diff --git a/pytquic3/form.cpp b/pytquic3/form.cpp
index b0de614..323161e 100644
--- a/pytquic3/form.cpp
+++ b/pytquic3/form.cpp
@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@ void Uic::createFormImpl( const TQDomElement &e )
 			images += img;
 			out << indent << img << "_data = \\" << endl;
 			++indent;
-			out << indent << "\"";
+			out << indent << "b\"";
 			int a ;
 			for ( a = 0; a < (int) (data.length()/2)-1; a++ ) {
 			    out << "\\x" << TQString(data[2*a]) << TQString(data[2*a+1]);
 			    if ( a % 12 == 11 )
-				out << "\" \\" << endl << indent << "\"";
+				out << "\" \\" << endl << indent << "b\"";
 			}
 			out << "\\x" << TQString(data[2*a]) << TQString(data[2*a+1]) << "\"" << endl;
 			--indent;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void Uic::createFormImpl( const TQDomElement &e )
 	TQStringList::Iterator it;
 	for ( it = images.begin(); it != images.end(); ++it ) {
 	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << " = TQPixmap()" << endl;
-	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << ".loadFromData(" << (*it) << "_data,\"PNG\")" << endl;
+	    out << indent << "self." << (*it) << ".loadFromData(" << (*it) << "_data,b\"PNG\")" << endl;
 	}
     }
     // create pixmaps for all images
diff --git a/pytquic3/uic.cpp b/pytquic3/uic.cpp
index d5d89dc..e4a5ad0 100644
--- a/pytquic3/uic.cpp
+++ b/pytquic3/uic.cpp
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ void Uic::createActionImpl( const TQDomElement &n, const TQString &parent )
     for ( TQDomElement ae = n; !ae.isNull(); ae = ae.nextSibling().toElement() ) {
 	TQString objName = registerObject( getObjectName( ae ) );
 	if ( ae.tagName() == "action" )
-	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQAction(" << parent << ",\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
+	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQAction(" << parent << ",b\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
 	else if ( ae.tagName() == "actiongroup" )
-	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQActionGroup(" << parent << ",\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
+	    out << indent << "self." << objName << " = TQActionGroup(" << parent << ",b\"" << objName << "\")" << endl;
 	else
 	    continue;
 	bool subActionsDone = FALSE;
