--- a/saveload.c	Mon Feb 20 19:43:26 2006 +0000
+++ b/saveload.c	Mon Feb 20 19:58:46 2006 +0000
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
  * @return Return the size of this type in bytes */
 static inline byte SlCalcConvMemLen(VarType conv)
 {
-	static const byte conv_mem_size[] = {1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 8, 0};
+	static const byte conv_mem_size[] = {1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 8, 0};
 	byte length = (conv >> 4) & 0xF;
 	assert(length < lengthof(conv_mem_size));
 	return conv_mem_size[length];
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@
 	if (_sl.save) { /* SAVE values */
 		/* Read a value from the struct. These ARE endian safe. */
 		switch ((conv >> 4) & 0xF) {
+		case SLE_VAR_BL   >> 4:
 		case SLE_VAR_I8   >> 4: x = *(int8*)ptr; break;
 		case SLE_VAR_U8   >> 4: x = *(byte*)ptr; break;
 		case SLE_VAR_I16  >> 4: x = *(int16*)ptr; break;
@@ -454,6 +455,7 @@
 
 		/* Write The value to the struct. These ARE endian safe. */
 		switch ((conv >> 4) & 0xF) {
+		case SLE_VAR_BL   >> 4:
 		case SLE_VAR_I8   >> 4:  *(int8*)ptr = x; break;
 		case SLE_VAR_U8   >> 4:  *(byte*)ptr = x; break;
 		case SLE_VAR_I16  >> 4: *(int16*)ptr = x; break;
@@ -468,6 +470,27 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static inline size_t SlCalcStringLen(const char *ptr, uint length)
+{
+	DEBUG(misc, 1) ("[Sl] TODO: save/load real length");
+	return length;//(_sl.save) ? min(strlen(ptr), length - 1) : SlReadArrayLength();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save/Load a string.
+ * @param ptr the string being manipulated
+ * @param the length of the string (full length)
+ * @param conv must be SLE_FILE_STRING
+ * @todo the full length of the string is saved, even when the buffer
+ * is 512 bytes and only 10 of those are used */
+static void SlString(void *ptr, uint length, VarType conv)
+{
+	uint len = SlCalcStringLen(ptr, length);
+	assert((conv & 0xF) == SLE_FILE_STRING);
+
+	SlCopyBytes(ptr, len);
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the size in bytes of a certain type of atomic array
  * @param length The length of the array counted in elements
@@ -549,6 +572,7 @@
 		case SL_VAR:
 		case SL_REF:
 		case SL_ARR:
+		case SL_STR:
 			/* CONDITIONAL saveload types depend on the savegame version */
 			if (!SlIsObjectValidInSavegame(sld)) break;
 
@@ -556,6 +580,7 @@
 			case SL_VAR: return SlCalcConvFileLen(sld->conv);
 			case SL_REF: return SlCalcRefLen();
 			case SL_ARR: return SlCalcArrayLen(sld->length, sld->conv);
+			case SL_STR: return SlCalcStringLen(sld->s.address, sld->length);
 			default: NOT_REACHED();
 			}
 			break;
@@ -573,6 +598,7 @@
 	case SL_VAR:
 	case SL_REF:
 	case SL_ARR:
+	case SL_STR:
 		/* CONDITIONAL saveload types depend on the savegame version */
 		if (!SlIsObjectValidInSavegame(sld)) return false;
 
@@ -586,6 +612,7 @@
 				*(void**)ptr = _sl.int_to_ref_proc(SlReadUint16(), conv);
 			break;
 		case SL_ARR: SlArray(ptr, sld->length, conv); break;
+		case SL_STR: SlString(ptr, sld->length, conv); break;
 		default: NOT_REACHED();
 		}
 		break;

--- a/saveload.h	Mon Feb 20 19:43:26 2006 +0000
+++ b/saveload.h	Mon Feb 20 19:58:46 2006 +0000
@@ -77,19 +77,23 @@
 	SLE_FILE_I64      = 6,
 	SLE_FILE_U64      = 7,
 	SLE_FILE_STRINGID = 8, /// StringID offset into strings-array
-	/* 7 more possible primitives */
+	SLE_FILE_STRING   = 9,
+	/* 6 more possible primitives */
 
 	/* 4 bytes allocated a maximum of 16 types for NumberType */
-	SLE_VAR_I8   =  0 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_U8   =  1 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_I16  =  2 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_U16  =  3 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_I32  =  4 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_U32  =  5 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_I64  =  6 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_U64  =  7 << 4,
-	SLE_VAR_NULL =  8 << 4, /// useful to write zeros in savegame.
-	/* 7 more possible primitives */
+	SLE_VAR_BL   =  0 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_I8   =  1 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_U8   =  2 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_I16  =  3 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_U16  =  4 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_I32  =  5 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_U32  =  6 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_I64  =  7 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_U64  =  8 << 4,
+	SLE_VAR_NULL =  9 << 4, /// useful to write zeros in savegame.
+	SLE_VAR_STRB = 10 << 4, /// normal string (with pre-allocated buffer)
+	SLE_VAR_STRQ = 11 << 4, /// string enclosed in parentheses
+	/* 4 more possible primitives */
 
 	/* Shortcut values */
 	SLE_VAR_CHAR = SLE_VAR_I8,
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@
 	/* Default combinations of variables. As savegames change, so can variables
 	 * and thus it is possible that the saved value and internal size do not
 	 * match and you need to specify custom combo. The defaults are listed here */
+	SLE_BOOL        = SLE_FILE_I8  | SLE_VAR_BL,
 	SLE_INT8        = SLE_FILE_I8  | SLE_VAR_I8,
 	SLE_UINT8       = SLE_FILE_U8  | SLE_VAR_U8,
 	SLE_INT16       = SLE_FILE_I16 | SLE_VAR_I16,
@@ -105,11 +110,16 @@
 	SLE_UINT32      = SLE_FILE_U32 | SLE_VAR_U32,
 	SLE_INT64       = SLE_FILE_I64 | SLE_VAR_I64,
 	SLE_UINT64      = SLE_FILE_U64 | SLE_VAR_U64,
+	SLE_CHAR        = SLE_FILE_I8  | SLE_VAR_CHAR,
 	SLE_STRINGID    = SLE_FILE_STRINGID | SLE_VAR_U16,
+	SLE_STRINGBUF   = SLE_FILE_STRING   | SLE_VAR_STRB,
+	SLE_STRINGQUOTE = SLE_FILE_STRING   | SLE_VAR_STRQ,
 
 	/* Shortcut values */
 	SLE_UINT = SLE_UINT32,
 	SLE_INT  = SLE_INT32,
+	SLE_STRB = SLE_STRINGBUF,
+	SLE_STRQ = SLE_STRINGQUOTE,
 };
 
 typedef uint32 VarType;
@@ -118,6 +128,7 @@
 	SL_VAR       = 0,
 	SL_REF       = 1,
 	SL_ARR       = 2,
+	SL_STR       = 3,
 	// non-normal save-load types
 	SL_WRITEBYTE = 8,
 	SL_INCLUDE   = 9,