Remove additional unneeded tq method conversions

(cherry picked from commit 5183781c5dddd8447b308c24b2d7f9257bd0bcad)

169 files changed, 1068 insertions, 1068 deletions

diff --git a/k3bsetup/k3bsetup2.cpp b/k3bsetup/k3bsetup2.cpp
index 986f080..4e97943 100644
--- a/k3bsetup/k3bsetup2.cpp
+++ b/k3bsetup/k3bsetup2.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void K3bSetup2::updatePrograms()
 	if( perm != wantedPerm ||
 	    fi.owner() != "root" ||
 	    fi.group() != wantedGroup ) {
-	  bi->setText( 4, TQString("%1 root.%2").tqarg(wantedPerm,0,8).tqarg(wantedGroup) );
+	  bi->setText( 4, TQString("%1 root.%2").arg(wantedPerm,0,8).arg(wantedGroup) );
 	  if( bi->isOn() )
 	    d->changesNeeded = true;
 	}
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void K3bSetup2::save()
     // TODO: create the group if it's not there
     g = getgrnam( burningGroup().local8Bit() );
     if( !g ) {
-      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("There is no group %1.").tqarg(burningGroup()) );
+      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("There is no group %1.").arg(burningGroup()) );
       return;
     }
   }
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ void K3bSetup2::slotAddDevice()
       emit changed( d->changesNeeded );
     }
     else
-      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not find an additional device at\n%1").tqarg(newDevicename),
+      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not find an additional device at\n%1").arg(newDevicename),
 			  i18n("Error"), false );
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbhttpquery.cpp b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbhttpquery.cpp
index f3b9152..b554910 100644
--- a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbhttpquery.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbhttpquery.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void K3bCddbHttpQuery::doMatchQuery()
   m_state = READ;
   m_parsingBuffer.truncate(0);
 
-  performCommand( TQString( "cddb read %1 %2").tqarg( header().category ).tqarg( header().discid ) );
+  performCommand( TQString( "cddb read %1 %2").arg( header().category ).arg( header().discid ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void K3bCddbHttpQuery::performCommand( const TQString& cmd )
 
   if( !job ) {
     setError( CONNECTION_ERROR );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not connect to host %1").tqarg(m_server) );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not connect to host %1").arg(m_server) );
     emitQueryFinished();
     return;
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalquery.cpp b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalquery.cpp
index 1c247dd..21ad685 100644
--- a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalquery.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalquery.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ K3bCddbLocalQuery::~K3bCddbLocalQuery()
 
 void K3bCddbLocalQuery::doQuery()
 {
-  emit infoMessage( i18n("Searching entry in %1").tqarg( m_cddbDir ) );
+  emit infoMessage( i18n("Searching entry in %1").arg( m_cddbDir ) );
   kapp->processEvents(); //BAD!
 
   TQString path = preparePath( m_cddbDir );
diff --git a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalsubmit.cpp b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalsubmit.cpp
index 3c401b1..e364e3c 100644
--- a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalsubmit.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddblocalsubmit.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void K3bCddbLocalSubmit::doSubmit()
   else {
     kdDebug() << "(K3bCddbLocalSubmit) could not find directory: " << path << endl;
     setError( IO_ERROR );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find directory: %1").tqarg(path) );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find directory: %1").arg(path) );
     emit submitFinished( this );
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbpquery.cpp b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbpquery.cpp
index bcd75be..0cde7f0 100644
--- a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbpquery.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbpquery.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void K3bCddbpQuery::doQuery()
   // connect to the server
 
   m_socket->connectToHost( m_server, m_port );
-  emit infoMessage( i18n("Searching %1 on port %2").tqarg(m_server).tqarg(m_port) );
+  emit infoMessage( i18n("Searching %1 on port %2").arg(m_server).arg(m_port) );
 }
 
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void K3bCddbpQuery::doMatchQuery()
   // we should still be connected
   // TODO: check this
 
-  TQString read = TQString( "cddb read %1 %2").tqarg( header().category ).tqarg( header().discid );
+  TQString read = TQString( "cddb read %1 %2").arg( header().category ).arg( header().discid );
   
   m_state = READ;
   m_parsingBuffer = "";
@@ -258,16 +258,16 @@ void K3bCddbpQuery::slotError( int e )
 {
   switch(e) {
   case TQSocket::ErrConnectionRefused:
-    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Connection to %1 refused").tqarg( m_server ) << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Connection to %1 refused").tqarg( m_server ) );
+    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Connection to %1 refused").arg( m_server ) << endl;
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Connection to %1 refused").arg( m_server ) );
     break;
   case TQSocket::ErrHostNotFound:
-    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Could not find host %1").tqarg( m_server ) << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find host %1").tqarg( m_server ) );
+    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Could not find host %1").arg( m_server ) << endl;
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find host %1").arg( m_server ) );
     break;
   case TQSocket::ErrSocketRead:
-    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Error while reading from %1").tqarg( m_server ) << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading from %1").tqarg( m_server ) );
+    kdDebug() <<  i18n("Error while reading from %1").arg( m_server ) << endl;
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading from %1").arg( m_server ) );
     break;
   }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbquery.cpp b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbquery.cpp
index e4ccc75..ab6cb7f 100644
--- a/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbquery.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/cddb/k3bcddbquery.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ TQString K3bCddbQuery::handshakeString() const
   if( host.isEmpty() )
     host = "kde-host";
   
-  return TQString("%1 %2 K3b %3").tqarg(user).tqarg(host).tqarg(kapp->aboutData()->version());
+  return TQString("%1 %2 K3b %3").arg(user).arg(host).arg(kapp->aboutData()->version());
 }
 
 
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ TQString K3bCddbQuery::queryString() const
     + TQString::number( (unsigned int)m_toc.count() );
   
   for( K3bDevice::Toc::const_iterator it = m_toc.begin(); it != m_toc.end(); ++it ) {
-    query.append( TQString( " %1" ).tqarg( (*it).firstSector().lba() ) );
+    query.append( TQString( " %1" ).arg( (*it).firstSector().lba() ) );
   }
   
-  query.append( TQString( " %1" ).tqarg( m_toc.length().lba() / 75 ) );
+  query.append( TQString( " %1" ).arg( m_toc.length().lba() / 75 ) );
   
   return query;
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/core/k3bglobals.cpp b/libk3b/core/k3bglobals.cpp
index d08af3a..00a68bf 100644
--- a/libk3b/core/k3bglobals.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/core/k3bglobals.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ TQString K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter( K3bDevice::Device* dev, const K3bExter
   else if( (plainAtapiSupport() && bin->hasFeature("plain-atapi") ) )
     return dev->blockDeviceName();
   else
-    return TQString("ATAPI:%1").tqarg(dev->blockDeviceName());
+    return TQString("ATAPI:%1").arg(dev->blockDeviceName());
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/core/k3bversion.cpp b/libk3b/core/k3bversion.cpp
index 0eb6f19..cc91dd5 100644
--- a/libk3b/core/k3bversion.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/core/k3bversion.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ TQString K3bVersion::createVersionString( int majorVersion,
     TQString s = TQString::number(majorVersion);
     
     if( minorVersion > -1 ) {
-      s.append( TQString(".%1").tqarg(minorVersion) );
+      s.append( TQString(".%1").arg(minorVersion) );
       if( patchlevel > -1 )
-	s.append( TQString(".%1").tqarg(patchlevel) );
+	s.append( TQString(".%1").arg(patchlevel) );
     }
     
     if( !suffix.isNull() )
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiocuefilewritingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiocuefilewritingjob.cpp
index 65fa3e7..c0c07d5 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiocuefilewritingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiocuefilewritingjob.cpp
@@ -252,19 +252,19 @@ void K3bAudioCueFileWritingJob::importCueInProject()
 
       // now analyze the source
       emit newTask( i18n("Analysing the audio file") );
-      emit newSubTask( i18n("Analysing %1").tqarg( parser.imageFilename() ) );
+      emit newSubTask( i18n("Analysing %1").arg( parser.imageFilename() ) );
 
       // start the analyser thread
       m_analyserThread->setDecoder( m_decoder );
       m_analyserJob->start();
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to handle '%1' due to an unsupported format.").tqarg( m_cueFile ), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to handle '%1' due to an unsupported format.").arg( m_cueFile ), ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid audio cue file: '%1'").tqarg( m_cueFile ), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid audio cue file: '%1'").arg( m_cueFile ), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiosessionreadingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiosessionreadingjob.cpp
index 1946415..f85e138 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiosessionreadingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3baudiosessionreadingjob.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void K3bAudioSessionReadingJob::WorkThread::run()
     toc = device->readToc();
 
   if( !paranoia->initParanoia( device, toc ) ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").tqarg(device->blockDeviceName()),
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").arg(device->blockDeviceName()),
 		     K3bJob::ERROR );
     emitFinished(false);
     return;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void K3bAudioSessionReadingJob::WorkThread::run()
 	}
 
 	if( !waveFileWriter->open( filenames[currentTrack-1] ) ) {
-	  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(filenames[currentTrack-1]), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(filenames[currentTrack-1]), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	  writeError = true;
 	  break;
 	}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void K3bAudioSessionReadingJob::WorkThread::run()
   device->block( false );
 
   if( status != K3bCdparanoiaLib::S_OK ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unrecoverable error while ripping track %1.").tqarg(trackNum), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unrecoverable error while ripping track %1.").arg(trackNum), K3bJob::ERROR );
     emitFinished(false);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bbinimagewritingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bbinimagewritingjob.cpp
index d32f425..1ba15ce 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bbinimagewritingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bbinimagewritingjob.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void K3bBinImageWritingJob::writerFinished(bool ok)
 
 void K3bBinImageWritingJob::slotNextTrack( int t, int tt )
 {
-  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").tqarg(t).tqarg(tt) );
+  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").arg(t).arg(tt) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bblankingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bblankingjob.cpp
index 5781b2b..aeab621 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bblankingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bblankingjob.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ void K3bBlankingJob::slotStartErasing()
 		    K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE|K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE,
 		    K3bDevice::MEDIA_CD_RW,
 		    i18n("Please insert a rewritable CD medium into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-		    .tqarg(m_device->vendor())
-		    .tqarg(m_device->description())
-		    .tqarg(m_device->devicename()) ) < 0 ) {
+		    .arg(m_device->vendor())
+		    .arg(m_device->description())
+		    .arg(m_device->devicename()) ) < 0 ) {
     emit canceled();
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdcopyjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdcopyjob.cpp
index c08008b..980bfeb 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdcopyjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdcopyjob.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
       unsigned long avail, size;
       TQString pathToTest = m_tempPath.left( m_tempPath.findRev( '/' ) );
       if( !K3b::kbFreeOnFs( pathToTest, size, avail ) ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to determine free space in temporary directory '%1'.").tqarg(pathToTest), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to determine free space in temporary directory '%1'.").arg(pathToTest), ERROR );
 	d->error = true;
 	canCopy = false;
       }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotCdTextReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
   if( dh->success() ) {
     if( K3bDevice::CdText::checkCrc( dh->cdTextRaw() ) ) {
       K3bDevice::CdText cdt( dh->cdTextRaw() );
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Found CD-TEXT (%1 - %2).").tqarg(cdt.performer()).tqarg(cdt.title()), SUCCESS );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Found CD-TEXT (%1 - %2).").arg(cdt.performer()).arg(cdt.title()), SUCCESS );
       d->haveCdText = true;
       d->cdTextRaw = dh->cdTextRaw();
     }
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotCddbQueryFinished( int error )
     d->cddbInfo = d->cddb->result();
     d->haveCddb = true;
 
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found Cddb entry (%1 - %2).").tqarg(d->cddbInfo.cdArtist).tqarg(d->cddbInfo.cdTitle), SUCCESS );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found Cddb entry (%1 - %2).").arg(d->cddbInfo.cdArtist).arg(d->cddbInfo.cdTitle), SUCCESS );
 
     // save the entry locally
     KConfig* c = k3bcore->config();
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotCddbQueryFinished( int error )
     emit infoMessage( i18n("No Cddb entry found."), WARNING );
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Cddb error (%1).").tqarg(d->cddb->errorString()), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Cddb error (%1).").arg(d->cddb->errorString()), ERROR );
   }
 
   startCopy();
@@ -524,24 +524,24 @@ bool K3bCdCopyJob::prepareImageFiles()
       m_tempPath = K3b::findUniqueFilePrefix( "k3bCdCopy", m_tempPath );
       kdDebug() << "(K3bCdCopyJob) creating temp dir: " << m_tempPath << endl;
       if( !dir.mkdir( m_tempPath, true ) ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").tqarg(m_tempPath), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").arg(m_tempPath), ERROR );
 	return false;
       }
       d->deleteTempDir = true;
     }
 
     m_tempPath = K3b::prepareDir( m_tempPath );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using temporary directory %1.").tqarg(m_tempPath), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using temporary directory %1.").arg(m_tempPath), INFO );
 
     // create temp filenames
     int i = 1;
     for( K3bDevice::Toc::const_iterator it = d->toc.begin(); it != d->toc.end(); ++it ) {
       if( (*it).type() == K3bDevice::Track::AUDIO ) {
-	d->imageNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.wav").tqarg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
-	d->infNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.inf").tqarg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
+	d->imageNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.wav").arg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
+	d->infNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.inf").arg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
       }
       else
-	d->imageNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.iso").tqarg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
+	d->imageNames.append( m_tempPath + TQString("Track%1.iso").arg(TQString::number(i).rightJustify(2, '0')) );
       ++i;
     }
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ bool K3bCdCopyJob::prepareImageFiles()
   else {
     // we only need a single image file
     if( !fi.isFile() ||
-	questionYesNo( i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempPath),
+	questionYesNo( i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempPath),
 		       i18n("File Exists") ) ) {
       if( fi.isDir() )
 	m_tempPath = K3b::findTempFile( "iso", m_tempPath );
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ bool K3bCdCopyJob::prepareImageFiles()
       }
       // else the user specified a file in an existing dir
 
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image file to %1.").tqarg(m_tempPath), INFO );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image file to %1.").arg(m_tempPath), INFO );
     }
     else
       return false;
@@ -580,12 +580,12 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::readNextSession()
 {
   if( !m_onTheFly || m_onlyCreateImages ) {
     if( d->numSessions > 1 )
-      emit newTask( i18n("Reading Session %1").tqarg(d->currentReadSession) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Reading Session %1").arg(d->currentReadSession) );
     else
       emit newTask( i18n("Reading Source Medium") );
 
     if( d->currentReadSession == 1 )
-      emit newSubTask( i18n("Reading track %1 of %2").tqarg(1).tqarg(d->toc.count()) );
+      emit newSubTask( i18n("Reading track %1 of %2").arg(1).arg(d->toc.count()) );
   }
 
   // there is only one situation where we need the audiosessionreader:
@@ -677,17 +677,17 @@ bool K3bCdCopyJob::writeNextSession()
   // we emit our own task since the cdrecord task is way too simple
   if( d->numSessions > 1 ) {
     if( m_simulate )
-      emit newTask( i18n("Simulating Session %1").tqarg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Simulating Session %1").arg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
     else if( m_copies > 1 )
-      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1 (Session %2)").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1).tqarg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1 (Session %2)").arg(d->doneCopies+1).arg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
     else
-      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy (Session %2)").tqarg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy (Session %2)").arg(d->currentWrittenSession) );
   }
   else {
     if( m_simulate )
       emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
     else if( m_copies > 1 )
-      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
     else
       emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy") );
   }
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ bool K3bCdCopyJob::writeNextSession()
 	trackLen = trackLen * 2056; // see k3bdatatrackreader.h
       else
 	trackLen = trackLen * 2332; // see k3bdatatrackreader.h
-      d->cdrecordWriter->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1").tqarg(trackLen) )->addArgument("-");
+      d->cdrecordWriter->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1").arg(trackLen) )->addArgument("-");
     }
     else if( d->toc.contentType() == K3bDevice::MIXED )
       d->cdrecordWriter->addArgument( d->imageNames[d->toc.count()-1] );
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotSessionReaderFinished( bool success )
 
   if( success ) {
     if( d->numSessions > 1 )
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully read session %1.").tqarg(d->currentReadSession), SUCCESS );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully read session %1.").arg(d->currentReadSession), SUCCESS );
     else
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully read source disk."), SUCCESS );
 
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotSessionReaderFinished( bool success )
   }
   else {
     if( !d->canceled ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading session %1.").tqarg(d->currentReadSession), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading session %1.").arg(d->currentReadSession), ERROR );
       if( m_onTheFly )
 	d->cdrecordWriter->setSourceUnreadable(true);
     }
@@ -1137,14 +1137,14 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotWritingNextTrack( int t, int tt )
 {
   if( d->toc.contentType() == K3bDevice::MIXED ) {
     if( d->currentWrittenSession == 1 )
-      emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").tqarg(t).tqarg(d->toc.count()) );
+      emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").arg(t).arg(d->toc.count()) );
     else
-      emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").tqarg(d->toc.count()).tqarg(d->toc.count()) );
+      emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").arg(d->toc.count()).arg(d->toc.count()) );
   }
   else if( d->numSessions > 1 )
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").tqarg(d->currentWrittenSession).tqarg(d->toc.count()) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").arg(d->currentWrittenSession).arg(d->toc.count()) );
   else
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").tqarg(t).tqarg(tt) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2").arg(t).arg(tt) );
 }
 
