Merge with quitta-gsoc-2013

--HG-- branch : rc-botanic-webdev
2024-11-19 13:46:13 +00:00 · 2013-08-15 02:57:19 -07:00 · 2013-08-15 02:57:19 -07:00 · a0e1d3cddf
commit a0e1d3cddf
parent 71aea63ed1 370653b11c
181 changed files with 10578 additions and 3938 deletions
--- a/.hgeol
+++ b/.hgeol
@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [patterns]
 **.h = native
 **.cpp = native
+ 
+**/database.xml = BIN
+**/msg.xml = BIN

 **.txt = native
 **.xml = native
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@ -111,9 +111,11 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2 REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(PNG REQUIRED)
 FIND_PACKAGE(Jpeg)

+IF(WITH_STATIC_LIBXML2)
+  SET(LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS ${LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS} -DLIBXML_STATIC)
+ENDIF(WITH_STATIC_LIBXML2)
 IF(WITH_STATIC)
  # libxml2 could need winsock2 library
-  SET(LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS ${LIBXML2_DEFINITIONS} -DLIBXML_STATIC)
  SET(LIBXML2_LIBRARIES ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES} ${WINSOCK2_LIB})

  # on Mac OS X libxml2 requires iconv and liblzma
--- a/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/PCHSupport.cmake
@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ ENDIF(MSVC)
 # Set PCH_FLAGS for common flags, PCH_ARCH_XXX_FLAGS for specific archs flags and PCH_ARCHS for archs
 MACRO(PCH_SET_COMPILE_FLAGS _target)
  SET(PCH_FLAGS)
-  SET(PCH_ARCHS)
-
-  SET(FLAGS)
+  SET(PCH_ARCHS) 
+  SET(_FLAGS)
+  
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS})

  STRING(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" _UPPER_BUILD)
@ -81,10 +81,15 @@ MACRO(PCH_SET_COMPILE_FLAGS _target)
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS " ${_directory_flags}")
  LIST(APPEND _FLAGS " ${_directory_definitions}")

-  STRING(REGEX REPLACE " +" " " _FLAGS ${_FLAGS})
-
  # Format definitions
-  SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(_FLAGS)
+  IF(MSVC)
+    # Fix path with space
+    SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(_FLAGS UNIX_COMMAND "${_FLAGS}")
+  ELSE(MSVC)
+    STRING(REGEX REPLACE " +" " " _FLAGS ${_FLAGS})
+    SEPARATE_ARGUMENTS(_FLAGS)
+  ENDIF(MSVC)
+

  IF(CLANG)
    # Determining all architectures and get common flags
--- a/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/nel.cmake
@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ MACRO(NL_DEFAULT_PROPS name label)
      VERSION ${NL_VERSION}
      SOVERSION ${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}
      COMPILE_FLAGS "/GA"
-      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION}")
+      LINK_FLAGS "/VERSION:${NL_VERSION_MAJOR}.${NL_VERSION_MINOR}")
  ENDIF(${type} STREQUAL EXECUTABLE AND WIN32)

  IF(WITH_STLPORT AND WIN32)
@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ MACRO(NL_SETUP_DEFAULT_OPTIONS)
  ELSE(WIN32)
    OPTION(WITH_STATIC            "With static libraries."                        OFF)
  ENDIF(WIN32)
+  IF (WITH_STATIC)
+    OPTION(WITH_STATIC_LIBXML2    "With static libxml2"                           ON )
+  ELSE(WITH_STATIC)
+    OPTION(WITH_STATIC_LIBXML2    "With static libxml2"                           OFF)
+  ENDIF(WITH_STATIC)
  OPTION(WITH_STATIC_DRIVERS      "With static drivers."                          OFF)
  IF(WIN32)
    OPTION(WITH_EXTERNAL          "With provided external."                       ON )
--- a/code/nel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/CMakeLists.txt
@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ IF(WITH_NEL_SAMPLES)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(samples)
 ENDIF(WITH_NEL_SAMPLES)

-IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
-  FIND_PACKAGE(Squish)
+# Allow to compile only max plugins without other tools.
+IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS OR WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
+  IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+    FIND_PACKAGE(Squish)
+  ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tools)
-ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS OR WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
+
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_link.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/interface_link.h
@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			  */
 			bool affect(const CInterfaceExprValue &value);
 		};
+		struct CCDBTargetInfo
+		{
+			NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> Leaf;
+			std::string LeafName;
+		};


 		/// Updates triggered interface links when triggered by the observed branch
@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		  * If there are no target element, the link is permanent (removed at exit)
 		  * NB : The target is not updated during this call.
 		  */
-		bool				init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parent);
+		bool				init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parent);
 		// force all the links that have been created to update their targets. This can be called when the interface has been loaded, and when the databse entries have been retrieved.
 		static void			updateAllLinks();
 		// force all trigered links to be updated
@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		  * \return true if all targets are valid
 		  */
 		static bool splitLinkTargets(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect);
+		static bool splitLinkTargetsExt(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargetsVect);
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	private:
 		friend struct CRemoveTargetPred;
@ -135,12 +141,14 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		typedef std::vector<NLMISC::ICDBNode *> TNodeVect;
 	private:
 		std::vector<CTarget>         _Targets;
+		std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo>	 _CDBTargets;
 		TNodeVect					 _ObservedNodes;
 		std::string					 _Expr;
 		CInterfaceExprNode			 *_ParseTree;
 		std::string					 _ActionHandler;
 		std::string					 _AHParams;
 		std::string					 _AHCond;
+		CInterfaceExprNode			*_AHCondParsed;
 		CInterfaceGroup				*_AHParent;
 		static TLinkList             _LinkList;
 		TLinkList::iterator			 _ListEntry;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/lua_helper.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/lua_helper.h
@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		void				clear() { setTop(0); }
 		int					getTop();
 		bool				empty() { return getTop() == 0; }
+		void				pushGlobalTable();		
 		void				pushValue(int index);  // copie nth element of stack to the top of the stack
 		void				remove(int index);     // remove nth element of stack
 		void				insert(int index);     // insert last element of the stack before the given position
@ -301,7 +302,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		/** Helper : Execute a function by name. Lookup for the function is done in the table at the index 'funcTableIndex'
 		  * the behaviour is the same than with call of pcall.
 		  */
-		int                 pcallByName(const char *functionName, int nargs, int nresults, int funcTableIndex = LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, int errfunc = 0);
+		int                 pcallByNameGlobal(const char *functionName, int nargs, int nresults, int errfunc = 0);
+		int                 pcallByName(const char *functionName, int nargs, int nresults, int funcTableIndex, int errfunc = 0);

 		// push a C closure (pop n element from the stack and associate with the function)
 		void				pushCClosure(lua_CFunction function, int n);
@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		CLuaState &operator=(const CLuaState &/* other */) { nlassert(0); return *this; }

 		void				executeScriptInternal(const std::string &code, const std::string &dbgSrc, int numRet = 0);
+		int                 pcallByNameInternal(const char *functionName, int nargs, int nresults, int errfunc, int initialStackSize);

 	};

--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/lua_helper_inline.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/lua_helper_inline.h
@ -42,10 +42,16 @@ inline void CLuaState::checkIndex(int index)
 	//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_checkIndex)
 	// NB : more restrictive test that in the documentation there, because
 	// we don't expose the check stack function
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	nlassert( (index!=0 && abs(index) <= getTop())
+		|| index == LUA_REGISTRYINDEX
+		);
+#else
 	nlassert( (index!=0 && abs(index) <= getTop())
 		|| index == LUA_REGISTRYINDEX
 		|| index == LUA_GLOBALSINDEX
 		);
+#endif
 }

 //================================================================================
@ -75,6 +81,18 @@ inline void CLuaState::setTop(int index)
 	lua_settop(_State, index);
 }

+//================================================================================
+inline void CLuaState::pushGlobalTable()
+{
+	//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_pushGlobalTable)
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	lua_pushglobaltable(_State);
+#else
+	checkIndex(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	lua_pushvalue(_State, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+#endif
+}
+
 //================================================================================
 inline void CLuaState::pushValue(int index)
 {
@ -243,7 +261,11 @@ inline size_t CLuaState::strlen(int index)
 {
 	//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_strlen)
 	checkIndex(index);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	return lua_rawlen(_State, index);
+#else
 	return lua_strlen(_State, index);
+#endif
 }

 //================================================================================
@ -342,7 +364,11 @@ inline bool         CLuaState::equal(int index1, int index2)
 	//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_equal)
 	checkIndex(index1);
 	checkIndex(index2);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	return lua_compare(_State, index1, index2, LUA_OPEQ) != 0;
+#else
 	return lua_equal(_State, index1, index2) != 0;
+#endif
 }

 //================================================================================
@ -376,7 +402,11 @@ inline bool         CLuaState::lessThan(int index1, int index2)
 	//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_lessThan)
 	checkIndex(index1);
 	checkIndex(index2);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	return lua_compare(_State, index1, index2, LUA_OPLT) != 0;
+#else
 	return lua_lessthan(_State, index1, index2) != 0;
+#endif
 }


--- a/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/gui/widget_manager.h
@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		}

 		float getAlphaRolloverSpeed();
-		void resetAlphaRolloverSpeed();
+		void resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();

 		void setContainerAlpha( uint8 alpha );
 		uint8 getContainerAlpha() const { return _ContainerAlpha; }
@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		uint8 getGlobalRolloverFactorContainer() const { return _GlobalRolloverFactorContainer; }

 		void updateGlobalAlphas();
+		void resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		const SInterfaceTimes& getInterfaceTimes() const{ return interfaceTimes; }
 		void updateInterfaceTimes( const SInterfaceTimes &times ){ interfaceTimes = times; }
@ -527,6 +528,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_BProp;
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AProp;
 		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB;
+
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContentAlphaDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContainerAlphaDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB;
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB;
 		
 		uint8 _ContainerAlpha;
 		uint8 _GlobalContentAlpha;
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/types_nl.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/types_nl.h
@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 			// Windows 64bits platform SDK compilers doesn't support inline assembler
 #			define NL_NO_ASM
 #		endif
+#		undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#		define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600 // force VISTA minimal version in 64 bits
 #	endif
 	// define NOMINMAX to be sure that windows includes will not define min max macros, but instead, use the stl template
 #	define NOMINMAX
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.cpp
@ -1488,7 +1488,10 @@ void			CDriverGL::enableUsedTextureMemorySum (bool enable)
 	H_AUTO_OGL(CDriverGL_enableUsedTextureMemorySum )

 	if (enable)
+	{	
 		nlinfo ("3D: PERFORMANCE INFO: enableUsedTextureMemorySum has been set to true in CDriverGL");
+		_TextureUsed.reserve(512);
+	}
 	_SumTextureMemoryUsed=enable;
 }

@ -1502,7 +1505,7 @@ uint32			CDriverGL::getUsedTextureMemory() const
 	uint32 memory=0;

 	// For each texture used
-	set<CTextureDrvInfosGL*>::const_iterator ite=_TextureUsed.begin();
+	std::vector<CTextureDrvInfosGL *>::const_iterator ite = _TextureUsed.begin();
 	while (ite!=_TextureUsed.end())
 	{
 		// Get the gl texture
@ -1510,7 +1513,8 @@ uint32			CDriverGL::getUsedTextureMemory() const
 		gltext= (*ite);

 		// Sum the memory used by this texture
-		memory+=gltext->TextureMemory;
+		if (gltext)
+			memory+=gltext->TextureMemory;

 		// Next texture
 		ite++;
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl.h
@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ public:

 	bool					initFrameBufferObject(ITexture * tex);
 	bool					activeFrameBufferObject(ITexture * tex);
+
+	std::vector<CTextureDrvInfosGL *>::size_type TextureUsedIdx;
 };


@ -1273,7 +1275,7 @@ private:
 	uint32												_NbSetupMaterialCall;
 	uint32												_NbSetupModelMatrixCall;
 	bool												_SumTextureMemoryUsed;
-	std::set<CTextureDrvInfosGL*>						_TextureUsed;
+	std::vector<CTextureDrvInfosGL *>					_TextureUsed;
 	uint							computeMipMapMemoryUsage(uint w, uint h, GLint glfmt) const;

 	// VBHard Lock Profiling
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_texture.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_texture.cpp
@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ CTextureDrvInfosGL::CTextureDrvInfosGL(IDriver *drv, ItTexDrvInfoPtrMap it, CDri
 	InitFBO = false;
 	AttachDepthStencil = true;
 	UsePackedDepthStencil = drvGl->supportPackedDepthStencil();
+
+	TextureUsedIdx = 0;
 }
 // ***************************************************************************
 CTextureDrvInfosGL::~CTextureDrvInfosGL()
@ -91,7 +93,10 @@ CTextureDrvInfosGL::~CTextureDrvInfosGL()
 	_Driver->_AllocatedTextureMemory-= TextureMemory;

 	// release in TextureUsed.
-	_Driver->_TextureUsed.erase (this);
+	if (TextureUsedIdx < _Driver->_TextureUsed.size() && _Driver->_TextureUsed[TextureUsedIdx] == this)
+	{
+		_Driver->_TextureUsed[TextureUsedIdx] = NULL;
+	}

 	if(InitFBO)
 	{
@ -1492,7 +1497,11 @@ bool CDriverGL::activateTexture(uint stage, ITexture *tex)
 			if (_SumTextureMemoryUsed)
 			{
 				// Insert the pointer of this texture
-				_TextureUsed.insert (gltext);
+				if (gltext->TextureUsedIdx >= _TextureUsed.size() || _TextureUsed[gltext->TextureUsedIdx] != gltext)
+				{
+					gltext->TextureUsedIdx = _TextureUsed.size();
+					_TextureUsed.push_back(gltext);
+				}
 			}

 			if(tex->isTextureCube())
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/zone_lighter.cpp
@ -1170,8 +1170,7 @@ void CZoneLighter::light (CLandscape &landscape, CZone& output, uint zoneToLight
 	{
 		// Last patch
 		uint lastPatch=firstPatch+patchCountByThread;
-		if (lastPatch>patchCount)
-			lastPatch=patchCount;
+		lastPatch %= patchCount;

 		// Last patch computed
 		_LastPatchComputed[process] = firstPatch;
@ -3772,6 +3771,8 @@ uint CZoneLighter::getAPatch (uint process)
 	uint index = _LastPatchComputed[process];
 	uint firstIndex = index;

+	nlassert(index < _PatchInfo.size());
+
 	if (access.value().size() == 0)
 		// no more patches
 		return 0xffffffff;
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_combo_box.cpp
@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace NLMISC;

-NLMISC_REGISTER_OBJECT(CViewBase, CDBGroupComboBox, std::string, "combo_box");
-
 namespace NLGUI
 {
+	NLMISC_REGISTER_OBJECT(CViewBase, CDBGroupComboBox, std::string, "combo_box");
+
+	void force_link_dbgroup_combo_box_cpp() { }
+
 	// Compare strings
 	static inline bool lt_text(const std::pair<int,ucstring> &s1, const std::pair<int,ucstring> &s2)
 	{
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_select_number.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/dbgroup_select_number.cpp
@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 {
 	NLMISC_REGISTER_OBJECT(CViewBase, CDBGroupSelectNumber, std::string, "select_number");

+	void force_link_dbgroup_select_number_cpp() { }
+
 	// ***************************************************************************
 	CDBGroupSelectNumber::CDBGroupSelectNumber(const TCtorParam &param) :
 	CInterfaceGroup(param)
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
@ -2325,7 +2325,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LUAOnDbChange[dbList]= newLink;
 		// Init and attach to list of untargeted links
 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> noTargets;
-		newLink->init(noTargets, NLMISC::toString("depends(%s)", dbList.c_str()), "lua", script, "", this);
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> noCdbTargets;
+		newLink->init(noTargets, noCdbTargets, NLMISC::toString("depends(%s)", dbList.c_str()), "lua", script, "", this);
 	}

 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_link.cpp
@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_NextTriggeredLink[0] = _NextTriggeredLink[1] = NULL;
 		_Triggered[0] = _Triggered[1] = false;
 		_ParseTree = NULL;
+		_AHCondParsed = NULL;
 	}

 	//===========================================================
@ -187,10 +188,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LinkList.erase(_ListEntry);

 		delete _ParseTree;
+		_ParseTree = NULL;
+		delete _AHCondParsed;
+		_AHCondParsed = NULL;
 	}

 	//===========================================================
-	bool CInterfaceLink::init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
+	bool CInterfaceLink::init(const std::vector<CTargetInfo> &targets, const std::vector<CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargets, const std::string &expr, const std::string &actionHandler, const std::string &ahParams, const std::string &ahCond, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup)
 	{
 		CInterfaceExprValue result;
 		// Build the parse tree
@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			// There are no target for this link, so, put in a dedicated list to ensure that the link will be destroyed at exit
 			_LinksWithNoTarget.push_back(TLinkSmartPtr(this));
 		}
+		_CDBTargets = cdbTargets;

 		// create observers
 		createObservers(_ObservedNodes);
@ -243,7 +248,12 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		//
 		_ActionHandler = actionHandler;
 		_AHParams = ahParams;
+		nlassert(!_AHCondParsed);
 		_AHCond = ahCond;
+		if (!ahCond.empty())
+		{
+			_AHCondParsed = CInterfaceExpr::buildExprTree(ahCond);
+		}
 		_AHParent = parentGroup;
 		return true;
 	}
@ -356,19 +366,47 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if (_CDBTargets.size())
+		{
+			CInterfaceExprValue resultCopy = result;
+			if (resultCopy.toInteger())
+			{
+				sint64 resultValue = resultCopy.getInteger();
+				for (uint k = 0; k < _CDBTargets.size(); ++k)
+				{
+					NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _CDBTargets[k].Leaf;
+					if (!node) 
+					{
+						node = _CDBTargets[k].Leaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_CDBTargets[k].LeafName, false);
+					}
+					if (node)
+					{
+						// assuming setvalue64 always works
+						node->setValue64(resultValue);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						nlwarning("CInterfaceLink::update: Node does not exist: '%s'", _CDBTargets[k].LeafName.c_str());
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				nlwarning("CInterfaceLink::update: Result conversion to db target failed");
+			}
+		}
 		// if there's an action handler, execute it
 		if (!_ActionHandler.empty())
 		{
 			// If there is a condition, test it.
-			bool	launch= true;
-			if(!_AHCond.empty())
+			bool launch = _AHCond.empty();
+			if (_AHCondParsed) // todo: maybe makes more sense to make condition also cover target
 			{
-				launch= false;
-				CInterfaceExprValue		result;
-				if(CInterfaceExpr::eval(_AHCond, result))
-					launch= result.getBool();
+				CInterfaceExprValue result;
+				_AHCondParsed->eval(result);
+				launch = result.getBool();
 			}
-			if(launch)
+			if (launch)
 			{
 				CAHManager::getInstance()->runActionHandler(_ActionHandler, _AHParent, _AHParams);
 				// do not add any code after this line because this can be deleted !!!!
@ -517,6 +555,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 				continue;
 			}
 			std::string::size_type lastPos = targetNames[k].find_last_not_of(" ");
+			if (startPos >= lastPos)
+			{
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}

 			if (!splitLinkTarget(targetNames[k].substr(startPos, lastPos - startPos+1), parentGroup, ti.PropertyName, ti.Elem))
 			{
@ -531,6 +574,70 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	}


