diff --git a/kshisen/app.cpp b/kshisen/app.cpp
index d84352f3..e8efa33a 100644
--- a/kshisen/app.cpp
+++ b/kshisen/app.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #include "settings.h"
 
 App::App(TQWidget *parent, const char *name) : TDEMainWindow(parent, name),
-   cheat(false)
+   hintmode(false)
 {
 	highscoreTable = new KHighscore(TQT_TQOBJECT(this));
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ App::App(TQWidget *parent, const char *name) : TDEMainWindow(parent, name),
 
 	statusBar()->insertItem("", SBI_TIME);
 	statusBar()->insertItem("", SBI_TILES);
-	statusBar()->insertFixedItem(i18n(" Cheat mode "), SBI_CHEAT);
-	statusBar()->changeItem("", SBI_CHEAT);
+	statusBar()->insertFixedItem(i18n(" Hint mode "), SBI_HINT);
+	statusBar()->changeItem("", SBI_HINT);
 
 	initTDEAction();
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void App::hallOfFame()
 void App::newGame()
 {
 	board->newGame();
-	resetCheatMode();
+	resetHintMode();
 	enableItems();
 }
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void App::undo()
 	if(board->canUndo())
 	{
 		board->undo();
-		setCheatMode();
+		setHintMode();
 		enableItems();
 	}
 }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void App::hint()
 	board->makeHintMove();
 #else
 	board->showHint();
-	setCheatMode();
+	setHintMode();
 #endif
 	enableItems();
 }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void App::slotEndOfGame()
 		else if(isBetter(hs, highscore[HIGHSCORE_MAX-1]))
 			isHighscore = true;
 
-		if(isHighscore && !cheat)
+		if(isHighscore && !hintmode)
 		{
 			hs.name = getPlayerName();
 			hs.date = time((time_t*)0);
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void App::slotEndOfGame()
 		}
 	}
 
-	resetCheatMode();
+	resetHintMode();
 	board->newGame();
 }
 
@@ -331,23 +331,23 @@ void App::updateScore()
 	statusBar()->changeItem(s, SBI_TILES);
 }
 
-void App::setCheatMode()
+void App::setHintMode()
 {
-	// set the cheat mode if not set
-	if(!cheat)
+	// set the hintmode mode if not set
+	if(!hintmode)
 	{
-		cheat = true;
-		statusBar()->changeItem(i18n(" Cheat mode "), SBI_CHEAT);
+		hintmode = true;
+		statusBar()->changeItem(i18n(" Hint mode "), SBI_HINT);
 	}
 }
 
-void App::resetCheatMode()
+void App::resetHintMode()
 {
-	// reset cheat mode if set
-	if(cheat)
+	// reset hintmode mode if set
+	if(hintmode)
 	{
-		cheat = false;
-		statusBar()->changeItem("", SBI_CHEAT);
+		hintmode = false;
+		statusBar()->changeItem("", SBI_HINT);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/kshisen/app.h b/kshisen/app.h
index 72112570..c1db6978 100644
--- a/kshisen/app.h
+++ b/kshisen/app.h
@@ -106,17 +106,17 @@ private:
 	void showHighscore(int focusitem = -1);
 
 	void initTDEAction();
-	void setCheatMode();
-	void resetCheatMode();
+	void setHintMode();
+	void resetHintMode();
 
 private:
 	TQString lastPlayerName;
 	Board *board;
 	TQValueVector<HighScore> highscore;
 	KHighscore* highscoreTable;
-	bool cheat;
+	bool hintmode;
 
-	enum statusBarItems { SBI_TIME, SBI_TILES, SBI_CHEAT };
+	enum statusBarItems { SBI_TIME, SBI_TILES, SBI_HINT };
 
 };