 
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyJob::slotReadingNextTrack( int t, int )
     else
       track = d->currentReadSession;
 
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Reading track %1 of %2").tqarg(track).tqarg(d->toc.count()) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Reading track %1 of %2").arg(track).arg(d->toc.count()) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdda2wavreader.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdda2wavreader.cpp
index 5202fc4..cab71b9 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdda2wavreader.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bcdda2wavreader.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void K3bCdda2wavReader::start( bool onlyInfo )
 
   d->cdda2wavBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdda2wav" );
   if( !d->cdda2wavBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("cdda2wav"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("cdda2wav"), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     d->running = false;
     return;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void K3bCdda2wavReader::start( bool onlyInfo )
   *d->process << d->cdda2wavBin->path;
   *d->process << "-vall" << ( d->cdda2wavBin->hasFeature( "gui" ) ? "-gui" : "-g" );
   if( d->cdda2wavBin->hasFeature( "dev" ) )
-    *d->process << TQString("dev=%1").tqarg(K3bDevice::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_device, d->cdda2wavBin));
+    *d->process << TQString("dev=%1").arg(K3bDevice::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_device, d->cdda2wavBin));
   else
     *d->process << "-D" << K3bDevice::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_device, d->cdda2wavBin);
   *d->process << ( d->cdda2wavBin->hasFeature( "bulk" ) ? "-bulk" : "-B" );
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void K3bCdda2wavReader::start( bool onlyInfo )
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
     kdDebug() << "(K3bCdda2wavReader) could not start cdda2wav" << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg("cdda2wav"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg("cdda2wav"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     d->running = false;
     jobFinished(false);
   }
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ void K3bCdda2wavReader::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
     }
     else {
       emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).")
-			.tqarg("Cdda2wav").tqarg(p->exitStatus()), ERROR );
+			.arg("Cdda2wav").arg(p->exitStatus()), ERROR );
       jobFinished( false );
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg("Cdda2wav"), 
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg("Cdda2wav"), 
 		      ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bclonejob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bclonejob.cpp
index b7f63f8..d11ebaa 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bclonejob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bclonejob.cpp
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ void K3bCloneJob::start()
   //
   const K3bExternalBin* cdrecordBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" );
   if( !cdrecordBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("cdrecord"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("cdrecord"), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     m_running = false;
     return;
   }
   else if( !cdrecordBin->hasFeature( "clone" ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord version %1 does not have cloning support.").tqarg(cdrecordBin->version), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord version %1 does not have cloning support.").arg(cdrecordBin->version), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     m_running = false;
     return;
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ void K3bCloneJob::start()
     if( !writer()->supportsWritingMode( K3bDevice::RAW_R96R ) &&
 	!writer()->supportsWritingMode( K3bDevice::RAW_R16 ) ) {
       emit infoMessage( i18n("CD writer %1 does not support cloning.")
-			.tqarg(writer()->vendor())
-			.tqarg(writer()->description()), ERROR );
+			.arg(writer()->vendor())
+			.arg(writer()->description()), ERROR );
       m_running = false;
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void K3bCloneJob::slotWriterPercent( int p )
 
 void K3bCloneJob::slotWriterNextTrack( int t, int tt )
 {
-  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing Track %1 of %2").tqarg(t).tqarg(tt) );
+  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing Track %1 of %2").arg(t).arg(tt) );
 }
 
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void K3bCloneJob::slotWriterFinished( bool success )
   if( success ) {
     d->doneCopies++;
 
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully written clone copy %1.").tqarg(d->doneCopies), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully written clone copy %1.").arg(d->doneCopies), INFO );
 
     if( d->doneCopies < m_copies ) {
       K3bDevice::eject( writer() );
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void K3bCloneJob::startWriting()
   if( m_simulate )
     emit newTask( i18n("Simulating clone copy") );
   else
-    emit newTask( i18n("Writing clone copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+    emit newTask( i18n("Writing clone copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
 
   m_writerJob->start();
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdatatrackreader.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdatatrackreader.cpp
index 9ff5dd5..873a1b8 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdatatrackreader.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdatatrackreader.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
   emitStarted();
 
   if( !m_device->open() ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").tqarg(m_device->blockDeviceName()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").arg(m_device->blockDeviceName()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     emitFinished(false);
     return;
   }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
       }
 
       if( !m_libcss->open(m_device) ) {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").tqarg(m_device->blockDeviceName()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").arg(m_device->blockDeviceName()), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	emitFinished(false);
 	return;
       }
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
     }
   }
 
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Reading with sector size %1.").tqarg(m_usedSectorSize), K3bJob::INFO );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Reading with sector size %1.").arg(m_usedSectorSize), K3bJob::INFO );
   emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader",
 		       TQString("reading sectors %1 to %2 with sector size %3. Length: %4 sectors, %5 bytes.")
-		       .tqarg( m_firstSector.lba() )
-		       .tqarg( m_lastSector.lba() )
-		       .tqarg( m_usedSectorSize )
-		       .tqarg( m_lastSector.lba() - m_firstSector.lba() + 1 )
-		       .tqarg( TQ_UINT64(m_usedSectorSize) * (TQ_UINT64)(m_lastSector.lba() - m_firstSector.lba() + 1) ) );
+		       .arg( m_firstSector.lba() )
+		       .arg( m_lastSector.lba() )
+		       .arg( m_usedSectorSize )
+		       .arg( m_lastSector.lba() - m_firstSector.lba() + 1 )
+		       .arg( TQ_UINT64(m_usedSectorSize) * (TQ_UINT64)(m_lastSector.lba() - m_firstSector.lba() + 1) ) );
 
   TQFile file;
   if( m_fd == -1 ) {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
       m_device->close();
       if( m_useLibdvdcss )
 	m_libcss->close();
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::ERROR );
       emitFinished( false );
       return;
     }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
 
   //    s_bufferSizeSectors = K3bDevice::determineMaxReadingBufferSize( m_device, m_firstSector );
   if( s_bufferSizeSectors <= 0 ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while reading sector %1.").tqarg(m_firstSector.lba()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while reading sector %1.").arg(m_firstSector.lba()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     emitFinished(false);
     m_device->block( false );
     k3bcore->unblockDevice( m_device );
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
   }
 
   kdDebug() << "(K3bDataTrackReader) using buffer size of " << s_bufferSizeSectors << " blocks." << endl;
-  emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString("using buffer size of %1 blocks.").tqarg( s_bufferSizeSectors ) );
+  emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString("using buffer size of %1 blocks.").arg( s_bufferSizeSectors ) );
 
   // 2. get it on
   K3b::Msf currentSector = m_firstSector;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
 		  << " current sector: " << (currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) << endl;
 	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader",
 			     TQString("Error while writing to fd %1. Current sector is %2.")
-			     .tqarg(m_fd).tqarg(currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) );
+			     .arg(m_fd).arg(currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) );
 	writeError = true;
 	break;
       }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
 		  << " current sector: " << (currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) << endl;
 	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader",
 			     TQString("Error while writing to file %1. Current sector is %2.")
-			     .tqarg(m_imagePath).tqarg(currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) );
+			     .arg(m_imagePath).arg(currentSector.lba()-m_firstSector.lba()) );
 	writeError = true;
 	break;
       }
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ void K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::run()
 
   emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader",
 		       TQString("Read a total of %1 sectors (%2 bytes)")
-		       .tqarg(totalReadSectors.lba())
-		       .tqarg((TQ_UINT64)totalReadSectors.lba()*(TQ_UINT64)m_usedSectorSize) );
+		       .arg(totalReadSectors.lba())
+		       .arg((TQ_UINT64)totalReadSectors.lba()*(TQ_UINT64)m_usedSectorSize) );
 
   if( m_canceled )
     emitCanceled();
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ int K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::read( unsigned char* buffer, unsigned long s
 // here we read every single sector for itself to find the troubleing ones
 bool K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::retryRead( unsigned char* buffer, unsigned long startSector, unsigned int len )
 {
-  emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Problem while reading. Retrying from sector %1.").tqarg(startSector) );
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Problem while reading. Retrying from sector %1.").tqarg(startSector), K3bJob::WARNING );
+  emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Problem while reading. Retrying from sector %1.").arg(startSector) );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Problem while reading. Retrying from sector %1.").arg(startSector), K3bJob::WARNING );
 
   int sectorsRead = -1;
   bool success = true;
@@ -403,16 +403,16 @@ bool K3bDataTrackReader::WorkThread::retryRead( unsigned char* buffer, unsigned
 
     if( !success ) {
       if( m_ignoreReadErrors ) {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Ignoring read error in sector %1.").tqarg(sector), K3bJob::ERROR );
-	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Ignoring read error in sector %1.").tqarg(sector) );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Ignoring read error in sector %1.").arg(sector), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Ignoring read error in sector %1.").arg(sector) );
 
 	++m_errorSectorCount;
 	//	  ::memset( &buffer[i], 0, 1 );
 	success = true;
       }
       else {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while reading sector %1.").tqarg(sector), K3bJob::ERROR );
-	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Read error in sector %1.").tqarg(sector) );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while reading sector %1.").arg(sector), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitDebuggingOutput( "K3bDataTrackReader", TQString( "Read error in sector %1.").arg(sector) );
 	break;
       }
     }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp
index 8b16dc3..d5382a3 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::start()
       k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version < K3bVersion( 5, 12 ) ) {
     m_onTheFly = false;
     emit infoMessage( i18n("K3b does not support writing on-the-fly with growisofs %1.")
-		      .tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version), ERROR );
+		      .arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version), ERROR );
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Disabling on-the-fly writing."), INFO );
   }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
       //
       TQFileInfo fi( m_imagePath );
       if( !fi.isFile() ||
-	  questionYesNo( i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_imagePath),
+	  questionYesNo( i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_imagePath),
 			 i18n("File Exists") ) ) {
 	if( fi.isDir() )
 	  m_imagePath = K3b::findTempFile( "iso", m_imagePath );
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
 	}
 	// else the user specified a file in an existing dir
 
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image file to %1.").tqarg(m_imagePath), INFO );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image file to %1.").arg(m_imagePath), INFO );
 	emit newSubTask( i18n("Reading source medium.") );
       }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
       unsigned long avail, size;
       TQString pathToTest = m_imagePath.left( m_imagePath.findRev( '/' ) );
       if( !K3b::kbFreeOnFs( pathToTest, size, avail ) ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to determine free space in temporary directory '%1'.").tqarg(pathToTest), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to determine free space in temporary directory '%1'.").arg(pathToTest), ERROR );
 	jobFinished(false);
 	d->running = false;
 	return;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
 
       d->imageFile.setName( m_imagePath );
       if( !d->imageFile.open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(m_imagePath), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(m_imagePath), ERROR );
 	jobFinished( false );
 	d->running = false;
 	return;
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
 	if( m_simulate )
 	  emit newTask( i18n("Simulating DVD copy") );
 	else if( m_copies > 1 )
-	  emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+	  emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
 	else
 	  emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy") );
 
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotReaderFinished( bool success )
 	if( waitForDvd() ) {
 	  prepareWriter();
 	  if( m_copies > 1 )
-	    emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+	    emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
 	  else
 	    emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy") );
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotWriterFinished( bool success )
   }
 
   if( success ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully written DVD copy %1.").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully written DVD copy %1.").arg(d->doneCopies+1), INFO );
 
     if( d->verifyData && !m_simulate ) {
       if( !d->verificationJob ) {
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotWriterFinished( bool success )
       d->verificationJob->addTrack( 1, d->inPipe.checksum(), d->lastSector+1 );
 
       if( m_copies > 1 )
-	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying DVD copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying DVD copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
       else
 	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying DVD copy") );
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotWriterFinished( bool success )
 
       if( waitForDvd() ) {
 	prepareWriter();
-	emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+	emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
 
 	emit burning(true);
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::slotVerificationFinished( bool success )
 
     if( waitForDvd() ) {
       prepareWriter();
-      emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").tqarg(d->doneCopies+1) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Writing DVD copy %1").arg(d->doneCopies+1) );
 
       emit burning(true);
 
@@ -790,8 +790,8 @@ bool K3bDvdCopyJob::waitForDvd()
 	if( !questionYesNo( i18n("Your writer (%1 %2) does not support simulation with DVD-R(W) media. "
 				 "Do you really want to continue? The media will be written "
 				 "for real.")
-			   .tqarg(m_writerDevice->vendor())
-			   .tqarg(m_writerDevice->description()),
+			   .arg(m_writerDevice->vendor())
+			   .arg(m_writerDevice->description()),
 			   i18n("No Simulation with DVD-R(W)") ) ) {
 	  cancel();
 	  return false;
@@ -839,11 +839,11 @@ bool K3bDvdCopyJob::waitForDvd()
 	if( m_writingMode == K3b::DAO ) {
 // 	    ( m_writingMode ==  K3b::WRITING_MODE_AUTO &&
 // 	      ( sizeWithDao || !m_onTheFly ) ) ) {
-	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(m, true) ), INFO );
+	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(m, true) ), INFO );
 	  d->usedWritingMode = K3b::DAO;
 	}
 	else {
-	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in incremental mode.").tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(m, true) ), INFO );
+	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in incremental mode.").arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(m, true) ), INFO );
 	  d->usedWritingMode = K3b::WRITING_MODE_INCR_SEQ;
 	}
       }
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ void K3bDvdCopyJob::removeImageFiles()
 {
   if( TQFile::exists( m_imagePath ) ) {
     d->imageFile.remove();
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed image file %1").tqarg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed image file %1").arg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdformattingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdformattingjob.cpp
index 46c8563..21858e4 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdformattingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdformattingjob.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::start()
 		    K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE|K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE|K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY,
 		    K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD,
 		    i18n("Please insert a rewritable DVD medium into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-		    .tqarg(d->device->vendor()).tqarg(d->device->description()).tqarg(d->device->devicename()) ) == -1 ) {
+		    .arg(d->device->vendor()).arg(d->device->description()).arg(d->device->devicename()) ) == -1 ) {
     emit canceled();
     d->running = false;
     jobFinished(false);
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::slotProcessFinished( KProcess* p )
       d->success = true;
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()),
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").arg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()),
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::slotProcessFinished( KProcess* p )
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()),
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()),
 		      ERROR );
     d->success = false;
   }
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
 
 
   if( diskInfo.mediaType() == K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found %1 media.").tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW)),
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found %1 media.").arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW)),
 		      INFO );
 
     // mode is ignored
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
     }
     else {
       emit infoMessage( i18n("No need to format %1 media more than once.")
-			.tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW)), INFO );
+			.arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW)), INFO );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("It may simply be overwritten."), INFO );
 
       if( d->force ) {
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
   //
 
   else {  // MEDIA_DVD_RW
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found %1 media.").tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW)),
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found %1 media.").arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW)),
 		      INFO );
 
     if( diskInfo.currentProfile() != K3bDevice::MEDIA_UNKNOWN ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Formatted in %1 mode.").tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(diskInfo.currentProfile())), INFO );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Formatted in %1 mode.").arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(diskInfo.currentProfile())), INFO );
 
 
       //
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
       else if( diskInfo.currentProfile() == K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW_OVWR &&
 	       d->mode != K3b::WRITING_MODE_INCR_SEQ ) {
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("No need to format %1 media more than once.")
-			  .tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(diskInfo.currentProfile())), INFO );
+			  .arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(diskInfo.currentProfile())), INFO );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("It may simply be overwritten."), INFO );
 
 	if( d->force )
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
 	}
 
 	emit newSubTask( i18n("Formatting"
-			      " DVD-RW in %1 mode.").tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( blank ?
+			      " DVD-RW in %1 mode.").arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( blank ?
 										     K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW_SEQ :
 										     K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW_OVWR )) );
       }
@@ -472,14 +472,14 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
 
     d->dvdFormatBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "dvd+rw-format" );
     if( !d->dvdFormatBin ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("dvd+rw-format"), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("dvd+rw-format"), ERROR );
       d->running = false;
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
     }
 
     if( !d->dvdFormatBin->copyright.isEmpty() )
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()).tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->version).tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->copyright), INFO );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").arg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()).arg(d->dvdFormatBin->version).arg(d->dvdFormatBin->copyright), INFO );
 
 
     *d->process << d->dvdFormatBin;
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ void K3bDvdFormattingJob::startFormatting( const K3bDevice::DiskInfo& diskInfo )
       // something went wrong when starting the program
       // it "should" be the executable
       kdDebug() << "(K3bDvdFormattingJob) could not start " << d->dvdFormatBin->path << endl;
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(d->dvdFormatBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
       d->running = false;
       jobFinished(false);
     }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3biso9660imagewritingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3biso9660imagewritingjob.cpp
index 99a38fd..3a83553 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3biso9660imagewritingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3biso9660imagewritingjob.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::start()
   emit newTask( i18n("Preparing data") );
 
   if( !TQFile::exists( m_imagePath ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find image %1").tqarg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find image %1").arg(m_imagePath), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::slotWriterJobFinished( bool success )
       if( m_copies == 1 )
 	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying written data") );
       else
-	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying written copy %1 of %2").tqarg(m_currentCopy).tqarg(m_copies) );
+	emit newTask( i18n("Verifying written copy %1 of %2").arg(m_currentCopy).arg(m_copies) );
 
       m_verifyJob->start();
     }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::slotNextTrack( int, int )
   if( m_copies == 1 )
     emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing image") );
   else
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing copy %1 of %2").tqarg(m_currentCopy).tqarg(m_copies) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing copy %1 of %2").arg(m_currentCopy).arg(m_copies) );
 }
 
