack->plural_form) {
	// Two forms, singular used for one only
	// Used in:
	//   Danish, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian, Finnish,
	//   Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Esperanto
	case 0:
	default:
		return n != 1;

	// Only one form
	// Used in:
	//   Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish
	case 1:
		return 0;

	// Two forms, singular used for zero and one
	// Used in:
	//   French, Brazilian Portuguese
	case 2:
		return n > 1;

	// Three forms, special case for zero
	// Used in:
	//   Latvian
	case 3:
		return n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n != 0 ? 1 : 2;

	// Three forms, special case for one and two
	// Used in:
	//   Gaelige (Irish)
	case 4:
		return n==1 ? 0 : n==2 ? 1 : 2;

	// Three forms, special case for numbers ending in 1[2-9]
	// Used in:
	//   Lithuanian
	case 5:
		return n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2;

	// Three forms, special cases for numbers ending in 1 and 2, 3, 4, except those ending in 1[1-4]
	// Used in:
	//   Croatian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian
	case 6:
		return n%10==1 && n%100!=11 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2;

	// Three forms, special case for one and some numbers ending in 2, 3, or 4
	// Used in:
	//   Polish
	case 7:
		return n==1 ? 0 : n%10>=2 && n%10<=4 && (n%100<10 || n%100>=20) ? 1 : 2;

	// Four forms, special case for one and all numbers ending in 02, 03, or 04
	// Used in:
	//   Slovenian
	case 8:
		return n%100==1 ? 0 : n%100==2 ? 1 : n%100==3 || n%100==4 ? 2 : 3;
	}
}

static const char *ParseStringChoice(const char *b, uint form, char *dst, int *dstlen)
{
	//<NUM> {Length of each string} {each string}
	uint n = (byte)*b++;
	uint pos,i, mylen=0,mypos=0;
	for(i=pos=0; i!=n; i++) {
		uint len = (byte)*b++;
		if (i == form) {
			mypos = pos;
			mylen = len;
		}
		pos += len;
	}
	*dstlen = mylen;
	memcpy(dst, b + mypos, mylen);
	return b + pos;
}


static char *FormatString(char *buff, const char *str, const int32 *argv, uint casei)
{
	byte b;
	const int32 *argv_orig = argv;
	uint modifier = 0;

	while ((b = *str++) != '\0') {
		switch (b) {
		case 0x1: // {SETX}
			*buff++ = b;
			*buff++ = *str++;
			break;
		case 0x2: // {SETXY}
			*buff++ = b;
			*buff++ = *str++;
			*buff++ = *str++;
			break;

		case 0x81: // {STRINL}
			buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, ReadLE16Unaligned(str), argv);
			str += 2;
			break;
		case 0x82: // {DATE_LONG}
			buff = FormatYmdString(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
			break;
		case 0x83: // {DATE_SHORT}
			buff = FormatMonthAndYear(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
			break;
		case 0x84: {// {VELOCITY}
			int value = GetInt32(&argv);
			if (_opt_ptr->kilometers) value = value * 1648 >> 10;
			buff = FormatCommaNumber(buff, value);
			if (_opt_ptr->kilometers) {
				memcpy(buff, " km/h", 5);
				buff += 5;
			} else {
				memcpy(buff, " mph", 4);
				buff += 4;
			}
			break;
		}
		// 0x85 is used as escape character..
		case 0x85:
			switch (*str++) {
			case 0: /* {CURRCOMPACT} */
				buff = FormatGenericCurrency(buff, _currency, GetInt32(&argv), true);
				break;
			case 2: /* {REV} */
				buff = strecpy(buff, _openttd_revision, NULL);
				break;
			case 3: { /* {SHORTCARGO} */
				// Short description of cargotypes. Layout:
				// 8-bit = cargo type
				// 16-bit = cargo count
				StringID cargo_str = _cargo_string_list[_opt_ptr->landscape][GetInt32(&argv)];
				uint16 multiplier = (cargo_str == STR_LITERS) ? 1000 : 1;
				// liquid type of cargo is multiplied by 100 to get correct amount
				buff = FormatCommaNumber(buff, GetInt32(&argv) * multiplier);
				buff = strecpy(buff, " ", NULL);
				buff = strecpy(buff, GetStringPtr(cargo_str), NULL);
			} break;
			case 4: {/* {CURRCOMPACT64} */
				// 64 bit compact currency-unit
				buff = FormatGenericCurrency(buff, _currency, GetInt64(&argv), true);
				break;
			}
			case 5: { /* {STRING1} */
				// String that consumes ONE argument
				uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, GetArgvPtr(&argv, 1));
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}
			case 6: { /* {STRING2} */
				// String that consumes TWO arguments
				uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, GetArgvPtr(&argv, 2));
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}
			case 7: { /* {STRING3} */
				// String that consumes THREE arguments
				uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, GetArgvPtr(&argv, 3));
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}
			case 8: { /* {STRING4} */
				// String that consumes FOUR arguments
				uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, GetArgvPtr(&argv, 4));
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}
			case 9: { /* {STRING5} */
				// String that consumes FIVE arguments
				uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, GetArgvPtr(&argv, 5));
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}

