Index: industry_cmd.c
===================================================================
--- industry_cmd.c	(revision 5933)
+++ industry_cmd.c	(working copy)
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@
 					closeit = false;
 
 				mag = abs(percent);
-				if (mag >= 10) {
+				if (mag >= 10 && ((_patches.all_production_changes && i->last_prod_year == 0) || (!_patches.all_production_changes))) {
 					SetDParam(2, mag);
 					SetDParam(0, _cargoc.names_s[i->produced_cargo[j]]);
 					SetDParam(1, i->index);
Index: lang/english.txt
===================================================================
--- lang/english.txt	(revision 5933)
+++ lang/english.txt	(working copy)
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_STARTING_YEAR                                :{LTBLUE}Starting year: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ENDING_YEAR                                  :{LTBLUE}End game in: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SMOOTH_ECONOMY                               :{LTBLUE}Enable smooth economy (more, smaller changes)
+STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ALL_PRODUCTION_CHANGES                       :{LTBLUE}Show news on production changes of idle industries
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ALLOW_SHARES                                 :{LTBLUE}Allow buying shares from other companies
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_DRAG_SIGNALS_DENSITY                         :{LTBLUE}When dragging, place signals every: {ORANGE}{STRING1} tile(s)
 STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_TOOLBAR_POS                                  :{LTBLUE}Position of main toolbar: {ORANGE}{STRING1}
Index: settings.c
===================================================================
--- settings.c	(revision 5933)
+++ settings.c	(working copy)
@@ -1324,6 +1324,7 @@
 	 SDT_VAR(Patches, starting_year,    SLE_FILE_U32 | SLE_VAR_I16, 0,NC,  1950, MIN_YEAR, MAX_YEAR, STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_STARTING_YEAR,NULL),
 	 SDT_VAR(Patches, ending_year,      SLE_FILE_U32 | SLE_VAR_I16,0,NC|NO,2051, MIN_YEAR, MAX_YEAR, STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ENDING_YEAR,  NULL),
 	SDT_BOOL(Patches, smooth_economy,             0, 0,  true,            STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_SMOOTH_ECONOMY,   NULL),
+	SDT_BOOL(Patches, all_production_changes,     0, 0,  false,           STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ALL_PRODUCTION_CHANGES,   NULL),
 	SDT_BOOL(Patches, allow_shares,               0, 0,  true,            STR_CONFIG_PATCHES_ALLOW_SHARES,     NULL),
 
 	/***************************************************************************/
Index: settings_gui.c
===================================================================
--- settings_gui.c	(revision 5933)
+++ settings_gui.c	(working copy)
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@
 	"starting_year",
 	"ending_year",
 	"smooth_economy",
+	"all_production_changes",
 	"allow_shares",
 };
 
Index: variables.h
===================================================================
--- variables.h	(revision 5933)
+++ variables.h	(working copy)
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 	bool auto_euro;						// automatically switch to euro in 2002
 	bool serviceathelipad;	// service helicopters at helipads automatically (no need to send to depot)
 	bool smooth_economy;		// smooth economy
+	bool all_production_changes;	//show news on production changes of all industries including these that don't produce anything
 	bool allow_shares;			// allow the buying/selling of shares
 	byte dist_local_authority;		// distance for town local authority, default 20