Merge commit 'qt/master-stable' into 4.6-stable

Bring Qt 4.6 into the Qt-S60 repo.

Conflicts:
	configure.exe
	mkspecs/features/qttest_p4.prf
	qmake/generators/makefile.cpp
	src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
	src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
	src/corelib/kernel/qcoreevent.h
	src/corelib/kernel/qobject.cpp
	src/corelib/kernel/qsharedmemory_unix.cpp
	src/corelib/thread/qthread_p.h
	src/corelib/tools/qvector.h
	src/gui/dialogs/qdialog.cpp
	src/gui/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
	src/gui/dialogs/qfiledialog_p.h
	src/gui/dialogs/qmessagebox.cpp
	src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
	src/gui/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
	src/gui/image/qpixmapcache.cpp
	src/gui/kernel/qapplication.cpp
	src/gui/kernel/qapplication_p.h
	src/gui/kernel/qwidget.cpp
	src/gui/kernel/qwidget_p.h
	src/gui/painting/qdrawhelper.cpp
	src/gui/painting/qpaintengine_raster.cpp
	src/gui/text/qfontengine_qpf.cpp
	src/gui/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
	src/network/socket/qlocalserver.cpp
	src/testlib/qtestcase.cpp
	src/testlib/testlib.pro
	tests/auto/qimagereader/tst_qimagereader.cpp
	tests/auto/qitemdelegate/tst_qitemdelegate.cpp
	tests/auto/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
	tests/auto/qpixmap/qpixmap.pro

20 files changed, 138 insertions, 132 deletions

diff --git a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog.cpp b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog.cpp
index 1ec0cfc..e41941b 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog.cpp
@@ -3879,7 +3879,7 @@ void Q3FileDialog::detailViewSelectionChanged()
                 d->moreFiles->setSelected(f->i, i->isSelected());
         }
         if (i->isSelected() && !((Q3FileDialogPrivate::File *)i)->info.isDir())
-            str += QString(QLatin1String("\"%1\" ")).arg(i->text(0));
+            str += QString::fromLatin1("\"%1\" ").arg(i->text(0));
         i = i->nextSibling();
     }
     d->moreFiles->blockSignals(false);
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ void Q3FileDialog::listBoxSelectionChanged()
         }
         if (d->moreFiles->isSelected(i)
              && !((Q3FileDialogPrivate::File*)(mcitem)->i)->info.isDir()) {
-            str += QString(QLatin1String("\"%1\" ")).arg(i->text());
+                 str += QString::fromLatin1("\"%1\" ").arg(i->text());
             if (j == 0)
                 j = i;
         }
@@ -4611,11 +4611,11 @@ void Q3FileDialog::setPreviewMode(PreviewMode m)
 }
 Q3FileDialog::PreviewMode Q3FileDialog::previewMode() const
 {
-    if (d->infoPreview && d->infoPreviewWidget->isVisible())
+    if (d->infoPreview && d->infoPreviewWidget->isVisibleTo(const_cast<Q3FileDialog *>(this)))
         return Info;
-    else if (d->contentsPreview && d->contentsPreviewWidget->isVisible())
+    else if (d->contentsPreview
+             && d->contentsPreviewWidget->isVisibleTo(const_cast<Q3FileDialog *>(this)))
         return Contents;
-
     return NoPreview;
 }
 
@@ -5757,8 +5757,8 @@ void Q3FileDialog::insertEntry(const Q3ValueList<QUrlInfo> &lst, Q3NetworkOperat
         if (!bShowHiddenFiles && inf.name() != QLatin1String("..")) {
             if (d->url.isLocalFile()) {
                 QString file = d->url.path();
-                if (!file.endsWith(QLatin1String("/")))
-                    file.append(QLatin1String("/"));
+                if (!file.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
+                    file.append(QLatin1Char('/'));
                 file += inf.name();
                 QT_WA({
                     if (GetFileAttributesW((TCHAR*)file.ucs2()) & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN)
diff --git a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_mac.cpp b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_mac.cpp
index f1c749ec..18bebf1 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_mac.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_mac.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ QString Q3FileDialog::macGetSaveFileName(const QString &start, const QString &fi
         retstr = QString::fromUtf8((const char *)str_buffer);
         //now filename
         CFStringGetCString(ret.saveFileName, (char *)str_buffer, 1024, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
-        retstr += QLatin1String("/") + QString::fromUtf8((const char *)str_buffer);
+        retstr += QLatin1Char('/') + QString::fromUtf8((const char *)str_buffer);
     }
     NavDisposeReply(&ret);
     if(selectedFilter)
diff --git a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_win.cpp b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_win.cpp
index 1be797a..a1c98f3 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_win.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3filedialog_win.cpp
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ QString Q3FileDialog::winGetExistingDirectory(const QString& initialDirectory,
         QDir::setCurrent(currentDir);
 
     if (!result.isEmpty())
-        result.replace(QLatin1String("\\"), QLatin1String("/"));
+        result.replace(QLatin1Char('\\'), QLatin1Char('/'));
     return result;
 #else
     return QString();
diff --git a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.cpp b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.cpp
index 6242dce..52086a2 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "qapplication.h"
 #include "q3widgetstack.h"
 #include "qlayout.h"
+#include "qevent.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -961,6 +962,16 @@ void Q3TabDialog::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 }
 
 
+/*!\reimp
+*/
+void Q3TabDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
+{
+    if (!e->spontaneous())
+        show();
+    QDialog::showEvent(e);
+}
+
+
 /*!
   Adds an OK button to the dialog and sets the button's text to \a text.
 
diff --git a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.h b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.h
index 3645df1..30acc7d 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.h
+++ b/src/qt3support/dialogs/q3tabdialog.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *);
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *);
+    void showEvent(QShowEvent *);
     void styleChange(QStyle&);
     void setTabBar(QTabBar*);
     QTabBar* tabBar() const;
diff --git a/src/qt3support/itemviews/q3iconview.cpp b/src/qt3support/itemviews/q3iconview.cpp
index d1a9c1e..a5664de 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/itemviews/q3iconview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/itemviews/q3iconview.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ QByteArray Q3IconDrag::encodedData(const char* mime) const
                 (*it).item.textRect().x()).arg((*it).item.textRect().y()).
             arg((*it).item.textRect().width()).arg(
                 (*it).item.textRect().height());
-        k += QString(QLatin1String((*it).data.data())) + QLatin1String("$@@$");
+        k += QString::fromLatin1((*it).data.data()) + QLatin1String("$@@$");
         s += k;
     }
 
