diff --git a/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/eggPalettize.cxx b/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/eggPalettize.cxx
index 37d7027664..ee1b000909 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/eggPalettize.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/eggPalettize.cxx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ EggPalettize() : EggMultiFilter(true) {
      "textures.txa); a complete record of every egg file and every texture "
      "that has been referenced is kept here.  This allows the program "
      "to intelligently manage the multiple egg files that may reference "
-     "the textures in question.\n\n");
+     "the textures in question.");
 
 
   clear_runlines();
@@ -216,9 +216,10 @@ describe_input_file() {
   show_text("  margin i", 10,
 	    "This specifies the number of pixels that should be written "
 	    "around the border of the texture when it is placed in a "
-	    "palette image; i is the integer number.  The use of a margin "
-	    "helps cut down on color bleed from neighboring images.  "
-	    "If the texture does not end up placed in a palette image, the "
+	    "palette image; i is the integer number of pixels.  The "
+	    "use of a margin helps cut down on color bleed "
+	    "from neighboring images.  If the texture does "
+	    "not end up placed in a palette image, the "
 	    "margin is not used.  If not specified, the default margin is "
 	    "used, which is specified by the :margin command (see below).\n\n");
 
@@ -249,12 +250,20 @@ describe_input_file() {
 	    "formats cannot be placed together on the same palette "
 	    "images.\n\n");
 
+  show_text("  (image type)", 10,
+	    "A texture may be converted to a particular image type, for "
+	    "instance jpg or rgb, by naming the type.  If present, this "
+	    "overrides the :imagetype command, described below.  As with "
+	    ":imagetype, you may also specify two type names separated "
+	    "by a comma, to indicate that a different file should be written "
+	    "for the color and alpha components.\n\n");
+
   show_text("  (group name)", 10,
 	    "A texture may also be assigned to a specific group by naming "
 	    "the group.  The groups are defined using the :group command "
 	    "(see below).  Normally, textures are not assigned directly "
 	    "to groups; instead, it is more useful to assign the egg files "
-	    "they appear on to groups; see below.\n\n");
+	    "they are referenced in to groups; see below.\n\n");
 
   show_text("  cont", 10,
 	    "Normally, a texture file (or egg file) scans the lines in the "
@@ -274,10 +283,11 @@ describe_input_file() {
     "  plane.egg : phase_2 main\n"
     "  *.egg : phase_2\n\n"
 
-    "Any number of egg files may be named on one line, and the group of "
-    "egg files may be simultaneously assigned to one or more groups.  "
-    "The valid set of groups are defined using the :group command (see below).  "
-    "Each texture that is referenced by a given egg file will be palettized "
+    "Any number of egg files may be named on one line, and the set of "
+    "named egg files may be simultaneously assigned to one or more groups.  "
+    "Each group must have been previously defined using the :group command "
+    "(see below).  Each texture that is referenced by a given "
+    "egg file will be palettized "
     "into at least one of the groups assigned to the egg file.\n\n"
 
     "Finally, there are a number of special commands that may appear in the "
@@ -343,7 +353,9 @@ describe_input_file() {
 
 	    "The default if this is unspecified is 0.1 0.01.  That is, "
 	    "round up to the next tenth, unless within a hundredth of the "
-	    "last tenth.  To disable rounding, specify ':round no'.\n\n");
+	    "last tenth.  To disable rounding, specify ':round no'.  "
+	    "Rounding is implicitly disabled when you run with the -opt "
+	    "command line option.\n\n");
 
   show_text("  :remap (never | group | poly)", 10,
 	    "Sometimes two different parts of an egg file may reference "
@@ -352,7 +364,7 @@ describe_input_file() {
 	    "to (1,6), for a coverage of 1.0, while group B references "
 	    "values ranging from (0,2) to (1,4), for a coverage of 2.0.  "
 	    "The maximum coverage used is only 2.0, and thus the texture "
-	    "only needs to appear in the palette once, but the total range "
+	    "only needs to appear in the palette twice, but the total range "
 	    "of UV's is from (0,2) to (1,6), causing an apparent coverage "
 	    "of 4.0.\n\n"
 