+	// ***************************************************************************
+	bool CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(const std::string &targets, CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup,std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> &targetsVect, std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> &cdbTargetsVect)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::string> targetNames;
+		NLMISC::splitString(targets, ",", targetNames);
+		targetsVect.clear();
+		targetsVect.reserve(targetNames.size());
+		cdbTargetsVect.clear(); // no reserve because less used
+		bool everythingOk = true;
+		for (uint k = 0; k < targetNames.size(); ++k)
+		{
+			std::string::size_type startPos = targetNames[k].find_first_not_of(" ");
+			if(startPos == std::string::npos)
+			{
+				// todo hulud interface syntax error
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}
+			std::string::size_type lastPos = targetNames[k].find_last_not_of(" ");
+			if (startPos >= (lastPos+1))
+			{
+				nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> empty target encountered");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (targetNames[k][startPos] == '@')
+			{
+				CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo ti;
+				ti.LeafName = targetNames[k].substr((startPos+1), (lastPos+1) - (startPos+1));
+				// Do not allow Write on SERVER: or LOCAL:
+				static const std::string	dbServer= "SERVER:";
+				static const std::string	dbLocal= "LOCAL:";
+				static const std::string	dbLocalR2= "LOCAL:R2";
+				if( (0==ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbServer.size(),    dbServer)) ||
+					(0==ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbLocal.size(),    dbLocal))
+					)
+				{
+					if (0!=ti.LeafName.compare(0,    dbLocalR2.size(),    dbLocalR2))
+					{
+						//nlwarning("You are not allowed to write on 'SERVER:...' or 'LOCAL:...' database");
+						nlstop;
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+				ti.Leaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(ti.LeafName, false);
+				cdbTargetsVect.push_back(ti);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo ti;
+				if (!splitLinkTarget(targetNames[k].substr(startPos, lastPos - startPos+1), parentGroup, ti.PropertyName, ti.Elem))
+				{
+					// todo hulud interface syntax error
+					nlwarning("<splitLinkTargets> Can't get link target");
+					everythingOk = false;
+					continue;
+				}
+				targetsVect.push_back(ti);
+			}
+		}
+		return everythingOk;
+	}
+
+
 	//===========================================================
 	void    CInterfaceLink::checkNbRefs()
 	{
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ namespace NLGUI


 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targets;
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargets;

 		ptr = (char*) xmlGetProp (cur, (xmlChar*)"target");
 		std::string target;
@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		{
 			target = std::string( (const char*)ptr );
 			if( !editorMode )
-				CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargets(std::string((const char*)ptr), parentGroup, targets);
+				CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(std::string((const char*)ptr), parentGroup, targets, cdbTargets);
 		}

 		// optional action handler
@ -1022,7 +1023,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if( !editorMode )
 		{
 			CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
-			il->init(targets, expr, action, params, cond, parentGroup); // init will add 'il' in the list of link present in 'elm'
+			il->init(targets, cdbTargets, expr, action, params, cond, parentGroup); // init will add 'il' in the list of link present in 'elm'
 		}
 		else
 		{
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/link_hack.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/link_hack.cpp
@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 namespace NLGUI
 {
 	void ifexprufct_forcelink();
+	void force_link_dbgroup_select_number_cpp();
+	void force_link_dbgroup_combo_box_cpp();

 	/// Necessary so the linker doesn't drop the code of these classes from the library
 	void LinkHack()
@ -33,5 +35,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		CDBViewQuantity::forceLink();
 		CViewPointer::forceLink();
 		ifexprufct_forcelink();
+		force_link_dbgroup_select_number_cpp();
+		force_link_dbgroup_combo_box_cpp();
 	}
 }
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/lua_helper.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/lua_helper.cpp
@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		{
 			#ifdef LUA_NEVRAX_VERSION
 				_State = lua_open(l_realloc_func, l_free_func);
+			#elif defined(LUA_VERSION_NUM) && LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 501
+				_State = luaL_newstate();
 			#else
 				_State = lua_open();
 			#endif
@ -361,7 +363,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		rd.Str = &code;
 		rd.Done = false;

-		int result = lua_load(_State,   CHelper::luaChunkReaderFromString,   (void *) &rd,   dbgSrc.c_str());
+		int result = lua_load(_State,   CHelper::luaChunkReaderFromString,   (void *) &rd,   dbgSrc.c_str()
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+			, NULL
+#endif
+			);
 		if (result !=0)
 		{
 			// pop the error code
@ -569,9 +575,17 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_registerFunc)
 		nlassert(function);
 		CLuaStackChecker lsc(this);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		pushGlobalTable();
+#endif
 		push(name);
 		push(function);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		setTable(-3); // -3 is the pushGlobalTable
+		pop(1); // pop the pushGlobalTable value (setTable popped the 2 pushes)
+#else
 		setTable(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+#endif
 	}


@ -643,13 +657,31 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	}

 	// ***************************************************************************
-	int CLuaState::pcallByName(const char *functionName,   int nargs,   int nresults,   int funcTableIndex /*=LUA_GLOBALSINDEX*/,  int errfunc /*= 0*/)
+	int CLuaState::pcallByNameGlobal(const char *functionName, int nargs, int nresults, int errfunc /*= 0*/)
+	{
+		int initialStackSize = getTop();
+		nlassert(functionName);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		pushGlobalTable();
+#else
+		nlassert(isTable(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX));
+		pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+#endif
+		return pcallByNameInternal(functionName, nargs, nresults, errfunc, initialStackSize);
+	}
+
+	int CLuaState::pcallByName(const char *functionName,   int nargs,   int nresults,   int funcTableIndex,  int errfunc /*= 0*/)
 	{
-		//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_pcallByName)
 		int initialStackSize = getTop();
 		nlassert(functionName);
 		nlassert(isTable(funcTableIndex));
 		pushValue(funcTableIndex);
+		return pcallByNameInternal(functionName, nargs, nresults, errfunc, initialStackSize);
+	}
+
+	int CLuaState::pcallByNameInternal(const char *functionName,   int nargs,   int nresults,  int errfunc /*= 0*/, int initialStackSize)
+	{
+		//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_pcallByName)
 		push(functionName);
 		getTable(-2);
 		remove(-2); // get rid of the table
@ -782,7 +814,12 @@ namespace NLGUI
 	int          CLuaState::getGCCount()
 	{
 		//H_AUTO(Lua_CLuaState_getGCCount)
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		// deprecated
+		return 0;
+#else
 		return lua_getgccount(_State);
+#endif
 	}

 	//================================================================================
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/lua_object.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/lua_object.cpp
@ -474,7 +474,11 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		CLuaState *luaState = table.getLuaState();
 		CLuaStackChecker lsc(luaState);
 		// get pointer to the 'next' function
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		luaState->pushGlobalTable();
+#else
 		luaState->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+#endif
 		_NextFunction = CLuaObject(*luaState)["next"];
 		//
 		nlassert(luaState);
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/widget_manager.cpp
@ -1035,8 +1035,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		setCapturePointerRight(NULL);
 		
 		resetColorProps();
-
-		_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB = NULL;
+		resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+		resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		activeAnims.clear();
 	}
@ -1967,10 +1967,18 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		}

 		// Update global color from database
-		setGlobalColor( NLMISC::CRGBA (	(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:R")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:G")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:B")->getValue32(),
-								(uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:A")->getValue32() ) );
+		if (!_RProp)
+		{
+			_RProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:R");
+			_GProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:G");
+			_BProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:B");
+			_AProp = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:COLOR:A");
+		}
+		setGlobalColor(NLMISC::CRGBA(
+			(uint8)_RProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_GProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_BProp->getValue32(),
+			(uint8)_AProp->getValue32()));

 		NLMISC::CRGBA c  = getGlobalColorForContent();
 		NLMISC::CRGBA gc = getGlobalColor();
@ -2965,7 +2973,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		return fTmp*fTmp*fTmp;
 	}

-	void CWidgetManager::resetAlphaRolloverSpeed()
+	void CWidgetManager::resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps()
 	{
 		_AlphaRolloverSpeedDB = NULL;
 	}
@ -2981,10 +2989,29 @@ namespace NLGUI

 	void CWidgetManager::updateGlobalAlphas()
 	{
-		_GlobalContentAlpha = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ALPHA")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalContainerAlpha = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ALPHA")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalRolloverFactorContent = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ROLLOVER_FACTOR")->getValue32();
-		_GlobalRolloverFactorContainer = (uint8)CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ROLLOVER_FACTOR")->getValue32();
+		if (!_GlobalContentAlphaDB)
+		{
+			_GlobalContentAlphaDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ALPHA");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContentAlphaDB);
+			_GlobalContainerAlphaDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ALPHA");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContainerAlphaDB);
+			_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTENT_ROLLOVER_FACTOR");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB);
+			_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB = CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:CONTAINER_ROLLOVER_FACTOR");
+			nlassert(_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB);
+		}
+		_GlobalContentAlpha = (uint8)_GlobalContentAlphaDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalContainerAlpha = (uint8)_GlobalContainerAlphaDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalRolloverFactorContent = (uint8)_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB->getValue32();
+		_GlobalRolloverFactorContainer = (uint8)_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB->getValue32();
+	}
+
+	void CWidgetManager::resetGlobalAlphasProps()
+	{
+		_GlobalContentAlphaDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContainerAlphaDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContentRolloverFactorDB = NULL;
+		_GlobalContainerRolloverFactorDB = NULL;
 	}

 	void CWidgetManager::registerNewScreenSizeHandler( INewScreenSizeHandler *handler )
@ -3156,6 +3183,7 @@ namespace NLGUI

 	CWidgetManager::CWidgetManager()
 	{
+		LinkHack();
 		CStringShared::createStringMapper();

 		CReflectableRegister::registerClasses();
@ -3171,6 +3199,8 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		_LastYContextHelp= -10000;

 		resetColorProps();
+		resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+		resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 		_GlobalColor = NLMISC::CRGBA(255,255,255,255);
 		_GlobalColorForContent = _GlobalColor;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,61 +1,75 @@
-SUBDIRS(
-		build_coarse_mesh
-		build_far_bank
-		build_smallbank
-		ig_lighter
-		zone_dependencies
-		zone_ig_lighter 
-		zone_lighter
-		zone_welder
-		animation_set_builder
-		anim_builder
-		build_clod_bank
-		build_clodtex
-		build_interface
-		build_shadow_skin
-		cluster_viewer
-		file_info
-		get_neighbors
-		ig_add
-		ig_info
-		shapes_exporter
-		tga_cut
-		tga_resize
-		zone_check_bind
-		zone_dump
-		zviewer)

-IF(WIN32)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ig_elevation)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(lightmap_optimizer)
+IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)

+  SUBDIRS(
+    build_coarse_mesh
+    build_far_bank
+    build_smallbank
+    ig_lighter
+    zone_dependencies
+    zone_ig_lighter 
+    zone_lighter
+    zone_welder
+    animation_set_builder
+    anim_builder
+    build_clod_bank
+    build_clodtex
+    build_interface
+    build_shadow_skin
+    cluster_viewer
+    file_info
+    get_neighbors
+    ig_add
+    ig_info
+    shapes_exporter
+    tga_cut
+    tga_resize
+		shape2obj
+    zone_check_bind
+    zone_dump
+    zviewer)
+
+ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+
+# For tools selection of only max plugins
+IF(WIN32)  
  IF(MFC_FOUND)
    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_exe)
-    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tile_edit)
+    IF(WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
+      IF(MAXSDK_FOUND)
+        ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(plugin_max)
+        ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ligo)
+      ENDIF(MAXSDK_FOUND)
+    ENDIF(WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
  ENDIF(MFC_FOUND)
-
-  IF(WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
-    IF(MAXSDK_FOUND)
-      ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(plugin_max)
-      ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ligo)
-    ENDIF(MAXSDK_FOUND)
-  ENDIF(WITH_NEL_MAXPLUGIN)
-
 ENDIF(WIN32)

-IF(WITH_QT)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tile_edit_qt)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_qt)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_widget)
-ENDIF(WITH_QT)
+IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)

-IF(SQUISH_FOUND)
+  IF(WIN32)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ig_elevation)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(lightmap_optimizer)  
+    IF(MFC_FOUND)
+      ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_exe)
+      ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tile_edit)
+    ENDIF(MFC_FOUND)
+  ENDIF(WIN32)
+  
+  IF(WITH_QT)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tile_edit_qt)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_qt)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(object_viewer_widget)
+  ENDIF(WITH_QT)
+  
+  IF(SQUISH_FOUND)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(s3tc_compressor_lib)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(panoply_maker)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tga_2_dds)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(hls_bank_maker)
-ENDIF(SQUISH_FOUND)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(panoply_maker)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(tga_2_dds)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(hls_bank_maker)
+  ENDIF(SQUISH_FOUND)
+
+  #crash_log_analyser
+  #shapes_exporter
+
+ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)

-#crash_log_analyser
-#shapes_exporter
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer/object_viewer.cpp
@ -1271,7 +1271,8 @@ void CObjectViewer::go ()
 			// Calc FPS
 			static sint64 lastTime=NLMISC::CTime::getPerformanceTime ();
 			sint64 newTime=NLMISC::CTime::getPerformanceTime ();
-			float fps = (float)(1.0 / NLMISC::CTime::ticksToSecond (newTime-lastTime));
+			sint64 timeDiff = newTime - lastTime;
+			float fps = timeDiff > 0 ? (float)(1.0 / NLMISC::CTime::ticksToSecond (newTime-lastTime)) : 1000.0f;
 			lastTime=newTime;
 			char msgBar[1024];
 			uint nbPlayingSources, nbSources;
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/images/nel_ide_load.png
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/object_viewer_qt/src/images/nel_ide_load.png
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/scripts/startup/nel_material.ms
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/scripts/startup/nel_material.ms
@ -574,36 +574,6 @@ plugin material NelMaterial
 			CheckBox cbUseSelfIllumColor "Use Color" checked:false align:#right
 		)
 		
-		on cbTwoSided changed bval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on cpAmbient changed cval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on cpDiffuse changed cval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on spOpacity changed pval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on cpSpecular changed cval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on spSpecularLevel changed pval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on spGlossiness changed pval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on cpSelfIllumColor changed cval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on spSelfIllumAmount changed bval do
-			updateUI false
-		
-		on cbUseSelfIllumColor changed bval do
-			updateUI false
-		
 		Fn updateUI update =
 		(
 			if (version >= 14) then
@ -655,6 +625,36 @@ plugin material NelMaterial
 			)
 		)
 		
+		on cbTwoSided changed bval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on cpAmbient changed cval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on cpDiffuse changed cval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on spOpacity changed pval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on cpSpecular changed cval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on spSpecularLevel changed pval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on spGlossiness changed pval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on cpSelfIllumColor changed cval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on spSelfIllumAmount changed bval do
+			updateUI false
+		
+		on cbUseSelfIllumColor changed bval do
+			updateUI false
+		
 		on nelBasicParameters open do
 		(
 			updateUI true
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/shape2obj/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/shape2obj/CMakeLists.txt
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp)
+
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(shape2obj ${SRC})
+
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(shape2obj nelmisc nel3d)
+NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(shape2obj "NeL, Tools, 3D: shape2obj")
+NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(shape2obj)
+
+INSTALL(TARGETS shape2obj RUNTIME DESTINATION ${NL_BIN_PREFIX} COMPONENT tools3d)
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/shape2obj/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/shape2obj/main.cpp
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const CIndexBuffer *getRdrPassPrimitiveBlock(const CMeshMRMSkinnedGeom *mesh, ui

 bool ProcessMeshMRMSkinned(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh);
 bool ProcessMeshMRM(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh);
-bool ProcessMesh(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh);
+//bool ProcessMesh(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh);

 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])

 	if (ProcessMeshMRMSkinned(filename, shapeMesh)) return 0;
 	if (ProcessMeshMRM(filename, shapeMesh)) return 0;
-	if (ProcessMesh(filename, shapeMesh)) return 0;
+//	if (ProcessMesh(filename, shapeMesh)) return 0;

 	return 0;
 }
@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ bool ProcessMeshMRM(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh)
 	return true;
 }

+/*
+
+TODO: implement this
+
 bool ProcessMesh(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh)
 {
 	CMesh *mesh = dynamic_cast<CMesh*>(shapeMesh);
@ -666,3 +670,5 @@ bool ProcessMesh(const std::string &filename, IShape *shapeMesh)

 	return true;
 }
+
+*/
--- a/code/nel/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/nel/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(misc)
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(memory)

+# Don't add other subdirectories if only max plugins are selected.
+IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(misc)
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(memory)
+ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+
+# Max plugins are under the 3d directory as well.
 IF(WITH_3D)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(3d)
 ENDIF(WITH_3D)

-IF(WITH_PACS)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(pacs)
-ENDIF(WITH_PACS)
-
-IF(WITH_LOGIC)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(logic)
-ENDIF(WITH_LOGIC)
-
-IF(WITH_GEORGES)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(georges)
-ENDIF(WITH_GEORGES)
-
-IF(WITH_SOUND)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(sound)
-ENDIF(WITH_SOUND)
-
-IF(WITH_NEL_TESTS)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(nel_unit_test)
-ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TESTS)
-
-#build_gamedata
+# Don't add other subdirectories if only max plugins are selected.
+IF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
+  IF(WITH_PACS)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(pacs)
+  ENDIF(WITH_PACS)
+  
+  IF(WITH_LOGIC)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(logic)
+  ENDIF(WITH_LOGIC)
+  
+  IF(WITH_GEORGES)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(georges)
+  ENDIF(WITH_GEORGES)
+  
+  IF(WITH_SOUND)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(sound)
+  ENDIF(WITH_SOUND)
+  
+  IF(WITH_NEL_TESTS)
+    ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(nel_unit_test)
+  ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TESTS)
+ENDIF(WITH_NEL_TOOLS)
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_simple_max_exporters.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_simple_max_exporters.py
@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ def generateSimpleMaxExporter(processName, fileExtension, sourceDirectoriesVaria



-generateSimpleMaxExporter("pacs_prim", "pacs_prim", "PacsPrimSourceDirectories", "PacsPrimExportDirectory", "PacsPrimInstallDirectory")
-
 generateSimpleMaxExporter("skel", "skel", "SkelSourceDirectories", "SkelExportDirectory", "SkelInstallDirectory")

 generateSimpleMaxExporter("swt", "swt", "SwtSourceDirectories", "SwtExportDirectory", "SwtInstallDirectory")
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_tagged_max_exporters.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/generators/generate_tagged_max_exporters.py
@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ def generateTaggedMaxExporter(processName, fileExtension, sourceDirectoriesVaria



+generateTaggedMaxExporter("pacs_prim", "pacs_prim", "PacsPrimSourceDirectories", "PacsPrimExportDirectory", "PacsPrimTagExportDirectory", "PacsPrimInstallDirectory")
+
 generateTaggedMaxExporter("clodbank", "clod", "ClodSourceDirectories", "ClodExportDirectory", "ClodTagExportDirectory", "ClodInstallDirectory")

 generateTaggedMaxScript("ig", "ig")
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/1_export.py
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/1_export.py
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # 
 # \file 1_export.py
 # \brief Export pacs_prim
-# \date 2011-09-28-07-42-GMT
+# \date 2013-07-24-14-21-GMT
 # \author Jan Boon (Kaetemi)
 # Python port of game data build pipeline.
 # Export pacs_prim
@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ sys.path.append("../../configuration")

 if os.path.isfile("log.log"):
 	os.remove("log.log")
-log = open("log.log", "w")
+if os.path.isfile("temp_log.log"):
+	os.remove("temp_log.log")
+log = open("temp_log.log", "w")
 from scripts import *
 from buildsite import *
 from process import *
@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ printLog(log, "-------")
 printLog(log, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%MGMT", time.gmtime(time.time())))
 printLog(log, "")

+
 # Find tools
 # ...