			case 10: { /* {STATIONFEATURES} */
				buff = StationGetSpecialString(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
				break;
			}

			case 11: { /* {INDUSTRY} */
				Industry *i = GetIndustry(GetInt32(&argv));
				int32 args[2];

				// industry not valid anymore?
				if (i->xy == 0)
					break;

				// First print the town name and the industry type name
				// The string STR_INDUSTRY_PATTERN controls the formatting
				args[0] = i->town->index;
				args[1] = i->type + STR_4802_COAL_MINE;
				buff = FormatString(buff, GetStringPtr(STR_INDUSTRY_FORMAT), args, modifier >> 24);
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}

			case 12: { // {VOLUME}
				buff = FormatCommaNumber(buff, GetInt32(&argv) * 1000);
				buff = strecpy(buff, " ", NULL);
				buff = FormatString(buff, GetStringPtr(STR_LITERS), NULL, modifier >> 24);
				modifier = 0;
				break;
			}

			case 13: { // {G 0 Der Die Das}
				const byte* s = (const byte*)GetStringPtr(argv_orig[(byte)*str++]); // contains the string that determines gender.
				int len;
				int gender = 0;
				if (s != NULL && s[0] == 0x87) gender = s[1];
				str = ParseStringChoice(str, gender, buff, &len);
				buff += len;
				break;
			}

			case 14: { // {DATE_TINY}
				buff = FormatTinyDate(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
				break;
			}

			case 15: { // {CARGO}
				// Layout now is:
				//   8bit   - cargo type
				//   16-bit - cargo count
				StringID cargo_str = _cargoc.names_long[GetInt32(&argv)];
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, cargo_str, argv++);
				break;
			}

			default:
				error("!invalid escape sequence in string");
			}
			break;

		case 0x86: // {SKIP}
			argv++;
			break;

		// This sets up the gender for the string.
		// We just ignore this one. It's used in {G 0 Der Die Das} to determine the case.
		case 0x87: // {GENDER 0}
			str++;
			break;

		case 0x88: {// {STRING}
			uint str = modifier + GetInt32(&argv);
			// WARNING. It's prohibited for the included string to consume any arguments.
			// For included strings that consume argument, you should use STRING1, STRING2 etc.
			// To debug stuff you can set argv to NULL and it will tell you
			buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, argv);
			modifier = 0;
			break;
		}

		case 0x8B: // {COMMA}
			buff = FormatCommaNumber(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
			break;

		case 0x8C: // Move argument pointer
			argv = argv_orig + (byte)*str++;
			break;

		case 0x8D: { // {P}
			int32 v = argv_orig[(byte)*str++]; // contains the number that determines plural
			int len;
			str = ParseStringChoice(str, DeterminePluralForm(v), buff, &len);
			buff += len;
			break;
		}

		case 0x8E: // {NUM}
			buff = FormatNoCommaNumber(buff, GetInt32(&argv));
			break;

		case 0x8F: // {CURRENCY}
			buff = FormatGenericCurrency(buff, _currency, GetInt32(&argv), false);
			break;

		case 0x99: { // {WAYPOINT}
			int32 temp[2];
			Waypoint *wp = GetWaypoint(GetInt32(&argv));
			StringID str;
			if (wp->string != STR_NULL) {
				str = wp->string;
			} else {
				temp[0] = wp->town_index;
				temp[1] = wp->town_cn + 1;
				str = wp->town_cn == 0 ? STR_WAYPOINTNAME_CITY : STR_WAYPOINTNAME_CITY_SERIAL;
			}
			buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, str, temp);
		} break;