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ bool K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::prepareWriter( int mediaType )
 	writer->addArgument("-data");
 
       // read from stdin
-      writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").tqarg( K3b::imageFilesize( m_imagePath )/2048 ) )->addArgument( "-" );
+      writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").arg( K3b::imageFilesize( m_imagePath )/2048 ) )->addArgument( "-" );
 
       m_writer = writer;
     }
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ TQString K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::jobDescription() const
 
 TQString K3bIso9660ImageWritingJob::jobDetails() const
 {
-  return m_imagePath.section("/", -1) + TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(KIO::convertSize(K3b::filesize(KURL::fromPathOrURL(m_imagePath))));
+  return m_imagePath.section("/", -1) + TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(KIO::convertSize(K3b::filesize(KURL::fromPathOrURL(m_imagePath))));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3breadcdreader.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3breadcdreader.cpp
index fb2a7bd..b8b2b0a 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3breadcdreader.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3breadcdreader.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::start()
   // the first thing to do is to check for readcd
   d->readcdBinObject = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "readcd" );
   if( !d->readcdBinObject ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("readcd"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("readcd"), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
   }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::start()
       for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bExternalBin> it( readcdBins ); it.current(); ++it ) {
 	if( it.current()->hasFeature( "clone" ) ) {
 	  d->readcdBinObject = it.current();
-	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Using readcd %1 instead of default version for clone support.").tqarg(d->readcdBinObject->version), INFO );
+	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Using readcd %1 instead of default version for clone support.").arg(d->readcdBinObject->version), INFO );
 	  foundCloneSupport = true;
 	  break;
 	}
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::start()
   *d->process << "-v";
 
   // Again we assume the device to be set!
-  *d->process << TQString("dev=%1").tqarg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_readDevice, 
+  *d->process << TQString("dev=%1").arg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_readDevice, 
 									      d->readcdBinObject));
   if( m_speed > 0 )
-    *d->process << TQString("speed=%1").tqarg(m_speed);
+    *d->process << TQString("speed=%1").arg(m_speed);
 
 
   // output
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::start()
     d->process->dupStdout( d->fdToWriteTo );
   }
   else {
-    emit newTask( i18n("Writing image to %1.").tqarg(m_imagePath) );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image to %1.").tqarg(m_imagePath), INFO );
+    emit newTask( i18n("Writing image to %1.").arg(m_imagePath) );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing image to %1.").arg(m_imagePath), INFO );
     *d->process << "f=" + m_imagePath;
   }
 
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::start()
   if( m_c2Scan )
     *d->process << "-c2scan";
 
-  *d->process << TQString("retries=%1").tqarg(m_retries);
+  *d->process << TQString("retries=%1").arg(m_retries);
 
   // readcd does not read the last sector specified
   if( d->firstSector < d->lastSector )
-    *d->process << TQString("sectors=%1-%2").tqarg(d->firstSector.lba()).tqarg(d->lastSector.lba()+1);
+    *d->process << TQString("sectors=%1-%2").arg(d->firstSector.lba()).arg(d->lastSector.lba()+1);
 
   // Joerg sais it is a Linux kernel bug, anyway, with the default value it does not work
   *d->process << "ts=128k";
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
       kdError() << "(K3bReadcdReader) problemSector parsing error in line: " 
 		<< line.mid( pos, line.find( TQRegExp("\\D"), pos )-pos ) << endl;
     }
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Retrying from sector %1.").tqarg(problemSector), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Retrying from sector %1.").arg(problemSector), INFO );
   }
 
   else if( (pos = line.find("Error on sector")) >= 0 ) {
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
     }
 
     if( line.contains( "not corrected") ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Uncorrected error in sector %1").tqarg(problemSector), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Uncorrected error in sector %1").arg(problemSector), ERROR );
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Corrected error in sector %1").tqarg(problemSector), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Corrected error in sector %1").arg(problemSector), ERROR );
     }
   }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void K3bReadcdReader::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
       jobFinished( true );
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned error: %2").tqarg("Readcd").tqarg(p->exitStatus()), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned error: %2").arg("Readcd").arg(p->exitStatus()), ERROR );
       jobFinished( false );
     }
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bverificationjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bverificationjob.cpp
index 5b8cc62..e5333fe 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bverificationjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bverificationjob.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void K3bVerificationJob::slotDiskInfoReady( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* dh )
     if( (int)d->toc.count() < (*it).trackNumber ) {
         if ( d->mediumHasBeenReloaded ) {
             emit infoMessage( i18n("Internal Error: Verification job improperly initialized (%1)")
-                              .tqarg( "Specified track number not found on medium" ), ERROR );
+                              .arg( "Specified track number not found on medium" ), ERROR );
             jobFinished( false );
             return;
         }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void K3bVerificationJob::readTrack( int trackIndex )
     return;
   }
 
-  emit newTask( i18n("Verifying track %1").tqarg( d->tracks[trackIndex].trackNumber ) );
+  emit newTask( i18n("Verifying track %1").arg( d->tracks[trackIndex].trackNumber ) );
 
   d->pipe.open();
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void K3bVerificationJob::slotMd5JobFinished( bool success )
   if( success && !d->canceled && d->readSuccessful ) {
     // compare the two sums
     if( d->tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].checksum != d->md5Job->hexDigest() ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Written data in track %1 differs from original.").tqarg(d->tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].trackNumber), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Written data in track %1 differs from original.").arg(d->tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].trackNumber), ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
     }
     else {
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitledetectclippingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitledetectclippingjob.cpp
index cf30eed..96d9619 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitledetectclippingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitledetectclippingjob.cpp
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleDetectClippingJob::start()
 
   d->usedTranscodeBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("transcode");
   if( !d->usedTranscodeBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 executable could not be found.").tqarg("transcode"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 executable could not be found.").arg("transcode"), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
 
   if( d->usedTranscodeBin->version < K3bVersion( 1, 0, 0 ) ){
     emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 version %2 is too old.")
-		      .tqarg("transcode")
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version), ERROR );
+		      .arg("transcode")
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleDetectClippingJob::start()
 
   if( !d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright.isEmpty() )
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3")
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name())
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version)
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright), INFO );
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name())
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version)
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright), INFO );
 
-  emit newTask( i18n("Analysing Title %1 of Video DVD %2").tqarg(m_titleNumber).tqarg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()) );
+  emit newTask( i18n("Analysing Title %1 of Video DVD %2").arg(m_titleNumber).arg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()) );
 
   startTranscode( 1 );
 }
@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleDetectClippingJob::startTranscode( int chapter )
   *d->process << "-i" << m_dvd.device()->blockDeviceName();
 
   // select the title number and chapter
-  *d->process << "-T" << TQString("%1,%2").tqarg(m_titleNumber).tqarg(chapter);
+  *d->process << "-T" << TQString("%1,%2").arg(m_titleNumber).arg(chapter);
 
   // null output
   *d->process << "-y" << "null,null" << "-o" << "/dev/null";
 
   // analyze the first 200 frames
-  *d->process << "-J" << TQString("detectclipping=range=0-%1/5").tqarg(d->currentFrames);
+  *d->process << "-J" << TQString("detectclipping=range=0-%1/5").arg(d->currentFrames);
 
   // also only decode the first 200 frames
-  *d->process << "-c" << TQString("0-%1").tqarg(d->currentFrames+1);
+  *d->process << "-c" << TQString("0-%1").arg(d->currentFrames+1);
 
   // additional user parameters from config
   const TQStringList& params = d->usedTranscodeBin->userParameters();
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleDetectClippingJob::startTranscode( int chapter )
   if( !d->process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::All ) ) {
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
   }
   else {
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Analysing Chapter %1 of %2").tqarg(chapter).tqarg(m_dvd[m_titleNumber-1].numPTTs()) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Analysing Chapter %1 of %2").arg(chapter).arg(m_dvd[m_titleNumber-1].numPTTs()) );
     emit subPercent( 0 );
   }
 }
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleDetectClippingJob::slotTranscodeExited( KProcess* p )
     }
     else {
       emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).")
-			.tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()), 
+			.arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()), 
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
     }
diff --git a/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitletranscodingjob.cpp b/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitletranscodingjob.cpp
index 151bc1d..fd115ff 100644
--- a/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitletranscodingjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/jobs/k3bvideodvdtitletranscodingjob.cpp
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::start()
 
   d->usedTranscodeBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("transcode");
   if( !d->usedTranscodeBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 executable could not be found.").tqarg("transcode"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 executable could not be found.").arg("transcode"), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
 
   if( d->usedTranscodeBin->version < K3bVersion( 1, 0, 0 ) ){
     emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 version %2 is too old.")
-		      .tqarg("transcode")
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version), ERROR );
+		      .arg("transcode")
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::start()
 
   if( !d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright.isEmpty() )
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3")
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name())
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version)
-		      .tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright), INFO );
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name())
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->version)
+		      .arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->copyright), INFO );
 
   //
   // Let's take a look at the filename
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::start()
     TQFileInfo fileInfo( m_filename );
     TQFileInfo dirInfo( fileInfo.dirPath() );
     if( !dirInfo.exists() && !KStandardDirs::makeDir( dirInfo.absFilePath() ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create folder '%1'").tqarg(dirInfo.filePath()), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create folder '%1'").arg(dirInfo.filePath()), ERROR );
       return;
     }
     else if( !dirInfo.isDir() || !dirInfo.isWritable() ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid filename: '%1'").tqarg(m_filename), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid filename: '%1'").arg(m_filename), ERROR );
       jobFinished( false );
       return;
     }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::start()
   //
   d->twoPassEncodingLogFile = K3b::findTempFile( "log" );
 
-  emit newTask( i18n("Transcoding title %1 from Video DVD %2").tqarg(m_titleNumber).tqarg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()) );
+  emit newTask( i18n("Transcoding title %1 from Video DVD %2").arg(m_titleNumber).arg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()) );
 
   //
   // Ok then, let's begin
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
     break;
 
   default:
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid Video codec set: %1").tqarg(m_videoCodec), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid Video codec set: %1").arg(m_videoCodec), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
     break;
 
   default:
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid Audio codec set: %1").tqarg(m_audioCodec), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Invalid Audio codec set: %1").arg(m_audioCodec), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     return;
   }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
   *d->process << "-x" << "dvd";
 
   // select the title number
-  *d->process << "-T" << TQString("%1,-1,1").tqarg( m_titleNumber );
+  *d->process << "-T" << TQString("%1,-1,1").arg( m_titleNumber );
 
   // select the audio stream to extract
   if ( m_dvd[m_titleNumber-1].numAudioStreams() > 0 )
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
 
   // clipping
   *d->process << "-j" << TQString("%1,%2,%3,%4")
-                         .tqarg(m_clippingTop)
-                         .tqarg(m_clippingLeft)
-                         .tqarg(m_clippingBottom)
-                         .tqarg(m_clippingRight);
+                         .arg(m_clippingTop)
+                         .arg(m_clippingLeft)
+                         .arg(m_clippingBottom)
+                         .arg(m_clippingRight);
 
   // select the encoding type (single pass or two-pass) and the log file for two-pass encoding
   // the latter is unused for pass = 0
-  *d->process << "-R" << TQString("%1,%2").tqarg( pass ).tqarg( d->twoPassEncodingLogFile );
+  *d->process << "-R" << TQString("%1,%2").arg( pass ).arg( d->twoPassEncodingLogFile );
 
   // depending on the pass we use different options
   if( pass != 1 ) {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
     }
     else {
       // audio quality settings
-      *d->process << "-b" << TQString("%1,%2").tqarg(m_audioBitrate).tqarg(m_audioVBR ? 1 : 0);
+      *d->process << "-b" << TQString("%1,%2").arg(m_audioBitrate).arg(m_audioVBR ? 1 : 0);
 
       // resample audio stream to 44.1 khz
       if( m_resampleAudio )
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
   }
   else {
     // gather information about the video stream, ignore audio
-    *d->process << "-y" << TQString("%1,null").tqarg( videoCodecString );
+    *d->process << "-y" << TQString("%1,null").arg( videoCodecString );
 
     // we ignore the output from the first pass
     *d->process << "-o" << "/dev/null";
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
 
   // we only give information about the resizing of the video once
   if( pass < 2 )
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Resizing picture of title %1 to %2x%3").tqarg(m_titleNumber).tqarg(usedWidth).tqarg(usedHeight), INFO );
-  *d->process << "-Z" << TQString("%1x%2").tqarg(usedWidth).tqarg(usedHeight);
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Resizing picture of title %1 to %2x%3").arg(m_titleNumber).arg(usedWidth).arg(usedHeight), INFO );
+  *d->process << "-Z" << TQString("%1x%2").arg(usedWidth).arg(usedHeight);
 
   // additional user parameters from config
   const TQStringList& params = d->usedTranscodeBin->userParameters();
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::startTranscode( int pass )
   if( !d->process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::All ) ) {
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
   }
   else {
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::cleanup( bool success )
   }
 
   if( !success && TQFile::exists( m_filename ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Removing incomplete video file '%1'").tqarg(m_filename), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Removing incomplete video file '%1'").arg(m_filename), INFO );
     TQFile::remove( m_filename );
   }
 }
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::slotTranscodeExited( KProcess* p )
       // FIXME: error handling
 
       emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).")
-			.tqarg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()),
+			.arg(d->usedTranscodeBin->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()),
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
 
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::slotTranscodeExited( KProcess* p )
   }
   else {
     cleanup( false );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Execution of %1 failed.").tqarg("transcode"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Execution of %1 failed.").arg("transcode"), ERROR );
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Please consult the debugging output for details."), ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/plugin/k3baudioserver.cpp b/libk3b/plugin/k3baudioserver.cpp
index 197a042..4bda25b 100644
--- a/libk3b/plugin/k3baudioserver.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/plugin/k3baudioserver.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ void K3bAudioServer::attachClient( K3bAudioClient* c )
   if( m_usedOutputPlugin && !m_pluginInitialized ) {
     if( !m_usedOutputPlugin->init() ) {
       emit error( i18n("Could not initialize Audio Output plugin %1 (%2)")
-		  .tqarg(m_usedOutputPlugin->pluginInfo().name())
-		  .tqarg(m_usedOutputPlugin->lastErrorMessage()) );
+		  .arg(m_usedOutputPlugin->pluginInfo().name())
+		  .arg(m_usedOutputPlugin->lastErrorMessage()) );
     }
     else
       m_pluginInitialized = true;
diff --git a/libk3b/plugin/k3bpluginmanager.cpp b/libk3b/plugin/k3bpluginmanager.cpp
index 3274ef6..bf6d914 100644
--- a/libk3b/plugin/k3bpluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/plugin/k3bpluginmanager.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ int K3bPluginManager::execPluginDialog( K3bPlugin* plugin, TQWidget* parent, con
   KDialogBase dlg( parent, 
 		   name, 
 		   true,
-		   i18n("Configure plugin %1").tqarg( plugin->pluginInfo().name() ) );
+		   i18n("Configure plugin %1").arg( plugin->pluginInfo().name() ) );
   
   K3bPluginConfigWidget* configWidget = plugin->createConfigWidget( &dlg );
   if( configWidget ) {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int K3bPluginManager::execPluginDialog( K3bPlugin* plugin, TQWidget* parent, con
     return r;
   }
   else {
-    KMessageBox::sorry( parent, i18n("No settings available for plugin %1.").tqarg( plugin->pluginInfo().name() ) );
+    KMessageBox::sorry( parent, i18n("No settings available for plugin %1.").arg( plugin->pluginInfo().name() ) );
     return 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiocdtracksource.cpp b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiocdtracksource.cpp
index 6319086..6ca0cd5 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiocdtracksource.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiocdtracksource.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ bool K3bAudioCdTrackSource::initParanoia()
       if( !m_lastUsedDevice ) {
 	// could not find the CD, so ask for it
 	TQString s = i18n("Please insert Audio CD %1%2")
-	  .tqarg(m_discId, 0, 16)
-	  .tqarg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle.isEmpty() || m_cddbEntry.cdArtist.isEmpty()
+	  .arg(m_discId, 0, 16)
+	  .arg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle.isEmpty() || m_cddbEntry.cdArtist.isEmpty()
 	       ? TQString()
 	       : " (" + m_cddbEntry.cdArtist + " - " + m_cddbEntry.cdTitle + ")");
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioCdTrackSource::type() const
 