@ -58,15 +61,18 @@ if MaxAvailable:
 	
 	printLog(log, ">>> Export pacs_prim 3dsmax <<<")
 	mkPath(log, ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory)
+	mkPath(log, ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory)
 	for dir in PacsPrimSourceDirectories:
 		mkPath(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir)
-		if (needUpdateDirByTagLog(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir, ".max", ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory, ".pacs_prim")):
+		if (needUpdateDirByTagLog(log, DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir, ".max", ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory, ".max.tag")):
 			scriptSrc = "maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms"
 			scriptDst = MaxUserDirectory + "/scripts/pacs_prim_export.ms"
 			outputLogfile = ScriptDirectory + "/processes/pacs_prim/log.log"
 			outputDirectory =  ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimExportDirectory
+			tagDirectory =  ExportBuildDirectory + "/" + PacsPrimTagExportDirectory
 			maxSourceDir = DatabaseDirectory + "/" + dir
-			tagList = findFiles(log, outputDirectory, "", ".pacs_prim")
+			maxRunningTagFile = tagDirectory + "/max_running.tag"
+			tagList = findFiles(log, tagDirectory, "", ".max.tag")
 			tagLen = len(tagList)
 			if os.path.isfile(scriptDst):
 				os.remove(scriptDst)
@ -77,18 +83,50 @@ if MaxAvailable:
 				newline = line.replace("%OutputLogfile%", outputLogfile)
 				newline = newline.replace("%MaxSourceDirectory%", maxSourceDir)
 				newline = newline.replace("%OutputDirectory%", outputDirectory)
+				newline = newline.replace("%TagDirectory%", tagDirectory)
 				sDst.write(newline)
 			sSrc.close()
 			sDst.close()
+			zeroRetryLimit = 3
 			while tagDiff > 0:
+				mrt = open(maxRunningTagFile, "w")
+				mrt.write("moe-moe-kyun")
+				mrt.close()
 				printLog(log, "MAXSCRIPT " + scriptDst)
 				subprocess.call([ Max, "-U", "MAXScript", "pacs_prim_export.ms", "-q", "-mi", "-vn" ])
-				tagList = findFiles(log, outputDirectory, "", ".pacs_prim")
+				if os.path.exists(outputLogfile):
+					try:
+						lSrc = open(outputLogfile, "r")
+						for line in lSrc:
+							lineStrip = line.strip()
+							if (len(lineStrip) > 0):
+								printLog(log, lineStrip)
+						lSrc.close()
+						os.remove(outputLogfile)
+					except Exception:
+						printLog(log, "ERROR Failed to read 3dsmax log")
+				else:
+					printLog(log, "WARNING No 3dsmax log")
+				tagList = findFiles(log, tagDirectory, "", ".max.tag")
 				newTagLen = len(tagList)
 				tagDiff = newTagLen - tagLen
 				tagLen = newTagLen
-				printLog(log, "Exported " + str(tagDiff) + " .pacs_prim files!")
+				addTagDiff = 0
+				if os.path.exists(maxRunningTagFile):
+					printLog(log, "FAIL 3ds Max crashed and/or file export failed!")
+					if tagDiff == 0:
+						if zeroRetryLimit > 0:
+							zeroRetryLimit = zeroRetryLimit - 1
+							addTagDiff = 1
+						else:
+							printLog(log, "FAIL Retry limit reached!")
+					else:
+						addTagDiff = 1
+					os.remove(maxRunningTagFile)
+				printLog(log, "Exported " + str(tagDiff) + " .max files!")
+				tagDiff += addTagDiff
 			os.remove(scriptDst)
+	printLog(log, "")



@ -99,8 +137,10 @@ if os.path.isfile(listPath):



-printLog(log, "")
 log.close()
+if os.path.isfile("log.log"):
+	os.remove("log.log")
+shutil.move("temp_log.log", "log.log")


 # end of file
--- a/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms
+++ b/code/nel/tools/build_gamedata/processes/pacs_prim/maxscript/pacs_prim_export.ms
@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 -- Allocate 20 Me for the script
 heapSize += 15000000

+-- In case of error just abort the app and don't show nel report window
+NelForceQuitOnMsgDisplayer()
+
 nlErrorFilename = "%OutputLogfile%"
 nlErrorStream = openFile nlErrorFilename mode:"a"
 if nlErrorStream == undefined then
@ -110,75 +113,128 @@ fn runNelMaxExport inputMaxFile =



+removeRunningTag = true
+
 try
 (
-	-- Get files in the %MaxSourceDirectory% directory
-	files = getFiles "%MaxSourceDirectory%/*.max" 
-	gc()
-	
-	-- Sort files
-	sort files
-	gc()
-	
-	-- No file ?
-	if files.count != 0 then
+	undo off
 	(
-		-- For each files
-		for i = 1 to files.count do
+		-- Get files in the %MaxSourceDirectory% directory
+		files = getFiles "%MaxSourceDirectory%/*.max" 
+		gc()
+		
+		-- Sort files
+		sort files
+		gc()
+		
+		-- No file ?
+		if files.count != 0 then
 		(
-			inputMaxFile = files[i]
-			outputNelFile = ("%OutputDirectory%/" + (getFilenameFile inputMaxFile) + ".pacs_prim")
-			
-			try
+			-- For each files
+			for i = 1 to files.count do
 			(
-				-- Compare file date
-				if (NeLTestFileDate outputNelFile inputMaxFile) == true then
-				(
-					-- Free memory and file handles
-					gc()
-					heapfree
-					
-					-- Reset 3dsmax
-					resetMAXFile #noprompt
-					
-					-- Open the max project
-					nlerror("Scanning file " + inputMaxFile + " ...")
-					if (loadMaxFile inputMaxFile quiet:true) == true then
+				inputMaxFile = files[i]
+				outputTagFile = ("%TagDirectory%/" + (getFilenameFile inputMaxFile) + (getFilenameType inputMaxFile) + ".tag")
+				
+				--try
+				--(
+					-- Compare file date
+					if (NeLTestFileDate outputTagFile inputMaxFile) == true then
 					(
-						runNelMaxExport(inputMaxFile)
+						-- Free memory and file handles
+						gc()
+						heapfree
+						
+						-- Reset 3dsmax
+						resetMAXFile #noprompt
+						
+						-- Open the max project
+						nlerror("Scanning file " + inputMaxFile + " ...")
+						if (loadMaxFile inputMaxFile quiet:true) == true then
+						(
+							tagThisFile = runNelMaxExport(inputMaxFile)
+							
+							-- Write a tag file
+							if tagThisFile == true then
+							(
+								tagFile = createFile outputTagFile
+								if tagFile == undefined then
+								(
+									nlerror("WARNING can't create tag file " + outputTagFile)
+									removeRunningTag = false
+								)
+								else
+								(
+									print "mukyu" to: tagFile
+									close tagFile
+								)
+							)
+							else
+							(
+								removeRunningTag = false
+							)
+						)
+						else
+						(
+							-- Error
+							nlerror("ERROR exporting 'pacs_prim': can't open the file " + inputMaxFile)
+							removeRunningTag = false
+						)
 					)
 					else
 					(
-						-- Error
-						nlerror("ERROR exporting 'pacs_prim': can't open the file " + inputMaxFile)
+						nlerror("SKIPPED BY TAG " + inputMaxFile)
 					)
-				)
-				else
-				(
-					nlerror("SKIPPED " + inputMaxFile)
-				)
-			)
-			catch 
-			(
-				-- Error
-				nlerror("ERROR error exporting 'pacs_prim' in files " + inputMaxFile)
+				--)
+				--catch 
+				--(
+				--	-- Error
+				--	nlerror("ERROR error exporting 'pacs_prim' in file " + inputMaxFile)
+				--	removeRunningTag = false
+				--)
 			)
 		)
-	)
-	else
-	(
-		nlerror("WARNING no *.max file in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+		else
+		(
+			nlerror("WARNING no *.max file in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+		)
 	)
 )
 catch 
 (
 	-- Error
-	nlerror("ERROR fatal error exporting 'pacs_prim' in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+	nlerror("ERROR Fatal error exporting 'pacs_prim' in folder %MaxSourceDirectory%")
+	nlerror("FAIL Fatal error occured")
+	NelForceQuitRightNow()
+	removeRunningTag = false
+)
+
+try
+(
+	if (removeRunningTag) then
+	(
+		resetMAXFile #noPrompt
+	)
+)
+catch 
+(
+	nlerror("FAIL Last reset fails")
+	removeRunningTag = false
+)
+
+if (removeRunningTag) then
+(
+	nlerror("SUCCESS All .max files have been successfully exported")
+	deleteFile("%TagDirectory%/max_running.tag")
+)
+else
+(
+	nlerror("FAIL One or more issues occured")
+	NelForceQuitRightNow()
 )

 -- Bye
-
-resetMAXFile #noprompt
+nlerror("BYE")
 quitMAX #noPrompt
 quitMAX() #noPrompt

--- a/code/ryzom/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/CMakeLists.txt
@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ IF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
  ENDIF(CURL_STATIC)

  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client)
+  
+ELSEIF(WITH_RYZOM_TOOLS)
+
+  # Need clientsheets lib for sheets packer tool
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client)
+  
 ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)

 IF(WITH_RYZOM_TOOLS)
@ -53,6 +59,14 @@ IF(WITH_RYZOM_TOOLS)
 ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_TOOLS)

 IF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
+
  FIND_PACKAGE(MySQL REQUIRED)
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(server)
+  
+ELSEIF(WITH_RYZOM_TOOLS)
+
+  # Need servershare for build packed collision tool
+  # Need aishare for build wmap tool
+  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(server)
+
 ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+
+# Need clientsheets lib for sheets packer tool
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(src)
+
+IF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
+
 #ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(data)
 #ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(patcher)

@ -12,3 +17,5 @@ IF(RYZOM_ETC_PREFIX)
 ELSE(RYZOM_ETC_PREFIX)
  INSTALL(FILES client_default.cfg DESTINATION etc/ryzom)
 ENDIF(RYZOM_ETC_PREFIX)
+
+ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/client_default.cfg
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/client_default.cfg
@ -126,24 +126,24 @@ AutoEquipTool			= 1;


 // *** LANDSCAPE
-LandscapeTileNear		= 150.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_min	= 20.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_max	= 250.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_step	= 10.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps0	= 20.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps1	= 100.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps2	= 150.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps3	= 200.0;
+LandscapeTileNear       = 50.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_min   = 20.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_max   = 100.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_step  = 10.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps0   = 20.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps1   = 40.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps2   = 50.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps3   = 80.0;

 // NB: threshold is inverted ULandscape::setThreshold(), to be more intelligible
-LandscapeThreshold		= 2000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_min	= 100.0;	// Low quality => 0.01 threshold
-LandscapeThreshold_max	= 4000.0;	// High quality => 0.0005 threshold
-LandscapeThreshold_step	= 100.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps0	= 100.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps1	= 1000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps2	= 2000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps3	= 3000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold      = 1000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_min  = 100.0;    // Low quality => 0.01 threshold
+LandscapeThreshold_max  = 2000.0;   // High quality => 0.0005 threshold
+LandscapeThreshold_step = 100.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps0  = 100.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps1  = 500.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps2  = 1000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps3  = 2000.0;

 Vision		= 500.000000;
 Vision_min	= 200.000000;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/client_default.cfg.in
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/client_default.cfg.in
@ -126,24 +126,24 @@ AutoEquipTool			= 1;


 // *** LANDSCAPE
-LandscapeTileNear		= 150.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_min	= 20.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_max	= 250.000000;
-LandscapeTileNear_step	= 10.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps0	= 20.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps1	= 100.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps2	= 150.0;
-LandscapeTileNear_ps3	= 200.0;
+LandscapeTileNear       = 50.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_min   = 20.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_max   = 100.000000;
+LandscapeTileNear_step  = 10.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps0   = 20.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps1   = 40.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps2   = 50.0;
+LandscapeTileNear_ps3   = 80.0;

 // NB: threshold is inverted ULandscape::setThreshold(), to be more intelligible
-LandscapeThreshold		= 2000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_min	= 100.0;	// Low quality => 0.01 threshold
-LandscapeThreshold_max	= 4000.0;	// High quality => 0.0005 threshold
-LandscapeThreshold_step	= 100.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps0	= 100.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps1	= 1000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps2	= 2000.0;
-LandscapeThreshold_ps3	= 3000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold      = 1000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_min  = 100.0;    // Low quality => 0.01 threshold
+LandscapeThreshold_max  = 2000.0;   // High quality => 0.0005 threshold
+LandscapeThreshold_step = 100.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps0  = 100.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps1  = 500.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps2  = 1000.0;
+LandscapeThreshold_ps3  = 2000.0;

 Vision		= 500.000000;
 Vision_min	= 200.000000;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/bg_downloader.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/bg_downloader.lua
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function bgdownloader:setPatchProgress(progress)

 	self:getPrioCB().active = true
 	local progressPercentText = string.format("%d%%", 100 * progress)
-	local progressPostfix = math.mod(os.time(), 3)	
+	local progressPostfix = math.fmod(os.time(), 3)	
 	local progressDate = nltime.getLocalTime() / 500
 	local colValue = math.floor(230 + 24 * math.sin(progressDate))
 	local color = string.format("%d %d 	%d %d", colValue, colValue, colValue, 255)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/config.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/config.xml
@ -2882,15 +2882,12 @@ This MUST follow the Enum MISSION_DESC::TIconId
            type="bool"
            value="true" />
  <!-- Blend between day and night (lightLevel = 0 day) (lightLevel = 1 night) -->
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:R|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:G|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
-  <link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
-        action="set"
-        params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:B|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR)))" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getRed(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:R" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getGreen(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:G" />
+  <link expr="identity(ilinear(getLightLevel(), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR)), getBlue(intToColor(@UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR))), @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)"
+        target="@UI:SAVE:COLOR:B" />
  <!--<link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)" action="set" 
                params="dblink=UI:SAVE:COLOR:A|value=ilinear(getLightLevel(), @UI:SAVE:DAY_COLOR:A, @UI:SAVE:NIGHT_COLOR:A)" />-->
  <!-- The User Target Slot and UID -->
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_r2_loading.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_r2_loading.lua
@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ function GameR2Loading:validateLoading()
 	
 	local filename = GameR2Loading.CurrentFile	
 	
-	if  string.find(filename, '\.r2', -3) == nil then
+	if  string.find(filename, '.r2', -3) == nil then
 		messageBox(i18n.get("uiR2EDLoadScenario_InvalidFileName"))
 		return
 	end
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/help.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/help.xml
@ -863,8 +863,10 @@
      </group>
    </group>
  </group>
+  <!--<define id="cs_url"
+          value="http://app.ryzom.com/ticket_system/index.php?mode=load" />-->
  <define id="cs_url"
-          value="http://app.ryzom.com/ticket_system/index.php?mode=load" />
+          value="http://localhost:40917/www/html/index.php" />
  <group type="container"
         id="cs_browser"
         w="410"
@ -905,6 +907,22 @@
           group_params_r="menu=ui:interface:base_menu_with_color"
           on_active="lua"
           on_active_params="help:openCSBrowserHeader('cs_browser')">
+      
+      
+      <!--Quitta start-->
+          <ctrl style="text_button_header"
+            button_type="push_button"
+            id="browse_home"
+            posref="MR MR"
+            x="-16"
+            y="0"
+            hardtext="AMS-HOME"
+            tooltip="uittBrowseHome"
+            onclick_l="browse_home"
+            params_l="name=ui:interface:cs_browser:content:html"
+            frozen="false" />
+          <!--Quitta end-->
+      
           </group>
    <group id="content"
           x="0"
@ -919,9 +937,9 @@
             url="home"
             title_prefix="uiHelpTitle"
             sizeref="wh"
-             x="184"
+             x="2"
             y="0"
-             w="-190"
+             w="-4"
             h="0"
             background_color="0 0 0 255"
             error_color="255 240 48 255"
@ -942,7 +960,7 @@
             h6_font_size="12"
             paragraph_begin_space="12"
             multi_line_space_factor="0.25"
-             td_begin_space="0"
+             td_begin_space="10"
             li_begin_space="4"
             ul_begin_space="12"
             li_indent="-10"
@ -989,43 +1007,6 @@
        <ctrl style="skin_scroll"
              id="scroll_bar" />
      </group>
-      <group id="sbtree"
-             posref="TL TL"
-             x="0"
-             y="-12"
-             sizeref="h"
-             w="180"
-             h="-12">
-        <group id="black"
-               posref="BR BR"
-               sizeref="hw"
-               w="-12"
-               h="0"
-               inherit_gc_alpha="true" />
-        <instance template="inner_thin_border"
-                  posparent="black"
-                  inherit_gc_alpha="true" />
-        <group id="tree_list"
-               type="tree"
-               posref="TL TL"
-               x="16"
-               y="-4"
-               col_over="255 255 255 48"
-               col_select="255 255 255 80"
-               fontsize="10"
-               max_sizeparent="parent"
-               max_sizeref="wh"
-               max_w="-20"
-               max_h="-10">
-          <node name="uiCSBase"
-                handler="launch_help"
-                params="help_container=ui:interface:cs_browser|url=%cs_url" />
-        </group>
-        <ctrl style="skin_scroll"
-              id="scroll_bar"
-              align="T"
-              target="tree_list" />
-      </group>
    </group>
  </group>
  <!--******************-->
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/interaction.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/interaction.lua
@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ local function levelToForceRegion(level)
 end 

 local function levelToLevelForce(level)
-	return math.floor(math.mod(level, 50) * 5 / 50) + 1	
+	return math.floor(math.fmod(level, 50) * 5 / 50) + 1	
 end 


