diff -ru -X /home/jjm/cvs/no.freeciv FreecivCVS/client/gui-xaw/repodlgs.c freeciv/client/gui-xaw/repodlgs.c
--- FreecivCVS/client/gui-xaw/repodlgs.c	Thu Feb 10 09:43:33 2000
+++ freeciv/client/gui-xaw/repodlgs.c	Mon Feb 14 13:02:25 2000
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@
   XtAddCallback(science_list, XtNcallback, science_help_callback, NULL);
   XtAddCallback(science_help_toggle, XtNcallback, toggle_callback, NULL);
 
+  toggle_callback(science_help_toggle, NULL, NULL);
+
   if(num_list>60) {
     int ncol;
     XtVaGetValues(science_list, XtNdefaultColumns, &ncol, NULL);
diff -ru -X /home/jjm/cvs/no.freeciv FreecivCVS/common/shared.c freeciv/common/shared.c
--- FreecivCVS/common/shared.c	Fri Jan 28 09:38:39 2000
+++ freeciv/common/shared.c	Mon Feb 14 13:04:24 2000
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@
 ***************************************************************/
 char *textyear(int year)
 {
-  static char y[10];
+  static char y[32];
   if (year<0) 
-    my_snprintf(y, sizeof(y), "%d BC", -year);
+    my_snprintf(y, sizeof(y), _("%d BC"), -year);
   else
-    my_snprintf(y, sizeof(y), "%d AD", year);
+    my_snprintf(y, sizeof(y), _("%d AD"), year);
   return y;
 }