--- a/src/newgrf_text.cpp	Tue Jan 29 14:19:07 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.cpp	Tue Jan 29 17:09:00 2008 +0000
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 }
 
 
-char *GetGRFString(char *buff, uint16 stringid, const char* last)
+const char *GetGRFStringPtr(uint16 stringid)
 {
 	const GRFText *default_text = NULL;
 	const GRFText *search_text;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 	/*Search the list of lang-strings of this stringid for current lang */
 	for (search_text = _grf_text[stringid].textholder; search_text != NULL; search_text = search_text->next) {
 		if (search_text->langid == _currentLangID) {
-			return strecpy(buff, search_text->text, last);
+			return search_text->text;
 		}
 
 		/* If the current string is English or American, set it as the
@@ -429,10 +429,10 @@
 	}
 
 	/* If there is a fallback string, return that */
-	if (default_text != NULL) return strecpy(buff, default_text->text, last);
+	if (default_text != NULL) return default_text->text;
 
 	/* Use the default string ID if the fallback string isn't available */
-	return GetString(buff, _grf_text[stringid].def_string, last);
+	return GetStringPtr(_grf_text[stringid].def_string);
 }
 
 /**

--- a/src/newgrf_text.h	Tue Jan 29 14:19:07 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/newgrf_text.h	Tue Jan 29 17:09:00 2008 +0000
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 StringID AddGRFString(uint32 grfid, uint16 stringid, byte langid, bool new_scheme, const char *text_to_add, StringID def_string);
 StringID GetGRFStringID(uint32 grfid, uint16 stringid);
-char *GetGRFString(char *buff, uint16 stringid, const char* last);
+const char *GetGRFStringPtr(uint16 stringid);
 void CleanUpStrings();
 void SetCurrentGrfLangID(const char *iso_name);
 char *TranslateTTDPatchCodes(const char *str);

--- a/src/strings.cpp	Tue Jan 29 14:19:07 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/strings.cpp	Tue Jan 29 17:09:00 2008 +0000
@@ -104,9 +104,14 @@
  * the indices will be reused. */
 static int _bind_index;
 
-static const char *GetStringPtr(StringID string)
+const char *GetStringPtr(StringID string)
 {
-	return _langpack_offs[_langtab_start[string >> 11] + (string & 0x7FF)];
+	switch (GB(string, 11, 5)) {
+		case 28: return GetGRFStringPtr(GB(string, 0, 11));
+		case 29: return GetGRFStringPtr(GB(string, 0, 11) + 0x0800);
+		case 30: return GetGRFStringPtr(GB(string, 0, 11) + 0x1000);
+		default: return _langpack_offs[_langtab_start[string >> 11] + (string & 0x7FF)];
+	}
 }
 
 /** The highest 8 bits of string contain the "case index".
@@ -125,7 +130,6 @@
 
 	uint index = GB(string,  0, 11);
 	uint tab   = GB(string, 11,  5);
-	char buff[512];
 
 	switch (tab) {
 		case 4:
@@ -139,7 +143,8 @@
 			break;
 
 		case 15:
-			error("Boo!");
+			/* Old table for custom names. This is no longer used */
+			error("Incorrect conversion of custom name string.");
 
 		case 26:
 			/* Include string within newgrf text (format code 81) */
@@ -150,16 +155,13 @@
 			break;
 
 		case 28:
-			GetGRFString(buff, index, lastof(buff));
-			return FormatString(buffr, buff, argv, 0, last);
+			return FormatString(buffr, GetGRFStringPtr(index), argv, 0, last);
 
 		case 29:
-			GetGRFString(buff, index + 0x800, lastof(buff));
-			return FormatString(buffr, buff, argv, 0, last);
+			return FormatString(buffr, GetGRFStringPtr(index + 0x0800), argv, 0, last);
 
 		case 30:
-			GetGRFString(buff, index + 0x1000, lastof(buff));
-			return FormatString(buffr, buff, argv, 0, last);
+			return FormatString(buffr, GetGRFStringPtr(index + 0x1000), argv, 0, last);
 
 		case 31:
 			/* dynamic strings. These are NOT to be passed through the formatter,
@@ -695,8 +697,7 @@
 			}
 
 			case SCC_GENDER_LIST: { // {G 0 Der Die Das}
-				char buffr[512];
-				const char *s = GetStringWithArgs(buffr, argv_orig[(byte)*str++], argv, last); // contains the string that determines gender.
+				const char *s = GetStringPtr(argv_orig[(byte)*str++]); // contains the string that determines gender.
 				int len;
 				int gender = 0;
 				if (s != NULL) {

--- a/src/strings_func.h	Tue Jan 29 14:19:07 2008 +0000
+++ b/src/strings_func.h	Tue Jan 29 17:09:00 2008 +0000
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 char *InlineString(char *buf, StringID string);
 char *GetString(char *buffr, StringID string, const char *last);
+const char *GetStringPtr(StringID string);
 
 extern char _userstring[128];