@@ -360,11 +372,13 @@ describe_input_file() {
 	    "by remapping both groups of UV's so that they overlap.  This "
 	    "parameter specifies how this operation should be done.  If "
 	    "the option is 'never', remapping will not be performed; if "
-	    "'group', entire groups will be remapped as a unit, of 'poly', "
+	    "'group', entire groups will be remapped as a unit, if 'poly', "
 	    "individual polygons within a group may be remapped.  This last "
 	    "option provides the greatest minimization of UV coverage, "
 	    "but possibly at the expense of triangle strips in the resulting "
-	    "model (since some vertices can no longer be shared).\n\n");
+	    "model (since some vertices can no longer be shared).\n\n"
+
+	    "The default if this is unspecified is 'poly'.\n\n");
 
   show_text("  :imagetype type[,alpha_type]", 10,
 	    "This specifies the default type of image file that should be "
@@ -408,7 +422,7 @@ describe_input_file() {
 	    "keyword 'with' specifies any number of groups that this "
 	    "palette group depends on; if a texture has already been "
 	    "assigned to one of this group's dependent groups, it will "
-	    "be considered to be assigned to this group.\n\n");
+	    "not need to be assigned to this group.\n\n");
 
 
   nout <<
@@ -462,14 +476,16 @@ run() {
 
     if (!state_file.open_read(state_filename)) {
       nout << FilenameUnifier::make_user_filename(state_filename)
-	   << " exists, but cannot be read.  Perhaps you should remove it so a new one can be created.\n";
+	   << " exists, but cannot be read.  Perhaps you should "
+	   << "remove it so a new one can be created.\n";
       exit(1);
     }
 
     TypedWriteable *obj = state_file.read_object();
     if (obj == (TypedWriteable *)NULL || !state_file.resolve()) {
       nout << FilenameUnifier::make_user_filename(state_filename)
-	   << " exists, but appears to be corrupt.  Perhaps you should remove it so a new one can be created.\n";
+	   << " exists, but appears to be corrupt.  Perhaps you "
+	   << "should remove it so a new one can be created.\n";
       exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -584,15 +600,17 @@ run() {
 
   if (!state_file.open_write(temp_filename) ||
       !state_file.write_object(pal)) {
-    nout << "Unable to write palettization information to " << temp_filename
+    nout << "Unable to write palettization information to " 
+	 << FilenameUnifier::make_user_filename(temp_filename)
 	 << "\n";
     exit(1);
   }
 
   state_file.close();
   if (!temp_filename.rename_to(state_filename)) {
-    nout << "Unable to rename temporary file " << temp_filename << " to "
-	 << state_filename << "\n";
+    nout << "Unable to rename temporary file " 
+	 << FilenameUnifier::make_user_filename(temp_filename) << " to "
+	 << FilenameUnifier::make_user_filename(state_filename) << "\n";
     exit(1);
   }
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsMonitor.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsMonitor.cxx
index f8a10ba69a..74d7424407 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsMonitor.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsMonitor.cxx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void GtkStatsMonitor::
 lost_connection() {
   Windows::iterator wi;
   for (wi = _windows.begin(); wi != _windows.end(); ++wi) {
-    (*wi)->update_title();
+    (*wi)->mark_dead();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.cxx
index dade009c40..2774d00796 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ GtkStatsPianoRoll(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index,
 		  int xsize, int ysize) :
   PStatPianoRoll(monitor, thread_index, xsize, ysize)
 {
+  _is_dead = false;
   set_events(GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK);
 
   _label_align = manage(new Gtk::Alignment(1.0, 1.0));
@@ -36,6 +37,21 @@ GtkStatsPianoRoll(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index,
   request_initial_size(*this, get_xsize(), get_ysize());
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsPianoRoll::mark_dead
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Called when the client's connection has been lost,
+//               this should update the window in some obvious way to
+//               indicate that the window is no longer live.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsPianoRoll::
+mark_dead() {
+  _is_dead = true;
+
+  setup_white_gc();
+  force_redraw();
+}
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsPianoRoll::get_labels
@@ -194,7 +210,8 @@ configure_event_impl(GdkEventConfigure *) {
     Gdk_Colormap system_colormap = Gdk_Colormap::get_system();
     