@@ -1820,8 +1820,8 @@ void Q3IconViewItem::calcRect(const QString &text_)
 
     tw = r.width();
     th = r.height();
-    if (tw < view->d->fm->width(QLatin1String("X")))
-        tw = view->d->fm->width(QLatin1String("X"));
+    if (tw < view->d->fm->width(QLatin1Char('X')))
+        tw = view->d->fm->width(QLatin1Char('X'));
 
     itemTextRect.setWidth(tw);
     itemTextRect.setHeight(th);
diff --git a/src/qt3support/network/q3dns.cpp b/src/qt3support/network/q3dns.cpp
index c53f2ff..3ca3977 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3dns.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/network/q3dns.cpp
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ void Q3Dns::setLabel( const QString & label )
 	    const char * dom;
 	    while( (dom=it.current()) != 0 ) {
 		++it;
-		n.append( l.lower() + QLatin1String(".") + QLatin1String(dom) );
+		n.append( l.lower() + QLatin1Char('.') + QLatin1String(dom) );
 	    }
 	}
 	n.append( l.lower() );
@@ -1902,8 +1902,8 @@ QString Q3Dns::toInAddrArpaDomain( const QHostAddress &address )
 	s = QLatin1String("ip6.arpa");
 	uint b = 0;
 	while( b < 16 ) {
-	    s = QString::number( i.c[b]%16, 16 ) + QLatin1String(".") +
-		QString::number( i.c[b]/16, 16 ) + QLatin1String(".") + s;
+	    s = QString::number( i.c[b]%16, 16 ) + QLatin1Char('.') +
+		QString::number( i.c[b]/16, 16 ) + QLatin1Char('.') + s;
 	    b++;
 	}
     }
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ void Q3Dns::doResInit()
 			nameServer += QLatin1String(dnsServer->IpAddress.String);
 			dnsServer = dnsServer->Next;
 			if ( dnsServer != 0 )
-			    nameServer += QLatin1String(" ");
+			    nameServer += QLatin1Char(' ');
 		    }
 		    searchList = QLatin1String("");
 		    separator = ' ';
@@ -2360,12 +2360,12 @@ void Q3Dns::doResInit()
     }
     if ( !gotNetworkParams ) {
 	if ( getDnsParamsFromRegistry(
-	    QString( QLatin1String("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters") ),
+	    QLatin1String("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters"),
 		    &domainName, &nameServer, &searchList )) {
 	    // for NT
 	    separator = ' ';
 	} else if ( getDnsParamsFromRegistry(
-	    QString( QLatin1String("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\VxD\\MSTCP") ),
+	    QLatin1String("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\VxD\\MSTCP"),
 		    &domainName, &nameServer, &searchList )) {
 	    // for Windows 98
 	    separator = ',';
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ void Q3Dns::doResInit()
 	} while( first < (int)nameServer.length() );
     }
 
-    searchList = searchList + QLatin1String(" ") + domainName;
+    searchList += QLatin1Char(' ') + domainName;
     searchList = searchList.simplifyWhiteSpace().lower();
     first = 0;
     do {
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ void Q3Dns::doResInit()
 	while ( !stream.atEnd() ) {
             line = stream.readLine();
 	    QStringList list = QStringList::split( QLatin1String(" "), line );
-	    if( line.startsWith( QLatin1String("#") ) || list.size() < 2 )
+	    if( line.startsWith( QLatin1Char('#') ) || list.size() < 2 )
 	       continue;
 	    const QString type = list[0].lower();
 
diff --git a/src/qt3support/network/q3ftp.cpp b/src/qt3support/network/q3ftp.cpp
index 5ab84cc..44c1f5c 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3ftp.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/network/q3ftp.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ bool Q3FtpDTP::parseDir( const QString &buffer, const QString &userName, QUrlInf
     dateStr += lst[ 6 ];
     dateStr += QLatin1Char(' ');
 
-    if ( lst[ 7 ].contains( QLatin1String(":") ) ) {
+    if ( lst[ 7 ].contains( QLatin1Char(':') ) ) {
 	time = QTime( lst[ 7 ].left( 2 ).toInt(), lst[ 7 ].right( 2 ).toInt() );
 	dateStr += QString::number( QDate::currentDate().year() );
     } else {
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ bool Q3FtpDTP::parseDir( const QString &buffer, const QString &userName, QUrlInf
     QDate date = QDate::fromString( dateStr );
     info->setLastModified( QDateTime( date, time ) );
 
-    if ( lst[ 7 ].contains( QLatin1String(":") ) ) {
+    if ( lst[ 7 ].contains( QLatin1Char(':') ) ) {
 	const int futureTolerance = 600;
 	if( info->lastModified().secsTo( QDateTime::currentDateTime() ) < -futureTolerance ) {
 	    QDateTime dt = info->lastModified();
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ bool Q3FtpDTP::parseDir( const QString &buffer, const QString &userName, QUrlInf
     else {
 	QString n;
 	for ( uint i = 8; i < (uint) lst.count(); ++i )
-	    n += lst[ i ] + QLatin1String(" ");
+	    n += lst[ i ] + QLatin1Char(' ');
 	n = n.stripWhiteSpace();
 	info->setName( n );
     }
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ bool Q3FtpPI::processReply()
 	    // ### error handling
 	} else {
 	    QStringList lst = addrPortPattern.capturedTexts();
-	    QString host = lst[1] + QLatin1String(".") + lst[2] + QLatin1String(".") + lst[3] + QLatin1String(".") + lst[4];
+	    QString host = lst[1] + QLatin1Char('.') + lst[2] + QLatin1Char('.') + lst[3] + QLatin1Char('.') + lst[4];
 	    Q_UINT16 port = ( lst[5].toUInt() << 8 ) + lst[6].toUInt();
 	    waitForDtpToConnect = true;
 	    dtp.connectToHost( host, port );
@@ -1435,8 +1435,8 @@ int Q3Ftp::connectToHost( const QString &host, Q_UINT16 port )
 int Q3Ftp::login( const QString &user, const QString &password )
 {
     QStringList cmds;
-    cmds << ( QString(QLatin1String("USER ")) + ( user.isNull() ? QString(QLatin1String("anonymous")) : user ) + QLatin1String("\r\n") );
-    cmds << ( QString(QLatin1String("PASS ")) + ( password.isNull() ? QString(QLatin1String("anonymous@")) : password ) + QLatin1String("\r\n") );
+    cmds << ( QString::fromLatin1("USER ") + ( user.isNull() ? QString::fromLatin1("anonymous") : user ) + QLatin1String("\r\n") );
+    cmds << ( QString::fromLatin1("PASS ") + ( password.isNull() ? QString::fromLatin1("anonymous@") : password ) + QLatin1String("\r\n") );
     return addCommand( new Q3FtpCommand( Login, cmds ) );
 }
 