		case 0x9A: { // {STATION}
			const Station* st = GetStation(GetInt32(&argv));
			int32 temp[2];

			if (st->xy == 0) { // station doesn't exist anymore
				buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, STR_UNKNOWN_DESTINATION, NULL);
				break;
			}
			temp[0] = st->town->townnametype;
			temp[1] = st->town->townnameparts;
			buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, st->string_id, temp);
			break;
		}
		case 0x9B: { // {TOWN}
			const Town* t = GetTown(GetInt32(&argv));
			int32 temp[1];

			assert(t->xy != 0);

			temp[0] = t->townnameparts;
			buff = GetStringWithArgs(buff, t->townnametype, temp);
			break;
		}

		case 0x9C: { // {CURRENCY64}
			buff = FormatGenericCurrency(buff, _currency, GetInt64(&argv), false);
			break;
		}

		case 0x9D: { // {SETCASE}
			// This is a pseudo command, it's outputted when someone does {STRING.ack}
			// The modifier is added to all subsequent GetStringWithArgs that accept the modifier.
			modifier = (byte)*str++ << 24;
			break;
		}

		case 0x9E: { // {Used to implement case switching}
			// <0x9E> <NUM CASES> <CASE1> <LEN1> <STRING1> <CASE2> <LEN2> <STRING2> <CASE3> <LEN3> <STRING3> <STRINGDEFAULT>
			// Each LEN is printed using 2 bytes in big endian order.
			uint num = (byte)*str++;
			while (num) {
				if ((byte)str[0] == casei) {
					// Found the case, adjust str pointer and continue
					str += 3;
					break;
				}
				// Otherwise skip to the next case
				str += 3 + (str[1] << 8) + str[2];
				num--;
			}
			break;
		}

		default:
			*buff++ = b;
		}
	}
	*buff = '\0';
	return buff;
}


static char *StationGetSpecialString(char *buff, int x)
{
	if (x & 0x01) *buff++ = '\x94';
	if (x & 0x02) *buff++ = '\x95';
	if (x & 0x04) *buff++ = '\x96';
	if (x & 0x08) *buff++ = '\x97';
	if (x & 0x10) *buff++ = '\x98';
	*buff = '\0';
	return buff;
}

static char *GetSpecialTownNameString(char *buff, int ind, uint32 seed)
{
	_town_name_generators[ind](buff, seed);

	while (*buff != '\0') buff++;
	return buff;
}

static const char* const _silly_company_names[] = {
	"Bloggs Brothers",
	"Tiny Transport Ltd.",
	"Express Travel",
	"Comfy-Coach & Co.",
	"Crush & Bump Ltd.",
	"Broken & Late Ltd.",
	"Sam Speedy & Son",
	"Supersonic Travel",
	"Mike's Motors",
	"Lightning International",
	"Pannik & Loozit Ltd.",
	"Inter-City Transport",
	"Getout & Pushit Ltd."
};

static const char* const _surname_list[] = {
	"Adams",
	"Allan",
	"Baker",
	"Bigwig",
	"Black",
	"Bloggs",
	"Brown",
	"Campbell",
	"Gordon",
	"Hamilton",
	"Hawthorn",
	"Higgins",
	"Green",
	"Gribble",
	"Jones",
	"McAlpine",
	"MacDonald",
	"McIntosh",
	"Muir",
	"Murphy",
	"Nelson",
	"O'Donnell",
	"Parker",
	"Phillips",
	"Pilkington",
	"Quigley",
	"Sharkey",
	"Thomson",
	"Watkins"
};

static const char* const _silly_surname_list[] = {
	"Grumpy",
	"Dozy",
	"Speedy",
	"Nosey",
	"Dribble",
	"Mushroom",
	"Cabbage",
	"Sniffle",
	"Fishy",
	"Swindle",
	"Sneaky",
	"Nutkins"
};

static const char _initial_name_letters[] = {
	'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J',
	'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'P', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'W',
};

static char *GenAndCoName(char *buff, uint32 arg)
{
	const char* const* base;
	uint num;