     _white_gc = Gdk_GC(_pixmap);
-    _white_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.white());
+    setup_white_gc();
+
     _black_gc = Gdk_GC(_pixmap);
     _black_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.black());
     
@@ -272,3 +289,28 @@ pack_labels() {
 
   _labels_changed = false;
 }      
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsPianoRoll::setup_white_gc
+//       Access: Private
+//  Description: Sets the color on _white_gc to be either actually
+//               white (if the chart is still alive) or a light gray
+//               (if the chart is dead).
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsPianoRoll::
+setup_white_gc() {
+  Gdk_Colormap system_colormap = Gdk_Colormap::get_system();
+
+  if (_is_dead) {
+    Gdk_Color death;
+    death.set_grey_p(0.8);
+    system_colormap.alloc(death);
+    
+    _white_gc.set_foreground(death);
+
+  } else {
+    _white_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.white());
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.h b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.h
index ff8eacb9ad..d9b508e8c8 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoRoll.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public:
   GtkStatsPianoRoll(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index,
 		    int xsize, int ysize);
 
+  void mark_dead();
+
   Gtk::Alignment *get_labels();
 
   Gdk_GC get_collector_gc(int collector_index);
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ private:
   virtual gint expose_event_impl(GdkEventExpose *event);
 
   void pack_labels();
+  void setup_white_gc();
 
 private:
   // Backing pixmap for drawing area.
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ private:
 
   Gtk::Alignment *_label_align;
   Gtk::VBox *_label_box;
+  bool _is_dead;
 };
 
 #include "gtkStatsPianoRoll.I"
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.cxx
index bd31fca42b..685bc3fed2 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.cxx
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ GtkStatsPianoWindow(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index,
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsPianoWindow::mark_dead
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Called when the client's connection has been lost,
+//               this should update the window in some obvious way to
+//               indicate that the window is no longer live.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsPianoWindow::
+mark_dead() {
+  GtkStatsWindow::mark_dead();
+  _chart->mark_dead();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsPianoWindow::idle
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.h b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.h
index 1940253e61..1ed54b610f 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsPianoWindow.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
   GtkStatsPianoWindow(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index, 
 		      int chart_xsize, int chart_ysize);
 
+  virtual void mark_dead();
   virtual void idle();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.cxx
index 89bd0ea7e0..415e913638 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.cxx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ GtkStatsStripChart(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, PStatView &view,
 		   int collector_index, int xsize, int ysize) :
   PStatStripChart(monitor, view, collector_index, xsize, ysize)
 {
+  _is_dead = false;
   set_events(GDK_EXPOSURE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);
 
   _label_align = manage(new Gtk::Alignment(1.0, 1.0));
@@ -39,6 +40,21 @@ GtkStatsStripChart(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, PStatView &view,
   request_initial_size(*this, get_xsize(), get_ysize());
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsStripChart::mark_dead
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Called when the client's connection has been lost,
+//               this should update the window in some obvious way to
+//               indicate that the window is no longer live.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsStripChart::
+mark_dead() {
+  _is_dead = true;
+
+  setup_white_gc();
+  force_redraw();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsStripChart::get_labels
 //       Access: Public
@@ -261,7 +277,8 @@ configure_event_impl(GdkEventConfigure *) {
     Gdk_Colormap system_colormap = Gdk_Colormap::get_system();
     
     _white_gc = Gdk_GC(_pixmap);
-    _white_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.white());
+    setup_white_gc();
+
     _black_gc = Gdk_GC(_pixmap);
     _black_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.black());
     
@@ -348,3 +365,28 @@ pack_labels() {
 
   _labels_changed = false;
 }      
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsStripChart::setup_white_gc
+//       Access: Private
+//  Description: Sets the color on _white_gc to be either actually
+//               white (if the chart is still alive) or a light gray
+//               (if the chart is dead).
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsStripChart::
+setup_white_gc() {
+  Gdk_Colormap system_colormap = Gdk_Colormap::get_system();
+
+  if (_is_dead) {
+    Gdk_Color death;
+    death.set_grey_p(0.8);
+    system_colormap.alloc(death);
+    
+    _white_gc.set_foreground(death);
+
+  } else {
+    _white_gc.set_foreground(system_colormap.white());
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.h b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.h
index 791505101f..d0791951a2 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripChart.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public:
 		     PStatView &view, int collector_index,
 		     int xsize, int ysize);
 
