Replace QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/ with

	QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "

as it is guranteed that qpeDir() will have '/' as the last
charachter

45 files changed, 80 insertions, 80 deletions

diff --git a/core/applets/multikeyapplet/multikey.cpp b/core/applets/multikeyapplet/multikey.cpp
index 195d8a4..8cb9083 100644
--- a/core/applets/multikeyapplet/multikey.cpp
+++ b/core/applets/multikeyapplet/multikey.cpp
@@ -70,33 +70,33 @@ void Multikey::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
     QCopEnvelope e("MultiKey/Keyboard", "setmultikey(QString)");
     //odebug << "Lang=" << lang << ", count=" << sw_maps.count() << ", lab=" << labels[lang].ascii() << "" << oendl; 
     e << sw_maps[lang];
     setText(labels[lang]);
 }
 
 void Multikey::message(const QCString &message, const QByteArray &data)
 {
     if ( message == "setsw(QString,QString)" ) {
 
         QDataStream stream(data, IO_ReadOnly);
         QString maps, current_map;
         stream >> maps >> current_map;
         QStringList sw = QStringList::split(QChar('|'), maps);
         sw.append(current_map);
 
-        QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/multikey/", "*.keymap");
+        QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/multikey/", "*.keymap");
         lang = 0;
         labels.clear();
         sw_maps.clear();
         popupMenu.clear();
 
         for (uint i = 0; i < sw.count(); ++i) {
             QString keymap_map;
             if (sw[i][0] != '/') {
 
                 keymap_map =  map_dir.absPath() + "/" + sw[i];
             } else {
 
                 if ((map_dir.exists(QFileInfo(sw[i]).fileName(), false)
                      && i != sw.count()-1) || !QFile::exists(sw[i])) {
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/core/apps/taboapp/main.cpp b/core/apps/taboapp/main.cpp
index e43f118..e999803 100644
--- a/core/apps/taboapp/main.cpp
+++ b/core/apps/taboapp/main.cpp
@@ -4,54 +4,54 @@
 #include <opie2/odebug.h>
 #include <opie2/otabwidget.h>
 #include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 #include <qpe/qlibrary.h>
 using namespace Opie::Core;
 using namespace Opie::Ui;
 
 /* QT */
 #include <qdir.h>
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
     QPEApplication a( argc, argv );
 
     OTabWidget *tabwidget = new OTabWidget(0, "tab widget");
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/app";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/app";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
 
     QInterfacePtr<OAppInterface> iface;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
 
     odebug << "querying: " << QString( path + "/" + *it ) << "" << oendl;
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_OAppInterface, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) {
         odebug << "accepted: " << QString( path + "/" + *it ) << "" << oendl;
 
         QList<QWidget> list = iface->widgets();
             QWidget *widget;
             for ( widget = list.first(); widget != 0; widget = list.next() )
                 tabwidget->addTab(widget, QString(*it), QString(*it));
 
             QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );
         if (lang.isNull())
         lang = "en";
         QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
         QString type = (*it).left( (*it).find(".") );
         if (type.left(3) == "lib")
          type = type.mid(3);
         type = type.right( type.find("lib") );
-        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
+        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
         if ( trans->load( tfn ))
         qApp->installTranslator( trans );
         else
         delete trans;
     }
     }
 
     a.showMainDocumentWidget(tabwidget);
     return a.exec();
 }
diff --git a/core/launcher/inputmethods.cpp b/core/launcher/inputmethods.cpp
index 586628b..24669ac 100644
--- a/core/launcher/inputmethods.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/inputmethods.cpp
@@ -204,49 +204,49 @@ void InputMethods::unloadInputMethods()
     unloadMethod( inputModifierList );
     inputMethodList.clear();
     inputModifierList.clear();
 
 }
 
 void InputMethods::unloadMethod( QValueList<InputMethod>& list ) {
     QValueList<InputMethod>::Iterator it;
 
     for (it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it )
         (*it).releaseInterface();
 
 }
 
 
 QStringList InputMethods::plugins()const {
-   QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/inputmethods";
+   QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/inputmethods";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
    QDir dir( path, "lib*.dylib" );
 #else
    QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 #endif /* Q_OS_MACX */
    return dir.entryList();
 }
 
 void InputMethods::installTranslator( const QString& type ) {
     QStringList langs = Global::languageList();
     QStringList::ConstIterator lit;
     for ( lit= langs.begin(); lit!=langs.end(); ++lit) {
         QString lang = *lit;
         QTranslator * trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
 
-        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
+        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
 
         if ( trans->load( tfn ))
             qApp->installTranslator( trans );
         else
             delete trans;
     }
 }
 
 void InputMethods::setPreferedHandlers() {
     Config cfg("qpe");
     cfg.setGroup("InputMethod");
     QString current = cfg.readEntry("current");
     QString im = cfg.readEntry("im");
 
     QValueList<InputMethod>::Iterator it;
     if (!inputModifierList.isEmpty() && !im.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -263,33 +263,33 @@ void InputMethods::setPreferedHandlers() {
                 mkeyboard = &(*it);
                 kbdButton->setPixmap( *mkeyboard->icon() );
                 break;
             }
     }
 
 }
 
 void InputMethods::loadInputMethods()
 {
 #ifndef QT_NO_COMPONENT
     hideInputMethod();
     mkeyboard = 0;
 
     unloadInputMethods();
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/inputmethods";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/inputmethods";
     QStringList list = plugins();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         InputMethodInterface *iface = 0;
         ExtInputMethodInterface *eface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
 
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_InputMethod, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) {
             InputMethod input;
             input.newIM = FALSE;
             input.library = lib;
             input.libName = *it;
             input.interface = iface;
             input.widget = input.interface->inputMethod( 0, inputWidgetStyle );
             input.interface->onKeyPress( this, SLOT(sendKey(ushort,ushort,ushort,bool,bool)) );
             inputMethodList.append( input );
diff --git a/core/launcher/irserver.cpp b/core/launcher/irserver.cpp
index 092eb0c..19cf904 100644
--- a/core/launcher/irserver.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/irserver.cpp
@@ -21,50 +21,50 @@
 #include "irserver.h"
 #include "obexinterface.h"
 
 /* OPIE */
 #include <opie2/odebug.h>
 #include <qtopia/qlibrary.h>
 #include <qtopia/qpeapplication.h>
 
 /* QT */
 #include <qdir.h>
 
 IrServer::IrServer( QObject *parent, const char *name )
   : QObject( parent, name ), obexIface(0)
 {
     lib = 0;
     obexIface = 0;
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/obex/";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/obex/";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.dylib" );
 #else
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 #endif /* Q_OS_MACX */
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         QLibrary *trylib = new QLibrary( path + *it );
     //odebug << "trying lib " << (path + (*it)) << "" << oendl;
         if ( trylib->queryInterface( IID_ObexInterface, (QUnknownInterface**)&obexIface ) == QS_OK ) {
             lib = trylib;
         //odebug << "found obex lib" << oendl;
             QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );
             QTranslator * trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
             QString type = (*it).left( (*it).find(".") );
-            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
+            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
         //odebug << "tr fpr obex: " << tfn << "" << oendl;
             if ( trans->load( tfn ))
                 qApp->installTranslator( trans );
             else
                 delete trans;
 
             break;
         } else {
             delete lib;
         }
     }
     if ( !lib )
     odebug << "could not load IR plugin" << oendl;
 }
 
 IrServer::~IrServer()
diff --git a/core/launcher/startmenu.cpp b/core/launcher/startmenu.cpp
index f3a7651..66f665f 100644
--- a/core/launcher/startmenu.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/startmenu.cpp
@@ -302,52 +302,52 @@ void StartMenu::clearApplets()
 

 

 

 void StartMenu::loadApplets()

 {

     Config cfg( "StartMenu" );

     cfg.setGroup( "Applets" );

 

     // SafeMode causes too much problems, so we disable it for now --

     // maybe we should reenable it for OPIE 1.0 - sandman 26.09.02

     // removed in the remerge PluginManager could handle it

     // we don't currently use it -zecke

 

     QStringList exclude = cfg.readListEntry( "ExcludeApplets", ',' );

 

     QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );

-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/applets";

+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/applets";

     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );

     QStringList list = dir.entryList();

     QStringList::Iterator it;

     int napplets = 0;

     MenuApplet* *xapplets = new MenuApplet*[list.count()];

     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {

         if ( exclude.find( *it ) != exclude.end() )

             continue;

         MenuAppletInterface *iface = 0;

         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );

         if (( lib->queryInterface( IID_MenuApplet, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) && iface ) {

             MenuApplet *applet = new MenuApplet;

             xapplets[napplets++] = applet;

             applet->library = lib;

             applet->iface = iface;

 

             QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);

             QString type = (*it).left( (*it).find(".") );

-            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";

+            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";

             if ( trans->load( tfn ))

                 qApp->installTranslator( trans );

             else

                 delete trans;

         } else {

             exclude += *it;

             delete lib;

         }

     }

     cfg.writeEntry( "ExcludeApplets", exclude, ',' );

     qsort(xapplets, napplets, sizeof(menuApplets[0]), compareAppletPositions);

 

 

     while ( napplets-- ) {

         MenuApplet *applet = xapplets[napplets];

         applet->popup = applet->iface->popup( this );

diff --git a/core/launcher/systray.cpp b/core/launcher/systray.cpp
index 3c72d25..d0f1808 100644
--- a/core/launcher/systray.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/systray.cpp
@@ -84,57 +84,57 @@ void SysTray::clearApplets()
     appletList.clear();
     if ( layout )
         delete layout;
     layout = new QHBoxLayout( this, 0, 1 );
     layout->setAutoAdd(TRUE);
 }
 
 void SysTray::addApplets()
 {
     hide();
 #ifndef QT_NO_COMPONENTS
     Config cfg( "Taskbar" );
     cfg.setGroup( "Applets" );
     QStringList exclude = cfg.readListEntry( "ExcludeApplets", ',' );
 
     QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/applets";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/applets";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.dylib" );
 #else
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 #endif /* Q_OS_MACX */
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     int napplets=0;
     TaskbarApplet* *applets = new TaskbarApplet*[list.count()];
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         if ( exclude.find( *it ) != exclude.end() )
             continue;
     owarn << "Found Applet: " << (*it) << "" << oendl;
         TaskbarAppletInterface *iface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
         if (( lib->queryInterface( IID_TaskbarApplet, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) && iface ) {
             TaskbarApplet *applet = new TaskbarApplet;
             applets[napplets++] = applet;
             applet->library = lib;
             applet->iface = iface;
 
             QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
             QString type = (*it).left( (*it).find(".") );
-            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
+            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+type+".qm";
             if ( trans->load( tfn ))
                 qApp->installTranslator( trans );
             else
                 delete trans;
         } else {
             exclude += *it;
             delete lib;
         }
     }
     cfg.writeEntry( "ExcludeApplets", exclude, ',' );
     qsort(applets,napplets,sizeof(applets[0]),compareAppletPositions);
     while (napplets--) {
         TaskbarApplet *applet = applets[napplets];
         applet->applet = applet->iface->applet( this );
         appletList.append(*applet);
     }
diff --git a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/mediaplayerstate.cpp b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/mediaplayerstate.cpp
index b700cd1..8b0fbbc 100644
--- a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/mediaplayerstate.cpp
+++ b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/mediaplayerstate.cpp
@@ -126,33 +126,33 @@ MediaPlayerDecoder *MediaPlayerState::libMpeg3Decoder() {
 // ### hack to get true sample count
 // MediaPlayerDecoder *MediaPlayerState::libWavDecoder() {
 //     return libwavdecoder;
 // }
 
 void MediaPlayerState::loadPlugins() {
    //    odebug << "load plugins" << oendl;
 #ifndef QT_NO_COMPONENT
     QValueList<MediaPlayerPlugin>::Iterator mit;
     for ( mit = pluginList.begin(); mit != pluginList.end(); ++mit ) {
         (*mit).iface->release();
         (*mit).library->unload();
         delete (*mit).library;
     }
     pluginList.clear();
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/codecs";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/codecs";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         MediaPlayerPluginInterface *iface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
 //   odebug << "querying: " << QString( path + "/" + *it ) << "" << oendl;
 
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_MediaPlayerPlugin, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) {
 
 //       odebug << "loading: " << QString( path + "/" + *it ) << "" << oendl;
 
             MediaPlayerPlugin plugin;
             plugin.library = lib;
             plugin.iface = iface;
             plugin.decoder = plugin.iface->decoder();
diff --git a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
index 46aeff2..db2bf1b 100644
--- a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/playlistwidget.cpp
@@ -1369,33 +1369,33 @@ void PlayListWidget::doUnblank() {
    if (fd != -1) {
       ioctl(fd,FBIOBLANK,0);
       close(fd);
    }
    QCopEnvelope h("QPE/System", "setBacklight(int)");
    h <<-3;// v[1]; // -3 Force on
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::populateSkinsMenu() {
    int item = 0;
    defaultSkinIndex = 0;
    QString skinName;
    Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
    cfg.setGroup("Options" );
    QString skin = cfg.readEntry( "Skin", "default" );
 
-   QDir skinsDir( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/opieplayer2/skins" );
+   QDir skinsDir( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/opieplayer2/skins" );
    skinsDir.setFilter( QDir::Dirs );
    skinsDir.setSorting(QDir::Name );
    const QFileInfoList *skinslist = skinsDir.entryInfoList();
    QFileInfoListIterator it( *skinslist );
    QFileInfo *fi;
    while ( ( fi = it.current() ) ) {
       skinName =  fi->fileName();
       //        odebug << fi->fileName() << oendl;
       if( skinName != "." &&  skinName != ".." && skinName !="CVS" )  {
          item = skinsMenu->insertItem( fi->fileName() ) ;
       }
       if( skinName == "default" ) {
          defaultSkinIndex = item;
       }
       if( skinName == skin ) {
          skinsMenu->setItemChecked( item, TRUE );
diff --git a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/videowidget.cpp b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/videowidget.cpp
index 2396ed5..c545511 100644
--- a/core/multimedia/opieplayer/videowidget.cpp
+++ b/core/multimedia/opieplayer/videowidget.cpp
@@ -85,33 +85,33 @@ VideoWidget::VideoWidget(QWidget* parent, const char* name, WFlags f) :
                 QString skinPath;
                 skinPath = "opieplayer2/skins/" + skin;
     if(!QDir(QString(getenv("OPIEDIR")) +"/pics/"+skinPath).exists())
                                 skinPath = "opieplayer2/skins/default";
 
 
 //     QString skinPath = "opieplayer2/skins/" + skin;
 
                 pixBg = new QPixmap( Resource::loadPixmap( QString("%1/background").arg(skinPath) ) );
                 imgUp = new QImage( Resource::loadImage( QString("%1/skinV_up").arg(skinPath) ) );
                 imgDn = new QImage( Resource::loadImage( QString("%1/skinV_down").arg(skinPath) ) );
 
                 imgButtonMask = new QImage( imgUp->width(), imgUp->height(), 8, 255 );
                 imgButtonMask->fill( 0 );
 
                 for ( int i = 0; i < 7; i++ ) {
-                                QString filename = QString( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/" + skinPath +
+                                QString filename = QString( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/" + skinPath +
                                                                                                                                                 "/skinV_mask_" + skinV_mask_file_names[i] + ".png" );
                                         //      odebug << "loading "+filename << oendl;
                                 masks[i] = new QBitmap( filename );
 
                                 if ( !masks[i]->isNull() ) {
                                                 QImage imgMask = masks[i]->convertToImage();
                                                 uchar **dest = imgButtonMask->jumpTable();
                                                 for ( int y = 0; y < imgUp->height(); y++ ) {
                                                                 uchar *line = dest[y];
                                                                 for ( int x = 0; x < imgUp->width(); x++ ) {
                                                                                 if ( !qRed( imgMask.pixel( x, y ) ) )
                                                                                                 line[x] = i + 1;
                                                                 }
                                                 }
                                 }
                 }
diff --git a/core/opie-login/main.cpp b/core/opie-login/main.cpp
index f0a8ba2..0699d0a 100644
--- a/core/opie-login/main.cpp
+++ b/core/opie-login/main.cpp
@@ -167,33 +167,33 @@ int main ( int argc, char **argv )
         //                      const char *sig = ::strsignal ( killedbysig );
                                 const char *sig = ::sys_siglist[killedbysig];
                                 QLabel *l = new QLabel ( 0, "sig", Qt::WStyle_Customize | Qt::WStyle_NoBorder | Qt::WStyle_Tool );
                                 l-> setText ( LoginWindowImpl::tr( "Opie was terminated\nby an uncaught signal\n(%1)\n" ). arg ( sig ));
                                 l-> setAlignment ( Qt::AlignCenter );
                                 l-> move ( 0, 0 );
                                 l-> resize ( app-> desktop ( )-> width ( ), app-> desktop ( )-> height ( ));
                                 l-> show ( );
                                 QTimer::singleShot ( 3000, app, SLOT( quit()));
                                 app-> exec ( );
                                 delete app;
                                 qApp = 0;
                         }
                 }
                 else {
                         if ( !autolog ) {
-                QString confFile=QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/etc/opie-login.conf";
+                QString confFile=QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "etc/opie-login.conf";
                                 Config cfg ( confFile, Config::File );
                                 cfg. setGroup ( "General" );
                                 QString user = cfg. readEntry ( "AutoLogin" );
 
                                 if ( !user. isEmpty ( ))
                                         autolog = ::strdup ( user. latin1 ( ));
                         }
 
                         if ( autolog && !userExited ) {
 
                 QWSServer::setDesktopBackground( QImage() );
                 ODevice::inst ( )-> setDisplayStatus ( true );
                 ODevice::inst ( )-> setSoftSuspend ( false );
                 LoginApplication *app = new LoginApplication ( argc, argv, ppid );
                 LoginApplication::setLoginAs ( autolog );
 
diff --git a/core/settings/launcher/menusettings.cpp b/core/settings/launcher/menusettings.cpp
index 2b64c47..55bf358 100644
--- a/core/settings/launcher/menusettings.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/launcher/menusettings.cpp
@@ -68,51 +68,51 @@ MenuSettings::MenuSettings ( QWidget *parent, const char *name )
         lay-> addWidget ( m_menusubpopup );
 
         QWhatsThis::add ( m_list, tr( "Check the applets that you want to have included in the O-Menu." ));
         QWhatsThis::add ( m_menutabs, tr( "Adds the contents of the Launcher Tabs as menus in the O-Menu." ));
 
         connect ( m_list, SIGNAL( clicked(QListViewItem*)), this, SLOT( appletChanged()));
 
         init ( );
 }
 
 void MenuSettings::init ( )
 {
         Config cfg ( "StartMenu" );
         cfg. setGroup ( "Applets" );
         QStringList exclude = cfg. readListEntry ( "ExcludeApplets", ',' );
 
-        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "/plugins/applets";
+        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "plugins/applets";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
         QStringList list = QDir ( path, "lib*.dylib" ). entryList ( );
 #else
         QStringList list = QDir ( path, "lib*.so" ). entryList ( );
 #endif /* Q_OS_MACX */
 
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list. begin ( ); it != list. end ( ); ++it ) {
                 QString name;
                 QPixmap icon;
                 MenuAppletInterface *iface = 0;
 
                 QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary ( path + "/" + *it );
                 lib-> queryInterface ( IID_MenuApplet, (QUnknownInterface**) &iface );
         if ( iface ) {
                         QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );
                         QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator ( qApp );
                         QString type = (*it). left ((*it). find ("."));
-                        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "/i18n/" + lang + "/" + type + ".qm";
+                        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "i18n/" + lang + "/" + type + ".qm";
                         if ( trans-> load ( tfn ))
                                 qApp-> installTranslator ( trans );
                         else
                                 delete trans;
                         name = iface-> name ( );
                         icon = iface-> icon ( ). pixmap ( QIconSet::Small, QIconSet::Normal );
                         iface-> release ( );
                         lib-> unload ( );
 
                         QCheckListItem *item;
                         item = new QCheckListItem ( m_list, name, QCheckListItem::CheckBox );
                         if ( !icon. isNull ( ))
                                 item-> setPixmap ( 0, icon );
                         item-> setOn ( exclude. find ( *it ) == exclude. end ( ));
                         m_applets [*it] = item;
                 } else {
diff --git a/core/settings/launcher/taskbarsettings.cpp b/core/settings/launcher/taskbarsettings.cpp
index 8dd9e97..861ff3a 100644
--- a/core/settings/launcher/taskbarsettings.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/launcher/taskbarsettings.cpp
@@ -64,54 +64,54 @@ TaskbarSettings::TaskbarSettings ( QWidget *parent, const char *name )
 
     lay-> addWidget ( m_list );
 
     QWhatsThis::add ( m_list, tr( "Check the applets that you want displayed in the Taskbar." ));
 
     connect ( m_list, SIGNAL( clicked(QListViewItem*)), this, SLOT( appletChanged()));
 
     init ( );
 }
 
 void TaskbarSettings::init ( )
 {
     Config cfg ( "Taskbar" );
     cfg. setGroup ( "Applets" );
     QStringList exclude = cfg. readListEntry ( "ExcludeApplets", ',' );
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "/plugins/applets";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "plugins/applets";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
     QStringList list = QDir ( path, "lib*.dylib" ). entryList ( );
 #else
     QStringList list = QDir ( path, "lib*.so" ). entryList ( );
 #endif /* Q_OS_MACX */
 
     for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list. begin ( ); it != list. end ( ); ++it ) {
         QString name;
         QPixmap icon;
         TaskbarNamedAppletInterface *iface = 0;
 
         owarn << "Load applet: " << (*it) << "" << oendl;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary ( path + "/" + *it );
         lib-> queryInterface ( IID_TaskbarNamedApplet, (QUnknownInterface**) &iface );
         owarn << "<1>" << oendl;
         if ( iface ) {
             owarn << "<2>" << oendl;
             QString lang = getenv( "LANG" );
             QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator ( qApp );
             QString type = (*it). left ((*it). find ("."));
-            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "/i18n/" + lang + "/" + type + ".qm";
+            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "i18n/" + lang + "/" + type + ".qm";
             if ( trans-> load ( tfn ))
                 qApp-> installTranslator ( trans );
             else
                 delete trans;
             name = iface-> name ( );
             icon = iface-> icon ( );
             iface-> release ( );
         }
         owarn << "<3>" << oendl;
         if ( !iface ) {
             owarn << "<4>" << oendl;
             lib-> queryInterface ( IID_TaskbarApplet, (QUnknownInterface**) &iface );
 
             if ( iface ) {
                 owarn << "<5>" << oendl;
                 name = (*it). mid ( 3 );
diff --git a/core/settings/security/multiauthconfig.cpp b/core/settings/security/multiauthconfig.cpp
index e545e17..45d691b 100644
--- a/core/settings/security/multiauthconfig.cpp
+++ b/core/settings/security/multiauthconfig.cpp
@@ -141,33 +141,33 @@ static void test_and_start() {
 