	if (_opt_ptr->landscape == LT_CANDY) {
		base = _silly_surname_list;
		num  = lengthof(_silly_surname_list);
	} else {
		base = _surname_list;
		num  = lengthof(_surname_list);
	}

	buff = strecpy(buff, base[num * GB(arg, 16, 8) >> 8], NULL);
	buff = strecpy(buff, " & Co.", NULL);

	return buff;
}

static char *GenPresidentName(char *buff, uint32 x)
{
	const char* const* base;
	uint num;
	uint i;

	buff[0] = _initial_name_letters[sizeof(_initial_name_letters) * GB(x, 0, 8) >> 8];
	buff[1] = '.';
	buff[2] = ' '; // Insert a space after initial and period "I. Firstname" instead of "I.Firstname"
	buff += 3;

	i = (sizeof(_initial_name_letters) + 35) * GB(x, 8, 8) >> 8;
	if (i < sizeof(_initial_name_letters)) {
		buff[0] = _initial_name_letters[i];
		buff[1] = '.';
		buff[2] = ' '; // Insert a space after initial and period "I. J. Firstname" instead of "I.J.Firstname"
		buff += 3;
	}

	if (_opt_ptr->landscape == LT_CANDY) {
		base = _silly_surname_list;
		num  = lengthof(_silly_surname_list);
	} else {
		base = _surname_list;
		num  = lengthof(_surname_list);
	}

	buff = strecpy(buff, base[num * GB(x, 16, 8) >> 8], NULL);

	return buff;
}

static char *GetSpecialPlayerNameString(char *buff, int ind, const int32 *argv)
{
	switch (ind) {
		case 1: // not used
			return strecpy(buff, _silly_company_names[GetInt32(&argv) & 0xFFFF], NULL);

		case 2: // used for Foobar & Co company names
			return GenAndCoName(buff, GetInt32(&argv));

		case 3: // President name
			return GenPresidentName(buff, GetInt32(&argv));

		case 4: // song names
			return strecpy(buff, origin_songs_specs[GetInt32(&argv) - 1].song_name, NULL);
	}

	// town name?
	if (IS_INT_INSIDE(ind - 6, 0, SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_LAST-SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_START + 1)) {
		buff = GetSpecialTownNameString(buff, ind - 6, GetInt32(&argv));
		return strecpy(buff, " Transport", NULL);
	}

	// language name?
	if (IS_INT_INSIDE(ind, (SPECSTR_LANGUAGE_START - 0x70E4), (SPECSTR_LANGUAGE_END - 0x70E4) + 1)) {
		int i = ind - (SPECSTR_LANGUAGE_START - 0x70E4);
		return strecpy(buff,
			i == _dynlang.curr ? _langpack->own_name : _dynlang.ent[i].name, NULL);
	}

	// resolution size?
	if (IS_INT_INSIDE(ind, (SPECSTR_RESOLUTION_START - 0x70E4), (SPECSTR_RESOLUTION_END - 0x70E4) + 1)) {
		int i = ind - (SPECSTR_RESOLUTION_START - 0x70E4);
		return buff + sprintf(buff, "%dx%d", _resolutions[i][0], _resolutions[i][1]);
	}

	// screenshot format name?
	if (IS_INT_INSIDE(ind, (SPECSTR_SCREENSHOT_START - 0x70E4), (SPECSTR_SCREENSHOT_END - 0x70E4) + 1)) {
		int i = ind - (SPECSTR_SCREENSHOT_START - 0x70E4);
		return strecpy(buff, GetScreenshotFormatDesc(i), NULL);
	}

	assert(0);
	return NULL;
}

// remap a string ID from the old format to the new format
StringID RemapOldStringID(StringID s)
{
	switch (s) {
		case 0x0006: return STR_SV_EMPTY;
		case 0x7000: return STR_SV_UNNAMED;
		case 0x70E4: return SPECSTR_PLAYERNAME_ENGLISH;
		case 0x70E9: return SPECSTR_PLAYERNAME_ENGLISH;
		case 0x8864: return STR_SV_TRAIN_NAME;
		case 0x902B: return STR_SV_ROADVEH_NAME;
		case 0x9830: return STR_SV_SHIP_NAME;
		case 0xA02F: return STR_SV_AIRCRAFT_NAME;

		default:
			if (IS_INT_INSIDE(s, 0x300F, 0x3030))
				return s - 0x300F + STR_SV_STNAME;
			else
				return s;
	}
}

bool ReadLanguagePack(int lang_index)
{
	int tot_count, i;
	LanguagePack *lang_pack;
	size_t len;
	char **langpack_offs;
	char *s;

