Index: src/news_gui.cpp
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> /**
>  * Return the colour to be used in the message history window, given the news type.
>  *
>  * @param type The type of the news item
>  *
>  * @see MessageHistoryWindow
>  * @see NewsItem
>  * @see NewsType
>  *
>  * @todo Make the colours configurable for the user.
>  */
> static TextColour NewsItemColour(NewsType type)
> {
> 	switch (type)
> 	{
> 		case NT_ARRIVAL_COMPANY: return TC_WHITE;
> 		case NT_ARRIVAL_OTHER: return TC_SILVER;
> 		case NT_ACCIDENT: return TC_RED;
> 		case NT_COMPANY_INFO: return TC_SILVER;
> 		case NT_INDUSTRY_OPEN: return TC_GOLD;
> 		case NT_INDUSTRY_CLOSE: return TC_ORANGE;
> 		case NT_ECONOMY: return TC_DARK_BLUE;
> 		case NT_INDUSTRY_COMPANY: return TC_YELLOW;
> 		case NT_INDUSTRY_OTHER: return TC_LIGHT_BROWN;
> 		case NT_INDUSTRY_NOBODY: return TC_LIGHT_BROWN;
> 		case NT_ADVICE: return TC_CREAM;
> 		case NT_NEW_VEHICLES: return TC_GREEN;
> 		case NT_ACCEPTANCE: return TC_LIGHT_BLUE;
> 		case NT_SUBSIDIES: return TC_PURPLE;
> 		case NT_GENERAL: return TC_WHITE;
> 	}
> 	return TC_WHITE;
> }
> 
> /**
>  * Amount of days to highlight a news item
>  *
>  * @todo Make this configurable by the user.
>  */
> #define DAYS_TO_HIGHLIGHT_NEWS 10
> 
> /**
>  * Return the colour to be used to show the news item date. This allows
>  * to highlight recent items.
>  *
>  * @param date The given date.
>  *
>  * @see Date
>  * @see MessageHistoryWindow
>  * @see DAYS_TO_HIGHLIGHT_NEWS
>  */
> static TextColour DateColour(Date date)
> {
> 	return _date - date < DAYS_TO_HIGHLIGHT_NEWS ? TC_WHITE : TC_SILVER;
> }
> 
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< 			this->date_width = GetStringBoundingBox(STR_SHORT_DATE).width;
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> 			this->date_width = GetStringBoundingBox(STR_JUST_DATE_TINY).width;
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< 			DrawString(date_left, date_right, y, STR_SHORT_DATE);
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> 			DrawString(date_left, date_right, y, STR_JUST_DATE_TINY, DateColour(ni->date));
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< 			DrawNewsString(news_left, news_right, y, TC_WHITE, ni);
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> 			DrawNewsString(news_left, news_right, y, NewsItemColour(ni->type), ni);