 
 
     MultiauthConfig::MultiauthConfig(QWidget* par, const char* w = "MultiauthConfig dialog",  WFlags f = 0)
 : QDialog(par, w, TRUE, f),
     m_mainTW(0), m_pluginListView(0), m_pluginListWidget(0),
     m_generalConfig(0), m_loginWidget(0), m_syncWidget(0),
     m_nbSuccessReq(0), m_plugins_changed(false)
 {
     /* Initializes the global configuration window
     */
     test_and_start();
 
     /* Checks (and memorizes) if any authentication plugins are
      * installed on the system
      */
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/security";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/security";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     
     m_pluginsInstalled = ! list.isEmpty();
     if (m_pluginsInstalled == false)
         owarn << "no authentication plugins installed! Talking about it in the last tab..." << oendl;
 
     setCaption( tr( "Security configuration" ) );
     QVBoxLayout *layout = new QVBoxLayout( this );
     m_mainTW = new Opie::Ui::OTabWidget( this, "main tab widget" );
     layout->addWidget(m_mainTW);
 
     if (m_pluginsInstalled)
     {
         m_pluginListWidget = new QWidget(m_mainTW, "plugin list widget");
         QVBoxLayout * pluginListLayout = new QVBoxLayout(m_pluginListWidget);
@@ -361,33 +361,33 @@ void MultiauthConfig::readConfig()
        if ( sshAvailable() )
        ssh->setChecked(cfg.readEntry("allow_ssh"));
        else
        ssh->hide();
        */
 
     // release the Config handler
     delete pcfg;
     // indeed, selectNet will open the config file...
     selectNet(auth_peer,auth_peer_bits,TRUE);
 
     connect( m_syncWidget->syncnet, SIGNAL(textChanged(const QString&)),
              this, SLOT(setSyncNet(const QString&)));
 
 
 
-    QString configFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/etc/opie-login.conf";
+    QString configFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "etc/opie-login.conf";
     Config loginCfg(configFile,Config::File);
 
     loginCfg.setGroup("General");
     autoLoginName=loginCfg.readEntry("AutoLogin","");
 
     if (autoLoginName.stripWhiteSpace().isEmpty()) {
         autoLogin=false;
     } else {
         autoLogin=true;
     }
 
 
     connect(m_loginWidget->autologinToggle, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(toggleAutoLogin(bool)));
     connect(m_loginWidget->userlist, SIGNAL(activated(int)), this, SLOT(changeLoginName(int)));
     connect(m_syncWidget->restoredefaults,SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(restoreDefaults()));
     connect(m_syncWidget->deleteentry,SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(deleteListEntry()));
@@ -476,53 +476,53 @@ void MultiauthConfig::writeConfig()
     }
     pcfg->setGroup("SyncMode");
     pcfg->writeEntry( "Mode", value );
 
     /*
        pcfg->setGroup("Remote");
        if ( telnetAvailable() )
        pcfg->writeEntry("allow_telnet",telnet->isChecked());
        if ( sshAvailable() )
        pcfg->writeEntry("allow_ssh",ssh->isChecked());
     // ### write ssh/telnet sys config files
     */
 
     //release the Config handler
     delete pcfg;
 
-    QString configFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/etc/opie-login.conf";
+    QString configFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "etc/opie-login.conf";
     Config loginCfg(configFile,Config::File);
     loginCfg.setGroup("General");
 
     if (autoLogin) {
         loginCfg.writeEntry("AutoLogin",autoLoginName);
     } else {
         loginCfg.removeEntry("AutoLogin");
     }
 
 }
 
 /// slot used to record the fact plugins order has been modified
 void MultiauthConfig::pluginsChanged() {
     m_plugins_changed = true;
 }
 
 /// loads each multiauth plugin
 void MultiauthConfig::loadPlugins() {
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/security";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/security";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
 
     // temporary list used to sort plugins
     QMap<QString, MultiauthPlugin> sortList;
 
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         QInterfacePtr<MultiauthPluginInterface> iface;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
         QString libPath(path + "/" + *it);
 
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_MultiauthPluginInterface, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) {
             MultiauthPlugin plugin;
             plugin.library = lib;
diff --git a/core/tools/quicklauncher/dropins.h b/core/tools/quicklauncher/dropins.h
index a9664f8..df364ce 100644
--- a/core/tools/quicklauncher/dropins.h
+++ b/core/tools/quicklauncher/dropins.h
@@ -32,35 +32,35 @@ namespace QuickPrivate {
         QRESULT res = QS_FALSE;
         *iface = 0;
 
         // This code is very platform specific.. We should find better
         // solutions to handle names.. Maybe one central function would be
         // better than checking this ".so" stuff all around in the sources.. 
         // (eilers)
 
         // Below lines from TT then mine again
         QString name = libFile;
         if ( libFile.findRev(".so") == (int)libFile.length()-3 ) {
             name = libFile.left( libFile.length()-3 );
             if ( name.find( "lib" ) == 0 )
                 name = name.mid( 3 );
         }
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
-        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/application/lib"+name+".dylib";
+        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/application/lib"+name+".dylib";
 #else
-        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/application/lib"+name+".so";
+        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/application/lib"+name+".so";
 #endif
 
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path );
         if ( lib->queryInterface( uuid, iface ) == QS_OK && iface ) {
             libs.insert( *iface, lib );
             res = QS_OK;
         }
 
         return res;
     }
 
     void PluginLoader::releaseInterface( QUnknownInterface* iface ) {
         if ( libs.contains( iface ) ) {
             iface->release();
             delete libs[iface];
             libs.remove( iface ); // we only handle pointers so even if the object is not valid the address-space is
diff --git a/inputmethods/multikey/configdlg.cpp b/inputmethods/multikey/configdlg.cpp
index 1fba9bc..fe5051d 100644
--- a/inputmethods/multikey/configdlg.cpp
+++ b/inputmethods/multikey/configdlg.cpp
@@ -66,33 +66,33 @@ ConfigDlg::ConfigDlg () : QDialog ()
     tb1->setAutoRaise(TRUE);
     tb1->setFocusPolicy(QWidget::NoFocus);
     tb1->setToggleButton(FALSE);
     connect(tb1, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(moveSelectedUp()));
 
     QToolButton *tb2 = new QToolButton(vbox1, tr("Move Down"));
     tb2->setPixmap(Resource::loadPixmap("down"));
     tb2->setAutoRaise(TRUE);
     tb2->setFocusPolicy(QWidget::NoFocus);
     tb2->setToggleButton(FALSE);
     connect(tb2, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(moveSelectedDown()));
 
     QString cur(tr("Current Language"));
     keymaps->insertItem(cur);
     keymaps->setSelected(0, true);
     
-    QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/multikey", "*.keymap");
+    QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/multikey", "*.keymap");
     default_maps = map_dir.entryList(); // so i can access it in other places
     custom_maps = config.readListEntry("maps", QChar('|'));
     sw_maps = ConfigDlg::loadSw();
 
     QStringList sw_copy(sw_maps);
     for (uint i = 0; i < sw_copy.count(); i++) {
 
         QString keymap_map;
         if (sw_copy[i][0] != '/') { /* share/multikey */
 
             keymap_map =  map_dir.absPath() + "/" + sw_copy[i];
         } else {
 
             if (map_dir.exists(QFileInfo(sw_copy[i]).fileName(), false) 
                 || !QFile::exists(sw_copy[i])) {
 
@@ -235,33 +235,33 @@ ConfigDlg::ConfigDlg () : QDialog ()
     label = new QLabel("", color_grid); // a spacer so the above buttons dont expand
     label->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Expanding));
     /* FIXME: hacked spacer height */
     QSpacerItem *spacer = new QSpacerItem(0, 300, QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Maximum);
 
     color_lay->addWidget(color_grid, 0, 0);
     color_lay->addItem(spacer);
 
     tabs->addTab(color_box, tr("Colors"));
     base_lay->addWidget(tabs);
 }
 
 QStringList ConfigDlg::loadSw()
 {
     Config *config = new Config("multikey");
     config->setGroup("keymaps");
-    QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/multikey", "*.keymap");
+    QDir map_dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/multikey", "*.keymap");
     QStringList d_maps = map_dir.entryList(); // so i can access it in other places
     QStringList c_maps = config->readListEntry("maps", QChar('|'));
     QStringList s_maps = config->readListEntry("sw", QChar('|'));
     delete config;
 
     if (!s_maps.count())
     {
         s_maps = d_maps+c_maps;
     }
     else
     {
         /* Clear non existents entries */
         QStringList s_copy(s_maps);
         for (uint i = 0; i < s_copy.count(); ++i) {
             if (d_maps.find(s_copy[i]) == d_maps.end()
                 && c_maps.find(s_copy[i]) == c_maps.end()) {
diff --git a/inputmethods/multikey/keyboard.cpp b/inputmethods/multikey/keyboard.cpp
index 7ddfd3e..f8cafd5 100644
--- a/inputmethods/multikey/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/inputmethods/multikey/keyboard.cpp
@@ -1364,38 +1364,38 @@ ushort Keyboard::constoe(const ushort c) {
 // Keys::Keys {{{1
 
 Keys::Keys() {
 
     Config *config = new Config ("multikey");
     config->setGroup( "keymaps" );
     QString map = config->readEntry( "current" );
     delete config;
 
     if (map.isNull() || !(QFile(map).exists())) {
 
         Config *config = new Config("locale");
         config->setGroup( "Language" );
         QString l = config->readEntry( "Language" , "en" );
         delete config;
     
-        map = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/multikey/" 
+        map = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/multikey/" 
                 + l + ".keymap";
 
     } 
     if (map.isNull() || !(QFile(map).exists())) {
-        map = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/multikey/en.keymap";
+        map = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/multikey/en.keymap";
     }
     
     setKeysFromFile(map);
 }
 
 Keys::Keys(const char * filename) {
 
     setKeysFromFile(filename);
 }
 
 // Keys::setKeysFromFile {{{2
 void Keys::setKeysFromFile(const char * filename) {
 
     QFile f(filename);
 
     if (f.open(IO_ReadOnly)) {
diff --git a/libopie2/opiecore/opluginloader.cpp b/libopie2/opiecore/opluginloader.cpp
index 2a6e369..d33eac6 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiecore/opluginloader.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiecore/opluginloader.cpp
@@ -460,33 +460,33 @@ void OGenericPluginLoader::readConfig() {
     m_isSafeMode = conf.readBoolEntry( "SafeMode", false );
 }
 
 /**
  * @internal Enter or leave SafeMode
  */
 void OGenericPluginLoader::setSafeMode(const QString& str, bool b) {
     OConfig conf(  m_dir + "-odpplugins" );
     conf.setGroup( "General" );
     conf.writeEntry( "SafeMode", b );
     conf.writeEntry( "CrashedPlugin", str );
 }
 
