diff --git a/dviwin.cpp b/dviwin.cpp
index cb4c3c709..8aec6b352 100644
--- a/dviwin.cpp
+++ b/dviwin.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void dviWindow::drawDVI()
 			dvi_time = 0; // force init_dvi_file
 			QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 			QMessageBox::critical( this, i18n("HEY"),
-				QString(i18n("What's this? DVI problem!\n"))
+				i18n("What's this? DVI problem!\n")
 					+ dvi_oops_msg,
 				i18n("OK"));
 			return;
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void dviWindow::drawDVI()
 			QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
 			paint.end();
 			QMessageBox::critical( this, i18n("HEY"),
-				QString(i18n("What's this? DVI problem!\n"))
+				i18n("What's this? DVI problem!\n") 
 					+ dvi_oops_msg,
 				i18n("OK"));
 			return;
diff --git a/kdvi.cpp b/kdvi.cpp
index 312181a50..14a3ed75d 100644
--- a/kdvi.cpp
+++ b/kdvi.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void kdvi::makeMenuBar()
 
 	menuBar->insertSeparator();
 
-	QPopupMenu *help = kapp->getHelpMenu(true, QString(i18n("DVI Viewer"))
+	QPopupMenu *help = kapp->getHelpMenu(true, i18n("DVI Viewer")
 					     + " " + KDVI_VERSION
 					     + i18n("\n\nby Markku Hihnala")
 					     + " (mah@ee.oulu.fi)");
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void kdvi::openFile( QString name)
 	if ( ! QFileInfo( name ).isReadable() )
 	{
 		QMessageBox::information( this, i18n("Notice"),
-				QString(i18n("Can't read file:\n")) +
+				i18n("Can't read file:\n") +
 				oname, i18n("OK"));
 		return;
 	}
@@ -929,8 +929,7 @@ void kdvi::selectSmall()
 
 void kdvi::shrinkChanged(int s)
 {
-	QString t;
-	t.sprintf(i18n("Shrink: %d"), s );
+	QString t = i18n("Shrink: %1").arg( s );
 	statusBar->changeItem( t, ID_STAT_SHRINK);
 }
 
diff --git a/print.cpp b/print.cpp
index 72df22ece..b01975dc0 100644
--- a/print.cpp
+++ b/print.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ print::~print()
 void print::setFile( QString _file )
 {
 	ifile = ofile = _file.copy();
-	setCaption( QString(i18n(i18n("Print "))) + ifile );
+	setCaption( i18n("Print ") + ifile );
 	QString of( _file );
 	if ( of.right(4) == ".dvi" )
 		of = of.left( of.length()-4 );