diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cffec31..159c47c 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/src/ks_gbfhtml.cpp b/src/ks_gbfhtml.cpp
index 6342ba4..f8f2a8d 100644
--- a/src/ks_gbfhtml.cpp
+++ b/src/ks_gbfhtml.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace KioSword {
 	
 			else if (!strcmp(tag.getName(), "RX")) {
 				buf += "<a href=\"";
-				buf += swordUrlForSearch(DEFBIBLE, token + 3, m_swordoptions);
+				buf += swordUrlForSearch(DEFBIBLE, token + 3, m_swordoptions).utf8();
 				
 				/* FIXME - restore this, work out what it does
 				for (tok = token + 3; *tok; tok++) {
diff --git a/src/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer.cpp
index 2fa180f..5a11e6a 100644
--- a/src/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace KioSword
 		else
 			setGlobalOption("Variants", "Primary Readings");
 			
-		LocaleMgr::getSystemLocaleMgr()->setDefaultLocaleName(options.locale());
+		LocaleMgr::getSystemLocaleMgr()->setDefaultLocaleName(options.locale().latin1());
 	}
 	
 	/** Return an HTML hyperlinked list of all modules,
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ namespace KioSword
 				doindex = true;
 				break;
 			}
-			lk = vk->ParseVerseList(ref, "Genesis 1:1", true);
+			lk = vk->ParseVerseList(ref.utf8(), "Genesis 1:1", true);
 			if (lk.Count() == 0) {
 				text += "<p class=\"error\">" + i18n("Couldn't find reference '%1'.").arg(ref) + "</p>";
 				doindex = true;
diff --git a/src/tdeio_sword.cpp b/src/tdeio_sword.cpp
index 4702b9c..0e244e2 100644
--- a/src/tdeio_sword.cpp
+++ b/src/tdeio_sword.cpp
@@ -327,30 +327,30 @@ namespace KioSword
 				m_redirect.module = val;
 			}
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "modtype")) {
-				if (!strcasecmp(val, "bible")) {
+				if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "bible")) {
 					m_moduletype = DEFBIBLE;
 					m_action = REDIRECT_QUERY;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "greekstrongs")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "greekstrongs")) {
 					m_moduletype = GREEKSTRONGS;
 					m_action = REDIRECT_QUERY;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "hebrewstrongs")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "hebrewstrongs")) {
 					m_moduletype = HEBREWSTRONGS;
 					m_action = REDIRECT_QUERY;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "greekmorph")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "greekmorph")) {
 					m_moduletype = GREEKMORPH;
 					m_action = REDIRECT_QUERY;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "hebrewmorph")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "hebrewmorph")) {
 					m_moduletype = HEBREWMORPH;
 					m_action = REDIRECT_QUERY;
 				}
 			}
 			// search
 			else if (!strcasecmp(key, "stype")) {
-				if (!strcasecmp(val, "words")) {
+				if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "words")) {
 					m_stype = Renderer::SEARCH_WORDS;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "phrase")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "phrase")) {
 					m_stype = Renderer::SEARCH_PHRASE;
-				} else if (!strcasecmp(val, "regex")) {
+				} else if (!strcasecmp(val.latin1(), "regex")) {
 					m_stype = Renderer::SEARCH_REGEX;
 				} else {
 					m_stype = Renderer::SEARCH_WORDS;