Index: source/blender/include/BDR_editcurve.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/include/BDR_editcurve.h,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -p -u -r1.14 BDR_editcurve.h
--- source/blender/include/BDR_editcurve.h	6 Nov 2006 18:20:56 -0000	1.14
+++ source/blender/include/BDR_editcurve.h	26 Apr 2007 04:55:14 -0000
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void select_more_nurb(void);
 void select_less_nurb(void);
 void select_next_nurb(void);
 void select_prev_nurb(void);
+void select_random_nurb(void);
 void adduplicate_nurb(void);
 void delNurb(void);
 void nurb_set_smooth(short event);
@@ -98,4 +99,3 @@ int bezt_compare (const void *e1, const 
 extern void undo_push_curve(char *name);
 
 #endif  /*  BDR_EDITCURVE_H */
-
Index: source/blender/src/editcurve.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/editcurve.c,v
retrieving revision 1.59
diff -u -p -u -r1.59 editcurve.c
--- source/blender/src/editcurve.c	22 Apr 2007 22:08:18 -0000	1.59
+++ source/blender/src/editcurve.c	26 Apr 2007 04:55:14 -0000
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "BLI_blenlib.h"
 #include "BLI_arithb.h"
 #include "BLI_dynstr.h"
+#include "BLI_rand.h"
 
 #include "DNA_curve_types.h"
 #include "DNA_ipo_types.h"
@@ -1026,6 +1027,68 @@ void switchdirection_knots(float *base, 
 
 /* **************** EDIT ************************ */
 
+static void selectall_nurb() {
+	Nurb *nu;
+	BezTriple *bezt;
+	BPoint *bp;
+	int b;
+	
+	for(nu= editNurb.first; nu; nu= nu->next) {
+		if((nu->type & 7)==1) {
+			b= nu->pntsu;
+			bezt= nu->bezt;
+			while(b--) {
+				if(bezt->hide==0) {
+					bezt->f1 |= 1;
+					bezt->f2 |= 1;
+					bezt->f3 |= 1;
+				}
+				bezt++;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			b= nu->pntsu*nu->pntsv;
+			bp= nu->bp;
+			while(b--) {
+				if(bp->hide==0)
+					bp->f1 |= 1;
+				bp++;
+			}
+		}
+	}	
+}
+
+static void unselectall_nurb() {
+	Nurb *nu;
+	BezTriple *bezt;
+	BPoint *bp;
+	int b;
+	
+	for(nu= editNurb.first; nu; nu= nu->next) {
+		if((nu->type & 7)==1) {
+			b= nu->pntsu;
+			bezt= nu->bezt;
+			while(b--) {
+				if(bezt->hide==0) {
+					bezt->f1 &= ~1;
+					bezt->f2 &= ~1;
+					bezt->f3 &= ~1;
+				}
+				bezt++;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			b= nu->pntsu*nu->pntsv;
+			bp= nu->bp;
+			while(b--) {
+				if(bp->hide==0)
+					bp->f1 &= ~ 1;
+				bp++;
+			}
+		}
+	}	
+}
+
 void deselectall_nurb()
 {
 	Nurb *nu;
@@ -1076,39 +1139,10 @@ void deselectall_nurb()
 		}
 		if(a) break;
 	}
-
-	for(nu= editNurb.first; nu; nu= nu->next) {
-		if((nu->type & 7)==1) {
-			b= nu->pntsu;
-			bezt= nu->bezt;
-			while(b--) {
-				if(bezt->hide==0) {
-					if(a) {
-						bezt->f1 &= ~1;
-						bezt->f2 &= ~1;
-						bezt->f3 &= ~1;
-					}
-					else {
-						bezt->f1 |= 1;
-						bezt->f2 |= 1;
-						bezt->f3 |= 1;
-					}
-				}
-				bezt++;
-			}
-		}
-		else {
-			b= nu->pntsu*nu->pntsv;
-			bp= nu->bp;
-			while(b--) {
-				if(bp->hide==0) {
-					if(a) bp->f1 &= ~ 1;
-					else bp->f1 |= 1;
-				}
-				bp++;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	
+	if(a) unselectall_nurb();
+	else selectall_nurb();
+	
 	countall();
 	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 }
@@ -3331,6 +3365,106 @@ void select_less_nurb()
 	countall();
 	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 	BIF_undo_push("Select Less");
+}
+
+void select_random_nurb()
+{
+	Nurb *nu;
+	BezTriple *bezt;
+	BPoint *bp;
+	static short randfac= 50;
+	float randomlimit= 0.3; /* don't set this value too low! it has to be between 0 and 1 */
+	int a, i= 0, j= 0;
+	int amount_of_nurbs= count_curveverts(&editNurb); /* returns value with handles */
+	int amount_of_nurbs_to_select= 0, amount_of_found_nurbs= 0;
+	char *selectednurbs;
+	short breakloop= 0;
+	
+	if(!G.obedit) return;
+
+	if(!button(&randfac,0, 100,"Percentage:")) return;
+
+	if(randfac == 0) return;
+	
+	if(randfac == 100) {
+		selectall_nurb();
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	for(nu= editNurb.first; nu; nu= nu->next) {
+		if((nu->type & 7)==CU_BEZIER) {
+			amount_of_nurbs -= nu->pntsu*2; /* subtract handles */
+		}
+	}
+		
+	selectednurbs= MEM_callocN(amount_of_nurbs, "temp array");
+	amount_of_nurbs_to_select= amount_of_nurbs*randfac/100;
+	nu= editNurb.first;
+	BLI_srand( BLI_rand() ); /* random seed */
+	
+	while(j < 1000) {
+		if((nu->type & 7)==CU_BEZIER) {
+			a= nu->pntsu;
+			bezt= nu->bezt;
+			while(a--) {
+				if((selectednurbs[i] != 1) && (BLI_frand() < randomlimit)) {
+					amount_of_found_nurbs++;
+					selectednurbs[i]= 1;
+					
+					if (bezt->hide == 0) {
+						bezt->f1 |= 1;
+						bezt->f2 |= 1;
+						bezt->f3 |= 1;
+					}
+					
+					/* break loop when we have found enough nurbs */
+					if(amount_of_found_nurbs == amount_of_nurbs_to_select) {
+						breakloop=1;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				bezt++;
+				i++;
+			}
+		}
+		else { 
+			a= nu->pntsu*nu->pntsv;
+			bp= nu->bp;
+			while(a--) {
+				if((selectednurbs[i] != 1) && (BLI_frand() < randomlimit)) {		
+					amount_of_found_nurbs++;
+					selectednurbs[i]= 1;
+					
+					if(bp->hide == 0) bp->f1 |= 1;				
+						
+					/* break loop when we have found enough nurbs */
+					if(amount_of_found_nurbs == amount_of_nurbs_to_select) {
+						breakloop=1;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				bp++;
+				i++;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		if(breakloop == 1) break;
+						
+		/* if we are at the end, go to the beginning */
+		if(!nu->next) {
+			nu= editNurb.first;
+			i=0;
+			j++;
+		}
+		else
+			nu= nu->next;
+	}
+
+	MEM_freeN(selectednurbs);
+
+	countall();
+	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
+	BIF_undo_push("Select Random:Nurbs");	
 }
 