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ void Q3Ftp::operationListChildren( Q3NetworkOperation *op )
 {
     op->setState( StInProgress );
 
-    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString( QLatin1String("/") ) : url()->path() ) );
+    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString::fromLatin1("/") : url()->path() ) );
     list();
     emit start( op );
 }
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ void Q3Ftp::operationRemove( Q3NetworkOperation *op )
 {
     op->setState( StInProgress );
 
-    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString( QLatin1String("/") ) : url()->path() ) );
+    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString::fromLatin1("/") : url()->path() ) );
     remove( Q3Url( op->arg( 0 ) ).path() );
 }
 
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ void Q3Ftp::operationRename( Q3NetworkOperation *op )
 {
     op->setState( StInProgress );
 
-    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString( QLatin1String("/") ) : url()->path() ) );
+    cd( ( url()->path().isEmpty() ? QString::fromLatin1("/") : url()->path() ) );
     rename( op->arg( 0 ), op->arg( 1 ));
 }
 
@@ -2179,8 +2179,8 @@ bool Q3Ftp::checkConnection( Q3NetworkOperation *op )
 		connectToHost( url()->host(), url()->port() != -1 ? url()->port() : 21 );
 		break;
 	}
-	QString user = url()->user().isEmpty() ? QString( QLatin1String("anonymous") ) : url()->user();
-	QString pass = url()->password().isEmpty() ? QString( QLatin1String("anonymous@") ) : url()->password();
+    QString user = url()->user().isEmpty() ? QString::fromLatin1("anonymous") : url()->user();
+    QString pass = url()->password().isEmpty() ? QString::fromLatin1("anonymous@") : url()->password();
 	login( user, pass );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/qt3support/network/q3http.cpp b/src/qt3support/network/q3http.cpp
index 591b381..aabf4a3 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3http.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/network/q3http.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ bool Q3HttpHeader::parse( const QString& str )
 	if ( !(*it).isEmpty() ) {
 	    if ( (*it)[0].isSpace() ) {
 		if ( !lines.isEmpty() ) {
-		    lines.last() += QLatin1String(" ");
+		    lines.last() += QLatin1Char(' ');
 		    lines.last() += (*it).stripWhiteSpace();
 		}
 	    } else {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ void Q3HttpHeader::removeValue( const QString& key )
 */
 bool Q3HttpHeader::parseLine( const QString& line, int )
 {
-    int i = line.find( QLatin1String(":") );
+    int i = line.find( QLatin1Char(':') );
     if ( i == -1 )
 	return false;
 
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ QString Q3HttpHeader::contentType() const
     if ( type.isEmpty() )
 	return QString();
 
-    int pos = type.find( QLatin1String(";") );
+    int pos = type.find( QLatin1Char(';') );
     if ( pos == -1 )
 	return type;
 
@@ -2210,7 +2210,7 @@ void Q3Http::clientReply( const Q3HttpResponseHeader &rep )
 	if ( rep.statusCode() >= 400 && rep.statusCode() < 600 ) {
 	    op->setState( StFailed );
 	    op->setProtocolDetail(
-		    QString(QLatin1String("%1 %2")).arg(rep.statusCode()).arg(rep.reasonPhrase())
+            QString::fromLatin1("%1 %2").arg(rep.statusCode()).arg(rep.reasonPhrase())
 						    );
 	    switch ( rep.statusCode() ) {
 		case 401:
diff --git a/src/qt3support/network/q3url.cpp b/src/qt3support/network/q3url.cpp
index fc2fdb2..68753b6 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3url.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/network/q3url.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ Q3Url::Q3Url( const Q3Url& url )
 
 bool Q3Url::isRelativeUrl( const QString &url )
 {
-    int colon = url.find( QLatin1String(":") );
-    int slash = url.find( QLatin1String("/") );
+    int colon = url.find( QLatin1Char(':') );
+    int slash = url.find( QLatin1Char('/') );
 
     return ( slash != 0 && ( colon == -1 || ( slash != -1 && colon > slash ) ) );
 }
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ Q3Url::Q3Url( const Q3Url& url, const QString& relUrl, bool checkSlash )
 		    if ( !d->host.isEmpty() && !d->user.isEmpty() && !d->pass.isEmpty() )
 			p = QLatin1String("/");
 		}
-		if ( !p.isEmpty() && p.right(1)!=QLatin1String("/") )
-		    p += QLatin1String("/");
+		if ( !p.isEmpty() && !p.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')) )
+		    p += QLatin1Char('/');
 		p += rel;
 		d->path = p;
 		d->cleanPathDirty = true;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ bool Q3Url::parse( const QString& url )
 	++cs;
 	while ( url_[ cs ] == QLatin1Char('/') )
 	    ++cs;
-	int slash = url_.find( QLatin1String("/"), cs );
+	int slash = url_.find( QLatin1Char('/'), cs );
 	if ( slash == -1 )
 	    slash = url_.length() - 1;
 	QString tmp = url_.mid( cs, slash - cs + 1 );
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ bool Q3Url::parse( const QString& url )
 	if ( !tmp.isEmpty() ) { // if this part exists
 
 	    // look for the @ in this part
-	    int at = tmp.find( QLatin1String("@") );
+	    int at = tmp.find( QLatin1Char('@') );
 	    if ( at != -1 )
 		at += cs;
 	    // we have no @, which means host[:port], so directly
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ bool Q3Url::parse( const QString& url )
 
