Alpha: TTDPatch 2.0.1 alpha 9

Hi all,

I've released alpha 9 at http://www.ttdpatch.net/src/

It doesn't actually contain any code from myself, but Csaba has contributed 
a few new features instead.  I'm in the final stages of writing my PhD 
thesis and basically don't have any time to do anything except write write 
write... (and that's writing the thesis, not TTDPatch code unfortunately :) 
) so I won't be able to fix bugs or add new features until that's over, 
which it will be on January 5th (for better or for worse).  So if you send 
me an email, don't expect a reply soon :).  There won't be any more alpha 
versions from me until then, although I'll still publish one if I get code 
submissions from the other developers, such as this one.

Anyway, apart from improving some existing features and fixing bugs, Csaba 
has also added four new switches that enable a warning message whenever a 
vehicle is lost, which means if it hasn't visited the station next on its 
schedule in a given number of days.  The number of days can be set 
individually per vehicle type, because ships usually take a long time to 
get to a station, so that they shouldn't be considered lost just because 
they're only halfway there.

For the full list of changes, please see below.

All changes in 2.0.1 alpha 9:
- by Csaba:
   * Dropdown lists will appear above the button if they don't fit
     below it
   * Fixed a TTD bug that allowed trains and RVs to travel on the
     water of a diagonal riverbank.
   * Added window and windowbox structures to ttdprot.ah
   * Added the ability to release timeslices in the DOS version as
     well, enabled by generalfixes. You can turn this feature off
     with mismods bit 13 (value 8192).
- by Marcin: fix bug in gotodepot with hangar orders disappearing
   when other non-aircraft depots are removed
- by Oskar: enhancegui is no longer a bit switch, the settings can
   be chosen in the game by the new settings window available from
   the setting menu bar
- by Csaba:
   * New switches to enable warnings for lost vehicles (vehicles
     that couldn't get to the next station in the given time)
   * The DOS version gives timeslices away while showing the high
     score tables and the end game screen as well
   * News messages no longer appear if an opponent's crashed
     airplane or train is cleared. Also moved these messages to
     the vehicle info category
   * Implemented a cache for performance scores if both
     newperformance and showprofitinlist are enabled, so it won't
     slow down low-end machines so much.
   * Showprofitinlist colors only the last year profit, not the
     whole line. It shows the exact performance score with
     newperformance.
   * Various small improvements of my older switches
   * Fixed a small bug with transparent station signs (they
     appeared with normal letters even in the farthest zoom level,
     which caused incorrect display)
-- 
Josef Drexler ([email protected])
http://publish.uwo.ca/~jdrexler/

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