--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/login_main.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/login_main.xml
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
    text_ref="BM BM" text_y="-2"
    reset_focus_on_hide="false"  max_historic="0"
    onenter="set_keyboard_focus" params="target=ui:login:checkpass:content:submit_gr:eb_password:eb|select_all=false"
-    prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="20" color="135 243 28 255" />
+    prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="12" color="135 243 28 255" />
    
    <instance template="edit_box_log" id="eb_password" posparent="txt_pas" posref="BM TM" w="240" h="24" fontsize="14" x="0" y="-4"
    text_ref="BM BM" text_y="-2"
@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ on_enter="leave_modal" options="no_bordure" mouse_pos="false" exit_key_pushed="t
 		text_ref="BM BM" text_y="-2"
 		on_focus="create_account_rules" on_focus_params="rules_password" reset_focus_on_hide="false"  max_historic="0" entry_type="password"
 		onenter="set_keyboard_focus" params="target=ui:login:create_account:content:submit_gr:eb_confirm_password:eb|select_all=false"
-		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="8" color="135 243 28 255" />
+		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="20" color="135 243 28 255" />

 		<!-- confirm password -->
 		<view type="text" id="txt_confirm_pas" posparent="txt_pas" posref="BL TL" hardtext="uiConfirmPassword" fontsize="10" x="0" y="-30" color="255 255 255 255" />
@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ on_enter="leave_modal" options="no_bordure" mouse_pos="false" exit_key_pushed="t
 		text_ref="BM BM" text_y="-2"
 		on_focus="create_account_rules" on_focus_params="rules_password_conf" reset_focus_on_hide="false"  max_historic="0" entry_type="password"
 		onenter="set_keyboard_focus" params="target=ui:login:create_account:content:submit_gr:eb_email:eb|select_all=false"
-		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="8" color="135 243 28 255" />
+		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="20" color="135 243 28 255" />
    
 		<!-- email -->
 		<view type="text" id="txt_email" posparent="txt_confirm_pas" posref="BL TL" hardtext="uiEmail" fontsize="10" x="0" y="-30" color="255 255 255 255" />
@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ on_enter="leave_modal" options="no_bordure" mouse_pos="false" exit_key_pushed="t
 		text_ref="BM BM" text_y="-2"
 		on_focus="create_account_rules" on_focus_params="rules_email" reset_focus_on_hide="false"  max_historic="0"
 		onenter="" params=""
-		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="255" color="135 243 28 255" />
+		prompt="" enter_loose_focus="true" multi_line="false" max_num_chars="254" color="135 243 28 255" />

 		<!-- accept conditions -->
 		<ctrl type="button" id="accept_cond" button_type="toggle_button" pushed="true"	
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/map.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/map.xml
@ -425,9 +425,7 @@
 <link expr="@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN" target="ui:interface:respawn_map:active" />

 <!-- Set the Open Flag when the delay has expired -->
-<link expr="depends(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME)" action="set" 
-	params="dblink=UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN|
-			value=and(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, le(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME) )" />
+<link expr="and(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, le(@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN_AT_TIME, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_TIME))" target="@UI:VARIABLES:OPEN_RESPAWN" />

 <!-- 
 	Verify player mode. because at init, mode == 0, => the window won't be opened by default 
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/out_v2_appear.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/out_v2_appear.lua
@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ end
 --function outgame:setPatchProgress(progress)
 --	--debugInfo("*** 3 ***")
 --	local progressPercentText = string.format("%d%%", 100 * progress)
--	local progressPostfix = math.mod(os.time(), 3)	
+--	local progressPostfix = math.fmod(os.time(), 3)	
 --	--debugInfo("Patch in progress : " .. tostring(progress))		
 --	local progressDate = nltime.getLocalTime() / 500
 --	local colValue = math.floor(230 + 24 * math.sin(progressDate))
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.lua
@ -56,23 +56,16 @@ function game:outpostAdjustHour(uiLocal, prop)
 	local h = runExpr(prop);
 	
 	-- add time zone and clamp hour
-	h = math.mod(h + tz + 24, 24);
+	h = math.fmod(h + tz + 24, 24);
 	uiGroup[uiLocal].uc_hardtext = string.format('%02d:00', h);
 end

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()
-	-- update time zone auto?
-	local	tzAuto= getDbProp('UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO');
-	if(tzAuto==0) then
-		return;
-	end
-	-- every 5 seconds?
-	local curTick= getDbProp('UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK');
-	if(curTick - game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate > 50) then
-		game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate= curTick;
-		runAH(nil,'outpost_update_time_zone_auto','');
-	end
+	local curTick = getDbProp('UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK');
+	setDbProp('UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE', curTick + 50);
+	game.Outpost.LastTimeZoneUpdate = curTick;
+	runAH(nil,'outpost_update_time_zone_auto','');
 end

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -288,8 +281,8 @@ function game:outpostActiveDefenderHourButton()
 		local timeRangeDef= getDbProp(path .. ':TIME_RANGE_DEF');
 		local timeRangeDefWanted= getDbProp(path .. ':TIME_RANGE_DEF_WANTED');
 		timeRangeDef= secondsSince1970ToHour( timeRangeDef );
-		timeRangeDef= math.mod(timeRangeDef+24, 24);
-		timeRangeDefWanted= math.mod(timeRangeDefWanted+24, 24);
+		timeRangeDef= math.fmod(timeRangeDef+24, 24);
+		timeRangeDefWanted= math.fmod(timeRangeDefWanted+24, 24);

 		-- if time required is the one obtained, or if we are in peace
 		if( timeRangeDef == timeRangeDefWanted or status<=game.OutpostEnums.Peace ) then
@ -323,8 +316,8 @@ function game:outpostActiveAttackerHourButton()
 		local timeRangeAtt= getDbProp('UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:DECLARE_WAR_ACK_TIME_RANGE_ATT');
 		local timeRangeAttWanted= getDbProp('UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:DECLARE_WAR_ATTACK_PERIOD');
 		timeRangeAtt= secondsSince1970ToHour( timeRangeAtt );
-		timeRangeAtt= math.mod(timeRangeAtt+24, 24);
-		timeRangeAttWanted= math.mod(timeRangeAttWanted+24, 24);
+		timeRangeAtt= math.fmod(timeRangeAtt+24, 24);
+		timeRangeAttWanted= math.fmod(timeRangeAttWanted+24, 24);

 		-- if time required is the one obtained
 		if( timeRangeAtt == timeRangeAttWanted ) then
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/outpost.xml
@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 <!-- Save the Time Zone config -->
 <variable entry="UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE"		 type="sint32" value="0" />
 <variable entry="UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO" type="sint32" value="1" />
+<variable entry="UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE" type="sint32" value="0" />
 <!-- just a script called at init and every 5 seconds, to setup TIME_ZONE, if time_zone is auto-->
-<link expr="depends(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK)" action="lua:game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()" />
+<link expr="depends(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, @UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK)" cond="and(eq(@UI:SAVE:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_AUTO, 1), ge(@UI:VARIABLES:CURRENT_SERVER_TICK, @UI:TEMP:OUTPOST:TIME_ZONE_NEXT_UPDATE))" action="lua:game:outpostUpdateTimeZone()" />


 <!-- Temp Variables -->
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/player.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/player.lua
@ -803,8 +803,8 @@ end


 function game:timeInSecondsToReadableTime(regenTime)			
-	local seconds = math.mod(regenTime, 60)	
-	local minutes = math.mod(math.floor(regenTime / 60), 60)	
+	local seconds = math.fmod(regenTime, 60)	
+	local minutes = math.fmod(math.floor(regenTime / 60), 60)	
 	local hours = math.floor(regenTime / 3600)	
 	local result = ""
 	if seconds > 0 then result = concatUCString(tostring(seconds), i18n.get("uittSecondsShort"))	end
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/ring_access_point.lua
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/ring_access_point.lua
@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ function RingAccessPoint:onDraw()
 			self.LastRefreshTime = nltime.getLocalTime() / 1000
 			--self:getWindow():find("refreshText").active = false
 		else		
-			local waitText = i18n.get("uiRAP_WaitMsg" .. math.mod(os.time(), 3))
+			local waitText = i18n.get("uiRAP_WaitMsg" .. math.fmod(os.time(), 3))
 			self:setInfoMessage(waitText)			
 			--local refreshText = self:getWindow():find("refreshText")
 			--if not self.ListReceived then
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+
+# Need clientsheets lib for sheets packer tool
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client_sheets)
+
+IF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
+
 # These are Windows/MFC apps
 IF(WIN32)
 #  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(bug_report)
  SET(SEVENZIP_LIBRARY "ryzom_sevenzip")
 ENDIF(WIN32)

-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client_sheets)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(seven_zip)

 FILE(GLOB CFG ../*.cfg ../*.cfg.in)
@ -124,3 +129,5 @@ IF(WITH_PCH)
 ENDIF(WITH_PCH)

 INSTALL(TARGETS ryzom_client RUNTIME DESTINATION ${RYZOM_GAMES_PREFIX} COMPONENT client BUNDLE DESTINATION /Applications)
+
+ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
@ -318,7 +318,11 @@ void CCDBSynchronised::writeInitInProgressIntoUIDB()
 {
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	if (pIM)
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CDB_INIT_IN_PROGRESS")->setValueBool(_InitInProgress);
+	{
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = m_CDBInitInProgressDB ? (&*m_CDBInitInProgressDB)
+			: &*(m_CDBInitInProgressDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CDB_INIT_IN_PROGRESS"));
+		node->setValueBool(_InitInProgress);
+	}
 	else
 		nlwarning("InterfaceManager not created");
 }
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.h
@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ private:
 	bool allInitPacketReceived() const { return _InitDeltaReceived == 2; } // Classic database + inventory

 	void writeInitInProgressIntoUIDB();
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_CDBInitInProgressDB;
 };


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
@ -5164,7 +5164,7 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND(luaObject, "Dump the content of a lua object", "<table name> [max
 		CLuaIHMRyzom::debugInfo(e.what());
 		return false;
 	}
-	luaState->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	luaState->pushGlobalTable();
 	CLuaObject env;
 	env.pop(*luaState);
 	uint maxDepth;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cursor_functions.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cursor_functions.cpp
@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ uint32 MissionRingId = 0;
 UInstance selectedInstance;
 const UInstance noSelectedInstance;
 string selectedInstanceURL;
+static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> s_UserCharFade;


 ///////////////
@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ void checkUnderCursor()
 		entity= EntitiesMngr.getEntityUnderPos(cursX, cursY, ClientCfg.SelectionDist, isPlayerUnderCursor);

 		// If the mouse is over the player make the player transparent
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = s_UserCharFade ? &*s_UserCharFade
+			: &*(s_UserCharFade = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false));
 		if ((pNL != NULL) && (pNL->getValue32() == 1) && UserEntity->selectable())
 		{
 			// If the nearest entity is the player, hide!
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.cpp
@ -435,28 +435,47 @@ void CEntityManager::initialize(uint nbMaxEntity)
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_NUM_MISSIONS; i++)
 	for (j=0; j<MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS; j++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( "SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE" );
+		std::string text = toString("SERVER:MISSIONS:%d:TARGET%d:TITLE", i, j);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&MissionTargetObserver, textId );
+		_MissionTargetTitleDB[i][j] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_MissionTargetTitleDB[i][j]);
 	}

 	// Add an Observer to the Team database
 	for (i=0; i<MaxNumPeopleInTeam; i++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i) );
+		std::string text = toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&TeamUIDObserver, textId );
+		_GroupMemberUidDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_GroupMemberUidDB[i]);
 		
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i) );
+		text = toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
 		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&TeamPresentObserver, textId );
+		_GroupMemberNameDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_GroupMemberNameDB[i]);
 	}

 	// Add an Observer to the Animal database
 	for (i=0; i<MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL; i++)
 	{
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID",i) );
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalUIDObserver, textId );
+		std::string text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalUIDObserver, textId);
+		_BeastUidDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastUidDB[i]);
 		
-		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId( toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS",i) );
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalStatusObserver, textId );
+		text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS", i);
+		textId = ICDBNode::CTextId(text);
+		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDB()->addObserver(&AnimalStatusObserver, textId);
+		_BeastStatusDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastStatusDB[i]);
+		
+		text = toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:TYPE", i);
+		_BeastTypeDB[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(text, false);
+		nlassert(_BeastTypeDB[i]);
 	}

 }// initialize //
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entities.h
@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include "ground_fx_manager.h"
 #include "projectile_manager.h"
 #include "user_entity.h"
+// Some constants
+#include "game_share/mission_desc.h"
+#include "game_share/inventories.h"
 // Misc.
 #include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
 #include "nel/misc/stream.h"
@ -36,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "nel/misc/vector.h"
 #include "nel/misc/file.h"
 #include "nel/misc/aabbox.h"
+#include "nel/misc/cdb_leaf.h"
 // 3D
 #include "nel/3d/u_instance.h"
 // Std.
@ -149,6 +153,14 @@ private:

 	NL3D::UInstance _LastInstanceUnderPos;

+	// DB node pointers used to update some entity flags
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MissionTargetTitleDB[MAX_NUM_MISSIONS][MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GroupMemberUidDB[8]; // MaxNumPeopleInTeam in people_interaction.h
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GroupMemberNameDB[8]; // MaxNumPeopleInTeam in people_interaction.h
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastUidDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastStatusDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _BeastTypeDB[MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL];
+
 	//////////////
 	//// DEBUG ///
 	uint	_NbUser;
@ -344,6 +356,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void refreshInsceneInterfaceOfFriendNPC(uint slot);

+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMissionTargetTitleDB(int mission, int target) { return _MissionTargetTitleDB[mission][target]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGroupMemberUidDB(int member) { return _GroupMemberUidDB[member]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGroupMemberNameDB(int member) { return _GroupMemberNameDB[member]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastUidDB(int beast) { return _BeastUidDB[beast]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastStatusDB(int beast) { return _BeastStatusDB[beast]; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getBeastTypeDB(int beast) { return _BeastTypeDB[beast]; }
+
 private:

 	// NB: don't return unselectable entities
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.cpp
@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ NLMISC::CRGBA	CEntityCL::_PvpAllyColor;
 NLMISC::CRGBA	CEntityCL::_GMTitleColor[CHARACTER_TITLE::EndGmTitle - CHARACTER_TITLE::BeginGmTitle + 1];
 uint8 CEntityCL::_InvalidGMTitleCode = 0xFF;
 NLMISC::CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> CEntityCL::_OpacityMinNodeLeaf;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> CEntityCL::_ShowReticleLeaf;


 // Context help
@ -2646,7 +2647,7 @@ void CEntityCL::updateMissionTarget()
 			for (j=0; j<MAX_NUM_MISSION_TARGETS; j++)
 			{
 				// Get the db prop
-				CCDBNodeLeaf *prop = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE", false);
+				CCDBNodeLeaf *prop = EntitiesMngr.getMissionTargetTitleDB(i, j); // NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:MISSIONS:"+toString(i)+":TARGET"+toString(j)+":TITLE", false);
 				if (prop)
 				{
 					_MissionTarget = _NameId == (uint32)prop->getValue32();
@ -2846,8 +2847,8 @@ void CEntityCL::updateIsInTeam ()
 	for (uint i=0; i<MaxNumPeopleInTeam; i++)
 	{
 		// Get the db prop
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:UID", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *presentProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString(TEAM_DB_PATH ":%d:NAME", i), false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = EntitiesMngr.getGroupMemberUidDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *presentProp = EntitiesMngr.getGroupMemberNameDB(i);
 		// If same Entity uid than the one in the Database, ok the entity is in the Player TEAM!!
 		if (uidProp && uidProp->getValue32() == (sint32)dataSetId() &&
 			presentProp && presentProp->getValueBool() )
@ -2876,9 +2877,9 @@ void CEntityCL::updateIsUserAnimal ()
 	for (uint i=0; i<MAX_INVENTORY_ANIMAL; i++)
 	{
 		// Get the db prop
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:UID", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *statusProp  = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:STATUS", i), false);
-		CCDBNodeLeaf *typeProp  = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:PACK_ANIMAL:BEAST%d:TYPE", i), false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *uidProp = EntitiesMngr.getBeastUidDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *statusProp  = EntitiesMngr.getBeastStatusDB(i);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *typeProp  = EntitiesMngr.getBeastTypeDB(i);
 		// I must have the same Id, and the animal entry must be ok.
 		if(uidProp && statusProp && typeProp && uidProp->getValue32() == (sint32)dataSetId() &&
 			ANIMAL_STATUS::isSpawned((ANIMAL_STATUS::EAnimalStatus)(statusProp->getValue32()) ))
@ -3041,7 +3042,9 @@ void	CEntityCL::updateVisiblePostPos(const NLMISC::TTime &/* currentTimeInMs */,

 	bool bShowReticle = true;

-	CCDBNodeLeaf* node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:SHOW_RETICLE");
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = (CCDBNodeLeaf *)_ShowReticleLeaf ? &*_ShowReticleLeaf
+		: &*(_ShowReticleLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:SHOW_RETICLE", false));
+
 	if (node)
 	{
 		bShowReticle = node->getValueBool();
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/entity_cl.h
@ -1111,7 +1111,8 @@ protected:
 	// for localSelectBox() computing
 	sint64										_LastLocalSelectBoxComputeTime;

-	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf>		_OpacityMinNodeLeaf;
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _OpacityMinNodeLeaf;
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _ShowReticleLeaf;

 protected:
 	/**
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
@ -425,14 +425,15 @@ class CActionHandlerAddLink : public IActionHandler
 		}

