diff --git a/kmedit.cpp b/kmedit.cpp
index ee889d51d..4974e63b1 100644
--- a/kmedit.cpp
+++ b/kmedit.cpp
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ bool KMEdit::eventFilter(QObject*o, QEvent* e)
     charPos = charAt( viewportToContents(event->pos()), &para );
     QString paraText = text( para );
 
-    if( !paraText.at(charPos).isSpace() )
+    if( charPos < paraText.length() && !paraText.at(charPos).isSpace() )
     {
       //Get word right clicked on
       const QRegExp wordBoundary( "[\\s\\W]" );
diff --git a/kmmainwin.cpp b/kmmainwin.cpp
index 4de17e7c8..9a7c0e8f9 100644
--- a/kmmainwin.cpp
+++ b/kmmainwin.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void KMMainWin::setupStatusBar()
   mLittleProgress = new StatusbarProgressWidget( mProgressDialog, statusBar() );
   mLittleProgress->show();
 
-  statusBar()->insertItem(i18n(" Initializing..."), 1, 1 );
+  statusBar()->insertItem( i18n("Starting...") , 1, 1 );
   statusBar()->addPermanentWidget( mLittleProgress, 0 );
   statusBar()->setItemAlignment( 1, Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::AlignVCenter );
   mLittleProgress->show();