 /**
  * @internal
  *
- * Set the List of Plugin Dirs to lst. Currently only QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/plugins/"+mytype
+ * Set the List of Plugin Dirs to lst. Currently only QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"plugins/"+mytype
  * is used as plugin dir
  */
 void OGenericPluginLoader::setPluginDirs( const QStringList& lst ) {
     m_plugDirs = lst;
 }
 
 /**
  *
  * @internal
  * Set the Plugin Dir to str. Str will be the only element in the list of plugin dirs
  */
 void OGenericPluginLoader::setPluginDir( const QString& str) {
     m_plugDirs.clear();
     m_plugDirs.append( str );
 }
 
@@ -625,33 +625,33 @@ QStringList OGenericPluginLoader::languageList() {
     return m_languages;
 }
 
 /**
  * @internal
  * Tries to install languages using the languageList for the type
  */
 void OGenericPluginLoader::installTranslators(const QString& type) {
     QStringList lst = languageList();
 
     /*
      * for each language and maybe later for each language dir...
      * try to load a Translator
      */
     for ( QStringList::Iterator it = lst.begin(); it != lst.end(); ++it ) {
         QTranslator* trans = new QTranslator(  qApp );
-        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/" + *it + "/lib" + type + ".qm" ;
+        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/" + *it + "/lib" + type + ".qm" ;
 
         /*
          * If loaded then install else clean up and don't leak
          */
         if ( trans->load( tfn ) ) 
                     qApp->installTranslator( trans );
         else
             delete trans;
     }
 }
 
 /**
  * \brief Simple c'tor.
  *
  * Simple C'tor same as the one of the base class. Additional this
  * class can cast for you if you nee it.
diff --git a/libopie2/opienet/omanufacturerdb.cpp b/libopie2/opienet/omanufacturerdb.cpp
index 32bae0a..7e185a2 100644
--- a/libopie2/opienet/omanufacturerdb.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opienet/omanufacturerdb.cpp
@@ -57,33 +57,33 @@ OManufacturerDB* OManufacturerDB::instance()
         odebug << "OManufacturerDB::instance(): creating OManufacturerDB..." << oendl;
        _instance = new OManufacturerDB();
     }
     return _instance;
 }
 
 
 OManufacturerDB::OManufacturerDB()
 {
     #ifdef OPIE_IMPROVE_GUI_LATENCY
     Global::statusMessage( "Reading Manufacturers..." );
     #endif
     QString filename( "/etc/manufacturers" );
     odebug << "OManufacturerDB: trying to read " << filename << oendl;
     if ( !QFile::exists( filename ) )
     {
-        filename = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/manufacturers";
+        filename = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/manufacturers";
         odebug << "OManufacturerDB: trying to read " << filename << oendl;
         if ( !QFile::exists( filename ) )
         {
             filename = "/usr/share/wellenreiter/manufacturers";
             odebug << "OManufacturerDB: trying to read " << filename << oendl;
         }
     }
 
     QFile file( filename );
     bool hasFile = file.open( IO_ReadOnly );
     if (!hasFile)
     {
         owarn << "OManufacturerDB: no valid manufacturer list found." << oendl;
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/libopie2/opiesecurity/multiauthcommon.cpp b/libopie2/opiesecurity/multiauthcommon.cpp
index 9de62d2..e563193 100644
--- a/libopie2/opiesecurity/multiauthcommon.cpp
+++ b/libopie2/opiesecurity/multiauthcommon.cpp
@@ -76,33 +76,33 @@ int runPlugins() {
     /* if there are no configured plugins, we simply return 0 to
      * let the user in:
      */
     if (plugins.isEmpty() == true) {
         owarn << "No authentication plugin has been configured yet!" << oendl;
         odebug << "Letting the user in..." << oendl;
         if(oi) delete oi;
         return 0;
     }
     config.setGroup("Misc");
     int nbSuccessMin = config.readNumEntry("nbSuccessMin", 1);
     int nbSuccess = 0;
 
     /* tries to launch successively each plugin in $OPIEDIR/plugins/security
      * directory which file name is in Security.conf / [Misc] / IncludePlugins
      */
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/security";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/security";
     QStringList::Iterator libIt;
 
     for ( libIt = plugins.begin(); libIt != plugins.end(); ++libIt ) {
         QInterfacePtr<MultiauthPluginInterface> iface;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *libIt );
 
         if ( lib->queryInterface(
                                  IID_MultiauthPluginInterface,
                                  (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK )
         {
             // the plugin is a true Multiauth plugin
             odebug << "Accepted plugin: " << QString( path + "/" + *libIt ) << oendl;
             odebug << "Plugin name: " << iface->plugin()->pluginName() << oendl;
 
             int resultCode;
             int tries = 0;
diff --git a/library/fontdatabase.cpp b/library/fontdatabase.cpp
index d94e338..7934a09 100644
--- a/library/fontdatabase.cpp
+++ b/library/fontdatabase.cpp
@@ -154,33 +154,33 @@ void FontDatabase::loadRenderers()
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_COMPONENT
     if ( !factoryList )
         factoryList = new QValueList<FontFactory>;
 
     QValueList<FontFactory>::Iterator mit;
     for ( mit = factoryList->begin(); mit != factoryList->end(); ++mit ) {
         qt_fontmanager->factories.setAutoDelete( false );
         qt_fontmanager->factories.removeRef( (*mit).factory );
         qt_fontmanager->factories.setAutoDelete( true );
         (*mit).interface->release();
         (*mit).library->unload();
         delete (*mit).library;
     }
     factoryList->clear();
 
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/fontfactories";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/fontfactories";
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.dylib" );
 #else
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
 #endif
     
     if ( !dir.exists())
             return;
     
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         FontFactoryInterface *iface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_FontFactory, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK ) {
             FontFactory factory;
diff --git a/library/network.cpp b/library/network.cpp
index f2a673c..0bbbec1 100644
--- a/library/network.cpp
+++ b/library/network.cpp
@@ -406,43 +406,43 @@ int Network::addStateWidgets(QWidget* parent)
     }
     return n;
 }
 
 static QDict<NetworkInterface> *ifaces;
 
 /*!
   \internal
 */
 NetworkInterface* Network::loadPlugin(const QString& type)
 {
 #ifndef QT_NO_COMPONENT
     if ( !ifaces ) ifaces = new QDict<NetworkInterface>;
     NetworkInterface *iface = ifaces->find(type);
     if ( !iface ) {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
-        QString libfile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/network/lib" + type + ".dylib";
+        QString libfile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/network/lib" + type + ".dylib";
 #else
-        QString libfile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/network/lib" + type + ".so";
+        QString libfile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/network/lib" + type + ".so";
 #endif
         QLibrary lib(libfile);
         if ( !lib.queryInterface( IID_Network, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK )
             return 0;
         ifaces->insert(type,iface);
         QStringList langs = Global::languageList();
         for (QStringList::ConstIterator it = langs.begin(); it!=langs.end(); ++it) {
             QString lang = *it;
             QTranslator * trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
-            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/lib"+type+".qm";
+            QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/lib"+type+".qm";
             if ( trans->load( tfn ))
                 qApp->installTranslator( trans );
             else
                 delete trans;
         }
     }
     return iface;
 #else
     return 0;
 #endif
 }
 
 #include "network.moc"
         #endif// QT_NO_COP
diff --git a/library/qpedecoration_qws.cpp b/library/qpedecoration_qws.cpp
index 7842ebd..8b02de6 100644
--- a/library/qpedecoration_qws.cpp
+++ b/library/qpedecoration_qws.cpp
@@ -523,33 +523,33 @@ QPEDecoration::QPEDecoration()
 
 QPEDecoration::QPEDecoration( const QString &plugin )
     : QWSDefaultDecoration()
 {
     libname = plugin;
 
     if ( wdlib ) {
         wdiface->release();
         wdlib->unload();
         delete wdlib;
         wdlib = 0;
     } else {
         delete wdiface;
     }
 
     WindowDecorationInterface *iface = 0;
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/decorations/";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/decorations/";
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
     if ( plugin.find( ".dylib" ) > 0 ) {
 #else
     if ( plugin.find( ".so" ) > 0 ) {
 #endif
         // full library name supplied
         path += plugin;
     } else {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACX
         path += "lib" + plugin.lower() + ".dylib"; // compatibility
 #else
         path += "lib" + plugin.lower() + ".so"; // compatibility
 #endif
     }
 
diff --git a/libslcompat/slmisc.h b/libslcompat/slmisc.h
index 20ba988..442b098 100644
--- a/libslcompat/slmisc.h
+++ b/libslcompat/slmisc.h
@@ -13,33 +13,33 @@
 #define _SLPOWER
 
 class QPopupMenu;
 class QListView;
 #if !defined(_SLPOWER)
 class PowerStatus;
 #else
 class SlPowerStatus;
 #endif
 class Config;
 
 typedef ulong SlResolutionScale;
 
 class SlMisc {
 public:
         static bool isExecutable(const QString &c) {
-                QFileInfo exec(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/bin/" + c);
+                QFileInfo exec(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "bin/" + c);
                 return exec.isExecutable();
         };
         static ulong availableMemory();
         static bool invalidFileName(QString &fName);
         static QString getValidFileName(const QString &baseName);
         static QString getCanonicalPath(const QString &fName);
         static void enableAutoPowerOff(bool isOn);
         static void enableAutoPowerOff(bool isOn,bool DimAlso,bool ScreenSaverAlso=FALSE);
         static void enableLockApplication(bool);
         static bool isTheSmbShareFileHasWriteEntry(const QString &shareFName);
         static bool isTheSmbShareFileNowCopy(const QString &shareFName);
         static bool checkTheSmbShareFileMode(const QString &shareFName,
                                                  char modeMask, char checkMode, bool equality);
         static bool isTheFileLockedBySmbd(const QString &fName);
         static bool isSambaForked();
         static void startSamba();
diff --git a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/applet/zkbwidget.cpp b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/applet/zkbwidget.cpp
index 8499500..13729ea 100644
--- a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/applet/zkbwidget.cpp
+++ b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/applet/zkbwidget.cpp
@@ -28,33 +28,33 @@ ZkbWidget::ZkbWidget(QWidget* parent)
 }
 
 ZkbWidget::~ZkbWidget()
 {
     if (keymap != 0) {
         delete keymap;
         keymap = 0;
     }
 }
 
 int ZkbWidget::position()
 {
     return 8;
 }
 
 bool ZkbWidget::loadKeymap() {
-    ZkbConfig c(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/share/zkb");
+    ZkbConfig c(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"share/zkb");
     QFontMetrics fm(font());
 
     if (keymap != 0) {
         delete keymap;
         keymap = 0;
     }
 
     Keymap* km = new Keymap();
 
     if (!c.load("zkb.xml", *km, "")) {
         delete km;
         setPixmap(disabled);
         return false;
     }
 
     connect(km, SIGNAL(stateChanged(const QString&)),
diff --git a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/cfgdlg.cpp b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/cfgdlg.cpp
index 8d868d4..4190a9e 100644
--- a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/cfgdlg.cpp
+++ b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/cfgdlg.cpp
@@ -55,33 +55,33 @@ CfgDlg::CfgDlg(QWidget* parent, CfgFile* cf, QApplication* app, bool mod):
         gl->addMultiCellWidget(ad, 5, 5, 3, 4);
         //gl->addWidget(adms, 5, 3);
 
         gl->addMultiCellWidget(aplabel, 6, 6, 0, 2);
         gl->addMultiCellWidget(ap, 6, 6, 3, 4);
 
