diff -u freeciv-Mar-31/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c freeciv/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c
--- freeciv-Mar-31/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c	Fri Mar 22 02:14:36 2002
+++ freeciv/client/gui-gtk/dialogs.c	Mon Apr  1 21:20:05 2002
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 /******************************************************************/
 static GtkWidget  *races_dialog_shell=NULL;
 static GtkWidget  *races_toggles_form;
+static GtkWidget  *races_by_name;
 static GtkWidget  *races_sex_toggles_form;
 static GtkWidget  *city_style_toggles_form;
 static GtkWidget  *races_ok_command;            /* ok button */
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
 static void races_buttons_callback	( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data );
 static void races_toggles_callback(GtkWidget * w, gpointer race_id_p);
 static void races_sex_toggles_callback ( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data );
+static void races_by_name_callback      ( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data );
 static void races_name_callback	( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data );
 static void city_style_toggles_callback ( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data );
 
@@ -1834,8 +1836,14 @@
 *****************************************************************/
 void popdown_races_dialog(void)
 {
+  int i;
   if (races_dialog_shell) {
     gtk_widget_set_sensitive (top_vbox, TRUE);
+    for(i=0;i<game.playable_nation_count;i++){
+      /* This shouldn't be nessesary, but 
+       * gtk_widget_destroy(races_dialog_shell) gives warnings otherwise */
+      gtk_widget_destroy(races_toggles[i]);
+    }
     gtk_widget_destroy (races_dialog_shell);
     races_dialog_shell = NULL;
     g_list_free(sorted_races_list);
@@ -1915,23 +1923,35 @@
 *****************************************************************/
 void create_races_dialog(void)
 {
-  int       per_row = 5;
+  int       per_row;
   int       i;
   GSList    *group = NULL;
   GSList    *sgroup = NULL;
   GSList    *cgroup = NULL;
   GtkWidget *f, *fs, *fa;
+  GtkWidget *pop_downs_box, *pop_downs_label;
+  GList     *race_names;
+
+  /*Makes the flag box a nicely proportioned rectangle,
+   *whatever the total size may be*/
+  if (game.playable_nation_count > 8){
+    per_row=sqrt(game.playable_nation_count)*18/15;
+  }else{
+    /*Multiple rows would look silly here*/ 
+    per_row=game.playable_nation_count;
+  }
+ 
 
   races_dialog_shell = gtk_dialog_new();
-    gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(races_dialog_shell),"delete_event",
-	GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(deleted_callback),NULL );
+  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT(races_dialog_shell),"delete_event",
+		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(deleted_callback),NULL );
 
   gtk_window_set_title( GTK_WINDOW( races_dialog_shell ),
 			_(" What Nation Will You Be?") );
 
   f = gtk_frame_new(_("Select nation and name"));
   gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( GTK_DIALOG( races_dialog_shell )->vbox ),
-	f, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+		      f, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
 
   /* ------- nation name toggles ------- */
 
@@ -1948,20 +1968,45 @@
   sorted_races_list=g_list_sort(sorted_races_list,cmp_func);
   for(i=0; i<g_list_length(sorted_races_list); i++) {
     gint nat_id=GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_list_nth_data(sorted_races_list,i));
-    races_toggles[i]=gtk_radio_button_new_with_label(group,
-						     get_nation_name(nat_id));
+    GtkWidget *flag;
+    SPRITE *s;
+    int x1, x2, y1, y2;
+    races_toggles[i]=gtk_radio_button_new(group);
+    s=get_nation_by_idx(nat_id)->flag_sprite;
+    sprite_get_bounding_box(s, &x1, &y1, &x2, &y2);
+    s=crop_sprite(s, x1, y1, x2, y2);
+    flag=gtk_pixmap_new(s->pixmap,s->mask);
+    gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(flag),0,1);
+    gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(races_toggles[i]),flag);
     gtk_toggle_button_set_state(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(races_toggles[i]), FALSE);
     group = gtk_radio_button_group( GTK_RADIO_BUTTON( races_toggles[i] ) );
     gtk_table_attach_defaults(GTK_TABLE(races_toggles_form),races_toggles[i],
 			      i%per_row, i%per_row+1, i/per_row, i/per_row+1);
   }
 
-  /* ------- nation leader combo ------- */
-
+  /* ------ choose nation by name -- and choose leader ------ */
+ 
+  pop_downs_box=gtk_hbox_new(0,0);
+  gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( GTK_DIALOG( races_dialog_shell )->vbox ),
+		      pop_downs_box, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
+ 
+  pop_downs_label=gtk_label_new(_("Nation:"));
+  races_by_name = gtk_combo_new();
+  race_names = NULL;
+  for(i=0; i<game.playable_nation_count; i++) {
+    race_names = g_list_append(race_names,
+      get_nation_by_idx((int)g_list_nth_data(sorted_races_list,i))->name);
+  }
+  gtk_combo_set_popdown_strings(GTK_COMBO(races_by_name), race_names);
+  gtk_combo_set_value_in_list(GTK_COMBO(races_by_name), TRUE, FALSE);
+  gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( pop_downs_box ), pop_downs_label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( pop_downs_box ), races_by_name, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  
   races_name = gtk_combo_new();
+  pop_downs_label=gtk_label_new(_("   Leader:"));
+  gtk_box_pack_end( GTK_BOX( pop_downs_box ), races_name, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+  gtk_box_pack_end( GTK_BOX( pop_downs_box ), pop_downs_label, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
-  gtk_box_pack_start( GTK_BOX( GTK_DIALOG( races_dialog_shell )->vbox ),
-	races_name, FALSE, FALSE, 0 );
   GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS( races_name, GTK_CAN_DEFAULT );
   gtk_widget_grab_default( races_name );
 
@@ -2066,6 +2111,11 @@
   gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( races_quit_command ), "clicked",
 		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( races_buttons_callback ), NULL );
 
+  gtk_signal_connect( GTK_OBJECT( GTK_COMBO(races_by_name)->list ), 
+		      "selection_changed",
+		      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC( races_by_name_callback ), NULL );
+  
+  
   /* ------- set initial selections ------- */
 
   select_random_race();
@@ -2089,6 +2139,27 @@
 */
 
 /**************************************************************************
+ ...
+**************************************************************************/
+static void races_by_name_callback( GtkWidget *w, gpointer data )
+{
+  int i;
+  for(i=0; i<g_list_length(sorted_races_list); i++) {
+    if (strcmp(gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY( GTK_COMBO(races_by_name)->entry )),
+	       get_nation_by_idx((int)g_list_nth_data(sorted_races_list,i))->name)==0){
+      if (GTK_WIDGET_SENSITIVE(races_toggles[i])){
+	gtk_toggle_button_set_state( GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(races_toggles[i]), TRUE);
+	break;
+      }else{
+	/*That one's taken*/
+	select_random_race();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**************************************************************************
 ...
 **************************************************************************/
 void races_toggles_set_sensitive(struct packet_nations_used *packet)
@@ -2140,6 +2211,9 @@
 static void races_toggles_callback( GtkWidget *w, gpointer race_id_p )
 {
   selected_nation = GPOINTER_TO_INT(race_id_p);
+
+  gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(GTK_COMBO(races_by_name)->entry),
+		     get_nation_by_idx(selected_nation)->name);
 
   select_random_leader();