 TQString K3bAudioCdTrackSource::sourceComment() const
 {
-  return i18n("Track %1 from Audio CD %2").tqarg(m_cdTrackNumber).tqarg(m_discId,0,16);
+  return i18n("Track %1 from Audio CD %2").arg(m_cdTrackNumber).arg(m_discId,0,16);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudioimager.cpp b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudioimager.cpp
index ba0692f..6917fe6 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudioimager.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudioimager.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void K3bAudioImager::WorkThread::run()
     // Seek to the beginning of the track
     //
     if( !track->seek(0) ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to seek in track %1.").tqarg(trackNumber), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to seek in track %1.").arg(trackNumber), K3bJob::ERROR );
       emitFinished(false);
       return;
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void K3bAudioImager::WorkThread::run()
     //
     if( m_fd == -1 ) {
       if( !waveFileWriter.open( *imageFileIt ) ) {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open %1 for writing").tqarg(*imageFileIt), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open %1 for writing").arg(*imageFileIt), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	emitFinished(false);
 	return;
       }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void K3bAudioImager::WorkThread::run()
     }
 
     if( read < 0 ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while decoding track %1.").tqarg(trackNumber), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while decoding track %1.").arg(trackNumber), K3bJob::ERROR );
       kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioImager::WorkThread) read error on track " << trackNumber
 		<< " at pos " << K3b::Msf(trackRead/2352) << endl;
       lastError = K3bAudioImager::ERROR_DECODING_TRACK;
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiojob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiojob.cpp
index ef56734..2415962 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiojob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudiojob.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void K3bAudioJob::start()
 	d->useCdText ) {
       if( !cdrecordCdText ) {
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support CD-Text writing.")
-			  .tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version), ERROR );
+			  .arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version), ERROR );
 	d->useCdText = false;
       }
       else if( m_usedWritingMode == K3b::TAO ) {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void K3bAudioJob::start()
   }
   else {
     emit burning(false);
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating image files in %1").tqarg(m_doc->tempDir()), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating image files in %1").arg(m_doc->tempDir()), INFO );
     emit newTask( i18n("Creating image files") );
     m_tempData->prepareTempFileNames( doc()->tempDir() );
     TQStringList filenames;
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ void K3bAudioJob::slotAudioDecoderNextTrack( int t, int tt )
   if( m_doc->onlyCreateImages() || !m_doc->onTheFly() ) {
     K3bAudioTrack* track = m_doc->getTrack(t);
     emit newSubTask( i18n("Decoding audio track %1 of %2%3")
-		     .tqarg(t)
-		     .tqarg(tt)
-		     .tqarg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty() 
+		     .arg(t)
+		     .arg(tt)
+		     .arg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty() 
 			   ? TQString()
 			   : " (" + track->artist() + " - " + track->title() + ")" ) );
   }
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ void K3bAudioJob::slotWriterNextTrack( int t, int tt )
   if( m_doc->hideFirstTrack() )
     track = m_doc->getTrack(t+1);
   emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2%3")
-		   .tqarg(t)
-		   .tqarg(tt)
-		   .tqarg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty() 
+		   .arg(t)
+		   .arg(tt)
+		   .arg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty() 
 			 ? TQString()
 			 : " (" + track->artist() + " - " + track->title() + ")" ) );
 }
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ bool K3bAudioJob::startWriting()
   if( m_doc->dummy() )
     emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
   else if( d->copies > 1 )
-    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").tqarg(d->copiesDone+1) );
+    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").arg(d->copiesDone+1) );
   else
     emit newTask( i18n("Writing") );
 
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioJob::jobDescription() const
   return i18n("Writing Audio CD")
     + ( m_doc->title().isEmpty() 
 	? TQString()
-	: TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->title()) );
+	: TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->title()) );
 }
 
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioJob::jobDetails() const
 {
   return ( i18n( "1 track (%1 minutes)", 
 		 "%n tracks (%1 minutes)", 
-		 m_doc->numOfTracks() ).tqarg(m_doc->length().toString())
+		 m_doc->numOfTracks() ).arg(m_doc->length().toString())
 	   + ( m_doc->copies() > 1 && !m_doc->dummy()
 	       ? i18n(" - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies()) 
 	       : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudionormalizejob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudionormalizejob.cpp
index 52afb5e..d78862e 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudionormalizejob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/audiocd/k3baudionormalizejob.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::start()
   }
 
   if( !bin->copyright.isEmpty() )
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").tqarg(bin->name()).tqarg(bin->version).tqarg(bin->copyright), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").arg(bin->name()).arg(bin->version).arg(bin->copyright), INFO );
 
   // create the commandline
   *m_process << bin;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
 {
   // percent, subPercent, newTask (compute level and adjust)
 
-  //  emit newSubTask( i18n("Normalizing track %1 of %2 (%3)").tqarg(t).tqarg(tt).tqarg(m_files.at(t-1)) );
+  //  emit newSubTask( i18n("Normalizing track %1 of %2 (%3)").arg(t).arg(tt).arg(m_files.at(t-1)) );
 
   emit debuggingOutput( "normalize-audio", line );
 
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
   
   else if( line.contains( "already normalized" ) ) {
     // no normalization necessary for the current track
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Track %1 is already normalized.").tqarg(m_currentTrack), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Track %1 is already normalized.").arg(m_currentTrack), INFO );
     m_currentTrack++;
   }
 
   else if( line.contains( "--% done") ) {
     if( m_currentAction == ADJUSTING_LEVELS ) {
-      emit newTask( i18n("Adjusting volume level for track %1 of %2").tqarg(m_currentTrack).tqarg(m_files.count()) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Adjusting volume level for track %1 of %2").arg(m_currentTrack).arg(m_files.count()) );
       kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioNormalizeJob) adjusting level for track " 
 		<< m_currentTrack
 		<< " "
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
 		<< endl;
     }
     else {
-      emit newTask( i18n("Computing level for track %1 of %2").tqarg(m_currentTrack).tqarg(m_files.count()) );
+      emit newTask( i18n("Computing level for track %1 of %2").arg(m_currentTrack).arg(m_files.count()) );
       kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioNormalizeJob) computing level for track " 
 		<< m_currentTrack
 		<< " "
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
       break;
     default:
       if( !m_canceled ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").tqarg("normalize-audio").tqarg(p->exitStatus()), 
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").arg("normalize-audio").arg(p->exitStatus()), 
 			  K3bJob::ERROR );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while normalizing tracks."), ERROR );
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void K3bAudioNormalizeJob::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg("Normalize"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg("Normalize"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatadoc.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatadoc.cpp
index 99896c1..79e6625 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatadoc.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatadoc.cpp
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ bool K3bDataDoc::newDocument()
   m_bExistingItemsReplaceAll = m_bExistingItemsIgnoreAll = false;
 
   if( m_root ) {
-    while( m_root->tqchildren().getFirst() )
-      removeItem( m_root->tqchildren().getFirst() );
+    while( m_root->children().getFirst() )
+      removeItem( m_root->children().getFirst() );
   }
   else
     m_root = new K3bRootItem( this );
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void K3bDataDoc::addUrls( const KURL::List& l, K3bDirItem* dir )
       ok = true;
       TQString name( k3bname );
       if( cnt > 0 )
-	name += TQString("_%1").tqarg(cnt);
+	name += TQString("_%1").arg(cnt);
       if( K3bDataItem* oldItem = dir->find( name ) ) {
 	if( f.isDir() && oldItem->isDir() ) {
 	  // ok, just reuse the dir
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void K3bDataDoc::addUrls( const KURL::List& l, K3bDirItem* dir )
       }
     }
     if( cnt > 0 )
-      k3bname += TQString("_%1").tqarg(cnt);
+      k3bname += TQString("_%1").arg(cnt);
 
     // TQFileInfo::exists and TQFileInfo::isReadable return false for broken symlinks :(
     if( f.isDir() && !f.isSymLink() ) {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ bool K3bDataDoc::saveDocumentData( TQDomElement* docElem )
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   TQDomElement topElem = doc.createElement( "files" );
 
-  TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( root()->tqchildren() );
+  TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( root()->children() );
   for( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
     saveDataItem( it.current(), &doc, &topElem );
   }
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ void K3bDataDoc::saveDataItem( K3bDataItem* item, TQDomDocument* doc, TQDomEleme
     if( item->sortWeight() != 0 )
       topElem.setAttribute( "sort_weight", TQString::number(item->sortWeight()) );
 
-    TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->tqchildren() );
+    TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->children() );
     for( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
       saveDataItem( it.current(), doc, &topElem );
     }
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ void K3bDataDoc::prepareFilenamesInDir( K3bDirItem* dir )
     return;
 
   TQPtrList<K3bDataItem> sortedChildren;
-  TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->tqchildren() );
+  TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->children() );
 
   for( it.toLast(); it.current(); --it ) {
     K3bDataItem* item = it.current();
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ void K3bDataDoc::clearImportedSession()
 	delete dir;
       }
       else {
-	for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->tqchildren() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+	for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->children() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
 	  if( !m_oldSession.contains(it.current()) ) {
 	    m_oldSession.remove();
 	    // now the dir becomes a totally normal dir
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ K3bDataItem* K3bDataDoc::createBootCatalogeItem( K3bDirItem* dir )
     int i = 0;
     while( dir->alreadyInDirectory( "boot.catalog" ) ) {
       ++i;
-      newName = TQString( "boot%1.catalog" ).tqarg(i);
+      newName = TQString( "boot%1.catalog" ).arg(i);
     }
 
     K3bSpecialDataItem* b = new K3bSpecialDataItem( this, 0, dir, newName );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp
index 5415b22..442b035 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void K3bDataJob::slotMsInfoFetched(bool success)
     prepareData();
 
     if( d->usedWritingApp == K3b::CDRDAO )  // cdrdao seems to write a 150 blocks pregap that is not used by cdrecord
-      m_isoImager->setMultiSessionInfo( TQString("%1,%2").tqarg(m_msInfoFetcher->lastSessionStart()).tqarg(m_msInfoFetcher->nextSessionStart()+150), d->doc->burner() );
+      m_isoImager->setMultiSessionInfo( TQString("%1,%2").arg(m_msInfoFetcher->lastSessionStart()).arg(m_msInfoFetcher->nextSessionStart()+150), d->doc->burner() );
     else
       m_isoImager->setMultiSessionInfo( m_msInfoFetcher->msInfo(), d->doc->burner() );
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void K3bDataJob::writeImage()
 
   emit newTask( i18n("Creating image file") );
   emit newSubTask( i18n("Track 1 of 1") );
-  emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating image file in %1").tqarg(d->doc->tempDir()), INFO );
+  emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating image file in %1").arg(d->doc->tempDir()), INFO );
 
   m_isoImager->writeToImageFile( d->doc->tempDir() );
   m_isoImager->start();
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void K3bDataJob::slotIsoImagerFinished( bool success )
 	d->doc->onlyCreateImages() ) {
 
       if( success ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Image successfully created in %1").tqarg(d->doc->tempDir()), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Image successfully created in %1").arg(d->doc->tempDir()), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
 	d->imageFinished = true;
 
 	if( d->doc->onlyCreateImages() ) {
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ bool K3bDataJob::startWriterJob()
   if( d->doc->dummy() )
     emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
   else if( d->copies > 1 )
-    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").tqarg(d->copiesDone+1) );
+    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").arg(d->copiesDone+1) );
   else
     emit newTask( i18n("Writing") );
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void K3bDataJob::slotWriterJobPercent( int p )
 
 void K3bDataJob::slotWriterNextTrack( int t, int tt )
 {
-  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing Track %1 of %2").tqarg(t).tqarg(tt) );
+  emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing Track %1 of %2").arg(t).arg(tt) );
 }
 
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ bool K3bDataJob::prepareWriterJob()
 	writer->addArgument( "-xa1" );
     }
 
-    writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").tqarg(m_isoImager->size()) )->addArgument("-");
+    writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").arg(m_isoImager->size()) )->addArgument("-");
 
     setWriterJob( writer );
   }
@@ -915,13 +915,13 @@ TQString K3bDataJob::jobDescription() const
     return i18n("Writing Data CD")
       + ( d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
   }
   else {
     return i18n("Writing Multisession CD")
       + ( d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
   }
 }
 
@@ -935,10 +935,10 @@ TQString K3bDataJob::jobDetails() const
     return i18n("ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1) - %n copy",
 		"ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1) - %n copies",
 		d->doc->copies() )
-      .tqarg(KIO::convertSize( d->doc->size() ));
+      .arg(KIO::convertSize( d->doc->size() ));
   else
     return i18n("ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1)")
-      .tqarg(KIO::convertSize( d->doc->size() ));
+      .arg(KIO::convertSize( d->doc->size() ));
 }
 
 
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void K3bDataJob::cleanup()
   if( !d->doc->onTheFly() && d->doc->removeImages() ) {
     if( TQFile::exists( d->doc->tempDir() ) ) {
       d->imageFile.remove();
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed image file %1").tqarg(d->doc->tempDir()), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed image file %1").arg(d->doc->tempDir()), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatapreparationjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatapreparationjob.cpp
index e562541..26a2b5b 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatapreparationjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatapreparationjob.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void K3bDataPreparationJob::Private::run()
 	 ++it, --maxlines ) {
       K3bDataItem* item = *it;
       listOfRenamedItems += i18n("<em>%1</em> renamed to <em>%2</em>")
-	.tqarg( KStringHandler::csqueeze( item->k3bName(), 30 ) )
-	.tqarg( KStringHandler::csqueeze( item->writtenName(), 30 ) );
+	.arg( KStringHandler::csqueeze( item->k3bName(), 30 ) )
+	.arg( KStringHandler::csqueeze( item->writtenName(), 30 ) );
       listOfRenamedItems += "<br>";
     }
     if( it != doc->needToCutFilenameItems().end() )
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void K3bDataPreparationJob::slotWorkDone( bool success )
 				       "of the Joliet extensions. If the Joliet extensions are disabled filenames "
 				       "do not have to be shortened but long filenames will not be available on "
 				       "Windows systems.")
-			  .tqarg( d->doc->isoOptions().jolietLong() ? 103 : 64 )
+			  .arg( d->doc->isoOptions().jolietLong() ? 103 : 64 )
 			  + "<p>" + d->listOfRenamedItems,
 			  i18n("Warning"),
 			  i18n("Shorten Filenames"),
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void K3bDataPreparationJob::slotWorkDone( bool success )
 				       "restrict the length of the volume descriptior (the name of the filesystem) "
 				       "to %1 characters. The selected descriptor '%2' is longer than that. Do you "
 				       "want it to be cut or do you want to go back and change it manually?")
-			  .tqarg( 16 ).tqarg( d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID() ),
+			  .arg( 16 ).arg( d->doc->isoOptions().volumeID() ),
 			  i18n("Warning"),
 			  i18n("Cut volume descriptor in the Joliet tree"),
 			  i18n("Cancel and go back") ) ) {
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.cpp
index 72af70b..f43f1d5 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.cpp
@@ -52,26 +52,26 @@ K3bDirItem::K3bDirItem( const K3bDirItem& item )
     m_dirs(0),
     m_localPath( item.m_localPath )
 {
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( item.tqchildren() ); *it; ++it )
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( item.children() ); *it; ++it )
     addDataItem( (*it)->copy() );
 }
 
 K3bDirItem::~K3bDirItem()
 {
-  // delete all tqchildren
+  // delete all children
   // doing this by hand is much saver than using the
   // auto-delete feature since some of the items' destructors
   // may change the list
-  K3bDataItem* i = m_tqchildren.first();
+  K3bDataItem* i = m_children.first();
   while( i ) {
     // it is important to use takeDataItem here to be sure
     // the size gets updated properly
     takeDataItem(i);
     delete i;
-    i = m_tqchildren.first();
+    i = m_children.first();
   }
 
-  // this has to be done after deleting the tqchildren
+  // this has to be done after deleting the children
   // because the directory itself has a size of 0 in K3b
   // and all it's files' sizes have already been substracted
   take();
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ K3bDirItem* K3bDirItem::addDataItem( K3bDataItem* item )
     }
   }
 
-  if( m_tqchildren.findRef( item ) == -1 ) {
+  if( m_children.findRef( item ) == -1 ) {
     if( item->isFile() ) {
       // do we replace an old item?
       TQString name = item->k3bName();
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ K3bDirItem* K3bDirItem::addDataItem( K3bDataItem* item )
       item->setK3bName( name );
     }
 
-    m_tqchildren.append( item->take() );
+    m_children.append( item->take() );
     updateSize( item, false );
     if( item->isDir() )
       updateFiles( ((K3bDirItem*)item)->numFiles(), ((K3bDirItem*)item)->numDirs()+1 );
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ K3bDirItem* K3bDirItem::addDataItem( K3bDataItem* item )
 
 K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::takeDataItem( K3bDataItem* item )
 {
-  int x = m_tqchildren.findRef( item );
+  int x = m_children.findRef( item );
   if( x > -1 ) {
-    K3bDataItem* item = m_tqchildren.take();
+    K3bDataItem* item = m_children.take();
     updateSize( item, true );
     if( item->isDir() )
       updateFiles( -1*((K3bDirItem*)item)->numFiles(), -1*((K3bDirItem*)item)->numDirs()-1 );
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::takeDataItem( K3bDataItem* item )
 