	{
		char *lang = str_fmt("%s%s", _path.lang_dir, _dynlang.ent[lang_index].file);
		lang_pack = ReadFileToMem(lang, &len, 100000);
		free(lang);
	}
	if (lang_pack == NULL) return false;
	if (len < sizeof(LanguagePack) ||
			lang_pack->ident != TO_LE32(LANGUAGE_PACK_IDENT) ||
			lang_pack->version != TO_LE32(LANGUAGE_PACK_VERSION)) {
		free(lang_pack);
		return false;
	}

#if defined(TTD_BIG_ENDIAN)
	for (i = 0; i != 32; i++) {
		lang_pack->offsets[i] = ReadLE16Aligned(&lang_pack->offsets[i]);
	}
#endif

	tot_count = 0;
	for (i = 0; i != 32; i++) {
		uint num = lang_pack->offsets[i];
		_langtab_start[i] = tot_count;
		_langtab_num[i] = num;
		tot_count += num;
	}

	// Allocate offsets
	langpack_offs = malloc(tot_count * sizeof(*langpack_offs));

	// Fill offsets
	s = lang_pack->data;
	for (i = 0; i != tot_count; i++) {
		len = (byte)*s;
		*s++ = '\0'; // zero terminate the string before.
		if (len >= 0xC0) len = ((len & 0x3F) << 8) + (byte)*s++;
		langpack_offs[i] = s;
		s += len;
	}

	free(_langpack);
	_langpack = lang_pack;

	free(_langpack_offs);
	_langpack_offs = langpack_offs;

	ttd_strlcpy(_dynlang.curr_file, _dynlang.ent[lang_index].file, sizeof(_dynlang.curr_file));


	_dynlang.curr = lang_index;
	return true;
}

// make a list of the available language packs. put the data in _dynlang struct.
void InitializeLanguagePacks(void)
{
	DynamicLanguages *dl = &_dynlang;
	int i;
	int n;
	int m;
	int def;
	int fallback;
	LanguagePack hdr;
	FILE *in;
	char *files[32];
	uint j;

	char lang[] = "en";
	static const char* env[] = {
		"LANGUAGE",
		"LC_ALL",
		"LC_MESSAGES",
		"LANG"
	};

	for (j = 0; j < lengthof(env); j++) {
		const char* envlang = getenv(env[j]);
		if (envlang != NULL) {
			snprintf(lang, lengthof(lang), "%.2s", envlang);
			break;
		}
	}

	n = GetLanguageList(files, lengthof(files));

	def = -1;
	fallback = 0;

	// go through the language files and make sure that they are valid.
	for (i = m = 0; i != n; i++) {
		int j;

		char *s = str_fmt("%s%s", _path.lang_dir, files[i]);
		in = fopen(s, "rb");
		free(s);
		if (in == NULL ||
				(j = fread(&hdr, sizeof(hdr), 1, in), fclose(in), j) != 1 ||
				hdr.ident != TO_LE32(LANGUAGE_PACK_IDENT) ||
				hdr.version != TO_LE32(LANGUAGE_PACK_VERSION)) {
			free(files[i]);
			continue;
		}

		dl->ent[m].file = files[i];
		dl->ent[m].name = strdup(hdr.name);

		if (strcmp(hdr.name, "English") == 0) fallback = m;
		if (strcmp(hdr.isocode, lang) == 0) def = m;

		m++;
	}
	if (def == -1) def = fallback;

	if (m == 0)
		error(n == 0 ? "No available language packs" : "Invalid version of language packs");

	dl->num = m;
	for (i = 0; i != dl->num; i++)
		dl->dropdown[i] = SPECSTR_LANGUAGE_START + i;
	dl->dropdown[i] = INVALID_STRING_ID;

	for (i = 0; i != dl->num; i++)
		if (strcmp(dl->ent[i].file, dl->curr_file) == 0) {
			def = i;
			break;
		}

	if (!ReadLanguagePack(def))
		error("can't read language pack '%s'", dl->ent[def].file);
}