 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targetsVect;
-		bool result = CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargets(targets, parentGroup, targetsVect);
+		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargetsVect;
+		bool result = CInterfaceLink::splitLinkTargetsExt(targets, parentGroup, targetsVect, cdbTargetsVect);
 		if (!result)
 		{
 			nlwarning("<CActionHandlerAddLink> Couldn't parse all links");
 		}
 		// add the link
 		CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
-		il->init(targetsVect, expr, ah, ahparam, ahcond, parentGroup);
+		il->init(targetsVect, cdbTargetsVect, expr, ah, ahparam, ahcond, parentGroup);
 		CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getParser()->addLink(il, id);
 		il->update();
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ucstring CControlSheetTooltipInfoWaiter::infoValidated(CDBCtrlSheet* ctrlSheet,
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(ls, 0);

 		CLuaIHM::pushReflectableOnStack(*ls, (CReflectableRefPtrTarget *)ctrlSheet);
-		ls->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);	
+		ls->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject game(*ls);
 		game = game["game"];		
 		game.callMethodByNameNoThrow(luaMethodName.c_str(), 1, 1);
@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@ void	CDBCtrlSheet::getContextHelp(ucstring &help) const
 				_PhraseAdapter = new CSPhraseComAdpater;
 				_PhraseAdapter->Phrase = pPM->getPhrase(phraseId);
 				CLuaIHM::pushReflectableOnStack(*ls, _PhraseAdapter);
-				ls->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);	
+				ls->pushGlobalTable();	
 				CLuaObject game(*ls);
 				game = game["game"];		
 				game.callMethodByNameNoThrow("updatePhraseTooltip", 1, 1);
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.cpp
@ -41,16 +41,77 @@ uint CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_BatLength = 0;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_Value = NULL;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_ValueBegin = NULL;
 CCDBNodeLeaf *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_ValueEnd = NULL;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> CGroupInSceneUserInfo::_GuildIconLeaf[256];

 // ***************************************************************************
 NLMISC_REGISTER_OBJECT(CViewBase, CGroupInSceneUserInfo, std::string, "in_scene_user_info");
 REGISTER_UI_CLASS(CGroupInSceneUserInfo)

+namespace {
+
+// Has more entries than actually in config, as not all types have all entries.
+class CConfigSaveInsceneDB
+{
+public:
+	void setPrefix(const std::string &prefix) { _DBPrefix = prefix; }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGuildSymbol() { return _GuildSymbol ? (&*_GuildSymbol) : &*(_GuildSymbol = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "GUILD_SYMBOL")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getName() { return _Name ? (&*_Name) : &*(_Name = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getTitle() { return _Title ? (&*_Title) : &*(_Title = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "TITLE")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getRPTags() { return _RPTags ? (&*_RPTags) : &*(_RPTags = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "RPTAGS")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getGuildName() { return _GuildName ? (&*_GuildName) : &*(_GuildName = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "GUILD_NAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getHP() { return _HP ? (&*_HP) : &*(_HP = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "HP")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getSta() { return _Sta ? (&*_Sta) : &*(_Sta = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "STA")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getSap() { return _Sap ? (&*_Sap) : &*(_Sap = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "SAP")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getFocus() { return _Focus ? (&*_Focus) : &*(_Focus = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "FOCUS")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getAction() { return _Action ? (&*_Action) : &*(_Action = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "ACTION")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMessages() { return _Messages ? (&*_Messages) : &*(_Messages = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MESSAGES")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getPvPLogo() { return _PvPLogo ? (&*_PvPLogo) : &*(_PvPLogo = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "PVP_LOGO")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getNPCName() { return _NPCName ? (&*_NPCName) : &*(_NPCName = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NPCNAME")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getNPCTitle() { return _NPCTitle ? (&*_NPCTitle) : &*(_NPCTitle = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "NPCTITLE")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMissionIcon() { return _MissionIcon ? (&*_MissionIcon) : &*(_MissionIcon = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MISSION_ICON")); }
+	inline NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *getMiniMissionIcon() { return _MiniMissionIcon ? (&*_MiniMissionIcon) : &*(_MiniMissionIcon = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(_DBPrefix + "MINI_MISSION_ICON")); }
+private:
+	std::string _DBPrefix;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildSymbol;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Name;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Title;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _RPTags;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildName;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _HP;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Sta;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Sap;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Focus;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Action;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _Messages;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _PvPLogo;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _NPCName;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _NPCTitle;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MissionIcon;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _MiniMissionIcon;
+};
+
+CConfigSaveInsceneDB _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[4]; // USER/FRIEND/ENEMY/SOURCE
+bool _ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit = false;
+
+#define SAVE_USER 0
+#define SAVE_FRIEND 1
+#define SAVE_ENEMY 2
+#define SAVE_SOURCE 3
+
+}


 CGroupInSceneUserInfo::CGroupInSceneUserInfo(const TCtorParam &param)
 :	CGroupInScene(param)
 {
+	if (!_ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit)
+	{
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[0].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:USER:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[1].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[2].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:ENEMY:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[3].setPrefix("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:SOURCE:");
+		_ConfigSaveInsceneDBInit = true;
+	}
 	_Name = NULL;
 	_Title = NULL;
 	_GuildName = NULL;
@ -130,7 +191,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	bool needPvPLogo= false;
 	bool permanentContent = false;
 	bool rpTags = false;
-	bool displayMissionIcons = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:MISSION_ICON")->getValueBool();
+	bool displayMissionIcons = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[SAVE_FRIEND].getMissionIcon()->getValueBool();

 	// Names
 	const char *templateName;
@ -156,7 +217,6 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	// Active fields and bars
 	if ( isForageSource )
 	{
-		string dbEntry = "UI:SAVE:INSCENE:SOURCE:";
 		CForageSourceCL *forageSource = static_cast<CForageSourceCL*>(entity);

 		name = !entityName.empty() /*&& NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool()*/;
@ -175,32 +235,32 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 	}
 	else if(npcFriendAndNeutral)
 	{
-		string dbEntry;
+		int dbEntry;
 		getBarSettings( pIM, user, entity->isPlayer(), _friend, dbEntry, bars );
 		// For RoleMasters, merchants etc... must display name and function, and nothing else
 		for(uint i=0;i<NumBars;i++)
 			bars[i]= false;
-		name= !entityName.empty() && CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NPCNAME")->getValueBool();
+		name= !entityName.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getNPCName()->getValueBool();
 		symbol= false;
-		title= !entityTitle.empty() && CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NPCTITLE")->getValueBool();
+		title= !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getNPCTitle()->getValueBool();
 		guildName= false;
 		templateName = "in_scene_user_info";
-		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"RPTAGS")->getValueBool();
+		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getRPTags()->getValueBool();
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		// Base entry in database
-		string dbEntry;
+		int dbEntry;
 		getBarSettings( pIM, user, entity->isPlayer(), _friend, dbEntry, bars );
-		name = !entityName.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool();
-		title = !entityTitle.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"TITLE")->getValueBool();
-		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"RPTAGS")->getValueBool();
+		name = !entityName.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getName()->getValueBool();
+		title = !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getTitle()->getValueBool();
+		rpTags = (!entityTag1.empty()  ||  !entityTag2.empty()  || !entityTag3.empty()  || !entityTag4.empty() ) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getRPTags()->getValueBool();
 		// if name is empty but not title, title is displayed as name
-		if (!title && entityName.empty() && !entityTitle.empty() && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"NAME")->getValueBool())
+		if (!title && entityName.empty() && !entityTitle.empty() && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getName()->getValueBool())
 			title = true;
 		templateName = "in_scene_user_info";
 		// special guild
-		if(NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"GUILD_SYMBOL")->getValueBool())
+		if(_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getGuildSymbol()->getValueBool())
 		{
 			// if symbol not still available, wait for one when VP received
 			symbol = (entity->getGuildSymbol() != 0);
@ -211,7 +271,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 			symbol= false;
 			needGuildSymbolId = false;
 		}
-		if(NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"GUILD_NAME")->getValueBool())
+		if(_ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getGuildName()->getValueBool())
 		{
 			// if guild name not still available, wait for one when VP received
 			guildName = (entity->getGuildNameID() != 0);
@ -222,7 +282,7 @@ CGroupInSceneUserInfo *CGroupInSceneUserInfo::build (CEntityCL *entity)
 			guildName= false;
 			needGuildNameId= false;
 		}
-		needPvPLogo = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"PVP_LOGO")->getValueBool();
+		needPvPLogo = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getPvPLogo()->getValueBool();

 		eventFaction = (entity->getEventFactionID() != 0);
 	}
@ -799,9 +859,9 @@ REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER( CHandlerResetCharacterInScene, "reset_character_in_scen


 // ***************************************************************************
-void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, std::string& dbEntry, bool *bars )
+void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, int &dbEntry, bool *bars )
 {
-	dbEntry = isUser?"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:USER:":isFriend?"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:FRIEND:":"UI:SAVE:INSCENE:ENEMY:";
+	dbEntry = isUser?SAVE_USER:isFriend?SAVE_FRIEND:SAVE_ENEMY;
 	// if currently is edition mode, then bars are not displayed
 	if (ClientCfg.R2EDEnabled && R2::isEditionCurrent())
 	{
@ -813,11 +873,11 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser,
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		bars[HP] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"HP")->getValueBool();
-		bars[SAP] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"SAP")->getValueBool();
-		bars[STA] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"STA")->getValueBool();
-		bars[Focus] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"FOCUS")->getValueBool();
-		bars[Action] = (isUser) && NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbEntry+"ACTION")->getValueBool();
+		bars[HP] = _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getHP()->getValueBool();
+		bars[SAP] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getSap()->getValueBool();
+		bars[STA] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getSta()->getValueBool();
+		bars[Focus] = (isUser || isFriend) && (isUser || isPlayer) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getFocus()->getValueBool();
+		bars[Action] = (isUser) && _ConfigSaveInsceneDB[dbEntry].getAction()->getValueBool();
 	}
 }

@ -831,7 +891,7 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::setLeftGroupActive( bool active )
 	if ( _Entity->isUser() || _Entity->isForageSource() )
 		return;

-	string dbEntry;
+	int dbEntry;
 	bool barSettings [NumBars];
 	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager::getInstance(), _Entity->isUser(), _Entity->isPlayer(), _Entity->isViewedAsFriend(), dbEntry, barSettings );

@ -943,8 +1003,13 @@ void CGroupInSceneUserInfo::updateDynamicData ()
 	if (_Entity->getGuildSymbol() != 0)
 	{
 		CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
-		string dbLeaf = "UI:ENTITY:GUILD:"+toString (_Entity->slot())+":ICON";
-		NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbLeaf)->setValue64(_Entity->getGuildSymbol());
+		if (!_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()])
+		{
+			string dbLeaf = "UI:ENTITY:GUILD:"+toString (_Entity->slot())+":ICON";
+			_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(dbLeaf);
+		}
+		nlassert(&*_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()]);
+		(&*_GuildIconLeaf[_Entity->slot()])->setValue64(_Entity->getGuildSymbol());
 	}

 	// Set the event faction
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_in_scene_user_info.h
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ protected:
 	};

 	/// Fill NumBars elements into bars and set dbEntry
-	static void	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, std::string& dbEntry, bool *bars );
+	static void	getBarSettings( CInterfaceManager* pIM, bool isUser, bool isPlayer, bool isFriend, int &dbEntry, bool *bars );

 	// The entity (character or forage source)
 	CEntityCL	*_Entity;
@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ protected:
 	static NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf	*_ValueBegin;
 	static NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf	*_ValueEnd;

+	// Guild icon leafs
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _GuildIconLeaf[256];
+
 	// Special guild
 	bool		_NeedGuildNameId;
 	bool		_NeedGuildSymbolId;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.cpp
@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ CInterfaceManager::CInterfaceManager()
 	_LogState = false;
 	_KeysLoaded = false;
 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetColorProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetGlobalAlphasProps();
 	_NeutralColor = NULL;
 	_WarningColor = NULL;
 	_ErrorColor = NULL;
@ -1420,8 +1422,9 @@ void CInterfaceManager::uninitInGame1 ()
 	_NeutralColor = NULL;
 	_WarningColor = NULL;
 	_ErrorColor = NULL;
-	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeed();
 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetColorProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetAlphaRolloverSpeedProps();
+	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->resetGlobalAlphasProps();

 #ifdef AJM_DEBUG_TRACK_INTERFACE_GROUPS
 	CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->DebugTrackGroupsDump();
@ -1978,7 +1981,11 @@ void CInterfaceManager::drawViews(NL3D::UCamera camera)
 	// Update Player characteristics (for Item carac requirement Redifying)
 	nlctassert(CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS==8);
 	for (uint i=0; i<CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS; ++i)
-		_CurrentPlayerCharac[i]= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbValue32(toString("SERVER:CHARACTER_INFO:CHARACTERISTICS%d:VALUE", i));
+	{
+		NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i] ? &*_CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i]
+			: &*(_CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[i] = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp(toString("SERVER:CHARACTER_INFO:CHARACTERISTICS%d:VALUE", i), false));
+		_CurrentPlayerCharac[i] = node ? node->getValue32() : 0;
+	}

 	CWidgetManager::getInstance()->drawViews( camera );

--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/interface_manager.h
@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ private:
 	std::vector<CEmoteCmd*>		_EmoteCmds;

 	// Item Carac requirement
-	sint32		_CurrentPlayerCharac[CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS];
+	sint32 _CurrentPlayerCharac[CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS];
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _CurrentPlayerCharacLeaf[CHARACTERISTICS::NUM_CHARACTERISTICS];

 	// observers for copying database branch changes
 	CServerToLocalAutoCopy ServerToLocalAutoCopyInventory;
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/lua_ihm_ryzom.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/lua_ihm_ryzom.cpp
@ -187,9 +187,11 @@ static DECLARE_INTERFACE_USER_FCT(lua)
 	// *** clear return value
 	const	std::string		retId= "__ui_internal_ret_";
 	CLuaStackChecker	lsc(&ls);
+	ls.pushGlobalTable();
 	ls.push(retId);
 	ls.pushNil();
-	ls.setTable(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	ls.setTable(-3); //pop pop
+	ls.pop();


 	// *** execute script
@ -201,8 +203,10 @@ static DECLARE_INTERFACE_USER_FCT(lua)


 	// *** retrieve and convert return value
+	ls.pushGlobalTable();
 	ls.push(retId);
-	ls.getTable(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	ls.getTable(-2);
+	ls.remove(-2);
 	bool	ok= false;
 	sint	type= ls.type();
 	if (type==LUA_TBOOLEAN)
@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ void CLuaIHMRyzom::RegisterRyzomFunctions( NLGUI::CLuaState &ls )
 	ls.registerFunc("SNode",    CUICtor::SNode);

 	// *** Register the metatable for access to client.cfg (nb nico this may be more general later -> access to any config file ...)
-	ls.pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	ls.pushGlobalTable();
 	CLuaObject globals(ls);
 	CLuaObject clientCfg = globals.newTable("config");
 	CLuaObject mt = globals.newTable("__cfmt");
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_interraction.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/people_interraction.cpp
@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ void CPeopleInterraction::createTeamList()
 	{
 		CInterfaceLink *il = new CInterfaceLink;
 		vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targets;
-		il->init(targets, sExpr, sAction, sParams, sCond, TeamChat->getContainer());
+		vector<CInterfaceLink::CCDBTargetInfo> cdbTargets;
+		il->init(targets, cdbTargets, sExpr, sAction, sParams, sCond, TeamChat->getContainer());
 	}
 }

--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.cpp
@ -941,6 +941,8 @@ void				CSPhraseManager::reset()
 	CSkillManager	*pSM= CSkillManager::getInstance();
 	pBM->removeBrickLearnedCallback(&_ProgressionUpdate);
 	pSM->removeSkillChangeCallback(&_ProgressionUpdate);
+
+	_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NULL;
 }

 // ***************************************************************************
@ -1122,7 +1124,9 @@ void CSPhraseManager::buildPhraseDesc(ucstring &text, const CSPhraseCom &phrase,
 		// **** Compute Phrase Elements from phrase
 		// get the current action malus (0-100)
 		uint32	totalActionMalus= 0;
-		CCDBNodeLeaf	*actMalus= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false);
+		CCDBNodeLeaf *actMalus = _TotalMalusEquipLeaf ? &*_TotalMalusEquipLeaf
+			: &*(_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false));
+		
 		// root brick must not be Power or aura, because Action malus don't apply to them
 		// (ie leave 0 ActionMalus for Aura or Powers
 		if(actMalus && !rootBrick->isSpecialPower())
@ -1652,7 +1656,8 @@ float				CSPhraseManager::getPhraseSumBrickProp(const CSPhraseCom &phrase, uint
 				else if(propId==CSBrickManager::getInstance()->StaPropId && brick->Properties[j].PropId==CSBrickManager::getInstance()->StaWeightFactorId)
 				{
 					CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
-					uint32 weight = (uint32) NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:USER:DEFAULT_WEIGHT_HANDS")->getValue32() / 10; // weight must be in dg here
+					if (!_ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf) _ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:USER:DEFAULT_WEIGHT_HANDS");
+					uint32 weight = (uint32)(&*_ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf)->getValue32() / 10; // weight must be in dg here
 					CDBCtrlSheet *ctrlSheet = dynamic_cast<CDBCtrlSheet *>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId("ui:interface:gestionsets:hands:handr"));
 					if (ctrlSheet)
 					{
@ -4501,7 +4506,8 @@ uint32 CSPhraseManager::getTotalActionMalus(const CSPhraseCom &phrase) const
 	CInterfaceManager *pIM = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 	CSBrickManager	*pBM= CSBrickManager::getInstance();
 	uint32	totalActionMalus= 0;
-	CCDBNodeLeaf	*actMalus= NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false);
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *actMalus = _TotalMalusEquipLeaf ? &*_TotalMalusEquipLeaf
+		: &*(_TotalMalusEquipLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:TOTAL_MALUS_EQUIP", false));
 	// root brick must not be Power or aura, because Action malus don't apply to them
 	// (ie leave 0 ActionMalus for Aura or Powers
 	if (!phrase.Bricks.empty())
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/sphrase_manager.h
@ -651,6 +651,10 @@ private:
 	void				computePhraseProgression();
 	void				insertProgressionSkillRecurs(SKILLS::ESkills skill, uint32 value, sint *skillReqLevel, std::vector<SKILLS::ESkills>	&skillsToInsert);

+	mutable NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _TotalMalusEquipLeaf;
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _ServerUserDefaultWeightHandsLeaf;
+
 	// @}

 	/// return the skill of the root
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ CGameContextMenu	GameContextMenu;
 NLMISC::CValueSmoother smoothFPS;
 NLMISC::CValueSmoother moreSmoothFPS(64);