 K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::nextSibling() const
 {
-  if( !m_tqchildren.isEmpty() )
-    return m_tqchildren.getFirst();
+  if( !m_children.isEmpty() )
+    return m_children.getFirst();
   else
     return K3bDataItem::nextSibling();
 }
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@ K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::nextSibling() const
 
 K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::nextChild( K3bDataItem* prev ) const
 {
-  // search for prev in tqchildren
-  if( m_tqchildren.findRef( prev ) < 0 ) {
+  // search for prev in children
+  if( m_children.findRef( prev ) < 0 ) {
     return 0;
   }
   else
-    return m_tqchildren.next();
+    return m_children.next();
 }
 
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bool K3bDirItem::alreadyInDirectory( const TQString& filename ) const
 
 K3bDataItem* K3bDirItem::find( const TQString& filename ) const
 {
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_tqchildren ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_children ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     if( it.current()->k3bName() == filename )
       return it.current();
   }
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ bool K3bDirItem::isRemoveable() const
   if( !K3bDataItem::isRemoveable() )
     return false;
 
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_tqchildren ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_children ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     if( !it.current()->isRemoveable() )
       return false;
   }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void K3bDirItem::updateFiles( long files, long dirs )
 
 bool K3bDirItem::isFromOldSession() const
 {
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_tqchildren ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_children ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     if( (*it)->isFromOldSession() )
       return true;
   }
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ bool K3bDirItem::isFromOldSession() const
 bool K3bDirItem::writeToCd() const
 {
   // check if this dir contains items to write
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_tqchildren ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_children ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     if( (*it)->writeToCd() )
       return true;
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.h b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.h
index 304cf1a..a624529 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.h
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdiritem.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class LIBK3B_EXPORT K3bDirItem : public K3bDataItem
   K3bDirItem( const TQString& name, K3bDataDoc*, K3bDirItem* parentDir = 0 );
 
   /**
-   * Default copy constructor. Copies the dir including all tqchildren. However, none of the
-   * tqchildren will have set a doc and the copy dir will not have set a parent dir.
+   * Default copy constructor. Copies the dir including all children. However, none of the
+   * children will have set a doc and the copy dir will not have set a parent dir.
    */
   K3bDirItem( const K3bDirItem& );
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class LIBK3B_EXPORT K3bDirItem : public K3bDataItem
 	
   K3bDirItem* getDirItem() const;
 
-  const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& tqchildren() const { return m_tqchildren; }
+  const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& children() const { return m_children; }
   K3bDirItem* addDataItem( K3bDataItem* item );
   K3bDataItem* takeDataItem( K3bDataItem* item );
 	
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class LIBK3B_EXPORT K3bDirItem : public K3bDataItem
    */
   void updateFiles( long files, long dirs );
 
-  mutable TQPtrList<K3bDataItem> m_tqchildren;
+  mutable TQPtrList<K3bDataItem> m_children;
 
   // size of the items simply added
   KIO::filesize_t m_size;
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bisoimager.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bisoimager.cpp
index 1db1997..d83581c 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bisoimager.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bisoimager.cpp
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ void K3bIsoImager::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 
   emit debuggingOutput( "K3bIsoImager",
 			TQString("Pipe throughput: %1 bytes read, %2 bytes written.")
-			.tqarg(d->pipe->bytesRead()).tqarg(d->pipe->bytesWritten()) );
+			.arg(d->pipe->bytesRead()).arg(d->pipe->bytesWritten()) );
 
   if( d->imageFile.isOpen() ) {
     d->imageFile.close();
 
     if( m_canceled || p->exitStatus() != 0 ) {
       d->imageFile.remove();
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed incomplete image file %1.").tqarg(d->imageFile.name()), WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Removed incomplete image file %1.").arg(d->imageFile.name()), WARNING );
     }
   }
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 
 	default:
 	  if( !d->knownError && !mkisofsReadError() ) {
-	    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").tqarg("mkisofs").tqarg(p->exitStatus()),
+	    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").arg("mkisofs").arg(p->exitStatus()),
 			      K3bJob::ERROR );
 	    emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	  }
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
       }
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg("mkisofs"), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg("mkisofs"), ERROR );
       jobFinished( false );
     }
   }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::startSizeCalculation()
   m_mkisofsPrintSizeResult = 0;
 
   if( !m_process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg("mkisofs"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg("mkisofs"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     cleanup();
 
     jobFinished( false );
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ void K3bIsoImager::slotMkisofsPrintSizeFinished()
 
   emit debuggingOutput( "K3bIsoImager",
 			TQString("mkisofs print size result: %1 (%2 bytes)")
-			.tqarg(m_mkisofsPrintSizeResult)
-			.tqarg(TQ_UINT64(m_mkisofsPrintSizeResult)*2048ULL) );
+			.arg(m_mkisofsPrintSizeResult)
+			.arg(TQ_UINT64(m_mkisofsPrintSizeResult)*2048ULL) );
 
   cleanup();
 
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::start()
   if( m_fdToWriteTo == -1 ) {
     d->imageFile.setName( d->imagePath );
     if( !d->imageFile.open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open %1 for writing").tqarg(d->imagePath), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open %1 for writing").arg(d->imagePath), ERROR );
       cleanup();
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::start()
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
     kdDebug() << "(K3bIsoImager) could not start mkisofs" << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg("mkisofs"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg("mkisofs"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
     cleanup();
   }
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ int K3bIsoImager::writePathSpecForDir( K3bDirItem* dirItem, TQTextStream& stream
 
   // now create the graft points
   int num = 0;
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->tqchildren() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->children() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     K3bDataItem* item = it.current();
     bool writeItem = item->writeToCd();
 
@@ -828,14 +828,14 @@ int K3bIsoImager::writePathSpecForDir( K3bDirItem* dirItem, TQTextStream& stream
 	TQFileInfo f( K3b::resolveLink( item->localPath() ) );
 	if( !f.exists() ) {
 	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not follow link %1 to non-existing file %2. Skipping...")
-			    .tqarg(item->k3bName())
-			    .tqarg(f.filePath()), WARNING );
+			    .arg(item->k3bName())
+			    .arg(f.filePath()), WARNING );
 	  writeItem = false;
 	}
 	else if( f.isDir() ) {
 	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Ignoring link %1 to folder %2. K3b is unable to follow links to folders.")
-			    .tqarg(item->k3bName())
-			    .tqarg(f.filePath()), WARNING );
+			    .arg(item->k3bName())
+			    .arg(f.filePath()), WARNING );
 	  writeItem = false;
 	}
       }
@@ -843,11 +843,11 @@ int K3bIsoImager::writePathSpecForDir( K3bDirItem* dirItem, TQTextStream& stream
     else if( item->isFile() ) {
       TQFileInfo f( item->localPath() );
       if( !f.exists() ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find file %1. Skipping...").tqarg(item->localPath()), WARNING );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find file %1. Skipping...").arg(item->localPath()), WARNING );
 	writeItem = false;
       }
       else if( !f.isReadable() ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not read file %1. Skipping...").tqarg(item->localPath()), WARNING );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not read file %1. Skipping...").arg(item->localPath()), WARNING );
 	writeItem = false;
       }
     }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ void K3bIsoImager::writePathSpecForFile( K3bFileItem* item, TQTextStream& stream
     temp.unlink();
 
     if( !KIO::NetAccess::copy( KURL(item->localPath()), KURL::fromPathOrURL(tempPath) ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to backup boot image file %1").tqarg(item->localPath()), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to backup boot image file %1").arg(item->localPath()), ERROR );
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmkisofshandler.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmkisofshandler.cpp
index 99c76bb..7b3270c 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmkisofshandler.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmkisofshandler.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const K3bExternalBin* K3bMkisofsHandler::initMkisofs()
   if( d->mkisofsBin ) {
     if( !d->mkisofsBin->copyright.isEmpty() )
       handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3")
-				.tqarg("mkisofs").tqarg(d->mkisofsBin->version).tqarg(d->mkisofsBin->copyright),
+				.arg("mkisofs").arg(d->mkisofsBin->version).arg(d->mkisofsBin->copyright),
 				K3bJob::INFO );
 
     d->firstProgressValue = -1;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void K3bMkisofsHandler::parseMkisofsOutput( const TQString& line )
       // error or warning
       TQString errorLine = line.mid( d->mkisofsBin->path.length() + 2 );
       if( errorLine.startsWith( "Input/output error. Cannot read from" ) ) {
-	handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("Read error from file '%1'").tqarg( errorLine.mid( 38, errorLine.length()-40 ) ),
+	handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("Read error from file '%1'").arg( errorLine.mid( 38, errorLine.length()-40 ) ),
 				  K3bJob::ERROR );
 	d->readError = true;
       }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void K3bMkisofsHandler::parseMkisofsOutput( const TQString& line )
     }
     else if( line.startsWith( "Incorrectly encoded string" ) ) {
       handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("Encountered an incorrectly encoded filename '%1'")
-				.tqarg(line.section( TQRegExp("[\\(\\)]"), 1, 1 )), K3bJob::ERROR );
+				.arg(line.section( TQRegExp("[\\(\\)]"), 1, 1 )), K3bJob::ERROR );
       handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("This may be caused by a system update which changed the local character set."), K3bJob::ERROR );
       handleMkisofsInfoMessage( i18n("You may use convmv (http://j3e.de/linux/convmv/) to fix the filename encoding."), K3bJob::ERROR );
       d->readError = true;
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmsinfofetcher.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmsinfofetcher.cpp
index e6d07e8..3aa90b3 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmsinfofetcher.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bmsinfofetcher.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void K3bMsInfoFetcher::start()
 
   if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "cdrecord" ) ) {
     kdDebug() << "(K3bMsInfoFetcher) could not find cdrecord executable" << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("cdrecord"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("cdrecord"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
   }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void K3bMsInfoFetcher::getMsInfo()
     bin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" );
  
     if( !bin ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg( m_dvd ? "dvdrecord" : "cdrecord" ), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg( m_dvd ? "dvdrecord" : "cdrecord" ), ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
     }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void K3bMsInfoFetcher::getMsInfo()
     *m_process << bin->path;
 
     // add the device (e.g. /dev/sg1)
-    *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").tqarg( K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_device, bin) );
+    *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").arg( K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(m_device, bin) );
 
     *m_process << "-msinfo";
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void K3bMsInfoFetcher::getMsInfo()
     m_canceled = false;
 
     if( !m_process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(bin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(bin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
     }
   }
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void K3bMsInfoFetcher::slotMediaDetectionFinished( K3bDevice::DeviceHandler* h )
       }
       else {
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open Iso9660 filesystem in %1.")
-			  .tqarg( m_device->vendor() + " " + m_device->description() ), ERROR );
+			  .arg( m_device->vendor() + " " + m_device->description() ), ERROR );
 	jobFinished( false );
       }
     }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdbooktypejob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdbooktypejob.cpp
index 2526b28..358bfde 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdbooktypejob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdbooktypejob.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void K3bDvdBooktypeJob::start()
 		      K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE|K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE|K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY,
 		      K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW|K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_R,
 		      i18n("Please insert an empty DVD+R or a DVD+RW medium into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-		      .tqarg(d->device->vendor()).tqarg(d->device->description()).tqarg(d->device->devicename()) ) == -1 ) {
+		      .arg(d->device->vendor()).arg(d->device->description()).arg(d->device->devicename()) ) == -1 ) {
       emit canceled();
       jobFinished(false);
       d->running = false;
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void K3bDvdBooktypeJob::slotProcessFinished( KProcess* p )
       d->success = true;
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").tqarg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()), 
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").arg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()), 
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Please send me an email with the last output."), K3bJob::ERROR );
       
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void K3bDvdBooktypeJob::slotProcessFinished( KProcess* p )
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()), 
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()), 
 		      ERROR );
     d->success = false;
   }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void K3bDvdBooktypeJob::startBooktypeChange()
 
   d->dvdBooktypeBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "dvd+rw-booktype" );
   if( !d->dvdBooktypeBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("dvd+rw-booktype"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("dvd+rw-booktype"), ERROR );
     d->running = false;
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void K3bDvdBooktypeJob::startBooktypeChange()
   if( !d->process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::All ) ) {
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(d->dvdBooktypeBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     d->running = false;
     jobFinished(false);
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdjob.cpp
index 4a4adcb..dda717d 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/datadvd/k3bdvdjob.cpp
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ bool K3bDvdJob::waitForMedium()
 	if( !questionYesNo( i18n("Your writer (%1 %2) does not support simulation with DVD-R(W) media. "
 				 "Do you really want to continue? The media will be written "
 				 "for real.")
-			    .tqarg(m_doc->burner()->vendor())
-			    .tqarg(m_doc->burner()->description()),
+			    .arg(m_doc->burner()->vendor())
+			    .arg(m_doc->burner()->description()),
 			    i18n("No Simulation with DVD-R(W)") ) ) {
 	  return false;
 	}
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ bool K3bDvdJob::waitForMedium()
 	if( m_doc->writingMode() == K3b::DAO )
 	    // || ( m_doc->writingMode() == K3b::WRITING_MODE_AUTO &&
 // 	      usedMultiSessionMode() == K3bDataDoc::NONE ) )
-	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
+	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
 
 	else {
 	  // check if the writer supports writing sequential and thus multisession (on -1 the burner cannot handle
@@ -279,14 +279,14 @@ bool K3bDvdJob::waitForMedium()
 	  if( m_doc->burner()->featureCurrent( K3bDevice::FEATURE_INCREMENTAL_STREAMING_WRITABLE ) == 0 ) {
 	    if( !questionYesNo( i18n("Your writer (%1 %2) does not support Incremental Streaming with %3 "
 				     "media. Multisession will not be possible. Continue anyway?")
-				.tqarg(m_doc->burner()->vendor())
-				.tqarg(m_doc->burner()->description())
-				.tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ),
+				.arg(m_doc->burner()->vendor())
+				.arg(m_doc->burner()->description())
+				.arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ),
 				i18n("No Incremental Streaming") ) ) {
 	      return false;
 	    }
 	    else {
-	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
+	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in DAO mode.").arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
 	    }
 	  }
 	  else {
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ bool K3bDvdJob::waitForMedium()
 		m_doc->writingMode() == K3b::WRITING_MODE_RES_OVWR )
 	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Restricted Overwrite is not possible with DVD-R media."), INFO );
 
-	    emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in incremental mode.").tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
+	    emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing %1 in incremental mode.").arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(foundMedium, true) ), INFO );
 	  }
 	}
       }
@@ -315,13 +315,13 @@ TQString K3bDvdJob::jobDescription() const
     return i18n("Writing Data DVD")
       + ( m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
   }
   else {
     return i18n("Writing Multisession DVD")
       + ( m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
   }
 }
 
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ TQString K3bDvdJob::jobDetails() const
     return i18n("ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1) - %n copy",
 		"ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1) - %n copies",
 		m_doc->copies())
-      .tqarg(KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ));
+      .arg(KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ));
   else
     return i18n("ISO9660 Filesystem (Size: %1)")
-      .tqarg(KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ));
+      .arg(KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ));
 }
 
 #include "k3bdvdjob.moc"
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrdaowriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrdaowriter.cpp
index 5d0f780..6be6e3b 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrdaowriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrdaowriter.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setWriteArguments()
   {
     *m_process << "--driver";
     if( burnDevice()->cdTextCapable() == 1 )
-      *m_process << TQString("%1:0x00000010").tqarg( burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver() );
+      *m_process << TQString("%1:0x00000010").arg( burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver() );
     else
       *m_process << burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver();
   }
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setWriteArguments()
 
   // burn speed
   if( d->usedSpeed != 0 )
-    *m_process << "--speed" << TQString("%1").tqarg(d->usedSpeed);
+    *m_process << "--speed" << TQString("%1").arg(d->usedSpeed);
 
   //simulate
   if( simulate() )
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setWriteArguments()
     if( m_cdrdaoBinObject->hasFeature( "disable-burnproof" ) )
       *m_process << "--buffer-under-run-protection" << "0";
     else
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrdao %1 does not support disabling burnfree.").tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version), WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrdao %1 does not support disabling burnfree.").arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version), WARNING );
   }
   
   if( k3bcore->globalSettings()->force() ) {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setWriteArguments()
     if( m_cdrdaoBinObject->hasFeature("overburn") )
       *m_process << "--overburn";
     else
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrdao %1 does not support overburning.").tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version), WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrdao %1 does not support overburning.").arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version), WARNING );
   }
 
 }
@@ -342,17 +342,17 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setReadArguments()
   // TAO Source Adjust
   if ( m_taoSourceAdjust != -1 )
     *m_process << "--tao-source-adjust"
-    << TQString("%1").tqarg(m_taoSourceAdjust);
+    << TQString("%1").arg(m_taoSourceAdjust);
 
   // paranoia Mode
   if ( m_paranoiaMode != -1 )
     *m_process << "--paranoia-mode"
-    << TQString("%1").tqarg(m_paranoiaMode);
+    << TQString("%1").arg(m_paranoiaMode);
 
   // session
   if ( m_session != -1 )
     *m_process << "--session"
-    << TQString("%1").tqarg(m_session);
+    << TQString("%1").arg(m_session);
 