     // hack for windows
     if ( d->path.length() == 2 && d->path[ 1 ] == QLatin1Char(':') )
-	d->path += QLatin1String("/");
+	d->path += QLatin1Char('/');
 
     // #### do some corrections, should be done nicer too
     if ( !d->pass.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ bool Q3Url::parse( const QString& url )
 	if ( d->path[ 0 ] == QLatin1Char('@') || d->path[ 0 ] == QLatin1Char(':') )
 	    d->path.remove( (uint)0, 1 );
 	if ( d->path[ 0 ] != QLatin1Char('/') && !relPath && d->path[ 1 ] != QLatin1Char(':') )
-	    d->path.prepend( QLatin1String("/") );
+	    d->path.prepend( QLatin1Char('/') );
     }
     if ( !d->refEncoded.isEmpty() && d->refEncoded[ 0 ] == QLatin1Char('#') )
 	d->refEncoded.remove( (uint)0, 1 );
@@ -820,9 +820,9 @@ bool Q3Url::parse( const QString& url )
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
     // hack for windows file://machine/path syntax
     if ( d->protocol == QLatin1String("file") ) {
-	if ( url.left( 7 ) == QLatin1String("file://") &&
+	if ( url.startsWith(QLatin1String("file://")) &&
 	     d->path.length() > 1 && d->path[ 1 ] != QLatin1Char(':') )
-		 d->path.prepend( QLatin1String("/") );
+		 d->path.prepend( QLatin1Char('/') );
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void Q3Url::setFileName( const QString& name )
 
     p += fn;
     if ( !d->queryEncoded.isEmpty() )
-	p += QLatin1String("?") + d->queryEncoded;
+	p += QLatin1Char('?') + d->queryEncoded;
     setEncodedPathAndQuery( p );
 }
 
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ QString Q3Url::encodedPathAndQuery()
     encode( p );
 
     if ( !d->queryEncoded.isEmpty() ) {
-	p += QLatin1String("?");
+	p += QLatin1Char('?');
 	p += d->queryEncoded;
     }
 
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ QString Q3Url::path( bool correct ) const
 	} else if ( isLocalFile() ) {
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN32)
 	    // hack for stuff like \\machine\path and //machine/path on windows
-	    if ( ( d->path.left( 1 ) == QLatin1String("/") || d->path.left( 1 ) == QLatin1String("\\") ) &&
+	    if ( ( d->path.startsWith(QLatin1Char('/')) || d->path.startsWith(QLatin1Char('\\')) ) &&
 		 d->path.length() > 1 ) {
 		d->cleanPath = d->path;
 		bool share = (d->cleanPath[0] == QLatin1Char('\\') && d->cleanPath[1] == QLatin1Char('\\')) ||
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ QString Q3Url::path( bool correct ) const
 		if ( share ) {
 		    check = false;
 		    while (d->cleanPath.at(0) != QLatin1Char('/') || d->cleanPath.at(1) != QLatin1Char('/'))
-			d->cleanPath.prepend(QLatin1String("/"));
+			d->cleanPath.prepend(QLatin1Char('/'));
 		}
 	    }
 #endif
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ QString Q3Url::path( bool correct ) const
                        dir = QDir::cleanDirPath( canPath );
                     else
                        dir = QDir::cleanDirPath( QDir( d->path ).absPath() );
-                    dir += QLatin1String("/");
+                    dir += QLatin1Char('/');
 		    if ( dir == QLatin1String("//") )
 			d->cleanPath = QLatin1String("/");
 		    else
@@ -1046,14 +1046,13 @@ QString Q3Url::path( bool correct ) const
 			QDir::cleanDirPath( (qt_resolve_symlinks ?
 					    fi.dir().canonicalPath() :
 					    fi.dir().absPath()) );
-		    d->cleanPath = p + QLatin1String("/") + fi.fileName();
+		    d->cleanPath = p + QLatin1Char('/') + fi.fileName();
 		}
 	    }
 	} else {
-	    if ( d->path != QLatin1String("/") && d->path[ (int)d->path.length() - 1 ] == QLatin1Char('/') )
-		d->cleanPath = QDir::cleanDirPath( d->path ) + QLatin1String("/");
-	    else
 		d->cleanPath = QDir::cleanDirPath( d->path );
+	    if ( d->path.length() > 1 && d->path.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')) )
+    		d->cleanPath += QLatin1Char('/');
 	}
 
 	if ( check )
@@ -1084,9 +1083,9 @@ bool Q3Url::isLocalFile() const
 
 QString Q3Url::fileName() const
 {
-    if ( d->path.isEmpty() || d->path.endsWith( QLatin1String("/") )
+    if ( d->path.isEmpty() || d->path.endsWith( QLatin1Char('/') )
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
-	|| d->path.endsWith( QLatin1String("\\") )
+	|| d->path.endsWith( QLatin1Char('\\') )
 #endif
 	)
 	return QString();
@@ -1110,12 +1109,12 @@ void Q3Url::addPath( const QString& pa )
 
     if ( path().isEmpty() ) {
 	if ( p[ 0 ] != QLatin1Char( '/' ) )
-	    d->path = QLatin1String("/") + p;
+	    d->path = QLatin1Char('/') + p;
 	else
 	    d->path = p;
     } else {
 	if ( p[ 0 ] != QLatin1Char( '/' ) && d->path[ (int)d->path.length() - 1 ] != QLatin1Char('/') )
-	    d->path += QLatin1String("/") + p;
+	    d->path += QLatin1Char('/') + p;
 	else
 	    d->path += p;
     }
@@ -1250,11 +1249,11 @@ QString Q3Url::toString( bool encodedPath, bool forcePrependProtocol ) const
 
