diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 98d3e15..ed7a871 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 ###### global compiler settings
 
-add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UTQT_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/src/mainwidget.cpp b/src/mainwidget.cpp
index 7c29c3c..3f081b6 100644
--- a/src/mainwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwidget.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ MainWidget::~MainWidget() {
 }
 
 void MainWidget::fileOpen() {
-  KFileDialog d(TQString(),KImageIO::pattern(),this,i18n("Select an image"),true);
+  KFileDialog d(TQString(),KImageIO::pattern(),this,i18n("Select an image").utf8(),true);
   d.exec();
 
   if(d.result()==TQDialog::Accepted)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void MainWidget::fileSave() {
       ofstream out(m_outputFilename.local8Bit());
       if(!in || !out)
       {
-        emit signalChangeStatusbar(i18n(i18n("Error while saving file")));
+        emit signalChangeStatusbar(i18n("Error while saving file"));
         return;
       }
       emit signalChangeStatusbar(i18n("Saving %1...").arg(m_outputFilename));
diff --git a/src/options.cpp b/src/options.cpp
index 6945c11..e59c764 100644
--- a/src/options.cpp
+++ b/src/options.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void Options::defaultOptions(){
 
 void Options::debug() {
 	for(map<TQString,TQString>::iterator i=options.begin(); i!=options.end(); i++)
-		cout << (*i).first << "=" << (*i).second << endl;
+		cout << (*i).first.local8Bit() << "=" << (*i).second.local8Bit() << endl;
 }