   // fast TOC
   if ( m_fastToc )
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setBlankArguments()
   {
     *m_process << "--driver";
     if( burnDevice()->cdTextCapable() == 1 )
-      *m_process << TQString("%1:0x00000010").tqarg( burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver() );
+      *m_process << TQString("%1:0x00000010").arg( burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver() );
     else
       *m_process << burnDevice()->cdrdaoDriver();
   }
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setBlankArguments()
 
   // burn speed
   if( d->usedSpeed != 0 )
-    *m_process << "--speed" << TQString("%1").tqarg(d->usedSpeed);
+    *m_process << "--speed" << TQString("%1").arg(d->usedSpeed);
 
   // blank-mode
   *m_process << "--blank-mode";
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::setCommonArguments()
     *m_process << "--eject";
 
   // remote
-  *m_process << "--remote" <<  TQString("%1").tqarg(m_cdrdaoComm[0]);
+  *m_process << "--remote" <<  TQString("%1").arg(m_cdrdaoComm[0]);
 
   // data File
   if ( ! m_dataFile.isEmpty() )
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::start()
   m_cdrdaoBinObject = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrdao");
 
   if( !m_cdrdaoBinObject ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("cdrdao"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("cdrdao"), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
   }
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::start()
   emit debuggingOutput( "Used versions", "cdrdao: " + m_cdrdaoBinObject->version );
 
   if( !m_cdrdaoBinObject->copyright.isEmpty() )
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version).tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->copyright), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->version).arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->copyright), INFO );
 
 
   // the message size changed in cdrdao 1.1.8)
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::start()
       // something went wrong when starting the program
       // it "should" be the executable
       kdDebug() << "(K3bCdrdaoWriter) could not start cdrdao" << endl;
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg("cdrdao"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg("cdrdao"), K3bJob::ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
     }
   else
@@ -592,13 +592,13 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::start()
 	case WRITE:
 	  if( simulate() )
 	    {
-	      emit infoMessage(i18n("Starting DAO simulation at %1x speed...").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), 
+	      emit infoMessage(i18n("Starting DAO simulation at %1x speed...").arg(d->usedSpeed), 
 			       K3bJob::INFO );
 	      emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting DAO writing at %1x speed...").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
+	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting DAO writing at %1x speed...").arg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
 	      emit newTask( i18n("Writing") );
 	    }
 	  break;
@@ -609,12 +609,12 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::start()
 	case COPY:
 	  if( simulate() )
 	    {
-	      emit infoMessage(i18n("Starting simulation copy at %1x speed...").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
+	      emit infoMessage(i18n("Starting simulation copy at %1x speed...").arg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
 	      emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting copy at %1x speed...").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
+	      emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting copy at %1x speed...").arg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::INFO );
 	      emit newTask( i18n("Copying") );
 	    }
 	  break;
@@ -676,8 +676,8 @@ bool K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet()
                 line = line.mid( pos, endPos-pos );
                 TQFileInfo fi( TQFileInfo( m_tocFile ).dirPath() + "/" + TQFileInfo( line ).fileName() );
                 TQString binpath = fi.filePath();
-                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() BinFilePath from CueFile: %1").tqarg( line ) << endl;
-                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() absolute BinFilePath: %1").tqarg( binpath ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() BinFilePath from CueFile: %1").arg( line ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() absolute BinFilePath: %1").arg( binpath ) << endl;
 
                 if ( !fi.exists() )
                     return false;
@@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ bool K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet()
                 if ( symlink(TQFile::encodeName( m_tocFile ), TQFile::encodeName( tempFile + ".cue") ) == -1 )
                     return false;
 
-                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() symlink BinFileName: %1.bin").tqarg( tempFile ) << endl;
-                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() symlink CueFileName: %1.cue").tqarg( tempFile ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() symlink BinFileName: %1.bin").arg( tempFile ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString("K3bCdrdaoWriter::cueSheet() symlink CueFileName: %1.cue").arg( tempFile ) << endl;
                 m_binFileLnk = tempFile + ".bin";
                 m_cueFileLnk = tempFile + ".cue";
                 return true;
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
       {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bCdrdaoWriter) restoring tocfile " << m_tocFile << " failed." << endl;
         emit infoMessage( i18n("Due to a bug in cdrdao the toc/cue file %1 has been deleted. "
-                               "K3b was unable to restore it from the backup %2.").tqarg(m_tocFile).tqarg(m_backupTocFile), ERROR );
+                               "K3b was unable to restore it from the backup %2.").arg(m_tocFile).arg(m_backupTocFile), ERROR );
       }
       else if ( !KIO::NetAccess::del(KURL::fromPathOrURL(m_backupTocFile), (TQWidget*) 0) )
       {
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 
       if( m_command == WRITE || m_command == COPY ) {
 	int s = d->speedEst->average();
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Average overall write speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)").tqarg(s).tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/150.0), 2), INFO );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Average overall write speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)").arg(s).arg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/150.0), 2), INFO );
       }
 
       jobFinished( true );
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 
     default:
       if( !m_knownError && !wasSourceUnreadable() ) {
-        emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()), 
+        emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).").arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()), 
 			  K3bJob::ERROR );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Please include the debugging output in your problem report."), K3bJob::ERROR );
       }
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
   }
   else
   {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg("cdrdao"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg("cdrdao"), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
   }
 }
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::unknownCdrdaoLine( const TQString& line )
     int speed = line.mid( pos+9, po2-pos-9 ).toInt();
     if( speed < d->usedSpeed )
     {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Medium or burner do not support writing at %1x speed").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::WARNING );
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching down burn speed to %1x").tqarg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Medium or burner do not support writing at %1x speed").arg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching down burn speed to %1x").arg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
     }
   }
 }
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::parseCdrdaoLine( const TQString& str )
   }
   else if( str.startsWith( "Found pre-gap" ) )
   {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found pregap: %1").tqarg( str.mid(str.find(":")+1) ), K3bJob::INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Found pregap: %1").arg( str.mid(str.find(":")+1) ), K3bJob::INFO );
   }
   else
     unknownCdrdaoLine(str);
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ void K3bCdrdaoWriter::parseCdrdaoError( const TQString& line )
   }
   else if( (pos = line.find( "Illegal option" )) > 0 ) {
     // ERROR: Illegal option: -wurst
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid %1 option: %2").tqarg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).tqarg(line.mid(pos+16)), 
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid %1 option: %2").arg(m_cdrdaoBinObject->name()).arg(line.mid(pos+16)), 
 		      ERROR );
     m_knownError = true;
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp
index acc1d2d..98b1831 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
     *m_process << "gracetime=2";  // 2 is the lowest allowed value (Joerg, why do you do this to us?)
 
   // Again we assume the device to be set!
-  *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").tqarg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(burnDevice(), m_cdrecordBinObject));
+  *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").arg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(burnDevice(), m_cdrecordBinObject));
 
   d->usedSpeed = burnSpeed();
   if( d->usedSpeed == 0 ) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
   }
   d->usedSpeed /= 175;
   if( d->usedSpeed != 0 )
-    *m_process << TQString("speed=%1").tqarg(d->usedSpeed);
+    *m_process << TQString("speed=%1").arg(d->usedSpeed);
 
   if( m_writingMode == K3b::DAO || m_cue ) {
     if( burnDevice()->dao() )
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
 
   if( m_cue ) {
     m_process->setWorkingDirectory(TQUrl(m_cueFile).dirPath());
-    *m_process << TQString("cuefile=%1").tqarg( m_cueFile );
+    *m_process << TQString("cuefile=%1").arg( m_cueFile );
   }
 
   if( m_clone )
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
 
   bool manualBufferSize = k3bcore->globalSettings()->useManualBufferSize();
   if( manualBufferSize ) {
-    *m_process << TQString("fs=%1m").tqarg( k3bcore->globalSettings()->bufferSize() );
+    *m_process << TQString("fs=%1m").arg( k3bcore->globalSettings()->bufferSize() );
   }
 
   bool overburn = k3bcore->globalSettings()->overburn();
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
     if( m_cdrecordBinObject->hasFeature("overburn") )
       *m_process << "-overburn";
     else
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support overburning.").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version), WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support overburning.").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version), WARNING );
 
   // additional user parameters from config
   const TQStringList& params = m_cdrecordBinObject->userParameters();
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::start()
   prepareProcess();
 
   if( !m_cdrecordBinObject ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("cdrecord"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("cdrecord"), ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
     return;
   }
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::start()
 
   if( !m_cdrecordBinObject->copyright.isEmpty() )
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3")
-		      .tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->hasFeature( "wodim" ) ? "Wodim" : "Cdrecord" )
-		      .tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version)
-		      .tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->copyright), INFO );
+		      .arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->hasFeature( "wodim" ) ? "Wodim" : "Cdrecord" )
+		      .arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version)
+		      .arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->copyright), INFO );
 
 
   kdDebug() << "***** " << m_cdrecordBinObject->name() << " parameters:\n";
@@ -343,22 +343,22 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::start()
     // something went wrong when starting the program
     // it "should" be the executable
     kdDebug() << "(K3bCdrecordWriter) could not start " << m_cdrecordBinObject->name() << endl;
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
     jobFinished(false);
   }
   else {
     if( simulate() ) {
       emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting %1 simulation at %2x speed...")
-			.tqarg(K3b::writingModeString(m_writingMode))
-			.tqarg(d->usedSpeed),
+			.arg(K3b::writingModeString(m_writingMode))
+			.arg(d->usedSpeed),
 			K3bJob::INFO );
     }
     else {
       emit newTask( i18n("Writing") );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Starting %1 writing at %2x speed...")
-			.tqarg(K3b::writingModeString(m_writingMode))
-			.tqarg(d->usedSpeed),
+			.arg(K3b::writingModeString(m_writingMode))
+			.arg(d->usedSpeed),
 			K3bJob::INFO );
     }
   }
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
       // parse option
       int pos = line.find( "Bad Option" ) + 13;
       int len = line.length() - pos - 1;
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid %1 option: %2").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()).tqarg(line.mid(pos, len)),
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("No valid %1 option: %2").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()).arg(line.mid(pos, len)),
 			ERROR );
     }
     else if( errStr.startsWith("Cannot set speed/dummy") ) {
@@ -562,11 +562,11 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotStdLine( const TQString& line )
     int pos2 = line.find( "in", pos+9 );
     int speed = static_cast<int>( line.mid( pos+9, pos2-pos-10 ).toDouble() );  // cdrecord-dvd >= 2.01a25 uses 8.0 and stuff
     if( speed != d->usedSpeed ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Medium or burner do not support writing at %1x speed").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::WARNING );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Medium or burner do not support writing at %1x speed").arg(d->usedSpeed), K3bJob::WARNING );
       if( speed > d->usedSpeed )
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching burn speed up to %1x").tqarg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching burn speed up to %1x").arg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
       else
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching burn speed down to %1x").tqarg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Switching burn speed down to %1x").arg(speed), K3bJob::WARNING );
     }
   }
   else if( line.startsWith( "Starting new" ) ) {
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing successfully completed"), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
 
 	int s = d->speedEst->average();
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Average overall write speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)").tqarg(s).tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/150.0), 2), INFO );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Average overall write speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)").arg(s).arg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/150.0), 2), INFO );
 
 	jobFinished( true );
       }
@@ -709,14 +709,14 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 	// error message has already been emited earlier since we needed the actual line
 	break;
       case SHMGET_FAILED:
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 could not reserve shared memory segment of requested size.").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 could not reserve shared memory segment of requested size.").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()), ERROR );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Probably you chose a too large buffer size."), ERROR );
 	break;
       case OPC_FAILED:
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("OPC failed. Probably the writer does not like the medium."), ERROR );
 	break;
       case CANNOT_SET_SPEED:
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to set write speed to %1.").tqarg(d->usedSpeed), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to set write speed to %1.").arg(d->usedSpeed), ERROR );
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("Probably this is lower than your writer's lowest writing speed."), ERROR );
 	break;
       case CANNOT_SEND_CUE_SHEET:
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 	  emit infoMessage( i18n("Try DAO writing mode."), ERROR );
 	break;
       case PERMISSION_DENIED:
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 has no permission to open the device.").tqarg("Cdrecord"), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 has no permission to open the device.").arg("Cdrecord"), ERROR );
 #ifdef HAVE_K3BSETUP
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("You may use K3bsetup2 to solve this problem."), ERROR );
 #endif
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
 	}
 	else if( !wasSourceUnreadable() ) {
 	  emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 returned an unknown error (code %2).")
-			    .tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()).tqarg(p->exitStatus()),
+			    .arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()).arg(p->exitStatus()),
 			    K3bJob::ERROR );
 
 	  if( p->exitStatus() >= 254 && m_writingMode == K3b::DAO ) {
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void K3bCdrecordWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
     }
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()),
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("%1 did not exit cleanly.").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->name()),
 		      ERROR );
     jobFinished( false );
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3bdvdrecordwriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3bdvdrecordwriter.cpp
index a7b8db7..40efba9 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3bdvdrecordwriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3bdvdrecordwriter.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ void K3bDvdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
     *m_process << "gracetime=2";  // 2 is the lowest allowed value (Joerg, why do you do this to us?)
    
   // Again we assume the device to be set!
-  *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").tqarg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(burnDevice(), m_cdrecordBinObject));
-  *m_process << TQString("speed=%1").tqarg(burnSpeed());
+  *m_process << TQString("dev=%1").arg(K3b::externalBinDeviceParameter(burnDevice(), m_cdrecordBinObject));
+  *m_process << TQString("speed=%1").arg(burnSpeed());
   
   // DVDs are only written in DAO mode (and Packet, but we do not support that since it does not
   //                                    make much sense here)  
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void K3bDvdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
 
   bool manualBufferSize = k3bcore->globalSettings()->manualBufferSize();
   if( manualBufferSize ) {
-    *m_process << TQString("fs=%1m").tqarg( k3bcore->globalSettings()->writingBuffer() );
+    *m_process << TQString("fs=%1m").arg( k3bcore->globalSettings()->writingBuffer() );
   }
     
   bool overburn = k3bcore->globalSettings()->overburn();
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void K3bDvdrecordWriter::prepareProcess()
     if( m_cdrecordBinObject->hasFeature("overburn") )
       *m_process << "-overburn";
     else
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support overburning.").tqarg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version), INFO );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support overburning.").arg(m_cdrecordBinObject->version), INFO );
     
   // additional user parameters from config
   const TQStringList& params = m_cdrecordBinObject->userParameters();
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofshandler.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofshandler.cpp
index c9d9e03..d38e0d2 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofshandler.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofshandler.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ void K3bGrowisofsHandler::handleLine( const TQString& line )
     double speed = line.mid( pos, endPos-pos ).toDouble(&ok);
     if( ok )
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Writing speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)")
-			.tqarg((int)(speed*1385.0))
-			.tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber(speed)), K3bJob::INFO );
+			.arg((int)(speed*1385.0))
+			.arg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber(speed)), K3bJob::INFO );
     else
       kdDebug() << "(K3bGrowisofsHandler) parsing error: '" << line.mid( pos, endPos-pos ) << "'" << endl;
   }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void K3bGrowisofsHandler::handleExit( int exitCode )
       // for now we just emit a message with the error
       // in the future when I know more about what kinds of errors may occur
       // we will enhance this
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Fatal error at startup: %1").tqarg(strerror(exitCode-128)), 
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Fatal error at startup: %1").arg(strerror(exitCode-128)), 
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
     }
     else if( exitCode == 1 ) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void K3bGrowisofsHandler::handleExit( int exitCode )
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Most likely mkisofs failed in some way."), K3bJob::ERROR );
     }
     else {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Fatal error during recording: %1").tqarg(strerror(exitCode)), 
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Fatal error during recording: %1").arg(strerror(exitCode)), 
 			K3bJob::ERROR );
     }
   }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofswriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofswriter.cpp
index 2881036..b17f9b8 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofswriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3bgrowisofswriter.cpp
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ bool K3bGrowisofsWriter::prepareProcess()
 {
   d->growisofsBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" );
   if( !d->growisofsBin ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").tqarg("growisofs"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find %1 executable.").arg("growisofs"), ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 
   if( d->growisofsBin->version < K3bVersion( 5, 10 ) ) {
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Growisofs version %1 is too old. "
-			   "K3b needs at least version 5.10.").tqarg(d->growisofsBin->version),
+			   "K3b needs at least version 5.10.").arg(d->growisofsBin->version),
 		      ERROR );
     return false;
   }
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ bool K3bGrowisofsWriter::prepareProcess()
   emit debuggingOutput( "Used versions", "growisofs: " + d->growisofsBin->version );
 
   if( !d->growisofsBin->copyright.isEmpty() )
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").tqarg("growisofs")
-		      .tqarg(d->growisofsBin->version).tqarg(d->growisofsBin->copyright), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3").arg("growisofs")
+		      .arg(d->growisofsBin->version).arg(d->growisofsBin->copyright), INFO );
 
 
   //
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ bool K3bGrowisofsWriter::prepareProcess()
     d->inputFile.setName( d->image );
     d->trackSize = (K3b::filesize( d->image ) + 1024) / 2048;
     if( !d->inputFile.open( IO_ReadOnly ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open file %1.").tqarg(d->image), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open file %1.").arg(d->image), ERROR );
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ bool K3bGrowisofsWriter::prepareProcess()
 