     if ( isLocalFile() ) {
 	if ( forcePrependProtocol )
-	    res = d->protocol + QLatin1String(":") + p;
+	    res = d->protocol + QLatin1Char(':') + p;
 	else
 	    res = p;
     } else if ( d->protocol == QLatin1String("mailto") ) {
-	res = d->protocol + QLatin1String(":") + p;
+	res = d->protocol + QLatin1Char(':') + p;
     } else {
 	res = d->protocol + QLatin1String("://");
 	if ( !d->user.isEmpty() || !d->pass.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -1267,24 +1266,24 @@ QString Q3Url::toString( bool encodedPath, bool forcePrependProtocol ) const
 	    if ( !d->pass.isEmpty() ) {
 		tmp = d->pass;
 		encode( tmp );
-		res += QLatin1String(":") + tmp;
+		res += QLatin1Char(':') + tmp;
 	    }
-	    res += QLatin1String("@");
+	    res += QLatin1Char('@');
 	}
 	res += d->host;
 	if ( d->port != -1 )
-	    res += QLatin1String(":") + QString( QLatin1String("%1") ).arg( d->port );
+        res += QLatin1Char(':') + QString::number( d->port );
 	if ( !p.isEmpty() ) {
 	    if ( !d->host.isEmpty() && p[0]!= QLatin1Char( '/' ) )
-		res += QLatin1String("/");
+		res += QLatin1Char('/');
 	    res += p;
 	}
     }
 
     if ( !d->refEncoded.isEmpty() )
-	res += QLatin1String("#") + d->refEncoded;
+	res += QLatin1Char('#') + d->refEncoded;
     if ( !d->queryEncoded.isEmpty() )
-	res += QLatin1String("?") + d->queryEncoded;
+	res += QLatin1Char('?') + d->queryEncoded;
 
     return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/qt3support/network/q3urloperator.cpp b/src/qt3support/network/q3urloperator.cpp
index b415e12..6afd8ab 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/network/q3urloperator.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/network/q3urloperator.cpp
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Q3PtrList<Q3NetworkOperation> Q3UrlOperator::copy( const QString &from, const QS
     if (frm == to + file)
          return ops;
     
-    file.prepend( QLatin1String("/") );
+    file.prepend( QLatin1Char('/') );
 
     // uFrom and uTo are deleted when the Q3NetworkProtocol deletes itself via
     // autodelete
diff --git a/src/qt3support/other/q3dragobject.cpp b/src/qt3support/other/q3dragobject.cpp
index fb57220..89ffe24 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/other/q3dragobject.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/other/q3dragobject.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
     Q3TextDragPrivate() { setSubType(QLatin1String("plain")); }
     void setSubType(const QString & st) {
         subtype = st;
-        fmt = QString(QLatin1String("text/")).toLatin1() + subtype.toLatin1();
+        fmt = "text/" + subtype.toLatin1();
     }
 
     QString txt;
@@ -208,11 +208,6 @@ void Q3DragObject::setPixmap(QPixmap pm, const QPoint& hotspot)
     Q_D(Q3DragObject);
     d->pixmap = pm;
     d->hot = hotspot;
-#if 0
-    QDragManager *manager = QDragManager::self();
-    if (manager && manager->object == d->data)
-        manager->updatePixmap();
-#endif
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1302,7 +1297,7 @@ QByteArray Q3UriDrag::localFileToUri(const QString& filename)
         r.prepend(QString::fromLatin1(hostname));
     }
 #endif
-    return unicodeUriToUri(QString(QLatin1String("file://") + r));
+    return unicodeUriToUri(QLatin1String("file://") + r);
 }
 
 /*!
@@ -1357,7 +1352,7 @@ QString Q3UriDrag::uriToLocalFile(const char* uri)
         return file;
     if (0==qstrnicmp(uri,"file:/",6)) // It is a local file uri
         uri += 6;
-    else if (QString(QLatin1String(uri)).indexOf(QLatin1String(":/")) != -1) // It is a different scheme uri
+    else if (QString::fromLatin1(uri).indexOf(QLatin1String(":/")) != -1) // It is a different scheme uri
         return file;
 
     bool local = uri[0] != '/' || (uri[0] != '\0' && uri[1] == '/');
diff --git a/src/qt3support/other/q3process.cpp b/src/qt3support/other/q3process.cpp
index 6eac812..9689de9 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/other/q3process.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/other/q3process.cpp
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ QString Q3Process::readLineStdout()
 	return QString();
 
       if ( !buf->scanNewline( &a ) )
-	return QString( QLatin1String(buf->readAll()) );
+	return QLatin1String(buf->readAll());
     }
 
     uint size = a.size();
diff --git a/src/qt3support/other/q3process_unix.cpp b/src/qt3support/other/q3process_unix.cpp
index 098c581..2492bf2 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/other/q3process_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/other/q3process_unix.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ bool Q3Process::start( QStringList *env )
 #ifndef QT_NO_DIR
 			QFileInfo fileInfo( dir, command );
 #else
-			QFileInfo fileInfo( dir + "/" + command );
+			QFileInfo fileInfo( dir + QLatin1Char('/') + command );
 #endif
 			if ( fileInfo.isExecutable() ) {
 #if defined(Q_OS_MACX)
diff --git a/src/qt3support/other/q3process_win.cpp b/src/qt3support/other/q3process_win.cpp
index 3c862ee..7dc28cb 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/other/q3process_win.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/other/q3process_win.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool Q3Process::start( QStringList *env )
     for ( ; it != _arguments.end(); ++it ) {
 	QString tmp = *it;
 	// escape a single " because the arguments will be parsed
-	tmp.replace( QLatin1String("\""), QLatin1String("\\\"") );
+	tmp.replace( QLatin1Char('\"'), QLatin1String("\\\"") );
 	if ( tmp.isEmpty() || tmp.contains( QLatin1Char(' ') ) || tmp.contains( QLatin1Char('\t') ) ) {
 	    // The argument must not end with a \ since this would be interpreted
 	    // as escaping the quote -- rather put the \ behind the quote: e.g.
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ bool Q3Process::start( QStringList *env )
 	    int i = tmp.length();
 	    while ( i>0 && tmp.at( i-1 ) == QLatin1Char('\\') ) {
 		--i;
-		endQuote += QLatin1String("\\");
+		endQuote += QLatin1Char('\\');
 	    }
-	    args += QString( QLatin1String(" \"") ) + tmp.left( i ) + endQuote;
+        args += QLatin1String(" \"") + tmp.left( i ) + endQuote;
 	} else {
 	    args += QLatin1Char(' ') + tmp;
 	}
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool Q3Process::start( QStringList *env )
 	    // add PATH if necessary (for DLL loading)
 	    QByteArray path = qgetenv( "PATH" );
 	    if ( env->grep( QRegExp(QLatin1String("^PATH="),FALSE) ).empty() && !path.isNull() ) {
-		QString tmp = QString( QLatin1String("PATH=%1") ).arg(QString::fromLatin1(path.constData()));
+        QString tmp = QString::fromLatin1("PATH=%1").arg(QLatin1String(path.constData()));
 		uint tmpSize = sizeof(TCHAR) * (tmp.length()+1);
 		envlist.resize( envlist.size() + tmpSize );
 		memcpy( envlist.data()+pos, tmp.ucs2(), tmpSize );
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ bool Q3Process::start( QStringList *env )
 	    // add PATH if necessary (for DLL loading)
 	    QByteArray path = qgetenv( "PATH" );
 	    if ( env->grep( QRegExp(QLatin1String("^PATH="),FALSE) ).empty() && !path.isNull() ) {
-		Q3CString tmp = QString( QLatin1String("PATH=%1") ).arg(QString::fromLatin1(path.constData())).local8Bit();
+            Q3CString tmp = QString::fromLatin1("PATH=%1").arg(QString::fromLatin1(path.constData())).local8Bit();
 		uint tmpSize = tmp.length() + 1;
 		envlist.resize( envlist.size() + tmpSize );
 		memcpy( envlist.data()+pos, tmp.data(), tmpSize );
diff --git a/src/qt3support/painting/q3paintengine_svg.cpp b/src/qt3support/painting/q3paintengine_svg.cpp
index 95528e8..22e0d49 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/painting/q3paintengine_svg.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/painting/q3paintengine_svg.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void Q3SVGPaintEngine::updateClipPath(const QPainterPath &path, Qt::ClipOperatio
     QDomElement e;
     d->currentClip++;
     e = d->doc.createElement(QLatin1String("clipPath"));
-    e.setAttribute(QLatin1String("id"), QString(QLatin1String("clip%1")).arg(d->currentClip));
+    e.setAttribute(QLatin1String("id"), QString::fromLatin1("clip%1").arg(d->currentClip));
 
