4 files changed, 34 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
index 1799e812..107bc497 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
@@ -216,6 +216,34 @@ void format_create_dest(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest,
         dest->hilight_bg_color = 0;
 }
 
+int format_get_length(const char *str)
+{
+        GString *tmp;
+	int len;
+
+        tmp = g_string_new(NULL);
+	len = 0;
+	while (*str != '\0') {
+		if (*str == '%' && str[1] != '\0') {
+			str++;
+			if (*str != '%' && format_expand_styles(tmp, *str)) {
+                                str++;
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* %% or unknown %code, written as-is */
+			if (*str != '%')
+                                len++;
+		}
+
+                len++;
+                str++;
+	}
+
+	g_string_free(tmp, TRUE);
+        return len;
+}
+
 static char *format_get_text_args(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest,
 				  const char *text, char **arglist)
 {
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.h b/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
index 2e2d6cff..5d136d2f 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
 int format_find_tag(const char *module, const char *tag);
 
+/* Return length of text part in string (ie. without % codes) */
+int format_get_length(const char *str);
+
 char *format_get_text(const char *module, WINDOW_REC *window,
 		      void *server, const char *target,
 		      int formatnum, ...);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
index f1c4d397..7b85e2c7 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ void printtext_window(WINDOW_REC *window, int level, const char *text, ...)
 	va_end(va);
 }
 
-void printtext_gui_args(const char *text, va_list va)
+void printtext_gui(const char *text)
 {
 	TEXT_DEST_REC dest;
         char *str;
@@ -357,20 +357,11 @@ void printtext_gui_args(const char *text, va_list va)
 
         memset(&dest, 0, sizeof(dest));
 
-	str = printtext_get_args(&dest, text, va);
+	str = printtext_expand_formats(text);
 	format_send_to_gui(&dest, str);
 	g_free(str);
 }
 
-void printtext_gui(const char *text, ...)
-{
-	va_list va;
-
-	va_start(va, text);
-        printtext_gui_args(text, va);
-	va_end(va);
-}
-
 static void msg_beep_check(SERVER_REC *server, int level)
 {
 	if (level != 0 && (level & MSGLEVEL_NOHILIGHT) == 0 &&
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
index 5133fa57..125b6f72 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/printtext.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ void printbeep(void);
 
 /* only GUI should call these - used for printing text to somewhere else
    than windows */
-void printtext_gui(const char *text, ...);
-void printtext_gui_args(const char *text, va_list va);
+void printtext_gui(const char *text);
 void printformat_module_gui(const char *module, int formatnum, ...);
 void printformat_module_gui_args(const char *module, int formatnum, va_list va);