     // speed may be a float number. example: DVD+R(W): 2.4x
     if( speed != 0 )
-      *d->process << TQString("-speed=%1").tqarg( speed%1385 > 0
+      *d->process << TQString("-speed=%1").arg( speed%1385 > 0
 					      ? TQString::number( (float)speed/1385.0, 'f', 1 )
 					      : TQString::number( speed/1385 ) );
   }
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ bool K3bGrowisofsWriter::prepareProcess()
   if( !d->usingRingBuffer && d->growisofsBin->version >= K3bVersion( 6, 0 ) ) {
     bool manualBufferSize = k3bcore->globalSettings()->useManualBufferSize();
     int bufSize = ( manualBufferSize ? k3bcore->globalSettings()->bufferSize() : 32 );
-    *d->process << TQString("-use-the-force-luke=bufsize:%1m").tqarg(bufSize);
+    *d->process << TQString("-use-the-force-luke=bufsize:%1m").arg(bufSize);
   }
 
   // additional user parameters from config
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void K3bGrowisofsWriter::start()
       // something went wrong when starting the program
       // it "should" be the executable
       kdDebug() << "(K3bGrowisofsWriter) could not start " << d->growisofsBin->path << endl;
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").tqarg(d->growisofsBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not start %1.").arg(d->growisofsBin->name()), K3bJob::ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
     }
     else {
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ void K3bGrowisofsWriter::slotProcessExited( KProcess* p )
     int s = d->speedEst->average();
     if( s > 0 )
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Average overall write speed: %1 KB/s (%2x)")
-                        .tqarg(s).tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/1385.0), 2), INFO );
+                        .arg(s).arg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/1385.0), 2), INFO );
 
     if( simulate() )
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Simulation successfully completed"), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3binffilewriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3binffilewriter.cpp
index 6d71967..050b69f 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3binffilewriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3binffilewriter.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bool K3bInfFileWriter::save( TQTextStream& s )
 
   s << "Index0=\t\t" << m_index0 << endl;
 
-  return ( s.tqdevice()->status() == IO_Ok );
+  return ( s.device()->status() == IO_Ok );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/k3btocfilewriter.cpp b/libk3b/projects/k3btocfilewriter.cpp
index 1e211f7..ea5f9c4 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/k3btocfilewriter.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/k3btocfilewriter.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ bool K3bTocFileWriter::save( TQTextStream& t )
     trackIndex++;
   }
 
-  return ( t.tqdevice()->status() == IO_Ok );
+  return ( t.device()->status() == IO_Ok );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/mixedcd/k3bmixedjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/mixedcd/k3bmixedjob.cpp
index 53d930b..556e606 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/mixedcd/k3bmixedjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/mixedcd/k3bmixedjob.cpp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ void K3bMixedJob::startFirstCopy()
   else {
     emit burning(false);
 
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating audio image files in %1").tqarg(m_doc->tempDir()), INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating audio image files in %1").arg(m_doc->tempDir()), INFO );
 
     m_tempFilePrefix = K3b::findUniqueFilePrefix( ( !m_doc->audioDoc()->title().isEmpty()
 						    ? m_doc->audioDoc()->title()
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ void K3bMixedJob::slotMsInfoFetched( bool success )
       m_isoImager->setMultiSessionInfo( m_msInfoFetcher->msInfo() );
     else  // cdrdao seems to write a 150 blocks pregap that is not used by cdrecord
       m_isoImager->setMultiSessionInfo( TQString("%1,%2")
-					.tqarg(m_msInfoFetcher->lastSessionStart())
-					.tqarg(m_msInfoFetcher->nextSessionStart()+150) );
+					.arg(m_msInfoFetcher->lastSessionStart())
+					.arg(m_msInfoFetcher->nextSessionStart()+150) );
 
     if( m_doc->onTheFly() ) {
       m_currentAction = PREPARING_DATA;
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@ void K3bMixedJob::slotAudioDecoderNextTrack( int t, int tt )
   if( m_doc->onlyCreateImages() || !m_doc->onTheFly() ) {
     K3bAudioTrack* track = m_doc->audioDoc()->getTrack(t);
     emit newSubTask( i18n("Decoding audio track %1 of %2%3")
-		     .tqarg(t)
-		     .tqarg(tt)
-		     .tqarg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty()
+		     .arg(t)
+		     .arg(tt)
+		     .arg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty()
 			   ? TQString()
 			   : " (" + track->artist() + " - " + track->title() + ")" ) );
   }
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ void K3bMixedJob::addDataTrack( K3bCdrecordWriter* writer )
     writer->addArgument( "-data" );
 
   if( m_doc->onTheFly() )
-    writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").tqarg(m_isoImager->size()) )->addArgument("-");
+    writer->addArgument( TQString("-tsize=%1s").arg(m_isoImager->size()) )->addArgument("-");
   else
     writer->addArgument( m_isoImageFilePath );
 }
@@ -875,13 +875,13 @@ void K3bMixedJob::slotWriterNextTrack( int t, int )
 
   if( track )
     emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2%3")
-		     .tqarg(t)
-		     .tqarg(m_doc->numOfTracks())
-		     .tqarg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty()
+		     .arg(t)
+		     .arg(m_doc->numOfTracks())
+		     .arg( track->title().isEmpty() || track->artist().isEmpty()
 			   ? TQString()
 			   : " (" + track->artist() + " - " + track->title() + ")" ) );
   else
-    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2 (%3)").tqarg(t).tqarg(m_doc->numOfTracks()).tqarg(i18n("ISO9660 data")) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n("Writing track %1 of %2 (%3)").arg(t).arg(m_doc->numOfTracks()).arg(i18n("ISO9660 data")) );
 }
 
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ bool K3bMixedJob::startWriting()
       if( m_doc->dummy() )
 	emit newTask( i18n("Simulating second session") );
       else if( d->copies > 1 )
-	emit newTask( i18n("Writing second session of copy %1").tqarg(d->copiesDone+1) );
+	emit newTask( i18n("Writing second session of copy %1").arg(d->copiesDone+1) );
       else
 	emit newTask( i18n("Writing second session") );
     }
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ bool K3bMixedJob::startWriting()
       if( m_doc->dummy() )
 	emit newTask( i18n("Simulating first session") );
       else if( d->copies > 1 )
-	emit newTask( i18n("Writing first session of copy %1").tqarg(d->copiesDone+1) );
+	emit newTask( i18n("Writing first session of copy %1").arg(d->copiesDone+1) );
       else
 	emit newTask( i18n("Writing first session") );
     }
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ bool K3bMixedJob::startWriting()
   else if( m_doc->dummy() )
     emit newTask( i18n("Simulating") );
   else
-    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").tqarg(d->copiesDone+1) );
+    emit newTask( i18n("Writing Copy %1").arg(d->copiesDone+1) );
 
 
   // if we append the second session the cd is already in the drive
@@ -1070,8 +1070,8 @@ void K3bMixedJob::createIsoImage()
 
   if( !m_doc->onTheFly() )
     emit newTask( i18n("Creating ISO image file") );
-  emit newSubTask( i18n("Creating ISO image in %1").tqarg(m_isoImageFilePath) );
-  emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating ISO image in %1").tqarg(m_isoImageFilePath), INFO );
+  emit newSubTask( i18n("Creating ISO image in %1").arg(m_isoImageFilePath) );
+  emit infoMessage( i18n("Creating ISO image in %1").arg(m_isoImageFilePath), INFO );
 
   m_isoImager->writeToImageFile( m_isoImageFilePath );
   m_isoImager->start();
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ void K3bMixedJob::removeBufferFiles()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_isoImageFilePath ) )
         if( !TQFile::remove( m_isoImageFilePath ) )
-            emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not delete file %1.").tqarg(m_isoImageFilePath), ERROR );
+            emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not delete file %1.").arg(m_isoImageFilePath), ERROR );
 
     // removes buffer images and temp toc or inf files
     m_tempData->cleanup();
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ void K3bMixedJob::determineWritingMode()
     if( m_doc->audioDoc()->cdText() ) {
       if( !cdrecordCdText ) {
 	m_doc->audioDoc()->writeCdText( false );
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support CD-Text writing.").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Cdrecord %1 does not support CD-Text writing.").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version), ERROR );
       }
       else if( m_usedAudioWritingMode == K3b::TAO ) {
 	emit infoMessage( i18n("It is not possible to write CD-Text in TAO mode. Try DAO or RAW."), WARNING );
@@ -1316,21 +1316,21 @@ TQString K3bMixedJob::jobDescription() const
     return i18n("Writing Enhanced Audio CD")
       + ( m_doc->audioDoc()->title().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->audioDoc()->title()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->audioDoc()->title()) );
   else
     return i18n("Writing Mixed Mode CD")
       + ( m_doc->audioDoc()->title().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->audioDoc()->title()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->audioDoc()->title()) );
 }
 
 
 TQString K3bMixedJob::jobDetails() const
 {
   return ( i18n("%1 tracks (%2 minutes audio data, %3 ISO9660 data)")
-	   .tqarg(m_doc->numOfTracks())
-	   .tqarg(m_doc->audioDoc()->length().toString())
-	   .tqarg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->dataDoc()->size()))
+	   .arg(m_doc->numOfTracks())
+	   .arg(m_doc->audioDoc()->length().toString())
+	   .arg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->dataDoc()->size()))
 	   + ( m_doc->copies() > 1 && !m_doc->dummy()
 	       ? i18n(" - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies())
 	       : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdoc.cpp b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdoc.cpp
index cedf255..06b1d31 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdoc.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdoc.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void K3bMovixDoc::addSubTitleItem( K3bMovixFileItem* item, const KURL& url )
   TQString name = K3bMovixFileItem::subTitleFileName( item->k3bName() );
 
   if( nameAlreadyInDir( name, root() ) ) {
-    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n("Could not rename subtitle file. File with requested name %1 already exists.").tqarg(name) );
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n("Could not rename subtitle file. File with requested name %1 already exists.").arg(name) );
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdocpreparer.cpp b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdocpreparer.cpp
index 79c70b3..3ff3997 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdocpreparer.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixdocpreparer.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bool K3bMovixDocPreparer::writePlaylistFile()
     return true;
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").tqarg(d->playlistFile->name()), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").arg(d->playlistFile->name()), ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ bool K3bMovixDocPreparer::writeIsolinuxConfigFile( const TQString& originalPath
       return false;
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").tqarg(d->isolinuxConfigFile->name()), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").arg(d->isolinuxConfigFile->name()), ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool K3bMovixDocPreparer::writeMovixRcFile()
     return true;
   }
   else {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").tqarg(d->movixRcFile->name()), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not write to temporary file %1").arg(d->movixRcFile->name()), ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixjob.cpp
index 6cd2e65..eb8b276 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/movixcd/k3bmovixjob.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixJob::jobDescription() const
   if( m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty() )
     return i18n("Writing eMovix CD");
   else
-    return i18n("Writing eMovix CD (%1)").tqarg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID());
+    return i18n("Writing eMovix CD (%1)").arg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID());
 }
 
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixJob::jobDetails() const
 {
   return ( i18n("1 file (%1) and about 8 MB eMovix data", 
 		"%n files (%1) and about 8 MB eMovix data", 
-		m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).tqarg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size()))
+		m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).arg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size()))
 	   + ( m_doc->copies() > 1 
 	       ? i18n(" - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies()) 
 	       : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/movixdvd/k3bmovixdvdjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/movixdvd/k3bmovixdvdjob.cpp
index dbccb89..097d004 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/movixdvd/k3bmovixdvdjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/movixdvd/k3bmovixdvdjob.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixDvdJob::jobDescription() const
   if( m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty() )
     return i18n("Writing eMovix DVD");
   else
-    return i18n("Writing eMovix DVD (%1)").tqarg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID());
+    return i18n("Writing eMovix DVD (%1)").arg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID());
 }
 
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixDvdJob::jobDetails() const
 {
   return ( i18n("1 file (%1) and about 8 MB eMovix data", 
 		"%n files (%1) and about 8 MB eMovix data", 
-		m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).tqarg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size()))
+		m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).arg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size()))
 	   + ( m_doc->copies() > 1 
 	       ? i18n(" - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies()) 
 	       : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcddoc.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcddoc.cpp
index a361d5d..42b3170 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcddoc.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcddoc.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ K3bVcdTrack* K3bVcdDoc::createTrack( const KURL& url )
                                           i18n( "K3b will create a %1 image from the given MPEG "
                                                 "files, but these files must already be in %2 "
                                                 "format. K3b does not yet resample MPEG files." )
-                                          .tqarg( i18n( "VCD" ) )
-                                          .tqarg( i18n( "VCD" ) ),
+                                          .arg( i18n( "VCD" ) )
+                                          .arg( i18n( "VCD" ) ),
                                           i18n( "Information" ) );
                 m_urlAddingTimer->start( 0 );
             } else if ( vcdType() == NONE ) {
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ K3bVcdTrack* K3bVcdDoc::createTrack( const KURL& url )
                                                       i18n( "K3b will create a %1 image from the given MPEG "
                                                             "files, but these files must already be in %2 "
                                                             "format. K3b does not yet resample MPEG files." )
-                                                      .tqarg( i18n( "SVCD" ) )
-                                                      .tqarg( i18n( "SVCD" ) )
+                                                      .arg( i18n( "SVCD" ) )
+                                                      .arg( i18n( "SVCD" ) )
                                                       + "\n\n"
                                                       + i18n( "Note: Forcing MPEG2 as VCD is not supported by "
                                                               "some standalone DVD players." ),
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void K3bVcdDoc::setPbcTracks()
 
     if ( m_tracks ) {
         int count = m_tracks->count();
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "K3bVcdDoc::setPbcTracks() - we have %1 tracks in list." ).tqarg( count ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "K3bVcdDoc::setPbcTracks() - we have %1 tracks in list." ).arg( count ) << endl;
 
         TQPtrListIterator<K3bVcdTrack> iterTrack( *m_tracks );
         K3bVcdTrack* track;
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ bool K3bVcdDoc::loadDocumentData( TQDomElement* root )
         TQDomNode item = vcdNodes.item( i );
         TQString name = item.nodeName();
 
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdDoc::loadDocumentData) nodeName = '%1'" ).tqarg( name ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdDoc::loadDocumentData) nodeName = '%1'" ).arg( name ) << endl;
 
         if ( name == "volumeId" )
             vcdOptions() ->setVolumeId( item.toElement().text() );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdjob.cpp
index edbe9c1..18c5678 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdjob.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::cancelAll()
     // remove bin-file if it is unfinished or the user selected to remove image
     if ( TQFile::exists( m_doc->vcdImage() ) ) {
         if ( !m_doc->onTheFly() && m_doc->removeImages() || !m_imageFinished ) {
-            emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Binary file %1" ).tqarg( m_doc->vcdImage() ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+            emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Binary file %1" ).arg( m_doc->vcdImage() ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
             TQFile::remove
                 ( m_doc->vcdImage() );
             m_doc->setVcdImage( "" );
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::cancelAll()
     // remove cue-file if it is unfinished or the user selected to remove image
     if ( TQFile::exists( m_cueFile ) ) {
         if ( !m_doc->onTheFly() && m_doc->removeImages() || !m_imageFinished ) {
-            emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Cue file %1" ).tqarg( m_cueFile ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+            emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Cue file %1" ).arg( m_cueFile ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
             TQFile::remove
                 ( m_cueFile );
             m_cueFile = "";
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ void K3bVcdJob::vcdxBuild()
     const K3bExternalBin* bin = k3bcore ->externalBinManager() ->binObject( "vcdxbuild" );
     if ( !bin ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVcdJob) could not find vcdxbuild executable" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not find %1 executable." ).tqarg( "vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "To create VideoCDs you must install VcdImager Version %1." ).tqarg( ">= 0.7.12" ), K3bJob::INFO );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not find %1 executable." ).arg( "vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "To create VideoCDs you must install VcdImager Version %1." ).arg( ">= 0.7.12" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "You can find this on your distribution disks or download it from http://www.vcdimager.org" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::vcdxBuild()
 
     if ( bin->version < K3bVersion( "0.7.12" ) ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVcdJob) vcdxbuild executable too old!" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 executable too old: need version %2 or greater." ).tqarg( "Vcdxbuild" ).tqarg( "0.7.12" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 executable too old: need version %2 or greater." ).arg( "Vcdxbuild" ).arg( "0.7.12" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "You can find this on your distribution disks or download it from http://www.vcdimager.org" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::vcdxBuild()
     }
 
     if ( !bin->copyright.isEmpty() )
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3" ).tqarg( bin->name() ).tqarg( bin->version ).tqarg( bin->copyright ), INFO );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3" ).arg( bin->name() ).arg( bin->version ).arg( bin->copyright ), INFO );
 
     *m_process << bin;
 
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ void K3bVcdJob::vcdxBuild()
 
     *m_process << "--progress" << "--gui";
 
-    *m_process << TQString( "--cue-file=%1" ).tqarg( m_cueFile );
+    *m_process << TQString( "--cue-file=%1" ).arg( m_cueFile );
 
