diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12b8e74..327cea1 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/style/config/lipstikconf.cpp b/style/config/lipstikconf.cpp
index 3646421..16c993d 100644
--- a/style/config/lipstikconf.cpp
+++ b/style/config/lipstikconf.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ LipstikStyleConfig::LipstikStyleConfig(TQWidget* parent): TQWidget(parent)
 
         scrollBarStyleLabel = new TQLabel(scrollGrp);
         scrollBarStyleLabel->setText(i18n("Scrollbar style :       "));
-	scrollBarStyle = new TQComboBox(i18n("Scrollbar style"), scrollGrp);
+	scrollBarStyle = new TQComboBox(i18n("Scrollbar style").utf8(), scrollGrp);
 	scrollBarStyle->setEditable(false);
 	scrollBarStyle->insertItem("Windows style");
 	scrollBarStyle->insertItem("Platinum style");
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ LipstikStyleConfig::LipstikStyleConfig(TQWidget* parent): TQWidget(parent)
 
         scrollBarWidthLabel = new TQLabel(scrollGrp);
         scrollBarWidthLabel->setText(i18n("Scrollbar width :       "));
-	scrollBarWidth = new TQComboBox(i18n("Scrollbar width"), scrollGrp);
+	scrollBarWidth = new TQComboBox(i18n("Scrollbar width").utf8(), scrollGrp);
 	scrollBarWidth->setEditable(false);
 	scrollBarWidth->insertItem("Small");
 	scrollBarWidth->insertItem("Normal");
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ LipstikStyleConfig::LipstikStyleConfig(TQWidget* parent): TQWidget(parent)
 
         sliderStyleLabel = new TQLabel(scrollGrp);
         sliderStyleLabel->setText(i18n("Slider handle size :       "));
-	sliderStyle = new TQComboBox(i18n("Slider handle size"), scrollGrp);
+	sliderStyle = new TQComboBox(i18n("Slider handle size").utf8(), scrollGrp);
 	sliderStyle->setEditable(false);
 	sliderStyle->insertItem("Small");
 	sliderStyle->insertItem("Medium");
@@ -695,13 +695,13 @@ TQString LipstikStyleConfig::scrollBarType( int listnr )
 
 int LipstikStyleConfig::scrollBarItem( TQString kSBType )
 {
-    if( !strcmp(kSBType,"WindowsStyleScrollBar") )
+    if( !strcmp(kSBType.latin1(), "WindowsStyleScrollBar") )
         return 0;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSBType,"PlatinumStyleScrollBar") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSBType.latin1(), "PlatinumStyleScrollBar") )
         return 1;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSBType,"ThreeButtonScrollBar") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSBType.latin1(), "ThreeButtonScrollBar") )
         return 2;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSBType,"NextStyleScrollBar") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSBType.latin1(), "NextStyleScrollBar") )
         return 3;
     else
         return 1;
@@ -724,11 +724,11 @@ TQString LipstikStyleConfig::scrollBarWidthType( int widthListnr )
 
 int LipstikStyleConfig::scrollBarWidthItem( TQString kSBWidthType )
 {
-    if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType,"Small") )
+    if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType.latin1(), "Small") )
         return 0;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType,"Normal") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType.latin1(), "Normal") )
         return 1;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType,"Large") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSBWidthType.latin1(), "Large") )
         return 2;
     else
         return 0;
@@ -737,11 +737,11 @@ int LipstikStyleConfig::scrollBarWidthItem( TQString kSBWidthType )
 //Slider types
 int LipstikStyleConfig::sliderItem( TQString kSliderType )
 {
-    if( !strcmp(kSliderType,"sliderPlastikStyle") )
+    if( !strcmp(kSliderType.latin1(), "sliderPlastikStyle") )
         return 0;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSliderType,"sliderLipstikStyle") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSliderType.latin1(), "sliderLipstikStyle") )
         return 1;
-    else if( !strcmp(kSliderType,"sliderGtkStyle") )
+    else if( !strcmp(kSliderType.latin1(), "sliderGtkStyle") )
         return 2;
     else
         return 2;
diff --git a/style/lipstik.cpp b/style/lipstik.cpp
index d254735..e1a494a 100644
--- a/style/lipstik.cpp
+++ b/style/lipstik.cpp
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ LipstikStyle::LipstikStyle() : TDEStyle( AllowMenuTransparency, ThreeButtonScrol
 
     settings.endGroup();
 
-    if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle,"WindowsStyleScrollBar" ) )
+    if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle.latin1(), "WindowsStyleScrollBar" ) )
         this->setScrollBarType(TDEStyle::WindowsStyleScrollBar);
-    else if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle,"PlatinumStyleScrollBar" ) )
+    else if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle.latin1(), "PlatinumStyleScrollBar" ) )
         this->setScrollBarType(TDEStyle::PlatinumStyleScrollBar);
-    else if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle,"NextStyleScrollBar" ) )
+    else if( !strcmp(_scrollBarStyle.latin1(), "NextStyleScrollBar" ) )
         this->setScrollBarType(TDEStyle::NextStyleScrollBar);
 
     // setup pixmap cache...