+static CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> s_FpsLeaf;
+static CRefPtr<CCDBNodeLeaf> s_UiDirectionLeaf;
+

 // Profile
 /*
@ -2296,7 +2299,8 @@ bool mainLoop()
 					deltaTime = smoothFPS.getSmoothValue ();
 					if (deltaTime > 0.0)
 					{
-						CCDBNodeLeaf*pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:FPS");
+						CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = s_FpsLeaf ? &*s_FpsLeaf
+							: &*(s_FpsLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:FPS"));
 						pNL->setValue64((sint64)(1.f/deltaTime));
 					}
 				}
@ -2801,8 +2805,10 @@ bool mainLoop()
 			H_AUTO_USE ( RZ_Client_Main_Loop_Net )
 			// Put here things you have to send to the server only once per tick like user position.
 			// UPDATE COMPASS
+			NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = s_UiDirectionLeaf ? (&*s_UiDirectionLeaf)
+				: &*(s_UiDirectionLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DIRECTION"));
 			CInterfaceProperty prop;
-			prop.readDouble("UI:VARIABLES:DIRECTION"," ");
+			prop.setNodePtr(node);
 			if(CompassMode == 1)
 			{
 				double camDir = atan2(View.view().y, View.view().x);
@ -3235,7 +3241,7 @@ class CHandlerDebugUiDumpElementUnderMouse : public IActionHandler
 		if (!lua) return;
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(lua, 0);
 		CLuaIHM::pushUIOnStack(*lua, HighlightedDebugUI);
-		lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject env(*lua);
 		env["inspect"].callNoThrow(1, 0);
 	}
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.cpp
@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ void CUserControls::update()
 	// update camera collision once per frame
 	View.updateCameraCollision();

-	NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:MK_MOVE")->setValue32(autowalkState());
+	NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf *node = _UiVarMkMoveDB ? &*_UiVarMkMoveDB
+		: &*(_UiVarMkMoveDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:MK_MOVE"));
+	node->setValue32(autowalkState());
 }// update //


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/motion/user_controls.h
@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 // Std.
 #include <string>

+namespace NLMISC {
+	class CCDBNodeLeaf;
+}

 ///////////
 // CLASS //
@ -305,6 +308,8 @@ private:

 	/// when true the next forward action will cancel any moveto
 	bool _NextForwardCancelMoveTo;
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _UiVarMkMoveDB;
 };

 /// User Controls (mouse, keyboard, interfaces, ...)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.cpp
@ -3861,22 +3861,28 @@ bool CNetManager::update()
 		CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 		if (im)
 		{
-			CCDBNodeLeaf *node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PING", false);
+			CCDBNodeLeaf *node = m_PingLeaf ? &*m_PingLeaf
+				: &*(m_PingLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PING", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32(getPing());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:UPLOAD", false);
+			node = m_UploadLeaf ? &*m_UploadLeaf
+				: &*(m_UploadLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:UPLOAD", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)(getMeanUpload()*1024.f/8.f));
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DOWNLOAD", false);
+			node = m_DownloadLeaf ? &*m_DownloadLeaf
+				: &*(m_DownloadLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:DOWNLOAD", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)(getMeanDownload()*1024.f/8.f));
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PACKETLOST", false);
+			node = m_PacketLostLeaf ? &* m_PacketLostLeaf
+				: &*(m_PacketLostLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:PACKETLOST", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getMeanPacketLoss());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SERVERSTATE", false);
+			node = m_ServerStateLeaf ? &*m_ServerStateLeaf
+				: &*(m_ServerStateLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SERVERSTATE", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getConnectionState());
-			node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CONNECTION_QUALITY", false);
+			node = m_ConnectionQualityLeaf ? &*m_ConnectionQualityLeaf
+				: &*(m_ConnectionQualityLeaf = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:CONNECTION_QUALITY", false));
 			if (node)
 				node->setValue32((sint32)getConnectionQuality());
 		}
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/net_manager.h
@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void initializeNetwork();
 namespace NLMISC
 {
 	class CBitMemStream;
+	class CCDBNodeLeaf;
 };


@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ public:
 protected:
 	bool _IsReplayStarting;
 #endif
+
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_PingLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_UploadLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_DownloadLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_PacketLostLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_ServerStateLeaf;
+	NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> m_ConnectionQualityLeaf;
 };


--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/dmc/com_lua_module.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/dmc/com_lua_module.cpp
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ CComLuaModule::CComLuaModule(CDynamicMapClient* client, lua_State *luaState /*=
 		#ifdef LUA_NEVRAX_VERSION
 			_LuaState = lua_open(NULL, NULL);
 		#else
-			_LuaState = lua_open();
+			_LuaState = luaL_newstate();
 		#endif
 		_LuaOwnerShip = false;
 		luaopen_base(_LuaState);
@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ CComLuaModule::CComLuaModule(CDynamicMapClient* client, lua_State *luaState /*=
 void CComLuaModule::initLuaLib()
 {
 	//H_AUTO(R2_CComLuaModule_initLuaLib)
-	const luaL_reg methods[] =
+	const luaL_Reg methods[] =
 	{
 		{"updateScenario", CComLuaModule::luaUpdateScenario},
 		{"requestUpdateRtScenario", CComLuaModule::luaRequestUpdateRtScenario},
@ -237,7 +237,12 @@ void CComLuaModule::initLuaLib()

 	};
 	int initialStackSize = lua_gettop(_LuaState);
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+	luaL_newlib(_LuaState, methods);
+	lua_setglobal(_LuaState, R2_LUA_PATH);
+#else
 	luaL_openlib(_LuaState, R2_LUA_PATH, methods, 0);
+#endif
 	lua_settop(_LuaState, initialStackSize);
 }

@ -1046,7 +1051,11 @@ void CComLuaModule::setObjectToLua(lua_State* state, CObject* object)
 	{
 		int initialStackSize = lua_gettop(state);

+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+		lua_pushglobaltable(state); // _G
+#else
 		lua_pushvalue(state, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX); // _G
+#endif

 		lua_pushstring(state, "r2");			// _G, "r2"
 		lua_gettable(state, -2);                // G, r2
@ -1106,6 +1115,8 @@ void CComLuaModule::setObjectToLua(lua_State* state, CObject* object)
 			}
 		}

+#if 0
+		// okay!
 		if (0)
 		{

@ -1128,6 +1139,7 @@ void CComLuaModule::setObjectToLua(lua_State* state, CObject* object)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+#endif
 	}
 	else
 	{
@ -1147,8 +1159,11 @@ CObject* CComLuaModule::getObjectFromLua(lua_State* state, sint idx)
 	{
 		if (lua_getmetatable(state, -1))
 		{
-
+#if LUA_VERSION_NUM >= 502
+			lua_pushglobaltable(state); // obj, mt, _G
+#else
 			lua_pushvalue(state, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX); // obj, mt, _G
+#endif

 			lua_pushstring(state, "r2");					// obj, mt, _G, "r2"

--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/editor.cpp
@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ void CEditor::init(TMode initialMode, TAccessMode accessMode)
 	}
 	//
 	CLuaStackChecker lsc(&getLua());
-	getLua().pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+	getLua().pushGlobalTable();
 	_Globals.pop(getLua());
 	getLua().pushValue(LUA_REGISTRYINDEX);
 	_Registry.pop(getLua());
@ -3956,9 +3956,11 @@ void CEditor::release()
 	// clear the environment
 	if (CLuaManager::getInstance().getLuaState())
 	{
+		getLua().pushGlobalTable();
 		getLua().push(R2_LUA_PATH);
 		getLua().pushNil();
-		getLua().setTable(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		getLua().setTable(-3); // pop pop
+		getLua().pop();
 		_Globals.release();
 		_Registry.release();
 		_ObjectProjectionMetatable.release();	// AJM
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.cpp
@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const uint32 DEFAULT_ENTITY_MIN_OPACITY = 128;


 bool CTool::_MouseCaptured = false;
+NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> CTool::_UserCharFade;

 static const CVector cardinals[] =
 {
@ -551,7 +552,8 @@ void CTool::handleMouseOverPlayer(bool over)
 {
 	//H_AUTO(R2_CTool_handleMouseOverPlayer)
 	// If the mouse is over the player make the player transparent
-	CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false);
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *pNL = _UserCharFade ? &*_UserCharFade
+		: &*(_UserCharFade = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("UI:SAVE:USER_CHAR_FADE", false));
 	if ((pNL != NULL) && (pNL->getValue32() == 1) && UserEntity->selectable())
 	{
 		// If the nearest entity is the player, hide!
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/r2/tool.h
@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ private:
 	sint64  _AutoPanDelay;
 	sint64  _NumPans;
 	static bool _MouseCaptured;
+	static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> _UserCharFade;
 private:
 	/** compute the nearest valid surface at a given position from the island heightmap
 	  * (heightmap must not be empty or an assertion is raised)
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/session_browser_impl.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/session_browser_impl.cpp
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void CSessionBrowserImpl::init(CLuaState *ls)
 	{
 		nlassert(ls);
 		_Lua = ls;
-		_Lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		_Lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject game(*_Lua);
 		game = game["game"];
 		game.setValue("getRingSessionList", luaGetRingSessionList);
@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void CSessionBrowserImpl::callRingAccessPointMethod(const char *name, int numArg
 	nlassert(name);
 	{
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(_Lua, _Lua->getTop() + numResult);
-		_Lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		_Lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject rap(*_Lua);
 		rap = rap["RingAccessPoint"];
 		rap.callMethodByNameNoThrow(name, numArg, numResult);
@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ void CSessionBrowserImpl::callRingCharTrackingMethod(const char *name, int numAr
 	nlassert(name);
 	{
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(_Lua, _Lua->getTop() + numResult);
-		_Lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		_Lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject rap(*_Lua);
 		rap = rap["CharTracking"];
 		rap.callMethodByNameNoThrow(name, numArg, numResult);
@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ void CSessionBrowserImpl::callRingPlayerInfoMethod(const char *name, int numArg,
 	nlassert(name);
 	{
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(_Lua, _Lua->getTop() + numResult);
-		_Lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		_Lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject rap(*_Lua);
 		rap = rap["RingPlayerInfo"];
 		rap.callMethodByNameNoThrow(name, numArg, numResult);
@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void CSessionBrowserImpl::callScenarioScoresMethod(const char *name, int numArg,
 	nlassert(name);
 	{
 		CLuaStackRestorer lsr(_Lua, _Lua->getTop() + numResult);
-		_Lua->pushValue(LUA_GLOBALSINDEX);
+		_Lua->pushGlobalTable();
 		CLuaObject rap(*_Lua);
 		rap = rap["ScenarioScores"];
 		rap.callMethodByNameNoThrow(name, numArg, numResult);
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/weather.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/weather.cpp
@ -194,10 +194,13 @@ bool  ServerDrivenWeather = false;

 const float WEATHER_BLEND_SPEED = 1.f / 8.f; // number of seconds to blend betwen weather states

+static NLMISC::CRefPtr<NLMISC::CCDBNodeLeaf> s_ServerWeatherValueDB;
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 static uint16 getServerWeather()
 {
-	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:WEATHER:VALUE");
+	CCDBNodeLeaf *node = s_ServerWeatherValueDB ? &*s_ServerWeatherValueDB
+		: &*(s_ServerWeatherValueDB = NLGUI::CDBManager::getInstance()->getDbProp("SERVER:WEATHER:VALUE"));
 	if (!node) return 0;
 	return (uint16) node->getValue16();
 }
--- a/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/data_common/database.xml
--- a/code/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/data_common/msg.xml
--- a/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/crypt.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/common/src/game_share/crypt.cpp
@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ static char rz_sccsid[] = "@(#)crypt.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93";
 #include <limits.h>
 #define RZ__PASSWORD_EFMT1 '-'

+#if DEBUG_CRYPT
+void prtab(char *s, unsigned char *t, int num_rows);
+#endif
+
 /*
 * UNIX password, and DES, encryption.
 * By Tom Truscott, trt@rti.rti.org,
@ -785,7 +789,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 		}
 		perm[i] = (unsigned char) k;
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("pc1tab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(PC1ROT, perm, 8, 8);
@ -809,7 +813,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 			if ((k%28) <= j) k -= 28;
 			perm[i] = pc2inv[k];
 		}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 		prtab("pc2tab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 		rz_init_perm(PC2ROT[j], perm, 8, 8);
@ -833,7 +837,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 			perm[i*8+j] = (unsigned char) k;
 		}
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("ietab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(IE3264, perm, 4, 8);
@ -850,7 +854,7 @@ int rz_des_cipher(const char *in, char *out, long salt, int num_iter) {
 		}
 		perm[k-1] = i+1;
 	}
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
 	prtab("cftab", perm, 8);
 #endif
 	rz_init_perm(CF6464, perm, 8, 8);
@ -959,12 +963,8 @@ int rz_encrypt(register char *block, int flag) {
 	return (0);
 }

-#ifdef DEBUG
-STATIC
-prtab(s, t, num_rows)
-	char *s;
-	unsigned char *t;
-	int num_rows;
+#ifdef DEBUG_CRYPT
+void prtab(char *s, unsigned char *t, int num_rows)
 {
 	register int i, j;

--- a/code/ryzom/server/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/server/src/CMakeLists.txt
@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+
 # Supporting modules and libraries.
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(admin_modules)
+# Need servershare for build packed collision tool
+# Need aishare for build wmap tool
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(server_share)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(ai_share)
+
+IF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
+
+# Supporting modules and libraries.
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(admin_modules)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(gameplay_module_lib)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(pd_lib)

@ -40,3 +47,5 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(general_utilities_service)
 #sabrina
 #simulation_service
 #testing_tool_service
+
+ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/CMakeLists.txt
@ -9,15 +9,13 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(leveldesign)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(patch_gen)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(pdr_util)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(stats_scan)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(sheets_packer) 

 IF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(sheets_packer) 
  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(client)
 ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_CLIENT)

-IF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
-  ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(server)
-ENDIF(WITH_RYZOM_SERVER)
+ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(server)

 # Old stuff that doesn't compile anymore.
 #ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(occ2huff)
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/desert/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/desert/directories.py
@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/jungle/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/jungle/directories.py
@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/lacustre/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/lacustre/directories.py
@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/primes_racines/directories.py
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/build_gamedata/workspace/ecosystems/primes_racines/directories.py
@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ ZoneExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/zone"

 # PACS primitives directories
 PacsPrimExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim"
+PacsPrimTagExportDirectory = CommonPath + "/pacs_prim_tag"


 # *** BUILD DIRECTORIES FOR THE BUILD PIPELINE ***
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/assigned.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/assigned.php
@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<?php
+
+class Assigned{
+    
+    private $user;
+    private $ticket;
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  
+    //Assigns a ticket to a user or returns error message
+    public static function assignTicket( $user_id, $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if ticket is already assigned, if so return "ALREADY ASSIGNED"
+        if(! Assigned::isAssigned($ticket_id)){
+            $assignation = new Assigned();
+            $assignation->set(array('User' => $user_id, 'Ticket' => $ticket_id));
+            $assignation->create();
+            return "SUCCESS_ASSIGNED";
+        }else{
+            return "ALREADY_ASSIGNED";
+        }
+      
+    }
+    
+    //Unsign a ticket to a user or returns error message
+    public static function unAssignTicket( $user_id, $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if ticket is really assigned to that user
+        if( Assigned::isAssigned($ticket_id, $user_id)){
+            $assignation = new Assigned();
+            $assignation->set(array('User' => $user_id, 'Ticket' => $ticket_id));
+            $assignation->delete();
+            return "SUCCESS_UNASSIGNED";
+        }else{
+            return "NOT_ASSIGNED";
+        }
+      
+    }
+    
+    // Get the id of the user assigned to a ticket
+    public static function getUserAssignedToTicket($ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT ticket_user.ExternId FROM `assigned` JOIN `ticket_user` ON assigned.User = ticket_user.TUserId WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id", Array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id));
+        $user_id = $statement->fetch();
+        return $user_id['ExternId'];
+        
+        
+      
+    }
+    
+    public static function isAssigned( $ticket_id, $user_id = 0) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if ticket is already assigned
+        
+        if($user_id == 0 &&  $dbl->execute(" SELECT * FROM `assigned` WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id", array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id) )->rowCount() ){
+            return true;
+        }else if( $dbl->execute(" SELECT * FROM `assigned` WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id and `User` = :user_id", array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id, 'user_id' => $user_id) )->rowCount()){
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            return false;
+        } 
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+     
+    public function __construct() {
+    }
+    
+    //set values
+    public function set($values) {
+        $this->setUser($values['User']);
+        $this->setTicket($values['Ticket']);
+    }
+    
+    public function create() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "INSERT INTO `assigned` (`User`,`Ticket`) VALUES (:user, :ticket)";
+        $values = Array('user' => $this->getUser(), 'ticket' => $this->getTicket());
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+    
+    //delete entry
+    public function delete() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "DELETE FROM `assigned` WHERE `User` = :user_id and `Ticket` = :ticket_id";
+        $values = array('user_id' => $this->getUser() ,'ticket_id' => $this->getTicket());
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+
+    //Load with sGroupId
+    public function load( $user_id, $user_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM `assigned` WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id AND `User` = :user_id", Array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id, 'user_id' => $user_id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $this->set($row);
+    }
+    
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Getters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function getUser(){
+        return $this->user;
+    }
+    
+    public function getTicket(){
+        return $this->ticket;
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Setters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    public function setUser($u){
+        $this->user = $u;
+    }
+    
+    public function setTicket($g){
+        $this->ticket = $g;
+    }
+   
+    
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/dblayer.php
@ -5,53 +5,39 @@ class DBLayer{
    
    function __construct($db)
    {
-        try{
-            $dsn  = "mysql:";
-            $dsn .= "host=".   $db['host'].";";
-            $dsn .= "dbname=". $db['name'].";";
-            $dsn .= "port=".   $db['port'].";";
-        
-            $opt = array(
-                PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
-                PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC
-            );
-            $this->PDO = new PDO($dsn,$db['user'],$db['pass'], $opt);
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        global $cfg;
+        $dsn  = "mysql:";
+        $dsn .= "host=".   $cfg['db'][$db]['host'].";";
+        $dsn .= "dbname=". $cfg['db'][$db]['name'].";";
+        $dsn .= "port=".   $cfg['db'][$db]['port'].";";
+    
+        $opt = array(
+            PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+            PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC
+        );
+        $this->PDO = new PDO($dsn,$cfg['db'][$db]['user'],$cfg['db'][$db]['pass'], $opt);
+
    }
    
    public function executeWithoutParams($query){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $statement->execute();
-            return $statement;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $statement->execute();
+        return $statement;
    }
    
    public function execute($query,$params){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $statement->execute($params);
-            return $statement;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $statement->execute($params);
+        return $statement;
    }
    
    public function executeReturnId($query,$params){
-        try{
-            $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
-            $this->PDO->beginTransaction();
-            $statement->execute($params);
-            $lastId =$this->PDO->lastInsertId();
-            $this->PDO->commit();
-            return $lastId;
-        }catch (PDOException $e) {
-            throw $e;
-        }
+        $statement = $this->PDO->prepare($query);
+        $this->PDO->beginTransaction();
+        $statement->execute($params);
+        $lastId =$this->PDO->lastInsertId();
+        $this->PDO->commit();
+        return $lastId;
    }
    