         //gl->addWidget(apms, 6, 3);
 
         QList<CfgEntry>& e = cfile->getEntries();
 
         for(uint i = 0; i < e.count(); i++) {
                 CfgEntry* entry = e.at(i);
                 keymaps->insertItem(entry->getFile());
                 m.insert(entry->getFile(), entry->getLabel());
         }
 
-        QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/share/zkb", "*.xml");
+        QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"share/zkb", "*.xml");
         QStringList flist = dir.entryList();
         QStringList::Iterator sit;
         for(sit = flist.begin(); sit != flist.end(); ++sit) {
                 if (*sit != "common.xml" && *sit != "zkb.xml" && m.find(*sit) == m.end()) {
                         files->insertItem(*sit);
                 }
         }
 
         ad->setValue(cfile->getAutorepeatDelay());
         ap->setValue(cfile->getAutorepeatPeriod());
 
         //gl->addMultiCellWidget(enable, 7, 7, 0, 4);
 }
 
 CfgDlg::~CfgDlg() {
 }
@@ -111,22 +111,22 @@ void CfgDlg::setLabel() {
                 cfile->replaceEntry(keymaps->currentText(),
                         label->text());
                 m.replace(keymaps->currentText(), label->text());
         }
 }
 
 void CfgDlg::keymapHighlighted(const QString&text) {
         label->setText(*m.find(text));
 }
 
 
 void CfgDlg::accept() {
         cfile->setAutorepeatDelay(ad->value());
         cfile->setAutorepeatPeriod(ap->value());
 
         CfgParser p;
-        p.save(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/share/zkb/zkb.xml", *cfile);
+        p.save(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"share/zkb/zkb.xml", *cfile);
         QCopEnvelope("QPE/zkb", "reload()");
 
         QDialog::accept();
 }
 
diff --git a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/main.cpp b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/main.cpp
index 4615562..afd0f6a 100644
--- a/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/main.cpp
+++ b/noncore/applets/zkbapplet/keyzcfg/main.cpp
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 #include <qlayout.h>
 #include <qmainwindow.h>
 
 #include "cfgdlg.h"
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
         QPEApplication app(argc, argv);
         CfgFile cfile;
         CfgParser cp;
-        cp.load(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/share/zkb/zkb.xml", cfile);
+        cp.load(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"share/zkb/zkb.xml", cfile);
 
 
         CfgDlg c(0, &cfile, &app, true);
 
 
         app.showMainWidget(&c);
         int ret = QPEApplication::execDialog(&c);
 
         return ret;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-bartender/bartender.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-bartender/bartender.cpp
index 59fc242..b4958b3 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-bartender/bartender.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-bartender/bartender.cpp
@@ -100,33 +100,33 @@ Bartender::Bartender( QWidget* parent,  const char* name, WFlags fl )
 
     DrinkView = new QListView( this, "DrinkView" );
     DrinkView->addColumn( tr( "Name of Drink" ) );
 //    DrinkView->setRootIsDecorated( TRUE );
     DrinkView->header()->hide();
 
     QPEApplication::setStylusOperation( DrinkView->viewport(),QPEApplication::RightOnHold);
 
     connect(DrinkView, SIGNAL( doubleClicked(QListViewItem*)),this,SLOT(showDrink(QListViewItem*)));
     connect(DrinkView, SIGNAL( mouseButtonPressed(int,QListViewItem*,const QPoint&,int)),
             this,SLOT( showDrink(int,QListViewItem*,const QPoint&,int)));
 
     layout->addMultiCellWidget( DrinkView, 1, 2, 0, 4 );
     if(QDir("db").exists()) {
         dbFile.setName( "db/drinkdb.txt");
     } else
-        dbFile.setName( QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/bartender/drinkdb.txt");
+        dbFile.setName( QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/bartender/drinkdb.txt");
     initDrinkDb();
 }
 
 Bartender::~Bartender() {
 }
 
 /*
 this happens right before exit  */
 void Bartender::cleanUp() {
    dbFile.close();
 
 }
 
 void Bartender::initDrinkDb() {
 
     if(!dbFile.isOpen())
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-console/fixit.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-console/fixit.cpp
index 3b0044a..f170074 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-console/fixit.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-console/fixit.cpp
@@ -41,54 +41,54 @@ FixIt::FixIt() {
 "# Specify program to run on tty1"
 "1:2:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty1"
 "ln:345:respawn:survive -l 6 /sbin/launch"
 "#qt:5:respawn:/sbin/qt"
 ""
 "# collie sp."
 "sy::respawn:/sbin/shsync\n";
 }
 
 /*
  * the retail Zaurus is broken in many ways
  * one is that pppd is listening on our port...
  * we've to stop it from that and then do kill(SIGHUP,1);
  */
 void FixIt::fixIt() {
         #ifndef EAST
-    ::rename("/etc/inittab", QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/etc/inittab" );
+    ::rename("/etc/inittab", QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "etc/inittab" );
     QFile file( "/etc/inittab" );
     if ( file.open(IO_WriteOnly | IO_Raw ) ) {
         file.writeBlock(m_file,strlen(m_file) );
     }
     file.close();
     ::kill( SIGHUP, 1 );
     
     #else
     
     OProcess m_kill;
-    m_kill << QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/opie-console/sl6000_embedix_kill_0_1.sh";
+    m_kill << QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/opie-console/sl6000_embedix_kill_0_1.sh";
     
     
     if ( !m_kill.start(OProcess::DontCare,OProcess::NoCommunication) ) {
       owarn << "could not execute kill script" << oendl; 
     }  else {
       Global::statusMessage( QObject::tr("Fixing up Embedix"));
     }       
 
     #endif
 }
 
 void FixIt::breakIt() {
         #ifdef EAST
          OProcess m_restart;
-         m_restart << QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/opie-console/sl6000_embedix_restart_0_1.sh";
+         m_restart << QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/opie-console/sl6000_embedix_restart_0_1.sh";
          
     
      if ( !m_restart.start(OProcess::DontCare,OProcess::NoCommunication) ) {
             owarn << "could not execute restart script" << oendl; 
      }
   
         #endif
 }
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/LibraryDialog.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/LibraryDialog.cpp
index 020a116..3c096ed 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/LibraryDialog.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/LibraryDialog.cpp
@@ -37,37 +37,37 @@
  *  TRUE to construct a modal dialog. */
 LibraryDialog::LibraryDialog( QWidget* parent,  const char* name , bool /*modal*/, WFlags fl )
                 : QDialog( parent, name, true/* modal*/, fl )
 {
         if ( !name )
                 setName( "LibraryDialog" );
         indexLoaded=false;
         initDialog();
 
       //      this->setMaximumWidth(240);
 
         index = "GUTINDEX.ALL";
         local_library = (QDir::homeDirPath ()) +"/Applications/gutenbrowser/";
         local_index = local_library + index;
 
         QString iniFile ;
-        iniFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/gutenbrowser/gutenbrowserrc";
+        iniFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/gutenbrowser/gutenbrowserrc";
 
-        new_index =QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/gutenbrowser/PGWHOLE.TXT";
+        new_index =QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/gutenbrowser/PGWHOLE.TXT";
 
-        old_index = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/etc/gutenbrowser/GUTINDEX.ALL";
+        old_index = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/gutenbrowser/GUTINDEX.ALL";
             //    old_index = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"etc/gutenbrowser/GUTINDEX.ALL";
 
             //     iniFile = local_library+"gutenbrowserrc";
             //     new_index = local_library + "PGWHOLE.TXT";
             //     old_index = local_library + "GUTINDEX.ALL";
 
         Config config("Gutenbrowser");
 
         config.setGroup( "HttpServer" );
         proxy_http = config.readEntry("Preferred", "http://sailor.gutenbook.org");
 
         config.setGroup( "FTPsite" );
         ftp_host=config.readEntry("SiteName", "sailor.gutenberg.org");
         odebug << "Library Dialog: ftp_host is "+ftp_host << oendl;
             //      ftp_host=ftp_host.right(ftp_host.length()-(ftp_host.find(") ",0,TRUE)+1) );
             //      ftp_host=ftp_host.stripWhiteSpace();
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/ftpsitedlg.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/ftpsitedlg.cpp
index a9c7346..de9c72b 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/ftpsitedlg.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/ftpsitedlg.cpp
@@ -25,33 +25,33 @@
 #include <qprogressbar.h>
 #include <qurloperator.h>
 #include <qlistbox.h>
 
 /* STD */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 // :)~
 void optionsDialog::ftpSiteDlg( )
 {
 //printf( "ftpSiteDlg: ListFile is "+ ListFile +"\n" );
 //  initDialog();
     local_library = (QDir::homeDirPath ()) +"/Applications/gutenbrowser/";
 //    ListFile = local_library + "ftpList";
-    ListFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/etc/gutenbrowser";
+    ListFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "etc/gutenbrowser";
     QDir dir(ListFile);
     if( !dir.exists())
         dir.mkdir(ListFile,true);
     ListFile+="/ftpList";
     odebug << "opening "+ListFile << oendl;
     if ( QFile(ListFile).exists() ) {
         openSiteList();
     } else {
            switch( QMessageBox::warning( this, "Gutenbrowser",
                                           "Do you want to  download \nan ftp site list?",
                                           QMessageBox::Yes,   QMessageBox::No)) {
                     case   QMessageBox::Yes: // yes
                         getSite();
                     break;
                     case   QMessageBox::No: // No
                       // exit
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/gutenbrowser.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/gutenbrowser.cpp
index 644fae8..fac21da 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/gutenbrowser.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/gutenbrowser.cpp
@@ -129,38 +129,38 @@ Gutenbrowser::Gutenbrowser(QWidget *,const char*, WFlags )
                 for (int i = 0; i <= i_numofFiles; i++) {
                                         //       tempFileName.setNum(i);
                                 config.setGroup( "Files" );
                                 QString ramble = config.readEntry( QString::number(i), "" );
 
                                 config.setGroup( "Titles" );
                                 QString tempTitle = config.readEntry( ramble, "");
                                 config.setGroup( tempTitle);
                                 int index = config.readNumEntry( "LineNumber", -1 );
                                 if( index != -1) {
                                                 odebug << tempTitle << oendl;
                                                 if(!tempTitle.isEmpty()) bookmarksMenu->insertItem( tempTitle);
                                 }
                 }
 