+  void mark_dead();
+
   Gtk::Alignment *get_labels();
   GtkStatsGuide *get_guide();
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ private:
   virtual gint button_press_event_impl(GdkEventButton *button);
 
   void pack_labels();
+  void setup_white_gc();
 
 private:
   // Backing pixmap for drawing area.
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ private:
   Gtk::Alignment *_label_align;
   Gtk::VBox *_label_box;
   GtkStatsGuide *_guide;
+  bool _is_dead;
 };
 
 #include "gtkStatsStripChart.I"
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.cxx
index 0bd23c6129..ec26aa2da5 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.cxx
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ GtkStatsStripWindow(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index,
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsStripWindow::mark_dead
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Called when the client's connection has been lost,
+//               this should update the window in some obvious way to
+//               indicate that the window is no longer live.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsStripWindow::
+mark_dead() {
+  GtkStatsWindow::mark_dead();
+  _chart->mark_dead();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsStripWindow::idle
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.h b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.h
index 4e2985bfd8..5cbf50ef10 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsStripWindow.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
   GtkStatsStripWindow(GtkStatsMonitor *monitor, int thread_index, 
 		      int collector_index, int chart_xsize, int chart_ysize);
 
+  virtual void mark_dead();
   virtual void idle();
 
 protected:
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.cxx b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.cxx
index 4c1ac90fe7..338cd2a502 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.cxx
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ update_title() {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: GtkStatsWindow::mark_dead
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Called when the client's connection has been lost,
+//               this should update the window in some obvious way to
+//               indicate that the window is no longer live.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void GtkStatsWindow::
+mark_dead() {
+  update_title();
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsWindow::new_collector
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
@@ -71,6 +83,7 @@ update_title() {
 void GtkStatsWindow::
 new_collector(int) {
 }
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: GtkStatsWindow::new_thread
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
diff --git a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.h b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.h
index 531f098648..e56756f52e 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/gtk-stats/gtkStatsWindow.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool destruct();
 
   virtual void update_title();
+  virtual void mark_dead();
   virtual void new_collector(int collector_index);
   virtual void new_thread(int thread_index);
   virtual void idle();
diff --git a/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.cxx b/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.cxx
index 1c1747bfba..d876c77660 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.cxx
@@ -87,8 +87,16 @@ void PStatServer::
 poll() {
   // Delete all the readers that we couldn't delete before.
   while (!_lost_readers.empty()) {
-    delete _lost_readers.back();
+    PStatReader *reader = _lost_readers.back();
     _lost_readers.pop_back();
+
+    reader->lost_connection();
+    delete reader;
+  }
+  while (!_removed_readers.empty()) {
+    PStatReader *reader = _removed_readers.back();
+    _removed_readers.pop_back();
+    delete reader;
   }
 
   _listener->poll();
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ remove_reader(Connection *connection, PStatReader *reader) {
     nout << "Attempt to remove undefined reader.\n";
   } else {
     _readers.erase(ri);
-    _lost_readers.push_back(reader);
+    _removed_readers.push_back(reader);
   }
 }
 
@@ -218,7 +226,6 @@ connection_reset(const PT(Connection) &connection) {
   ri = _readers.find(connection);
   if (ri != _readers.end()) {
     PStatReader *reader = (*ri).second;
-    reader->lost_connection();
     _readers.erase(ri);
 
     // Unfortunately, we can't delete the reader right away, because
diff --git a/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.h b/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.h
index bac135b5a9..b5a3734d7d 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/pstatserver/pStatServer.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private:
   Readers _readers;
   typedef vector<PStatReader *> LostReaders;
   LostReaders _lost_readers;
+  LostReaders _removed_readers;
 
   typedef deque<int> Ports;
   Ports _available_udp_ports;