void CL_Screen_Init (void);
void CL_UpdateScreen (void);
-void SCR_CenterPrint(char *str);
+void SCR_CenterPrint(const char *str);
void SCR_BeginLoadingPlaque (void);
+// invoke refresh of loading plaque (nothing else seen)
+void SCR_UpdateLoadingScreen(qboolean clear);
+void SCR_UpdateLoadingScreenIfShown(void);
+
+// pushes an item on the loading screen
+void SCR_PushLoadingScreen (qboolean redraw, const char *msg, float len_in_parent);
+void SCR_PopLoadingScreen (qboolean redraw);
+void SCR_ClearLoadingScreen (qboolean redraw);
+
extern float scr_con_current; // current height of displayed console
extern int sb_lines;