     QDomElement path_element = d->doc.createElement(QLatin1String("path"));
     path_element.setAttribute(QLatin1String("d"), qt_svg_compose_path(path));
@@ -509,14 +509,14 @@ bool Q3SVGPaintEngine::save(const QString &fileName)
     int icount = 0;
     ImageList::Iterator iit = d->images.begin();
     for (; iit != d->images.end(); ++iit) {
-        QString href = QString(QLatin1String("%1_%2.png")).arg(svgName).arg(icount);
+        QString href = QString::fromLatin1("%1_%2.png").arg(svgName).arg(icount);
         (*iit).image.save(href, "PNG");
         (*iit).element.setAttribute(QLatin1String("xlink:href"), href);
         icount++;
     }
     PixmapList::Iterator pit = d->pixmaps.begin();
     for (; pit != d->pixmaps.end(); ++pit) {
-        QString href = QString(QLatin1String("%1_%2.png")).arg(svgName).arg(icount);
+        QString href = QString::fromLatin1("%1_%2.png").arg(svgName).arg(icount);
         (*pit).pixmap.save(href, "PNG");
         (*pit).element.setAttribute(QLatin1String("xlink:href"), href);
         icount++;
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ void Q3SVGPaintEnginePrivate::appendChild(QDomElement &e, QPicturePrivate::Paint
         if (c == QPicturePrivate::PdcSetClipRegion || c == QPicturePrivate::PdcSetClipPath) {
             QDomElement ne;
             ne = doc.createElement(QLatin1String("g"));
-            ne.setAttribute(QLatin1String("style"), QString(QLatin1String("clip-path:url(#clip%1)")).arg(currentClip));
+            ne.setAttribute(QLatin1String("style"), QString::fromLatin1("clip-path:url(#clip%1)").arg(currentClip));
             if (dirtyTransform) {
                 applyTransform(&ne);
                 dirtyTransform = false;
@@ -621,12 +621,12 @@ void Q3SVGPaintEnginePrivate::applyStyle(QDomElement *e, QPicturePrivate::PaintC
     if (c == QPicturePrivate::PdcDrawText2 || c == QPicturePrivate::PdcDrawText2Formatted) {
         // QPainter has a reversed understanding of pen/stroke vs.
         // brush/fill for text
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("fill:rgb(%1,%2,%3);")).arg(pcol.red()).arg(pcol.green()).arg(pcol.blue());
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("stroke-width:0;"));
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("fill:rgb(%1,%2,%3);").arg(pcol.red()).arg(pcol.green()).arg(pcol.blue());
+        s += QLatin1String("stroke-width:0;");
         QFont f = cfont;
         QFontInfo fi(f);
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("font-size:%1;")).arg(fi.pointSize());
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("font-style:%1;")).arg(f.italic() ? QLatin1String("italic") : QLatin1String("normal"));
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("font-size:%1;").arg(fi.pointSize());
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("font-style:%1;").arg(f.italic() ? QLatin1String("italic") : QLatin1String("normal"));
         // not a very scientific distribution
         QString fw;
         if (f.weight() <= QFont::Light)
@@ -641,32 +641,32 @@ void Q3SVGPaintEnginePrivate::applyStyle(QDomElement *e, QPicturePrivate::PaintC
             fw = QLatin1String("800");
         else
             fw = QLatin1String("900");
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("font-weight:%1;")).arg(fw);
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("font-family:%1;")).arg(f.family());
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("font-weight:%1;").arg(fw);
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("font-family:%1;").arg(f.family());
     } else {
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("stroke:rgb(%1,%2,%3);")).arg(pcol.red()).arg(pcol.green()).arg(pcol.blue());
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("stroke:rgb(%1,%2,%3);").arg(pcol.red()).arg(pcol.green()).arg(pcol.blue());
         if (pcol.alpha() != 255)
-            s += QString(QLatin1String("stroke-opacity:%1;")).arg(pcol.alpha()/255.0);
+            s += QString::fromLatin1("stroke-opacity:%1;").arg(pcol.alpha()/255.0);
         if (bcol.alpha() != 255)
-            s += QString(QLatin1String("fill-opacity:%1;")).arg(bcol.alpha()/255.0);
+            s += QString::fromLatin1("fill-opacity:%1;").arg(bcol.alpha()/255.0);
         double pw = cpen.width();
         if (pw == 0 && cpen.style() != Qt::NoPen)
             pw = 0.9;
         if (c == QPicturePrivate::PdcDrawLine)
             pw /= (qAbs(worldMatrix.m11()) + qAbs(worldMatrix.m22())) / 2.0;
-        s += QString(QLatin1String("stroke-width:%1;")).arg(pw);
+        s += QString::fromLatin1("stroke-width:%1;").arg(pw);
         if (cpen.style() == Qt::DashLine)
-            s+= QString(QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:18,6;"));
+            s+= QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:18,6;");
         else if (cpen.style() == Qt::DotLine)
-            s+= QString(QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:3;"));
+            s+= QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:3;");
         else if (cpen.style() == Qt::DashDotLine)
-            s+= QString(QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:9,6,3,6;"));
+            s+= QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:9,6,3,6;");
         else if (cpen.style() == Qt::DashDotDotLine)
-            s+= QString(QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:9,3,3;"));
+            s+= QLatin1String("stroke-dasharray:9,3,3;");
         if (cbrush.style() == Qt::NoBrush || c == QPicturePrivate::PdcDrawPolyline || c == QPicturePrivate::PdcDrawCubicBezier)
             s += QLatin1String("fill:none;"); // Qt polylines use no brush, neither do Beziers
         else
-            s += QString(QLatin1String("fill:rgb(%1,%2,%3);")).arg(bcol.red()).arg(bcol.green()).arg(bcol.blue());
+            s += QString::fromLatin1("fill:rgb(%1,%2,%3);").arg(bcol.red()).arg(bcol.green()).arg(bcol.blue());
     }
     e->setAttribute(QLatin1String("style"), s);
 }
@@ -679,13 +679,13 @@ void Q3SVGPaintEnginePrivate::applyTransform(QDomElement *e) const
     bool rot = (m.m11() != 1.0 || m.m12() != 0.0 ||
                  m.m21() != 0.0 || m.m22() != 1.0);
     if (!rot && (m.dx() != 0.0 || m.dy() != 0.0)) {
-        s = QString(QLatin1String("translate(%1,%2)")).arg(m.dx()).arg(m.dy());
+        s = QString::fromLatin1("translate(%1,%2)").arg(m.dx()).arg(m.dy());
     } else if (rot) {
         if (m.m12() == 0.0 && m.m21() == 0.0 &&
              m.dx() == 0.0 && m.dy() == 0.0)
-            s = QString(QLatin1String("scale(%1,%2)")).arg(m.m11()).arg(m.m22());
+             s = QString::fromLatin1("scale(%1,%2)").arg(m.m11()).arg(m.m22());
         else
-            s = QString(QLatin1String("matrix(%1,%2,%3,%4,%5,%6)"))
+            s = QString::fromLatin1("matrix(%1,%2,%3,%4,%5,%6)")
                 .arg(m.m11()).arg(m.m12())
                 .arg(m.m21()).arg(m.m22())
                 .arg(m.dx()).arg(m.dy());
@@ -730,9 +730,9 @@ bool Q3SVGPaintEngine::play(QPainter *pt)
     d->brect.setX(x);
     d->brect.setY(y);
     QString wstr = attr.contains(QLatin1String("width"))
-                   ? attr.namedItem(QLatin1String("width")).nodeValue() : QString(QLatin1String("100%"));
+        ? attr.namedItem(QLatin1String("width")).nodeValue() : QString::fromLatin1("100%");
     QString hstr = attr.contains(QLatin1String("height"))
-                   ? attr.namedItem(QLatin1String("height")).nodeValue() : QString(QLatin1String("100%"));
+        ? attr.namedItem(QLatin1String("height")).nodeValue() : QString::fromLatin1("100%");
     double width = d->parseLen(wstr, 0, true);
     double height = d->parseLen(hstr, 0, false);
     // SVG doesn't respect x and y. But we want a proper bounding rect.
diff --git a/src/qt3support/text/q3richtext.cpp b/src/qt3support/text/q3richtext.cpp
index e508001..d02f961 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/text/q3richtext.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/text/q3richtext.cpp
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ void Q3TextDocument::setRichTextInternal(const QString &text, Q3TextCursor* curs
 