 void adduplicate_nurb()
Index: source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c,v
retrieving revision 1.230
diff -u -p -u -r1.230 header_view3d.c
--- source/blender/src/header_view3d.c	22 Apr 2007 22:08:18 -0000	1.230
+++ source/blender/src/header_view3d.c	26 Apr 2007 04:55:15 -0000
@@ -1102,6 +1102,9 @@ void do_view3d_select_curvemenu(void *ar
 		case 12: /* select previous */
 			select_prev_nurb();
 			break;
+		case 13: /* select random */
+			select_random_nurb();
+			break;
 	}
 	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 }
@@ -1121,6 +1124,7 @@ static uiBlock *view3d_select_curvemenu(
 	
 	uiDefIconTextBut(block, BUTM, 1, ICON_BLANK1, "Select/Deselect All|A",				0, yco-=20, menuwidth, 19, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 1, 2, "");
 	uiDefIconTextBut(block, BUTM, 1, ICON_BLANK1, "Inverse",				0, yco-=20, menuwidth, 19, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 1, 3, "");
+	uiDefIconTextBut(block, BUTM, 1, ICON_BLANK1, "Random...",				0, yco-=20, menuwidth, 19, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 1, 13, "");
 	
 	if (OBACT->type == OB_SURF) {
 		uiDefBut(block, SEPR, 0, "",				0, yco-=6, menuwidth, 6, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "");
Index: source/blender/src/toolbox.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/bf-blender/blender/source/blender/src/toolbox.c,v
retrieving revision 1.163
diff -u -p -u -r1.163 toolbox.c
--- source/blender/src/toolbox.c	22 Apr 2007 22:08:19 -0000	1.163
+++ source/blender/src/toolbox.c	26 Apr 2007 04:55:15 -0000
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ static TBitem tb_curve_select[]= {
 {	0, "SEPR", 				0, NULL},
 {	0, "(De)select All|A", 	2, NULL},
 {	0, "Inverse", 			3, NULL},
+{	0, "Random...", 	13, NULL},
 {	0, "Row|Shift R", 			5, NULL},
 {	0, "SEPR",				0, NULL},
 {	0, "(De)select First",	7, NULL},