 }
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/forwarded.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/forwarded.php
@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+<?php
+
+class Forwarded{
+    
+    private $group;
+    private $ticket;
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  
+    //AForward a ticket to a group, also removes the previous group where it was assigned to.
+    public static function forwardTicket( $group_id, $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        if (forwarded::isForwarded($ticket_id)){
+            $forw = new Forwarded();
+            $forw->load($ticket_id);
+            $forw->delete();
+        }
+        $forward = new Forwarded();
+        $forward->set(array('Group' => $group_id, 'Ticket' => $ticket_id));
+        $forward->create();
+        return "SUCCESS_FORWARDED";
+      
+    }
+    
+    public static function getSGroupOfTicket($ticket_id) {
+        $forw = new self();
+        $forw->load($ticket_id);
+        return $forw->getGroup();
+    }
+    
+    
+    public static function isForwarded( $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        if( $dbl->execute(" SELECT * FROM `forwarded` WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id", array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id))->rowCount()){
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            return false;
+        } 
+        
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+     
+    public function __construct() {
+    }
+    
+    //set values
+    public function set($values) {
+        $this->setGroup($values['Group']);
+        $this->setTicket($values['Ticket']);
+    }
+    
+    public function create() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "INSERT INTO `forwarded` (`Group`,`Ticket`) VALUES (:group, :ticket)";
+        $values = Array('group' => $this->getGroup(), 'ticket' => $this->getTicket());
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+    
+    //delete entry
+    public function delete() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "DELETE FROM `forwarded` WHERE `Group` = :group_id and `Ticket` = :ticket_id";
+        $values = array('group_id' => $this->getGroup() ,'ticket_id' => $this->getTicket());
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+
+    //Load with sGroupId
+    public function load( $ticket_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM `forwarded` WHERE `Ticket` = :ticket_id", Array('ticket_id' => $ticket_id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $this->set($row);
+    }
+    
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Getters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function getGroup(){
+        return $this->group;
+    }
+    
+    public function getTicket(){
+        return $this->ticket;
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Setters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    public function setGroup($g){
+        $this->group = $g;
+    }
+    
+    public function setTicket($t){
+        $this->ticket = $t;
+    }
+   
+    
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/gui_elements.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/gui_elements.php
@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?php
+
+class Gui_Elements{
+    
+    public static function make_table( $inputList, $funcArray ,$fieldArray){
+        $i = 0; 
+        $result = Array();
+        foreach($inputList as $element){
+            $j = 0;
+            foreach($funcArray as $function){
+                $fnames = explode('->', $function);
+                $intermediate_result = NULL;
+                foreach($fnames as $fname) {
+                    if(substr($fname, -2) == "()") {
+                        $fname = substr($fname, 0, strlen($fname)-2);
+                        if($intermediate_result == NULL) {
+                            $intermediate_result = $element->$fname();
+                        } else {
+                            $intermediate_result = $intermediate_result->$fname();
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        if($intermediate_result == NULL) {
+                            $intermediate_result = $element->$fname();
+                        } else {
+                            $intermediate_result = $intermediate_result->$fname();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                $result[$i][$fieldArray[$j]] = $intermediate_result;
+                $j++;
+            }
+            $i++;
+        }
+        return $result;  
+    }
+    
+    
+    public static function make_table_with_key_is_id( $inputList, $funcArray, $idFunction){
+        $result = Array();
+        foreach($inputList as $element){
+            foreach($funcArray as $function){
+                $result[$element->$idFunction()] = $element->$function();
+            }
+        }
+        return $result;  
+    }
+    
+    
+    public static function time_elapsed_string($ptime){
+        global $TIME_FORMAT;
+        $ptime = DateTime::createFromFormat($TIME_FORMAT, $ptime)->getTimestamp();
+        
+        $etime = time() - $ptime;
+    
+        if ($etime < 1)
+        {
+            return '0 seconds';
+        }
+    
+        $a = array( 12 * 30 * 24 * 60 * 60  =>  'year',
+                    30 * 24 * 60 * 60       =>  'month',
+                    24 * 60 * 60            =>  'day',
+                    60 * 60                 =>  'hour',
+                    60                      =>  'minute',
+                    1                       =>  'second'
+                    );
+    
+        foreach ($a as $secs => $str)
+        {
+            $d = $etime / $secs;
+            if ($d >= 1)
+            {
+                $r = round($d);
+                return $r . ' ' . $str . ($r > 1 ? 's' : '') . ' ago';
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/helpers.php
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class Helpers{
         global $AMS_LIB;
         global $SITEBASE;
         global $AMS_TRANS;
+         global $INGAME_LAYOUT;
         require_once $AMS_LIB . '/smarty/libs/Smarty.class.php';
         $smarty = new Smarty;

@ -17,55 +18,39 @@ class Helpers{

         helpers :: create_folders ();

-         if ( helpers :: check_if_game_client () or $forcelibrender = false ){
+          if ( helpers::check_if_game_client() or $forcelibrender = false ){
             $smarty -> template_dir = $AMS_LIB . '/ingame_templates/';
             $smarty -> setConfigDir( $AMS_LIB . '/configs' );
-             }else{
+             $variables = parse_ini_file( $AMS_LIB . '/configs/ingame_layout.ini', true );
+             foreach ( $variables[$INGAME_LAYOUT] as $key => $value ){
+               $smarty -> assign( $key, $value );
+             }
+          }else{
             $smarty -> template_dir = $SITEBASE . '/templates/';
             $smarty -> setConfigDir( $SITEBASE . '/configs' );
-             }
+          }

          foreach ( $vars as $key => $value ){
             $smarty -> assign( $key, $value );
             }
             
-          global $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE;
-          //if language get param is given = set cookie
-          //else if no get param is given and a cookie is set, use that language, else use default.
-          if ( isset( $_GET['language'] ) ) {
-               //check if the language is supported 
-               if ( file_exists( $AMS_TRANS . '/' . $_GET['language'] . '.ini' ) ){
-                    //if it's supported, set cookie!
-                    setcookie( 'language',$_GET['language'], time() + 60*60*24*30 );
-                    $language = $_GET['language'];
-               }else{
-                    //the language is not supported, use the default.
-                    $language = $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE;
-               }
-          }else{
-               //if no get param is given, check if a cookie value for language is set 
-               if ( isset( $_COOKIE['language'] ) ) { 
-                    $language = $_COOKIE['language']; 
-               }
-               //else use the default
-               else{
-                     $language = $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE; 
-               }
-          }
-             
-         $variables = parse_ini_file( $AMS_TRANS . '/' . $language . '.ini', true );
+          
+         $variables = Helpers::handle_language();
         foreach ( $variables[$template] as $key => $value ){
             $smarty -> assign( $key, $value );
             }
-          if( isset($vars['permission']) && $vars['permission'] == 2 ){
+          
+          if( isset($vars['permission']) && $vars['permission'] == 3 ){
               $inherited = "extends:layout_admin.tpl|";
+          }else if( isset($vars['permission']) && $vars['permission'] == 2){
+               $inherited = "extends:layout_mod.tpl|";
          }else if( isset($vars['permission']) && $vars['permission'] == 1){
               $inherited = "extends:layout_user.tpl|";
          }else{
               $inherited ="";
          }
-         // extends:' . $inherited .'|register.tpl
-        $smarty -> display( $inherited . $template . '.tpl' );
+          // extends:' . $inherited .'|register.tpl
+          $smarty -> display( $inherited . $template . '.tpl' );
         }