                         if (curtag.style->displayMode() == Q3StyleSheetItem::DisplayListItem) {
                             // we are in a li and a new block comes along
-                            if (nstyle->name() == QString(QLatin1String("ul")) || nstyle->name() == QLatin1String("ol"))
+                            if (nstyle->name() == QLatin1String("ul") || nstyle->name() == QLatin1String("ol"))
                                 hasNewPar = false; // we want an empty li (like most browsers)
                             if (!hasNewPar) {
                                 /* do not add new blocks inside
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ void Q3TextDocument::setRichTextInternal(const QString &text, Q3TextCursor* curs
                     curtag.format = curtag.format.makeTextFormat(nstyle, attr, scaleFontsFactor);
                     if (nstyle->isAnchor()) {
                         if (!anchorName.isEmpty())
-                            anchorName += QLatin1String("#") + attr[QLatin1String("name")];
+                            anchorName += QLatin1Char('#') + attr[QLatin1String("name")];
                         else
                             anchorName = attr[QLatin1String("name")];
                         curtag.anchorHref = attr[QLatin1String("href")];
@@ -2436,7 +2436,7 @@ QString Q3TextDocument::richText() const
                 list_type = QLatin1String(" type=") + list_style_to_string(p->listStyle());
             for (int i = pastListDepth; i < listDepth; i++) {
                 s += list_is_ordered(p->listStyle()) ? QLatin1String("<ol") : QLatin1String("<ul");
-                s += list_type + QLatin1String(">");
+                s += list_type + QLatin1Char('>');
             }
         } else {
             s += QLatin1Char('\n');
@@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@ QString Q3TextDocument::richText() const
             s += margin_to_string(item_li, p->utm, p->ubm, p->ulm, p->urm, p->uflm);
             s += list_value_to_string(p->listValue());
             s += direction_to_string(p->direction());
-            s += QLatin1String(">");
+            s += QLatin1Char('>');
             s += ps;
             s += QLatin1String("</li>");
         } else if (p->listDepth()) {
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ QString Q3TextDocument::richText() const
             s += align_to_string(p->alignment());
             s += margin_to_string(item_div, p->utm, p->ubm, p->ulm, p->urm, p->uflm);
             s += direction_to_string(p->direction());
-            s += QLatin1String(">");
+            s += QLatin1Char('>');
             s += ps;
             s += QLatin1String("</div>");
         } else {
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ QString Q3TextDocument::richText() const
             s += align_to_string(p->alignment());
             s += margin_to_string(item_p, p->utm, p->ubm, p->ulm, p->urm, p->uflm);
             s += direction_to_string(p->direction());
-            s += QLatin1String(">");
+            s += QLatin1Char('>');
             s += ps;
             s += QLatin1String("</p>");
         }
@@ -6667,7 +6667,7 @@ Q3TextImage::Q3TextImage(Q3TextDocument *p, const QMap<QString, QString> &attr,
         imageName = attr[QLatin1String("source")];
 
