diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c232807..0327668 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 ###### global compiler settings
 
-add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UQT_NO_ASCII_CAST )
+add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H )
 
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TQT_CXX_FLAGS}" )
 set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined" )
diff --git a/knights/io_internet.cpp b/knights/io_internet.cpp
index e29888c..b5cbaa6 100644
--- a/knights/io_internet.cpp
+++ b/knights/io_internet.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void io_internet::connectToServer()
   }
   else
   {
-    socket = new TDESocket(myServer->URL, myServer->Port, 30);
+    socket = new TDESocket(myServer->URL.utf8(), myServer->Port, 30);
     if(socket->socket() == -1)
     {
       /* Couldn't connect to server. Notify User and die gracefully */
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void io_internet::connectToServer()
 			and close these tabs at will, or have multiple open at once. ALL communication to our tabs
 			needs to be done with SIGNALS & SLOTS to facilitate this.
 	*/
-	consoleTab = new Console( 0, myServer->Name, myResource );
+	consoleTab = new Console( 0, myServer->Name.utf8(), myResource );
 	myTabList[consoleTab] = consoleTab;
 	myResource->tabManager->addTab( myTabList[consoleTab], i18n( "%1 Console" ).arg( myServer->Name ) );
   connect( myTabList[consoleTab], TQT_SIGNAL( sendCMD( const Command& ) ), this, TQT_SLOT( recvCMD( const Command& ) ) );
@@ -847,9 +847,9 @@ void io_internet::parseStyle12(TQString line, const unsigned int Mode)
       }
 
       /* Verbose Coordinate Notation of previous move ( USE AS CAN ) */
-      strcpy(move.CAN, fields[27].right(fields[27].length() - 2).replace(TQRegExp("-"), ""));
+      strcpy(move.CAN, fields[27].right(fields[27].length() - 2).replace(TQRegExp("-"), "").utf8());
       /* SAN  */
-      strcpy(move.SAN, fields[29].replace(TQRegExp("\\+"), "").replace(TQRegExp("#"), ""));
+      strcpy(move.SAN, fields[29].replace(TQRegExp("\\+"), "").replace(TQRegExp("#"), "").utf8());
 
       /* fill the line for the command */
       position_line += fields[1];  /* Internal Rank #7 */
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ void io_internet::parseMoveList(TQString line)
   move.ICS_MoveCounter = move_counter;
   move.ICS_Mode = ICS_Movelist;
   move.ICS_OnMove = WHITE;
-  strcpy(move.SAN, two_plys[1]);
+  strcpy(move.SAN, two_plys[1].utf8());
   command.setCommand((int&)CMD_Move);
   command.setID(fics_to_knights[ficsMoveListNumber]);
   command.setMove(move);
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ void io_internet::parseMoveList(TQString line)
     move.ICS_MoveCounter = move_counter;
     move.ICS_Mode = ICS_Movelist;
     move.ICS_OnMove = BLACK;
-    strcpy(move.SAN, two_plys[3]);
+    strcpy(move.SAN, two_plys[3].utf8());
     command.setCommand((int&)CMD_Move);
     command.setID(fics_to_knights[ficsMoveListNumber]);
     command.setMove(move);
diff --git a/knights/list_pgn.cpp b/knights/list_pgn.cpp
index 371da24..f1dfc22 100644
--- a/knights/list_pgn.cpp
+++ b/knights/list_pgn.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,6 @@ void list_pgn::timerEvent( TQTimerEvent* )
 															tmpPGN.TAG_Site,
 															tmpPGN.TAG_Date,
 															TQString::number(tmpPGN.File_Position) );
-		status->message( i18n( TQString( "%1 matches found." ).arg( listView->childCount() ) ) );
+		status->message( i18n( "%1 matches found." ).arg( listView->childCount() ) );
 	}
 }
diff --git a/knights/resource.cpp b/knights/resource.cpp
index c191c11..aa8ec21 100644
--- a/knights/resource.cpp
+++ b/knights/resource.cpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void resource::ConfigRead( void )
 	PGN_Filename = CFG->readEntry( "PGNFilename", TQString() );
 	SCID_Image_Path = CFG->readEntry( "SCIDImages", TQString() );
 	OPTION_Auto_Close_Last_ICS = CFG->readBoolEntry( "AutoCloseLastICS", TRUE );
-	OPTION_Show_Extended_PGN = CFG->readEntry( "ShowExtendedPGN", FALSE );
+	OPTION_Show_Extended_PGN = CFG->readBoolEntry( "ShowExtendedPGN", FALSE );
 	OPTION_Auto_Call_Flag = CFG->readBoolEntry( "AutoCallFlag", TRUE );
 	Email_Command_Line = CFG->readEntry( "EmailCommandLine", TQString("kmail -s %s --attach %m %a") );
 	Accepted_License = CFG->readBoolEntry( "Alg2p", FALSE );