     static public function create_folders(){
@ -91,11 +76,68 @@ class Helpers{
     static public function check_if_game_client()
    {
         // if HTTP_USER_AGENT is not set then its ryzom core
-        if ( !isset( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ) ){
+          if ( strpos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"Ryzom") === 0){
             return true;
-             }else{
+          }else{
             return false;
             }
-         }
     }
-
+       
+     static public function handle_language(){
+          global $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE;
+          global $AMS_TRANS;
+          
+          //if language get param is given = set cookie
+          //else if no get param is given and a cookie is set, use that language, else use default.
+          if ( isset( $_GET['language'] ) ) {
+               //check if the language is supported 
+               if ( file_exists( $AMS_TRANS . '/' . $_GET['language'] . '.ini' ) ){
+                    //if it's supported, set cookie!
+                    setcookie( 'language',$_GET['language'], time() + 60*60*24*30 );
+                    $language = $_GET['language'];
+               }else{
+                    //the language is not supported, use the default.
+                    $language = $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE;
+               }
+          }else{
+               //if no get param is given, check if a cookie value for language is set 
+               if ( isset( $_COOKIE['language'] ) ) { 
+                    $language = $_COOKIE['language']; 
+               }
+               //else use the default
+               else{
+                     $language = $DEFAULT_LANGUAGE; 
+               }
+          }
+             
+         return parse_ini_file( $AMS_TRANS . '/' . $language . '.ini', true );
+     }
+     
+     
+     //Time output function for handling the time display function.
+     static public function outputTime($time){
+          global $TIME_FORMAT;
+          return date($TIME_FORMAT,strtotime($time));
+     }
+     
+     static public function  check_login_ingame(){
+          if ( helpers :: check_if_game_client () or $forcelibrender = false ){
+               $dbr = new DBLayer("ring");
+               if (isset($_GET['UserId']) && isset($_COOKIE['ryzomId'])){
+                    $id = $_GET['UserId'];
+                    $statement = $dbr->execute("SELECT * FROM ring_users WHERE user_id=:id AND cookie =:cookie", array('id' => $id, 'cookie' => $_COOKIE['ryzomId']));
+                    if ($statement->rowCount() ){
+                         $entry = $statement->fetch();
+			//print_r($entry);
+                         return array('id' => $entry['user_id'], 'name' => $entry['user_name']); 
+                    }else{
+                         return "FALSE";
+                    }
+               }else{
+                    return "FALSE";
+               }
+          }else{
+               return "FALSE";
+          }
+     }
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/in_support_group.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/in_support_group.php
@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+class In_Support_Group{
+    
+    private $user;
+    private $group;
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  
+    //check if user is in in_support_group
+    public static function userExistsInSGroup( $user_id, $group_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if name is already used
+        if(  $dbl->execute(" SELECT * FROM `in_support_group` WHERE `User` = :user_id and `Group` = :group_id ", array('user_id' => $user_id, 'group_id' => $group_id) )->rowCount() ){
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            return false;
+        } 
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+     
+    public function __construct() {
+    }
+    
+    //set values
+    public function set($values) {
+        $this->setUser($values['User']);
+        $this->setGroup($values['Group']);
+    }
+    
+    public function create() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "INSERT INTO `in_support_group` (`User`,`Group`) VALUES (:user, :group)";
+        $values = Array('user' => $this->user, 'group' => $this->group);
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+    
+    //delete entry
+    public function delete() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "DELETE FROM `in_support_group` WHERE `User` = :user_id and `Group` = :group_id";
+        $values = array('user_id' => $this->getUser() ,'group_id' => $this->getGroup());
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+
+    //Load with sGroupId
+    public function load( $user_id, $group_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM `in_support_group` WHERE `Group` = :group_id", Array('group_id' => $group_id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $this->set($row);
+    }
+    
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Getters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function getUser(){
+        return $this->user;
+    }
+    
+    public function getGroup(){
+        return $this->group;
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Setters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    public function setUser($u){
+        $this->user = $u;
+    }
+    
+    public function setGroup($g){
+        $this->group = $g;
+    }
+   
+    
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/mail_handler.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/mail_handler.php
@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+ <?php
+ 
+class Mail_Handler{
+    
+    private $db;
+        
+    public function mail_fork() {   
+        //Start a new child process and return the process id!
+        $pid = pcntl_fork();
+        return $pid;
+        
+    }
+    
+    
+    public static function send_ticketing_mail($ticketObj, $content, $type, $author) {
+        global $TICKET_MAILING_SUPPORT;
+        if($TICKET_MAILING_SUPPORT){
+            $txt = "";
+            $subject = "";
+            if($type == "REPLY"){
+                $txt = "---------- Ticket #". $ticketObj->getTId() . " ----------\n You received a new reply on your ticket: " . $ticketObj->getTitle() .
+                "\n --------------------\n\n";
+                $subject = "New reply on [Ticket #" . $ticketObj->getTId() ."]";
+                $endTxt = "\n\n----------\nYou can reply on this message to answer directly on the ticket!";
+                $txt = $txt . $content . $endTxt;
+                self::send_mail($ticketObj->getAuthor(),$subject,$txt, $ticketObj->getTId(),$author);
+            }else if($type == "NEW"){
+                $txt = "---------- Ticket #". $ticketObj->getTId() . " ----------\n Your ticket: " . $ticketObj->getTitle() . " is newly created";
+                if($ticketObj->getAuthor() != $author){
+                    $txt = $txt . " by " . Ticket_User::get_username_from_id($author);
+                }else{
+                    $author = $ticketObj->getAuthor();
+                }
+                $txt = $txt . "\n --------------------\n\n";
+                $subject = "New ticket created [Ticket #" . $ticketObj->getTId() ."]";
+                $endTxt = "\n\n----------\nYou can reply on this message to answer directly on the ticket!";
+                $txt = $txt . $content . $endTxt;
+                self::send_mail($ticketObj->getAuthor(),$subject,$txt, $ticketObj->getTId());
+            }
+            
+        }
+    } 
+    
+    
+    public static function send_mail($recipient, $subject, $body, $ticket_id = 0, $from = 1) {
+        if(is_numeric($recipient)) {
+            $id_user = $recipient;
+            $recipient = NULL;
+        }
+        $query = "INSERT INTO email (Recipient,Subject,Body,Status,Attempts,Sender,UserId,MessageId,TicketId) VALUES (:recipient, :subject, :body, :status, :attempts, :sender, :id_user, :messageId, :ticketId)";
+        $values = array('recipient' => $recipient, 'subject' => $subject, 'body' => $body, 'status' => 'NEW', 'attempts'=> 0, 'sender' => $from,'id_user' => $id_user,  'messageId' => 0, 'ticketId'=> $ticket_id);
+        $db = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $db->execute($query, $values);
+        
+    }
+    
+     
+    //the main function
+    function cron() {
+        global $cfg;
+        $inbox_username = $cfg['mail']['username'];
+        $inbox_password = $cfg['mail']['password'];
+        $inbox_host = $cfg['mail']['host'];
+        $oms_reply_to = "Ryzom Ticketing Support <ticketing@".$inbox_host.">";
+        global $MAIL_DIR;
+        
+        // Deliver new mail
+        echo("mail cron\n");
+        
+        //creates child process
+        $pid = self::mail_fork();
+        $pidfile = '/tmp/ams_cron_email_pid';
+    
+        //INFO: if $pid = 
+        //-1: "Could not fork!\n";
+        // 0: "In child!\n";
+        //>0: "In parent!\n";
+        
+        if($pid) {
+        
+            // We're the parent process, do nothing!
+        
+        } else {
+            //make db connection here because the children have to make the connection.
+            $this->db = new DBLayer("lib");
+            
+            //if $pidfile doesn't exist yet, then start sending the mails that are in the db.
+            if(!file_exists($pidfile)) {
+                //create the file and write the child processes id in it!
+                $pid = getmypid();
+                $file = fopen($pidfile, 'w');
+                fwrite($file, $pid);
+                fclose($file);
+                
+                //select all new & failed emails & try to send them
+                //$emails = db_query("select * from email where status = 'NEW' or status = 'FAILED'");
+                $statement = $this->db->executeWithoutParams("select * from email where Status = 'NEW' or Status = 'FAILED'");
+                $emails = $statement->fetchAll();
+
+                foreach($emails as $email) {
+                    $message_id = self::new_message_id($email['TicketId']);
+
+                    //if recipient isn't given, then use the email of the id_user instead!
+                    echo("Emailing {$email['Recipient']}\n");
+                    if(!$email['Recipient']) {
+                        $email['Recipient'] = Ticket_User::get_email_by_user_id($email['UserId']);
+                    }
+                    
+                    //create sending email adres based on the $sender id
+                    if($email['Sender'] != 0) {
+                        $username = Ticket_User::get_username_from_id($email['Sender']);          
+                        $from =  "$username <$username@$inbox_host>";          
+                    } else {
+                        $from = $oms_reply_to;          
+                    }
+                    $headers = "From: $from\r\n" . "Message-ID: " . $message_id ;
+                    print("recip: " . $email['Recipient']);
+                    print("subj: " .$email['Subject']);
+                    print("body: " . $email['Body']);
+                    print("headers: " . $headers);
+                    if(mail($email['Recipient'], $email['Subject'], $email['Body'], $headers)) {       
+                        $status = "DELIVERED";        
+                        echo("Emailed {$email['Recipient']}\n");        
+                    } else {       
+                        $status = "FAILED";
+                        echo("Email to {$email['Recipient']} failed\n");
+                    }
+                    //change the status of the emails.
+                    $this->db->execute('update email set Status = ?, MessageId = ?, Attempts = Attempts + 1 where MailId = ?', array($status, $message_id, $email['MailId']));
+                    //db_exec('update email set status = ?, message_id = ?, attempts = attempts + 1 where id_email = ?', array($status, $message_id, $email['id_email']));
+                }
+                unlink($pidfile);
+            }
+            // Check mail
+            
+            //$mailbox = imap_open("{localhost:110/pop3/novalidate-cert}INBOX", $inbox_username, $inbox_password);
+            $mbox = imap_open($cfg['mail']['server'], $inbox_username, $inbox_password) or die('Cannot connect to mail server: ' . imap_last_error());
+            $message_count = imap_num_msg($mbox);
+    
+            for ($i = 1; $i <= $message_count; ++$i) {
+                
+                //return task ID
+                self::incoming_mail_handler($mbox, $i);
+                $tid = 1; //self::ams_create_email($from, $subject, $txt, $html, $to, $from);
+    
+                if($tid) {
+                    //TODO: base file on Ticket + reply id
+                   /* $file = fopen($MAIL_DIR."/mail/".$tid, 'w');      
+                    fwrite($file, $entire_email);     
+                    fclose($file);     */
+                }
+                //mark message $i of $mbox for deletion!
+                imap_delete($mbox, $i);
+            }
+            //delete marked messages
+            imap_expunge($mbox);  
+            imap_close($mbox);
+            
+        }
+    
+    }
+    
+     
+    
+    function new_message_id($ticketId) {
+        $time = time();
+        $pid = getmypid();
+        global $cfg;
+        global $ams_mail_count;
+        $ams_mail_count = ($ams_mail_count == '') ? 1 : $ams_mail_count + 1;
+        return "<ams.message".".".$ticketId.".".$pid.$ams_mail_count.".".$time."@".$cfg['mail']['host'].">";
+    
+    }
+    
+    function get_ticket_id_from_subject($subject){
+        $startpos = strpos($subject, "[Ticket #");
+        $tempString = substr($subject, $startpos+9);
+        $endpos = strpos($tempString, "]");
+        $ticket_id = substr($tempString, 0, $endpos);
+        return $ticket_id;
+    }
+    
+    
+    function incoming_mail_handler($mbox,$i){
+        
+        $header = imap_header($mbox, $i);
+        $subject = self::decode_utf8($header->subject);
+        
+        print_r($header);
+        
+        //get ticket_id out of the message-id or else out of the subject line
+        $ticket_id = 0;
+        if(isset($header->references)){
+            $pieces = explode(".", $header->references);
+            if($pieces[0] == "<ams"){
+                $ticket_id = $pieces[2];
+            }else{
+                $ticket_id = self::get_ticket_id_from_subject($subject);
+            }
+        }else{
+            $ticket_id = self::get_ticket_id_from_subject($subject);
+        }
+       
+        //if ticket id is found
+        if($ticket_id){
+            
+            $entire_email = imap_fetchheader($mbox, $i) . imap_body($mbox, $i);   
+            $subject = self::decode_utf8($header->subject);    
+            $to = $header->to[0]->mailbox;   
+            $from = $header->from[0]->mailbox . '@' . $header->from[0]->host; 
+            $txt = self::get_part($mbox, $i, "TEXT/PLAIN");   
+            //$html = self::get_part($mbox, $i, "TEXT/HTML");
+            
+            //use the line ---------- Ticket # to make a distincton between the old message and the reply
+            $endpos = strpos($txt, ">---------- Ticket #");
+            if($endpos){
+                $txt = substr($txt, 0, $endpos);
+            }else{
+                $endpos = strpos($txt, "---------- Ticket #");
+                if($endpos){
+                    $txt = substr($txt, 0, $endpos);
+                }
+            }
+            
+            
+            //get the id out of the email address of the person sending the email.
+            if($from !== NULL && !is_numeric($from)) $from = Ticket_User::get_id_from_email($from);
+            
+            $user = new Ticket_User();
+            $user->load_With_TUserId($from);
+            $ticket = new Ticket();
+            $ticket->load_With_TId($ticket_id);
+            
+            //if user has access to it!
+            if((Ticket_User::isMod($user) or ($ticket->getAuthor() == $user->getTUserId())) and $txt != ""){
+                Ticket::createReply($txt, $user->getTUserId(), $ticket->getTId(),  0);              
+            }
+            
+        }
+        
+    }
+    
+    /*function ams_create_email($from, $subject, $body, $html, $recipient = 0, $sender = NULL) {
+    
+        //TODO:
+        if($recipient == 0 && !is_string($recipient)) {
+            global $user;
+            $recipient = $user->uid;
+        }
+    
+        if($sender !== NULL && !is_numeric($sender)) $sender = self::get_id_from_username($sender);
+        if(!is_numeric($recipient)) $recipient = self::get_id_from_username($recipient);
+    
+        $message = array(
+        'creator' => $sender,
+        'owner' => $recipient,
+        'type' => 'email',
+        'summary' => $subject,
+        'data' => array (
+            'subject' => $subject,
+            'body' => $body,
+            'html' => $html,
+            'sender' => oms_get_username_from_id($sender),
+            'from' => $from,
+            'recipient' => oms_get_username_from_id($recipient),
+            'time' => time(),
+            ),
+        );
+        
+        //TO ASK:
+        oms_task_create($message);
+        oms_task_index($message, array('subject', 'body', 'sender', 'recipient'));
+        //---------------------------
+        return $message['id_task'];
+    }*/
+    
+     
+    
+    /*function oms_get_email($id) {
+    
+        $message = oms_task_load($id);
+        if($message) {
+            oms_prepare_email($message);
+            return $message;
+        } else {
+            return FALSE; 
+        }
+    
+    }*/
+    
+     
+    
+    /*function oms_prepare_email(&$message) {
+    
+        $data = $message['data'];
+        $data['id_message'] = $message['id_task'];
+        $data['read'] = ($message['status'] != 'NEW' && $message['status'] != 'UNREAD');
+        $message = $data;
+    
+    }*/
+    
+     
+    
+    /*function oms_email_mark_read($mid) {
+    
+        db_exec("update task set status = 'READ' where id_task = ? and type = 'email' and module = 'email'", array($mid));
+    
+    }*/
+    
+     
+    
+    function decode_utf8($str) {
+    
+        preg_match_all("/=\?UTF-8\?B\?([^\?]+)\?=/i",$str, $arr);
+        for ($i=0;$i<count($arr[1]);$i++){ 
+            $str=ereg_replace(ereg_replace("\?","\?",
+               $arr[0][$i]),base64_decode($arr[1][$i]),$str);
+        }
+        return $str;
+    
+    }
+    
+     
+    
+     
+    
+    function get_mime_type(&$structure) {
+    
+        $primary_mime_type = array("TEXT", "MULTIPART","MESSAGE", "APPLICATION", "AUDIO","IMAGE", "VIDEO", "OTHER");
+        if($structure->subtype) {
+            return $primary_mime_type[(int) $structure->type] . '/' .$structure->subtype;
+        }
+        return "TEXT/PLAIN";
+    
+    }
+    
+     
+    
+    function get_part($stream, $msg_number, $mime_type, $structure = false, $part_number = false) {
+    
+        if(!$structure) {
+            $structure = imap_fetchstructure($stream, $msg_number);
+        }
+    
+        if($structure) {
+            if($mime_type == self::get_mime_type($structure)) {
+                if(!$part_number) {
+                    $part_number = "1";
+                }
+                $text = imap_fetchbody($stream, $msg_number, $part_number);
+                if($structure->encoding == 3) {
+                    return imap_base64($text);
+                } else if($structure->encoding == 4) {
+                    return imap_qprint($text);
+                } else {
+                    return $text;
+                }
+            }
+    
+            if($structure->type == 1) /* multipart */ {
+                while(list($index, $sub_structure) = each($structure->parts)) {
+                    if($part_number) {
+                        $prefix = $part_number . '.';
+                    } else {
+                        $prefix = '';
+                    }
+                    $data = self::get_part($stream, $msg_number, $mime_type, $sub_structure,$prefix .    ($index + 1));
+                    if($data) {
+                        return $data;
+                    }
+                } // END OF WHILE
+            } // END OF MULTIPART
+        } // END OF STRUTURE
+        return false; 
+    
+    } // END OF FUNCTION
+    
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/pagination.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/pagination.php
@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+
+class Pagination{
+    
+    private $element_array;
+    private $last;
+    private $current;
+    private $amountOfRows;
+    
+    function __construct($query, $db, $nrDisplayed, $resultClass, $params = array()) {
+        if (!(isset($_GET['pagenum']))){ 
+            $this->current= 1; 
+        }else{
+            $this->current= $_GET['pagenum'];
+        }
+        
+        //Here we count the number of results
+        $db = new DBLayer($db);
+        $rows = $db->execute($query, $params)->rowCount();
+        $this->amountOfRows = $rows;
+        //the array hat will contain all users
+
+        if($rows > 0){
+            //This is the number of results displayed per page 
+            $page_rows = $nrDisplayed;
+            
+            //This tells us the page number of our last page
+            $this->last = ceil($rows/$page_rows); 
+            
+            //this makes sure the page number isn't below one, or more than our maximum pages 
+            if ($this->current< 1) 
+            { 
+                $this->current= 1; 
+            }else if ($this->current> $this->last) { 
+                $this->current= $this->last; 
+            } 
+            
+            //This sets the range to display in our query 
+            $max = 'limit ' .($this->current- 1) * $page_rows .',' .$page_rows; 
+            
+            //This is your query again, the same one... the only difference is we add $max into it
+            $data = $db->execute($query . " " . $max, $params); 
+            
+            $this->element_array = Array();
+            //This is where we put the results in a resultArray to be sent to smarty
+            while($row = $data->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)){
+                $element = new $resultClass();
+                $element->set($row);
+                $this->element_array[] = $element;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    public function getLast(){
+        return $this->last;
+    }
+    
+    public function getCurrent(){
+        return $this->current;
+    }
+    
+    public function getElements(){
+        return $this->element_array;
+    }
+    
+    public function getAmountOfRows(){
+        return $this->amountOfRows;
+    }
+    
+    public function getLinks($nrOfLinks){
+        $pageLinks = Array();
+        //if amount of showable links is greater than the amount of pages: show all!
+        if ($this->last <= $nrOfLinks){
+            for($var = 1; $var <= $this->last; $var++){
+                $pageLinks[] = $var;
+            }
+        }else{
+            $offset = ($nrOfLinks-1)/2 ;
+            $startpoint = $this->current - $offset;
+            $endpoint =  $this->current + $offset;
+            
+            if($startpoint < 1){
+                $startpoint = 1;
+                $endpoint = $startpoint + $nrOfLinks - 1;
+            }else if($endpoint > $this->last){
+                $endpoint = $this->last;
+                $startpoint = $endpoint - ($nrOfLinks -1);
+            }
+           
+            for($var = $startpoint; $var <= $endpoint; $var++){
+                $pageLinks[] = $var;
+            }
+        }
+        return $pageLinks;
+    }
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/querycache.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/querycache.php
@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+
+class Querycache{
+    
+    private $SID;
+    private $type;
+    private $query;
+    private $db;
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    
+    
+     ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    public function __construct() {
+    }
+    
+    //set values
+    public function set($values) {
+        $this->setSID($values['SID']);
+        $this->setType($values['type']);
+        $this->setQuery($values['query']);
+        $this->setDb($values['db']);
+    }
+    
+    
+    //return constructed element based on SID
+    public function load_With_SID( $id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:id", array('id' => $id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $this->set($row);
+    } 
+    
+    
+    //update private data to DB.
+    public function update(){
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "UPDATE ams_querycache SET type= :t, query = :q, db = :d WHERE SID=:id";
+        $values = Array('id' => $this->getSID(), 't' => $this->getType(), 'q' => $this->getQuery(), 'd' => $this->getDb());
+        $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Getters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function getSID(){
+        return $this->SID;
+    }
+   
+   
+    public function getType(){
+        return $this->type;
+    }
+    
+    
+    public function getQuery(){
+        return $this->query;
+    }
+    
+    public function getDb(){
+        return $this->db;
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Setters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function setSID($s){
+        $this->SID = $s;
+    }
+   
+   
+    public function setType($t){
+        $this->type = $t;
+    }
+    
+    public function setQuery($q){
+        $this->query= $q;
+    }
+    
+    public function setDb($d){
+        $this->db= $d;
+    }
+    
+}
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sql.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sql.php
@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-class Sql{
-
-     public function db_query( $query, $values = array() )
-    {
-         echo "tst";
-         }
-
-    }
-
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/support_group.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/support_group.php
@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+<?php
+
+class Support_Group{
+    
+    private $sGroupId;
+    private $name;
+    private $tag;
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Functions////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    //return all groups
+    public static function getGroup($id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM support_group WHERE SGroupId = :id", array('id' => $id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $instanceGroup = new self();
+        $instanceGroup->set($row);
+        return $instanceGroup;
+    
+    }
+    
+    //return all groups
+    public static function getGroups() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM support_group ORDER BY Name ASC");
+        $rows = $statement->fetchAll();
+        $result = Array();
+        foreach($rows as $group){
+
+            $instanceGroup = new self();
+            $instanceGroup->set($group);
+            $result[] = $instanceGroup;
+        }
+        return $result; 
+    }
+    
+    //wrapper for creating a support group
+    public static function createSupportGroup( $name, $tag) {
+        
+        if(strlen($name) < 21 && strlen($name) > 4 &&strlen($tag) < 8  && strlen($tag) > 1 ){
+            $notExists = self::supportGroup_EntryNotExists($name, $tag);
+            if ( $notExists == "SUCCESS" ){
+                $sGroup = new self();
+                $sGroup->setName($name);
+                $sGroup->setTag($tag);
+                $sGroup->create();
+                return "SUCCESS";
+            }else{
+                //return NAME_TAKEN  or TAG_TAKEN
+                return $notExists;
+            }
+        }else{
+            //RETURN ERROR that indicates SIZE
+            return "SIZE_ERROR";
+        } 
+    }
+
+    //check if group exists
+    public static function supportGroup_EntryNotExists( $name, $tag) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if name is already used
+        if(  $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM support_group WHERE Name = :name",array('name' => $name))->rowCount() ){
+            return "NAME_TAKEN";
+        }
+        else if(  $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM support_group WHERE Tag = :tag",array('tag' => $tag))->rowCount() ){
+            return "TAG_TAKEN";
+        }else{
+            return "SUCCESS";
+        } 
+    }
+
+
+    //check if group exists
+    public static function supportGroup_Exists( $id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        //check if supportgroup id exist
+        if(  $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM support_group WHERE SGroupId = :id",array('id' => $id ))->rowCount() ){
+            return true;
+        }else{
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    //return constructed element based on SGroupId
+    public static function constr_SGroupId( $id) {
+        $instance = new self();
+        $instance->setSGroup($id);
+        return $instance;
+    }
+    
+    //returns list of all users that are enlisted to a support group
+    public static function getAllUsersOfSupportGroup($group_id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM `in_support_group` INNER JOIN `ticket_user` ON ticket_user.TUserId = in_support_group.User WHERE in_support_group.Group=:id", array('id' => $group_id));
+        $rows = $statement->fetchAll();
+        $result = Array();
+        foreach($rows as $row){
+            $userInstance = new Ticket_User();
+            $userInstance->setTUserId($row['TUserId']);
+            $userInstance->setPermission($row['Permission']);
+            $userInstance->setExternId($row['ExternId']);
+            $result[] = $userInstance;
+        }
+        return $result; 
+    }
+     
+    //wrapper for adding user to a support group
+    public static function deleteSupportGroup($group_id) {
+        
+        //check if group id exists
+        if (self::supportGroup_Exists($group_id)){
+            $sGroup = new self();
+            $sGroup->setSGroupId($group_id);
+            $sGroup->delete();  
+        }else{
+            //return that group doesn't exist
+            return "GROUP_NOT_EXISTING";
+        }
+            
+    }
+    
+    //wrapper for adding user to a support group
+    public static function deleteUserOfSupportGroup( $user_id, $group_id) {
+        
+        //check if group id exists
+        if (self::supportGroup_Exists($group_id)){
+            
+            //check if user is in supportgroup
+            //if so, delete entry and return SUCCESS
+            if(In_Support_Group::userExistsInSGroup($user_id, $group_id) ){
+                //delete entry
+                $inSGroup = new In_Support_Group();
+                $inSGroup->setUser($user_id);
+                $inSGroup->setGroup($group_id);
+                $inSGroup->delete();
+                return "SUCCESS";
+            }
+            else{
+                //else return USER_NOT_IN_GROUP
+                return "USER_NOT_IN_GROUP";
+            }
+            
+            
+        }else{
+            //return that group doesn't exist
+            return "GROUP_NOT_EXISTING";
+        }
+            
+    }
+    
+    //wrapper for adding user to a support group
+    public static function addUserToSupportGroup( $user_id, $group_id) {
+        //check if group id exists
+        if (self::supportGroup_Exists($group_id)){
+            //check if user isn't in supportgroup yet
+            //if not, create entry and return SUCCESS
+            if(! In_Support_Group::userExistsInSGroup($user_id, $group_id) ){
+                //create entry
+                $inSGroup = new In_Support_Group();
+                $inSGroup->setUser($user_id);
+                $inSGroup->setGroup($group_id);
+                $inSGroup->create();
+                return "SUCCESS";
+            }
+            else{
+                //else return ALREADY_ADDED
+                return "ALREADY_ADDED";
+            }
+            
+            
+        }else{
+            //return that group doesn't exist
+            return "GROUP_NOT_EXISTING";
+        }
+            
+    }
+    
+    //returns list of all category objects
+    public static function getAllSupportGroups() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM `support_group`");
+        $row = $statement->fetchAll();
+        $result = Array();
+        foreach($row as $group){
+            $instance = new self();
+            $instance->set($group);
+            $result[] = $instance;
+        }
+        return $result; 
+    }
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Methods////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+     
+    public function __construct() {
+    }
+    
+    //set values
+    public function set($values) {
+        $this->setSGroupId($values['SGroupId']);
+        $this->setName($values['Name']);
+        $this->setTag($values['Tag']);
+    }
+    
+    public function create() {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "INSERT INTO support_group (Name, Tag) VALUES (:name, :tag)";
+        $values = Array('name' => $this->name, 'tag' => $this->tag);
+        $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    } 
+
+    //Load with sGroupId
+    public function load_With_SGroupId( $id) {
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $statement = $dbl->execute("SELECT * FROM `support_group` WHERE `SGroupId` = :id", array('id' => $id));
+        $row = $statement->fetch();
+        $this->set($row);
+    }
+    
+    
+    //update private data to DB.
+    public function update(){
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "UPDATE `support_group` SET `Name` = :name, `Tag` = :tag WHERE `SGroupId` = :id";
+        $values = Array('id' => $this->getSGroupId(), 'name' => $this->getName(), 'tag' => $this->getTag() );
+        $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);
+    }
+    
+    //delete entry
+    public function delete(){
+        $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+        $query = "DELETE FROM `support_group` WHERE `SGroupId` = :id";
+        $values = Array('id' => $this->getSGroupId());
+        $statement = $dbl->execute($query, $values);     
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Getters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    
+    public function getSGroupId(){
+        return $this->sGroupId;
+    }
+    
+    public function getName(){
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+    
+    public function getTag(){
+        return $this->tag;
+    }
+    
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////Setters////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+     
+    public function setSGroupId($id){
+        $this->sGroupId = $id;
+    }
+    
+    public function setName($n){
+        $this->name = $n;
+    }
+    
+    public function setTag($t){
+        $this->tag = $t;
+    }
+   
+    
+}
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