                         //    QString gutenIndex= local_library + "GUTINDEX.ALL";
-                QString gutenIndex = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+ "/etc/gutenbrowser/GUTINDEX.ALL";
+                QString gutenIndex = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+ "etc/gutenbrowser/GUTINDEX.ALL";
                 qDebug("gutenindex "+gutenIndex );
                 if( QFile( gutenIndex).exists() ) {
                                 indexLib.setName( gutenIndex);
                 } else {
-                                QString localLibIndexFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+ "/etc/gutenbrowser/PGWHOLE.TXT";
+                                QString localLibIndexFile = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+ "etc/gutenbrowser/PGWHOLE.TXT";
                                         //        QString localLibIndexFile= local_library + "PGWHOLE.TXT";
                                 newindexLib.setName( localLibIndexFile);
                 }
                 qDebug("attempting new library");
                 LibraryDlg = new LibraryDialog( this, "Library Index" /*, TRUE */);
                 loadCheck = false;
                 chdir(local_library);
                 if(!showMainList) {
                                 Lview->setFocus();
                                         //          if(firstTime)
                                         //              Bookmark();
                                 for (int i=1;i< qApp->argc();i++) {
                                                 qDebug("Suppose we open somethin");
                                                 if(!load(qApp->argv()[i])) return;
                                 }
                 } else {
diff --git a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/helpme.cpp b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/helpme.cpp
index 53e0236..0e23114 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/helpme.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/opie-gutenbrowser/helpme.cpp
@@ -45,33 +45,33 @@ HelpMe::HelpMe(QWidget *parent,  QString name ) : QDialog(parent,name)
     Edit->append(tr("Based on gutenbook.pl, available from http://www.gutenbook.org"));
     Edit->append(tr("Much appreciation to Lee Burgess,"));
     Edit->append(tr("for the original idea and concept of gutenbook.\n"));
     Edit->append(tr("A list of current Gutenberg ftp sites is at http://promo.net/pg/index.html\n"));
     Edit->append(tr("For bug reports, comments or questions about Gutenbrowser, email"));
     Edit->append(tr("ljp@llornkcor.com\n"));
     Edit->append(tr("\nMade using Qt, Qt Embedded, and Qtopia, a cross platform development API\nhttp://www.trolltech.com\n\n"));
     Edit->append(tr("Arnold's Laws of Documentation:"));
     Edit->append(tr("(1) If it should exist, it doesn't."));
     Edit->append(tr("(2) If it does exist, it's out of date."));
     Edit->append(tr("(3) Only documentation for"));
     Edit->append(tr("useless programs transcends the"));
     Edit->append(tr("first two laws.\n"));
     Edit->append(tr("Everything is temporary, anyway....\n :o)"));
     Edit->setWordWrap(QMultiLineEdit::WidgetWidth);
   QString pixDir;
-  pixDir=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/pics/";
+  pixDir=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"pics/";
     QPushButton *help;
     help = new QPushButton(this);
     help->setPixmap( QPixmap( pixDir+"gutenbrowser/help.png"));
     help->setText("Help");
     connect( help,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT( help() ));
 
 /*    QPushButton *ok;
     ok = new QPushButton(this);
     ok->setPixmap(  QPixmap( pixDir+"/gutenbrowser/exit.png"));
     ok->setText("ok");
     connect(ok,SIGNAL(clicked()),this,SLOT(accept() ));
 */
     help->setFixedHeight(25);
 //    ok->setFixedHeight(25);
 
 //  layout->addMultiCellWidget( ok, 0, 0, 4, 4 );
diff --git a/noncore/apps/zsafe/zsafe.cpp b/noncore/apps/zsafe/zsafe.cpp
index 6aa6392..1ae3b15 100644
--- a/noncore/apps/zsafe/zsafe.cpp
+++ b/noncore/apps/zsafe/zsafe.cpp
@@ -2763,33 +2763,33 @@ void ZSafe::addCategory()
            setCategoryDialogFields(dialog);
         else
            setCategoryDialogFields(dialog, firstCategory);
 
         // CategoryDialog *dialog = new CategoryDialog(this, "Category", TRUE);
 
            if (initIcons)
            {
         Wait waitDialog(this, tr("Wait dialog"));
         waitDialog.waitLabel->setText(tr("Gathering icons..."));
         waitDialog.show();
         qApp->processEvents();
 
 #ifdef DESKTOP
         QDir d(iconPath);
 #else
-        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
 #endif
         d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
         const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
         QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
         QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
 
         dialog->IconField->insertItem("predefined");
         while ( (fi=it.current()) ) {           // for each file...
             QString fileName = fi->fileName();
             if(fileName.right(4) == ".png"){
                 fileName = fileName.mid(0,fileName.length()-4);
 #ifdef DESKTOP
                 QPixmap imageOfFile;
                                 imageOfFile.load(iconPath + fi->fileName());
 #else
@@ -2947,33 +2947,33 @@ void ZSafe::setCategoryDialogFields(CategoryDialog *dialog)
       else
          icon = conf->readEntry(APP_KEY+selectedItem->text(0));
    }
    else
    {
       dialog->Field1->setText(tr("Name"));
       dialog->Field2->setText(tr("Username"));
       dialog->Field3->setText(tr("Password"));
       dialog->Field4->setText(tr("Comment"));
       dialog->Field5->setText(tr("Field 4"));
       dialog->Field6->setText(tr("Field 5"));
    }
 
 #ifdef DESKTOP
     QDir d(iconPath);
 #else
-    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
 #endif
     d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
     const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
     int i=0;
     QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
     QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
    if (icon.isEmpty() || icon.isNull())
    {
       dialog->IconField->setCurrentItem(0);
    }
    else
    {
         while ( (fi=it.current()) )
       { // for each file...
             QString fileName = fi->fileName();
@@ -3004,33 +3004,33 @@ void ZSafe::setCategoryDialogFields(CategoryDialog *dialog, QString category)
    dialog->Field4->setText(getFieldLabel (category, "4", tr("Comment")));
    dialog->Field5->setText(getFieldLabel (category, "5", tr("Field 4")));
    dialog->Field6->setText(getFieldLabel (category, "6", tr("Field 5")));
 
    QString icon;
    Category *cat= categories.find (category);
    if (cat)
    {
       icon = cat->getIconName();
    }
    else
       icon = conf->readEntry(APP_KEY+category);
 
 #ifdef DESKTOP
     QDir d(iconPath);
 #else
-    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
 #endif
     d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
     const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
     int i=0;
     QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
     QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
    if (icon.isEmpty() || icon.isNull())
    {
       dialog->IconField->setCurrentItem(0);
    }
    else
    {
         while ( (fi=it.current()) )
       { // for each file...
             QString fileName = fi->fileName();
@@ -3183,33 +3183,33 @@ void ZSafe::editCategory()
         if (cat)
         {
            icon = cat->getIconName();
         }
 
            if (initIcons)
            {
 
         Wait waitDialog(this, tr("Wait dialog"));
         waitDialog.waitLabel->setText(tr("Gathering icons..."));
         waitDialog.show();
         qApp->processEvents();
 
 #ifdef DESKTOP
         QDir d(iconPath);
 #else
-        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
 #endif
         d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
         const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
         int i=0;
         QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
         QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
                 if (icon.isEmpty() || icon.isNull())
                 {
                    dialog->IconField->setCurrentItem(0);
                 }
 
         dialog->IconField->insertItem("predefined");
         while ( (fi=it.current()) ) {           // for each file...
             QString fileName = fi->fileName();
             if(fileName.right(4) == ".png")
@@ -3226,33 +3226,33 @@ void ZSafe::editCategory()
                 imageOfFile.convertFromImage(foo);
                 dialog->IconField->insertItem(imageOfFile,fileName);
                 if(fileName+".png"==icon)
                                    dialog->IconField->setCurrentItem(i+1);
                     ++i;
             }
             ++it;
         }
         waitDialog.hide();
            }
            else
            {
 #ifdef DESKTOP
         // QDir d(QDir::homeDirPath() + "/pics/");
         QDir d(iconPath);
 #else
-        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+        QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
 #endif
         d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
         const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
         int i=0;
         QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
         QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
                 if (icon.isEmpty() || icon.isNull())
                 {
                    dialog->IconField->setCurrentItem(0);
                 }
                 else
                 {
 
           while ( (fi=it.current()) )
                   { // for each file...
diff --git a/noncore/games/backgammon/backgammon.cpp b/noncore/games/backgammon/backgammon.cpp
index bdb1c78..c286a36 100644
--- a/noncore/games/backgammon/backgammon.cpp
+++ b/noncore/games/backgammon/backgammon.cpp
@@ -44,33 +44,33 @@ BackGammon::BackGammon(QWidget* parent, const char* name, WFlags fl)
         conf.writeEntry("move_with_pieces_out",false);
         conf.writeEntry("nice_dice",false);
         conf.setGroup("display");
         conf.writeEntry("small",false);
         conf.writeEntry("warning",true);
         conf.setGroup("ai");
         conf.writeEntry("rescue",6);
         conf.writeEntry("eliminate",4);
         conf.writeEntry("expose",1);
         conf.writeEntry("protect",5);
         conf.writeEntry("safe",3);
         conf.writeEntry("empty",2);
 
     }
     conf.setGroup("general");
     theme_name=conf.readEntry("theme","default");
-    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
+    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
 
     //the rules
     conf.setGroup("rules");
     rules.move_with_pieces_out=conf.readBoolEntry("move_with_pieces_out",false);
     rules.generous_dice=conf.readBoolEntry("nice_dice",false);
        
     move->setRules(rules);
     
     //get the AI settings
     AISettings ai;
     conf.setGroup("ai");
     ai.rescue=conf.readNumEntry("rescue",6);
     ai.eliminate=conf.readNumEntry("eliminate",4);
     ai.expose=conf.readNumEntry("expose",1);
     ai.protect=conf.readNumEntry("protect",5);
     ai.safe=conf.readNumEntry("safe",3);
@@ -315,33 +315,33 @@ void BackGammon::playerselect()
     PlayerDialog* playerdialog=new PlayerDialog(this);
     playerdialog->setAuto1(player1_auto);
     playerdialog->setAuto2(player2_auto);
     if(!playerdialog->exec())
         return;
     player1_auto=playerdialog->getAuto1();
     player2_auto=playerdialog->getAuto2();
 }
 
 void BackGammon::loadgame()
 {
     FileDialog* file=new FileDialog(this,"Load Game",".game");
     if(!file->exec())
         return;
 
     game_name=file->filename();
-    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
+    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
 
     Config game(game_file,Config::File);
     game.setGroup("dice");
     diceA1_value=game.readNumEntry("diceA1_value");
     diceA2_value=game.readNumEntry("diceA2_value");
     diceA3_value=game.readNumEntry("diceA3_value");
     diceA4_value=game.readNumEntry("diceA4_value");
     diceB1_value=game.readNumEntry("diceB1_value");
     diceB2_value=game.readNumEntry("diceB2_value");
     diceB3_value=game.readNumEntry("diceB3_value");
     diceB4_value=game.readNumEntry("diceB4_value");
     player=game.readNumEntry("player");
     dice1_played=game.readBoolEntry("dice1_played");
     dice2_played=game.readBoolEntry("dice2_played");
     dice3_played=game.readBoolEntry("dice3_played");
     dice4_played=game.readBoolEntry("dice4_played");
@@ -354,33 +354,33 @@ void BackGammon::loadgame()
     LoadSave load;
     for(int a=0;a<28;a++)
     {
         label.setNum(a);
         load.pop[a].total = game.readNumEntry(label,0);
     }
 
     move->loadGame(load);
     setplayer();
     showdice();
     draw();
     area->update();
 }
 
 void BackGammon::savegame()
 {
-    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
+    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
 