     if (!imageName.isEmpty()) {
-        imgId = QString(QLatin1String("%1,%2,%3,%4")).arg(imageName).arg(width).arg(height).arg((ulong)&factory);
+        imgId = QString::fromLatin1("%1,%2,%3,%4").arg(imageName).arg(width).arg(height).arg((ulong)&factory);
         if (!pixmap_map)
             pixmap_map = new QMap<QString, QPixmapInt>;
         if (pixmap_map->contains(imgId)) {
@@ -6761,13 +6761,13 @@ QString Q3TextImage::richText() const
     s += QLatin1String("<img ");
     QMap<QString, QString>::ConstIterator it = attributes.begin();
     for (; it != attributes.end(); ++it) {
-        s += it.key() + QLatin1String("=");
+        s += it.key() + QLatin1Char('=');
         if ((*it).contains(QLatin1Char(' ')))
-            s += QLatin1String("\"") + *it + QLatin1String("\" ");
+            s += QLatin1Char('\"') + *it + QLatin1String("\" ");
         else
-            s += *it + QLatin1String(" ");
+            s += *it + QLatin1Char(' ');
     }
-    s += QLatin1String(">");
+    s += QLatin1Char('>');
     return s;
 }
 
@@ -7722,7 +7722,7 @@ QString Q3TextTable::richText() const
     s = QLatin1String("<table ");
     QMap<QString, QString>::ConstIterator it = attributes.begin();
     for (; it != attributes.end(); ++it)
-        s += it.key() + QLatin1String("=") + *it + QLatin1String(" ");
+        s += it.key() + QLatin1Char('=') + *it + QLatin1Char(' ');
     s += QLatin1String(">\n");
 
     int lastRow = -1;
@@ -7739,8 +7739,8 @@ QString Q3TextTable::richText() const
         s += QLatin1String("<td");
         it = cell->attributes.constBegin();
         for (; it != cell->attributes.constEnd(); ++it)
-            s += QLatin1String(" ") + it.key() + QLatin1String("=") + *it;
-        s += QLatin1String(">");
+            s += QLatin1Char(' ') + it.key() + QLatin1Char('=') + *it;
+        s += QLatin1Char('>');
         s += cell->richText()->richText();
         s += QLatin1String("</td>");
     }
diff --git a/src/qt3support/text/q3textedit.cpp b/src/qt3support/text/q3textedit.cpp
index 7577dce..d1db1e4 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/text/q3textedit.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/text/q3textedit.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #include <qkeysequence.h>
 #define ACCEL_KEY(k) QLatin1Char('\t') + QString(QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_ ## k))
 #else
-#define ACCEL_KEY(k) QLatin1Char('\t' )+ QString(QLatin1String("Ctrl+" #k))
+#define ACCEL_KEY(k) QLatin1Char('\t' )+ QString::fromLatin1("Ctrl+" #k)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef QT_TEXTEDIT_OPTIMIZATION
@@ -6625,7 +6625,7 @@ void Q3TextEdit::optimSetTextFormat(Q3TextDocument * td, Q3TextCursor * cur,
         }
         if (tag) {
             QString col = tag->tag.simplified();
-            if (col.left(10) == QLatin1String("font color")) {
+            if (col.startsWith(QLatin1String("font color"))) {
                 int i = col.indexOf(QLatin1Char('='), 10);
                 col = col.mid(i + 1).simplified();
                 if (col[0] == QLatin1Char('\"'))
diff --git a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3action.cpp b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3action.cpp
index 311212a..caca47b 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3action.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3action.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static QString qt_stripMenuText(QString s)
     s.remove(QLatin1String("..."));
     s.remove(QLatin1Char('&'));
     return s.trimmed();
-};
+}
 
 /*!
     Constructs an action called \a name with parent \a parent.
diff --git a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3mainwindow.cpp
index 2ee3bdc..ae80321 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ static void saveDockArea(QTextStream &ts, Q3DockArea *a)
     for (int i = 0; i < l.size(); ++i) {
         Q3DockWindow *dw = l.at(i);
         ts << QString(dw->windowTitle());
-        ts << ",";
+        ts << ',';
     }
     ts << endl;
     ts << *a;
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ QTextStream &operator<<(QTextStream &ts, const Q3MainWindow &mainWindow)
     for (int i = 0; i < l.size(); ++i) {
         Q3DockWindow *dw = l.at(i);
         ts << dw->windowTitle();
-        ts << ",";
+        ts << ',';
     }
     ts << endl;
 
@@ -2295,17 +2295,17 @@ QTextStream &operator<<(QTextStream &ts, const Q3MainWindow &mainWindow)
     for (int i = 0; i < l.size(); ++i) {
         Q3DockWindow *dw = l.at(i);
         ts << dw->windowTitle();
-        ts << ",";
+        ts << ',';
     }
     ts << endl;
     for (int i = 0; i < l.size(); ++i) {
         Q3DockWindow *dw = l.at(i);
-        ts << "[" << dw->windowTitle() << ","
-           << (int)dw->geometry().x() << ","
-           << (int)dw->geometry().y() << ","
-           << (int)dw->geometry().width() << ","
-           << (int)dw->geometry().height() << ","
-           << (int)dw->isVisible() << "]";
+        ts << '[' << dw->windowTitle() << ','
+           << (int)dw->geometry().x() << ','
+           << (int)dw->geometry().y() << ','
+           << (int)dw->geometry().width() << ','
+           << (int)dw->geometry().height() << ','
+           << (int)dw->isVisible() << ']';
     }
     ts << endl;