     Config game(game_file,Config::File);
     game.setGroup("dice");
     game.writeEntry("diceA1_value",diceA1_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceA2_value",diceA2_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceA3_value",diceA3_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceA4_value",diceA4_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceB1_value",diceB1_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceB2_value",diceB3_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceB3_value",diceB4_value);
     game.writeEntry("diceB4_value",diceB4_value);
     game.writeEntry("player",player);
     game.writeEntry("dice1_played",dice1_played);
     game.writeEntry("dice2_played",dice2_played);
     game.writeEntry("dice3_played",dice3_played);
     game.writeEntry("dice4_played",dice4_played);
@@ -393,33 +393,33 @@ void BackGammon::savegame()
     LoadSave save=move->saveGame();
     for(int a=0;a<28;a++)
     {
         label.setNum(a);
         game.writeEntry(label,save.pop[a].total);
     }
     QMessageBox::information(this,"Backgammon","Game saved","OK");
 }
 
 void BackGammon::deletegame()
 {
     FileDialog* file=new FileDialog(this,"Delete Game",".game");
     if(!file->exec())
         return;
 
     game_name=file->filename();
-    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
+    QString game_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+game_name+".game";
 
     if(!QMessageBox::warning(this,"Backgammon","deleted game\n"+game_name+" ?","OK","Cancel"))
     {
       QFile(game_file).remove();
     }
 }
 
 
 void BackGammon::newtheme()
 {
     ThemeDialog* theme=new ThemeDialog(this);
 
     ImageNames names;
     names.theme=theme_name;
     names.board=board_name;
     names.pieces1=piecesA_name;
@@ -440,89 +440,89 @@ void BackGammon::newtheme()
     piecesB_name=names.pieces2;
     diceA_name=names.dice1;
     diceB_name=names.dice2;
     odds_name=names.odds;
     table_name=names.table;
 
     applytheme();
 }
 
 void BackGammon::loadtheme()
 {
     FileDialog* file=new FileDialog(this,"Load Theme",".theme");
     if(!file->exec())
         return;
 
     theme_name=file->filename();
-    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
+    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
 
     Config theme(theme_file,Config::File);
     theme.setGroup("theme");
     board_name=theme.readEntry("board","board_1");
     piecesA_name=theme.readEntry("pieces1","pieces_1");
     piecesB_name=theme.readEntry("pieces2","pieces_2");
     diceA_name=theme.readEntry("dice1","dice_1");
     diceB_name=theme.readEntry("dice2","dice_2");
     table_name=theme.readEntry("table","table_1");
     odds_name=theme.readEntry("odds","odds_1");
 
     applytheme();
 
 }
 
 void BackGammon::savetheme()
 {
     if(theme_name=="default")
     {
         QMessageBox::information(this,"Backgammon","Sorry\nCannot overwrite default.theme","OK");
         return;
     }
-    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
+    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
     if(QMessageBox::information(this,"Backgammon","Save Theme\n"+theme_name,"Yes","No"))
       return;
       
     Config theme(theme_file,Config::File);
     theme.setGroup("theme");
     theme.writeEntry("board",board_name);
     theme.writeEntry("pieces1",piecesA_name);
     theme.writeEntry("pieces2",piecesB_name);
     theme.writeEntry("dice1",diceA_name);
     theme.writeEntry("dice2",diceB_name);
     theme.writeEntry("table",table_name);
     theme.writeEntry("odds",odds_name);
     
 }
 
 void BackGammon::themedefault()
 {
     if(QMessageBox::information(this,"Backgammon","Make Theme\n"+theme_name+"\nthe default theme","Yes","No"))
       return;
 
     Config conf("backgammon");
     conf.setGroup("general");
     conf.writeEntry("theme",theme_name);    
 }
 
 void BackGammon::deletetheme()
 {
     FileDialog* file=new FileDialog(this,"Delete Theme",".theme");
     if(!file->exec())
         return;
 
     theme_name=file->filename();
-    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
+    QString theme_file=QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon/"+theme_name+".theme";
 
     if(!QMessageBox::warning(this,tr( "Backgammon" ),tr( "deleted theme %1?").arg(theme_name),tr( "OK" ),tr( "Cancel" )))
     {
       QFile(theme_file).remove();
     }
 }
 
 void BackGammon::modify_AI()
 {
     AI_Dialog* ai_mod=new AI_Dialog(this,tr( "Load Theme" ),".theme");
     ai_mod->setAISettings(move->getAISettings());
     if(!ai_mod->exec())
         return;
     
     //get the AI settings
     AISettings ai=ai_mod->getAISettings();
diff --git a/noncore/games/backgammon/filedialog.cpp b/noncore/games/backgammon/filedialog.cpp
index e0a2914..f185188 100644
--- a/noncore/games/backgammon/filedialog.cpp
+++ b/noncore/games/backgammon/filedialog.cpp
@@ -24,33 +24,33 @@ FileDialog::FileDialog(QWidget* parent,QString header,QString extension,const ch
 

 FileDialog::~FileDialog()

 {}

 

 

 void FileDialog::selectorclicked(QListViewItem* entry)

 {

     if(entry==NULL)

         return;

     file_name=entry->text(0);

     fileinput->setText(file_name);

 }

 

 void FileDialog::getCurrentDir()

 {

     dirselector->clear();

-    QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/backgammon");

+    QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"backgammon");

     dir.setFilter(QDir::Files);

     QFileInfoListIterator it(*(dir.entryInfoList()));

     QFileInfo* fi;

 

     int ext_length=ext.length();

     while((fi=it.current())) // go through all file and subdirs

     {

         QString file=fi->fileName();

         if(file.right(ext_length)==ext && file)

         {

             file=file.left(file.length()-ext_length);

             new QListViewItem(dirselector,file);

         }

         ++it;

     }

 }

diff --git a/noncore/games/backgammon/themedialog.cpp b/noncore/games/backgammon/themedialog.cpp
index afd6a1b..9bdb6a9 100644
--- a/noncore/games/backgammon/themedialog.cpp
+++ b/noncore/games/backgammon/themedialog.cpp
@@ -130,32 +130,32 @@ void ThemeDialog::setCurrent(const ImageNames& current)
             break;
         }
     }
     for(a=0;a<boxtable->count();a++)
     {
         if(boxtable->text(a)==current.table)
         {
             boxtable->setCurrentItem(a);
             break;
         }
     }
 }
 
 void ThemeDialog::fillBox(QString dirname,QComboBox* thebox)
 {
     thebox->clear();
-    QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/pics/backgammon/"+dirname);
+    QDir dir(QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"pics/backgammon/"+dirname);
     dir.setFilter(QDir::Dirs | QDir::Files);
     QFileInfoListIterator it(*(dir.entryInfoList()));
     QFileInfo* fi;
 
     while((fi=it.current())) // go through all file and subdirs
     {
         QString file=fi->fileName();
         if(file.right(4)==".png")
         {
             thebox->insertItem(file.left(file.find(".png")));
         }
         ++it;
     }
     delete fi;
 }
diff --git a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/playlistwidget.cpp b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/playlistwidget.cpp
index dc2c496..2e9553f 100644
--- a/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/playlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/noncore/multimedia/opieplayer2/playlistwidget.cpp
@@ -936,33 +936,33 @@ void PlayListWidget::pmViewActivated(int index) {
         pmView->setItemChecked( index, b);
         Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
         cfg.writeEntry( "FullScreen", b );
     }
     break;
     };
 }
 
 void PlayListWidget::populateSkinsMenu() {
     int item = 0;
     defaultSkinIndex = 0;
     QString skinName;
     Config cfg( "OpiePlayer" );
     cfg.setGroup("Options" );
     QString skin = cfg.readEntry( "Skin", "default" );
 
-    QDir skinsDir( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/opieplayer2/skins" );
+    QDir skinsDir( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/opieplayer2/skins" );
     skinsDir.setFilter( QDir::Dirs );
     skinsDir.setSorting(QDir::Name );
     const QFileInfoList *skinslist = skinsDir.entryInfoList();
     QFileInfoListIterator it( *skinslist );
     QFileInfo *fi;
     while ( ( fi = it.current() ) ) {
         skinName =  fi->fileName();
 //        odebug << fi->fileName() << oendl;
         if( skinName != "." &&  skinName != ".." && skinName !="CVS" )  {
             item = skinsMenu->insertItem( fi->fileName() ) ;
         }
         if( skinName == "default" ) {
             defaultSkinIndex = item;
         }
         if( skinName == skin ) {
             skinsMenu->setItemChecked( item, TRUE );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/language/language.cpp b/noncore/settings/language/language.cpp
index 81d6717..14750ac 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/language/language.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/language/language.cpp
@@ -44,33 +44,33 @@
 #include <qlistbox.h>
 #include <qdir.h>
 #if QT_VERSION >= 300
 #include <qstylefactory.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 
 LanguageSettings::LanguageSettings( QWidget* parent, const char* name, WFlags fl )
                 : LanguageSettingsBase( parent, name, TRUE, fl )
 {
         if ( FontManager::hasUnicodeFont() )
                 languages->setFont(FontManager::unicodeFont(FontManager::Proportional));
 
 
-        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/i18n/";
+        QString tfn = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "i18n/";
         QDir langDir = tfn;
         QStringList list = langDir.entryList("*", QDir::Dirs );
 
         QStringList::Iterator it;
 
         for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
                 QString name = (*it);
                 QFileInfo desktopFile( tfn + "/" + name + "/.directory" );
                 if ( desktopFile.exists() ) {
                         langAvail.append(name);
                         Config conf( desktopFile.filePath(), Config::File );
                         QString langName = conf.readEntry( "Name" );
                         QString ownName = conf.readEntryDirect( "Name[" + name + "]" );
                         if ( ownName.isEmpty() )
                                 ownName = conf.readEntryDirect( "Name" );
                         if ( !ownName.isEmpty() && ownName != langName )
diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings/mainwindow/mainwindowimp.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings/mainwindow/mainwindowimp.cpp
index fb7d7c9..5f23aea 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings/mainwindow/mainwindowimp.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings/mainwindow/mainwindowimp.cpp
@@ -275,33 +275,33 @@ void MainWindowImp::loadModules(const QString &path)
     if(!d.exists())
         return;
 
     QString lang = ::getenv("LANG");
     // Don't want sym links
     d.setFilter( QDir::Files | QDir::NoSymLinks );
     const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
     QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );
     QFileInfo *fi;
     while ( (fi=it.current()) )
     {
         if(fi->fileName().contains(".so"))
         {
             /* if loaded install translation */
             if( loadPlugin(path + "/" + fi->fileName()) != 0l ){
                 QTranslator *trans = new QTranslator(qApp);
-                QString fn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/i18n/"+lang+"/"+ fi->fileName().left( fi->fileName().find(".") )+".qm";
+                QString fn = QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"i18n/"+lang+"/"+ fi->fileName().left( fi->fileName().find(".") )+".qm";
                 if( trans->load( fn ) )
                     qApp->installTranslator( trans );
                 else
                     delete trans;
             }
             odebug << "loaded plugin: >" << QString(path + "/" + fi->fileName()).latin1() << "< " << oendl;
         }
         ++it;
     }
 }
 
 /**
  * Attempt to load a function and resolve a function.
  * @param pluginFileName - the name of the file in which to attempt to load
  * @param resolveString - function pointer to resolve
  * @return pointer to the function with name resolveString or NULL
diff --git a/noncore/settings/sysinfo/benchmarkinfo.cpp b/noncore/settings/sysinfo/benchmarkinfo.cpp
index 793fcb1..060185a 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/sysinfo/benchmarkinfo.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/sysinfo/benchmarkinfo.cpp
@@ -129,33 +129,33 @@ BenchmarkInfo::BenchmarkInfo( QWidget *parent, const char *name, int wFlags )
     test_txt->setText( 2, "n/a" );
     test_gfx->setText( 2, "n/a" );
     test_ram->setText( 2, "n/a" );
 #ifndef QT_QWS_RAMSES
     test_sd->setText( 2, "n/a" );
     test_cf->setText( 2, "n/a" );
 #endif
 
     startButton = new QPushButton( tr( "&Start Tests!" ), this );
     QWhatsThis::add( startButton, tr( "Click here to perform the selected tests." ) );
     connect( startButton, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( run() ) );
     vb->addWidget( tests, 2 );
 
     QHBoxLayout* hb = new QHBoxLayout( vb );
     hb->addWidget( startButton, 2 );
 
-    QFile f( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/share/sysinfo/results" );
+    QFile f( QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "share/sysinfo/results" );
     if ( f.open( IO_ReadOnly ) )
     {
         machineCombo = new QComboBox( this );
         QWhatsThis::add( machineCombo, tr( "Choose a model to compare your results with." ) );
 
         QTextStream ts( &f );
         while( !ts.eof() )
         {
             QString machline = ts.readLine();
             odebug << "sysinfo: parsing benchmark results for '" << machline << "'" << oendl;
             QString resline = ts.readLine();
             machines.insert( machline, new QStringList( QStringList::split( ",", resline ) ) );
             machineCombo->insertItem( machline );
         }
 
         hb->addWidget( new QLabel( tr( "Compare:" ), this ) );
diff --git a/noncore/settings/tabmanager/tabmanager.cpp b/noncore/settings/tabmanager/tabmanager.cpp
index 3eae424..85e5814 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/tabmanager/tabmanager.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/tabmanager/tabmanager.cpp
@@ -8,33 +8,33 @@
 #include <qpe/applnk.h>
 #include <qdir.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qtextstream.h>
 #include <qlistview.h>
 #include <qheader.h>
 #include <qcombobox.h>
 #include <qlineedit.h>
 #include <qlabel.h>
 #include <qmessagebox.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <qpe/qcopenvelope_qws.h>
 #include <qpe/qpeapplication.h>
 #include <qpe/resource.h>
 
 
-#define HOME_APP_DIR QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"/apps"
+#define HOME_APP_DIR QPEApplication::qpeDir()+"apps"
 #define HOME_APP_INSTALL_DIR "/usr/lib/ipkg/info"
 #define NEW_FOLDER "EmptyTab"
 #define NEW_APPLICATION "NewApp"
 #define APPLICATION_EXTENSION ".desktop"
 #define APPLICATION_EXTENSION_LENGTH 8
 
 /**
  * Constructor.  Sets up signals.  Performs initial scan of applications
  * and tabs
  */
 TabManager::TabManager( QWidget* parent, const char* name):TabManagerBase(parent, name), changed(false), application(NULL){
   rescanFolder(HOME_APP_DIR);
 
   // Connect the signals and slots
   connect(tabList, SIGNAL(doubleClicked(QListViewItem*)), this, SLOT(editItem(QListViewItem*)));
   (tabList->header())->hide();
@@ -245,33 +245,33 @@ void TabManager::editItem( QListViewItem * item){
     return;
 
   TabAppLnk app(itemList[item]);
   if(!app.isValid()){
     odebug << QString("editItem: Not a valid applnk file: ") + itemList[item].latin1() << oendl;
     return;
   }
 
   // Fill with all of the icons
   if(!application){
     Wait waitDialog(this, "Wait dialog");
     waitDialog.waitLabel->setText(tr("Gathering icons..."));
     waitDialog.show();
     qApp->processEvents();
     application = new AppEdit(this, "Application edit", true);
 
-    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/pics/");
+    QDir d(QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "pics/");
     d.setFilter( QDir::Files);
 
     const QFileInfoList *list = d.entryInfoList();
     QFileInfoListIterator it( *list );      // create list iterator
     QFileInfo *fi;                          // pointer for traversing
 
     while ( (fi=it.current()) ) {           // for each file...
       QString fileName = fi->fileName();
       if(fileName.right(4) == ".png"){
         fileName = fileName.mid(0,fileName.length()-4);
         QPixmap imageOfFile(Resource::loadPixmap(fileName));
         QImage foo = imageOfFile.convertToImage();
         foo = foo.smoothScale(16,16);
         imageOfFile.convertFromImage(foo);
         application->iconLineEdit->insertItem(imageOfFile,fileName);
       }
diff --git a/noncore/styles/theme/othemebase.cpp b/noncore/styles/theme/othemebase.cpp
index d2226e6..4275dd6 100644
--- a/noncore/styles/theme/othemebase.cpp
+++ b/noncore/styles/theme/othemebase.cpp
@@ -293,33 +293,33 @@ void OThemeBase::readConfig( Qt::GUIStyle /*style*/ )
         readResourceGroup( i, copyfrom, pixnames, brdnames, loaded );
     }
 
     // misc items
     readMiscResourceGroup();
 
     // Handle preblend items
     for ( i = 0; i < PREBLEND_ITEMS; ++i ) {
         if ( pixmaps[ preBlend[ i ] ] != NULL && blends[ preBlend[ i ] ] != 0.0 )
             blend( preBlend[ i ] );
     }
 }
 
 OThemeBase::OThemeBase( const QString & configFile )
         : QWindowsStyle()
 {
-    configFilePath = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "/plugins/styles/";
+    configFilePath = QPEApplication::qpeDir ( ) + "plugins/styles/";
     configFileName = configFile;
 
     readConfig( Qt::WindowsStyle );
     cache = new OThemeCache( cacheSize );
 }
 
 void OThemeBase::applyConfigFile( const QString &/*file*/ )
 {
 #if 0
     // handle std color scheme
     Config inConfig( file, Config::File );
     Config globalConfig ( "qpe" );
 
     globalConfig. setGroup ( "Apperance" );
     inConfig. setGroup( "General" );
 
diff --git a/noncore/styles/theme/themeset.cpp b/noncore/styles/theme/themeset.cpp
index d4005bc..3205106 100644
--- a/noncore/styles/theme/themeset.cpp
+++ b/noncore/styles/theme/themeset.cpp
@@ -73,33 +73,33 @@ ThemeSettings::ThemeSettings ( QWidget* parent, const char *name, WFlags fl )
         vbox-> setSpacing ( 3 );
         vbox-> setMargin ( 6 );
 
         vbox-> addWidget ( new QLabel ( tr( "Select the theme to be used" ), this ));
 
         m_list = new QListView ( this );
         m_list-> addColumn ( tr( "Name" ));
         m_list-> addColumn ( tr( "Description" ));
         m_list-> setSelectionMode ( QListView::Single );
         m_list-> setAllColumnsShowFocus ( true );
         m_list-> setSorting ( -1 );
         vbox-> addWidget ( m_list, 10 );
                 
         QListViewItem *item = new MyItem ( m_list, 0, tr( "[No theme]" ), "", "" );
         m_list-> setSelected ( item, true );
         
-        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/styles/themes";
+        QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/styles/themes";
         QStringList list = QDir ( path, "*.themerc" ). entryList ( );
         
         for ( QStringList::Iterator it = list. begin(); it != list. end ( ); ++it ) {
                 MyConfig cfg ( path + "/" + *it, Config::File );
                 
                 if ( cfg. hasGroup ( "Misc" )) {
                         cfg. setGroup ( "Misc" );
                         
                         QString name = cfg. readEntry ( "Name" );
                         QString comm = cfg. readEntry ( "Comment" );
         
                                 if ( !name. isEmpty ( )) {
                                 QString fname = (*it). left ((*it). length ( ) - 8 );
                         
                                 item = new MyItem ( m_list, item, name, comm, fname );
                                 if ( active == fname ) {
diff --git a/noncore/tools/calc2/calc.cpp b/noncore/tools/calc2/calc.cpp
index 3dcdf6e..c7656bf 100644
--- a/noncore/tools/calc2/calc.cpp
+++ b/noncore/tools/calc2/calc.cpp
@@ -47,33 +47,33 @@ LCD->setSegmentStyle(QLCDNumber::Filled);
   connect (&engine, SIGNAL(display(const QString&)), LCD, SLOT(display(const QString&)));
     connect (&engine, SIGNAL(setBinMode()), LCD, SLOT(setBinMode()));
     connect (&engine, SIGNAL(setOctMode()), LCD, SLOT(setOctMode()));
     connect (&engine, SIGNAL(setDecMode()), LCD, SLOT(setDecMode()));
     connect (&engine, SIGNAL(setHexMode()), LCD, SLOT(setHexMode()));
 
 #ifndef NO_PLUGINS
 // load plugins
   QValueList < Plugin >::Iterator mit;
   for (mit = pluginList.begin (); mit != pluginList.end (); ++mit) {
     (*mit).interface->release ();
     (*mit).library->unload ();
     delete (*mit).library;
   }
   pluginList.clear ();
 
-  QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/calculator";
+  QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/calculator";
   QDir dir (path, "lib*.so");
   QStringList list = dir.entryList ();
 
   QStringList::Iterator it;
   for (it = list.begin (); it != list.end (); ++it) {
     CalcInterface *iface = 0;
     QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary (path + "/" + *it);
 
     Plugin plugin;
     plugin.pluginWidget = 0;
 
     if (lib->queryInterface (IID_Calc, (QUnknownInterface **) & iface) ==
         QS_OK) {
       plugin.library = lib;
       plugin.interface = iface;
       plugin.pluginWidget = plugin.interface->getPlugin(&engine,pluginWidgetStack);
diff --git a/x11/libqpe-x11/qpe/qpeapplication.cpp b/x11/libqpe-x11/qpe/qpeapplication.cpp
index 3cb8faf..73e7ce4 100644
--- a/x11/libqpe-x11/qpe/qpeapplication.cpp
+++ b/x11/libqpe-x11/qpe/qpeapplication.cpp
@@ -127,54 +127,54 @@ void QPEApplication::Private::show_mx(QWidget* mw, bool nomaximize ) {
             mw->show();
     }
 }
 void QPEApplication::Private::show( QWidget* mw, bool nomax ) {
     nomaximize = nomax;
     qpe_main_widget = mw;
 
     sendQCopQ();
 
     if ( preloaded ) {
         if (forceshow )
             show_mx(mw, nomax );
     }else if ( keep_running )
         show_mx( mw, nomax );
 }
 void QPEApplication::Private::loadTextCodecs() {
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/textcodecs";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/textcodecs";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         TextCodecInterface *iface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_QtopiaTextCodec, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK && iface ) {
             QValueList<int> mibs = iface->mibEnums();
             for (QValueList<int>::ConstIterator i = mibs.begin(); i != mibs.end(); ++i) {
                 (void)iface->createForMib(*i);
                 // ### it exists now; need to remember if we can delete it
             }
         }
         else {
             lib->unload();
             delete lib;
         }
     }
 }
 void QPEApplication::Private::loadImageCodecs() {
-    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "/plugins/imagecodecs";
+    QString path = QPEApplication::qpeDir() + "plugins/imagecodecs";
     QDir dir( path, "lib*.so" );
     QStringList list = dir.entryList();
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it ) {
         ImageCodecInterface *iface = 0;
         QLibrary *lib = new QLibrary( path + "/" + *it );
         if ( lib->queryInterface( IID_QtopiaImageCodec, (QUnknownInterface**)&iface ) == QS_OK && iface ) {
             QStringList formats = iface->keys();
             for (QStringList::ConstIterator i = formats.begin(); i != formats.end(); ++i) {
                 (void)iface->installIOHandler(*i);
                 // ### it exists now; need to remember if we can delete it
             }
         }
         else {
             lib->unload();
             delete lib;