-    *m_process << TQString( "--bin-file=%1" ).tqarg( m_doc->vcdImage() );
+    *m_process << TQString( "--bin-file=%1" ).arg( m_doc->vcdImage() );
 
-    *m_process << TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( m_xmlFile ).data() );
+    *m_process << TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( m_xmlFile ).data() );
 
     connect( m_process, TQT_SIGNAL( receivedStderr( KProcess*, char*, int ) ),
              this, TQT_SLOT( slotParseVcdxBuildOutput( KProcess*, char*, int ) ) );
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::vcdxBuild()
 
     if ( !m_process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVcdJob) could not start vcdxbuild" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not start %1." ).tqarg( "vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not start %1." ).arg( "vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
     }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotParseVcdxBuildOutput( KProcess*, char* output, int len )
                         const uint index = el.attribute( "id" ).replace( TQRegExp( "sequence-" ), "" ).toUInt();
 
                         m_currentWrittenTrack = m_doc->at( m_currentWrittenTrackNumber );
-                        emit newSubTask( i18n( "Scanning video file %1 of %2 (%3)" ).tqarg( index + 1 ).tqarg( doc() ->numOfTracks() ).tqarg( m_currentWrittenTrack->fileName() ) );
+                        emit newSubTask( i18n( "Scanning video file %1 of %2 (%3)" ).arg( index + 1 ).arg( doc() ->numOfTracks() ).arg( m_currentWrittenTrack->fileName() ) );
                         m_bytesFinished = 0;
 
                         if ( !firstTrack ) {
@@ -324,15 +324,15 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotParseVcdxBuildOutput( KProcess*, char* output, int len )
                 if ( tel.isText() ) {
                     const TQString text = tel.data();
                     if ( m_stage == stageWrite && level == "information" )
-                        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) VcdxBuild information, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) VcdxBuild information, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                     if ( ( text ).startsWith( "writing track" ) )
-                        emit newSubTask( i18n( "Creating Image for track %1" ).tqarg( ( text ).mid( 14 ) ) );
+                        emit newSubTask( i18n( "Creating Image for track %1" ).arg( ( text ).mid( 14 ) ) );
                     else {
                         if ( level != "error" ) {
-                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) vcdxbuild warning, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) vcdxbuild warning, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                             parseInformation( text );
                         } else {
-                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) vcdxbuild error, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) vcdxbuild error, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                             emit infoMessage( text, K3bJob::ERROR );
                         }
                     }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotVcdxBuildFinished()
                 m_imageFinished = true;
                 break;
             default:
-                emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 returned an unknown error (code %2)." ).tqarg( "vcdxbuild" ).tqarg( m_process->exitStatus() ),
+                emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 returned an unknown error (code %2)." ).arg( "vcdxbuild" ).arg( m_process->exitStatus() ),
                                   K3bJob::ERROR );
                 emit infoMessage( i18n( "Please send me an email with the last output." ), K3bJob::ERROR );
                 cancelAll();
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotVcdxBuildFinished()
                 return ;
         }
     } else {
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 did not exit cleanly." ).tqarg( "Vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 did not exit cleanly." ).arg( "Vcdxbuild" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
         return ;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotVcdxBuildFinished()
         TQFile::remove
             ( m_xmlFile );
 
-    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) create only image: %1" ).tqarg( vcdDoc() ->onlyCreateImages() ) << endl;
+    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) create only image: %1" ).arg( vcdDoc() ->onlyCreateImages() ) << endl;
     if ( !vcdDoc() ->onlyCreateImages() )
         startWriterjob();
     else
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotVcdxBuildFinished()
 
 void K3bVcdJob::startWriterjob()
 {
-    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) writing copy %1 of %2" ).tqarg( m_currentcopy ).tqarg( m_doc->copies() ) << endl;
+    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdJob) writing copy %1 of %2" ).arg( m_currentcopy ).arg( m_doc->copies() ) << endl;
     if ( prepareWriterJob() ) {
         if ( waitForMedia( m_doc->burner() ) < 0 ) {
             cancel();
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::startWriterjob()
             return ;
 
         if ( m_doc->copies() > 1 )
-            emit newTask( i18n( "Writing Copy %1 of %2" ).tqarg( m_currentcopy ).tqarg( m_doc->copies() ) );
+            emit newTask( i18n( "Writing Copy %1 of %2" ).arg( m_currentcopy ).arg( m_doc->copies() ) );
 
         emit burning( true );
         m_writerJob->start();
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotProcessedSize( int cs, int ts )
 
 void K3bVcdJob::slotWriterNextTrack( int t, int tt )
 {
-    emit newSubTask( i18n( "Writing Track %1 of %2" ).tqarg( t ).tqarg( tt ) );
+    emit newSubTask( i18n( "Writing Track %1 of %2" ).arg( t ).arg( tt ) );
 }
 
 void K3bVcdJob::slotWriterJobFinished( bool success )
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotWriterJobFinished( bool success )
         // remove bin-file if it is unfinished or the user selected to remove image
         if ( TQFile::exists( m_doc->vcdImage() ) ) {
             if ( !m_doc->onTheFly() && m_doc->removeImages() || !m_imageFinished ) {
-                emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Binary file %1" ).tqarg( m_doc->vcdImage() ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+                emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Binary file %1" ).arg( m_doc->vcdImage() ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
                 TQFile::remove
                     ( m_doc->vcdImage() );
                 m_doc->setVcdImage( "" );
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::slotWriterJobFinished( bool success )
         // remove cue-file if it is unfinished or the user selected to remove image
         if ( TQFile::exists( m_cueFile ) ) {
             if ( !m_doc->onTheFly() && m_doc->removeImages() || !m_imageFinished ) {
-                emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Cue file %1" ).tqarg( m_cueFile ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
+                emit infoMessage( i18n( "Removing Cue file %1" ).arg( m_cueFile ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
                 TQFile::remove
                     ( m_cueFile );
                 m_cueFile = "";
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::parseInformation( const TQString &text )
     if ( text.contains( "mpeg user scan data: one or more BCD fields out of range for" ) ) {
         int index = text.find( " for" );
 
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "One or more BCD fields out of range for %1" ).tqarg( text.mid( index + 4 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "One or more BCD fields out of range for %1" ).arg( text.mid( index + 4 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
 
     } else if ( text.contains( "mpeg user scan data: from now on, scan information data errors will not be reported anymore" ) ) {
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "From now on, scan information data errors will not be reported anymore" ), K3bJob::INFO );
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ void K3bVcdJob::parseInformation( const TQString &text )
         int index2 = text.find( ", last seen pts" );
         int index3 = text.find( ") -- ignoring this aps" );
 
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "APS' pts seems out of order (actual pts %1, last seen pts %2)" ).tqarg( text.mid( index + 12, index2 - index - 12 ).stripWhiteSpace() ).tqarg( text.mid( index2 + 14, index3 - index2 - 14 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "APS' pts seems out of order (actual pts %1, last seen pts %2)" ).arg( text.mid( index + 12, index2 - index - 12 ).stripWhiteSpace() ).arg( text.mid( index2 + 14, index3 - index2 - 14 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "Ignoring this aps" ), K3bJob::INFO );
 
     } else if ( text.contains( "bad packet at packet" ) ) {
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ void K3bVcdJob::parseInformation( const TQString &text )
         int index3 = text.find( ") -- remaining " );
         int index4 = text.find( "bytes of stream will be ignored" );
 
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Bad packet at packet #%1 (stream byte offset %2)" ).tqarg( text.mid( index + 11, index2 - index - 11 ).stripWhiteSpace() ).tqarg( text.mid( index2 + 19, index3 - index2 - 19 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Remaining %1 bytes of stream will be ignored." ).tqarg( text.mid( index3 + 15, index4 - index3 - 15 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Bad packet at packet #%1 (stream byte offset %2)" ).arg( text.mid( index + 11, index2 - index - 11 ).stripWhiteSpace() ).arg( text.mid( index2 + 19, index3 - index2 - 19 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Remaining %1 bytes of stream will be ignored." ).arg( text.mid( index3 + 15, index4 - index3 - 15 ).stripWhiteSpace() ), K3bJob::WARNING );
     }
 }
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ TQString K3bVcdJob::jobDetails() const
 {
     return ( i18n( "1 MPEG (%1)",
                    "%n MPEGs (%1)",
-                   m_doc->tracks() ->count() ).tqarg( KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ) )
+                   m_doc->tracks() ->count() ).arg( KIO::convertSize( m_doc->size() ) )
              + ( m_doc->copies() > 1
                  ? i18n( " - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies() )
                  : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdoptions.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdoptions.cpp
index 854919f..9b80a8d 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdoptions.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdoptions.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ K3bVcdOptions::K3bVcdOptions()
         m_volumeID( "VIDEOCD" ),
         m_albumID( "" ),
         m_volumeSetId( "" ),
-        m_publisher( TQString( "K3b - Version %1" ).tqarg( k3bcore->version() ) ),
+        m_publisher( TQString( "K3b - Version %1" ).arg( k3bcore->version() ) ),
         m_applicationId( "CDI/CDI_VCD.APP;1" ),
         m_systemId( "CD-RTOS CD-BRIDGE" ),
         m_vcdclass( "vcd" ),
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdtrack.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdtrack.cpp
index b008476..3ed27f9 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdtrack.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdtrack.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::resolution()
     if ( mpeg_info->has_video ) {
         for ( int i = 0; i < 2; i++ ) {
             if ( mpeg_info->video[ i ].seen ) {
-                return TQString( "%1 x %2" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].hsize ).tqarg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].vsize );
+                return TQString( "%1 x %2" ).arg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].hsize ).arg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].vsize );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::highresolution()
 {
     if ( mpeg_info->has_video ) {
         if ( mpeg_info->video[ 2 ].seen ) {
-            return TQString( "%1 x %2" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->video[ 2 ].hsize ).tqarg( mpeg_info->video[ 2 ].vsize );
+            return TQString( "%1 x %2" ).arg( mpeg_info->video[ 2 ].hsize ).arg( mpeg_info->video[ 2 ].vsize );
         }
     }
     return i18n( "n/a" );
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::video_bitrate()
     if ( mpeg_info->has_video ) {
         for ( int i = 0; i < 2; i++ ) {
             if ( mpeg_info->video[ i ].seen ) {
-                return i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].bitrate ) ;
+                return i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).arg( mpeg_info->video[ i ].bitrate ) ;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::audio_bitrate()
     if ( mpeg_info->has_audio ) {
         for ( int i = 0; i < 2; i++ ) {
             if ( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].seen ) {
-                return i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].bitrate ) ;
+                return i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).arg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].bitrate ) ;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::audio_sampfreq()
     if ( mpeg_info->has_audio ) {
         for ( int i = 0; i < 2; i++ ) {
             if ( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].seen ) {
-                return i18n( "%1 Hz" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].sampfreq ) ;
+                return i18n( "%1 Hz" ).arg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].sampfreq ) ;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -337,16 +337,16 @@ const TQString K3bVcdTrack::mpegTypeS( bool audio )
         for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
             if ( mpeg_info->video[ i ].seen ) {
                 if ( i == 0 ) {
-                    return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).tqarg( mpeg_info->version ) + i18n( "Motion Picture" );
+                    return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).arg( mpeg_info->version ) + i18n( "Motion Picture" );
                 } else {
-                    return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).tqarg( mpeg_info->version ) + i18n( "Still Picture" );
+                    return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).arg( mpeg_info->version ) + i18n( "Still Picture" );
                 }
             }
     }
     if ( mpeg_info->has_audio && audio ) {
         for ( int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
             if ( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].seen ) {
-                return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).tqarg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].version ) + i18n( "Layer %1" ).tqarg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].layer );
+                return TQString( "MPEG%1 " ).arg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].version ) + i18n( "Layer %1" ).arg( mpeg_info->audio[ i ].layer );
             }
     }
 
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ TQString K3bVcdTrack::SecsToHMS( double duration )
     byte mins = ( byte ) ( ( duration / 60 ) - ( hours * 60 ) );
     float secs = duration - 60 * mins - 3600 * hours;
     if ( hours != 0 ) {
-        return TQString( "%1:" ).tqarg( hours ).rightJustify( 3, ' ' ) + TQString( "%1:" ).tqarg( mins ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) + TQString::number( secs, 'f', 2 );
+        return TQString( "%1:" ).arg( hours ).rightJustify( 3, ' ' ) + TQString( "%1:" ).arg( mins ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) + TQString::number( secs, 'f', 2 );
     }
     if ( mins != 0 ) {
-        return TQString( "%1:" ).tqarg( mins ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) + TQString::number( secs, 'f', 2 );
+        return TQString( "%1:" ).arg( mins ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) + TQString::number( secs, 'f', 2 );
     }
     return TQString::number( secs, 'f', 2 );
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdxmlview.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdxmlview.cpp
index 203f54f..6881946 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdxmlview.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/k3bvcdxmlview.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool K3bVcdXmlView::write( const TQString& fname )
     addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "volume-id", m_doc->vcdOptions() ->volumeId().upper() );
     addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "system-id", m_doc->vcdOptions() ->systemId() );
     addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "application-id", m_doc->vcdOptions() ->applicationId() );
-    addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "preparer-id", TQString( "K3b - Version %1" ).tqarg( k3bcore->version() ).upper() );
+    addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "preparer-id", TQString( "K3b - Version %1" ).arg( k3bcore->version() ).upper() );
     addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemPvd, "publisher-id", m_doc->vcdOptions() ->publisher().upper() );
 
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ bool K3bVcdXmlView::write( const TQString& fname )
                 filename = locate( "data", "k3b/extra/k3bphotosvcd.mpg" );
 
             elemsequenceItem = addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemsequenceItems, "sequence-item" );
-            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName(  filename ).data() ) );
+            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName(  filename ).data() ) );
             elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "id", "sequence-000"  );
             // default entry
             TQDomElement elemdefaultEntry;
@@ -199,19 +199,19 @@ bool K3bVcdXmlView::write( const TQString& fname )
             TQString seqId = TQString::number( it.current() ->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' );
 
             elemsequenceItem = addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemsequenceItems, "sequence-item" );
-            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( it.current() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
-            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "sequence-%1" ).tqarg( seqId ) );
+            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( it.current() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
+            elemsequenceItem.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "sequence-%1" ).arg( seqId ) );
 
             // default entry
             TQDomElement elemdefaultEntry;
             elemdefaultEntry = addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemsequenceItem, "default-entry" );
-            elemdefaultEntry.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "entry-%1" ).tqarg( seqId ) );
+            elemdefaultEntry.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "entry-%1" ).arg( seqId ) );
 
         } else {
             // sequence-items element needs at least one segment to fit the XML
             elemsegmentItem = addSubElement( xmlDoc, elemsegmentItems, "segment-item" );
-            elemsegmentItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( it.current() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
-            elemsegmentItem.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "segment-%1" ).tqarg( TQString::number( it.current() ->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+            elemsegmentItem.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( it.current() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
+            elemsegmentItem.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "segment-%1" ).arg( TQString::number( it.current() ->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
 
         }
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool K3bVcdXmlView::write( const TQString& fname )
     }
 
     m_xmlstring = xmlDoc.toString();
-    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdXmlView) Write Data to %1:" ).tqarg( fname ) << endl;
+    kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVcdXmlView) Write Data to %1:" ).arg( fname ) << endl;
 
     TQFile xmlFile( fname );
     if ( xmlFile.open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ TQDomElement K3bVcdXmlView::addSubElement( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& par
     TQDomElement element = doc.createElement( name );
     parent.appendChild( element );
     if ( value >= -1 ) {
-        TQDomText t = doc.createTextNode( TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( value ) );
+        TQDomText t = doc.createTextNode( TQString( "%1" ).arg( value ) );
         element.appendChild( t );
     }
     return element;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ TQDomElement K3bVcdXmlView::addFolderElement( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement&
 void K3bVcdXmlView::addFileElement( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& parent, const TQString& src, const TQString& name, bool mixed )
 {
     TQDomElement elemFile = addSubElement( doc, parent, "file" );
-    elemFile.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( src ) );
+    elemFile.setAttribute( "src", TQString( "%1" ).arg( src ) );
     if ( mixed )
         elemFile.setAttribute( "format", "mixed" );
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void K3bVcdXmlView::doPbc( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& parent, K3bVcdTrack
     TQString ref = ( track->isSegment() ) ? "segment" : "sequence";
 
     TQDomElement elemSelection = addSubElement( doc, parent, "selection" );
-    elemSelection.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+    elemSelection.setAttribute( "id", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
 
     setNumkeyBSN( doc, elemSelection, track );
 
@@ -310,24 +310,24 @@ void K3bVcdXmlView::doPbc( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& parent, K3bVcdTrack
             switch ( i ) {
                 case K3bVcdTrack::PREVIOUS:
                     elemPbcSelectionPNRDT = addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "prev" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
                     break;
                 case K3bVcdTrack::NEXT:
                     elemPbcSelectionPNRDT = addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "next" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
                     break;
                 case K3bVcdTrack::RETURN:
                     elemPbcSelectionPNRDT = addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "return" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
                     break;
                 case K3bVcdTrack::DEFAULT:
                     elemPbcSelectionPNRDT = addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "default" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
                     break;
                 case K3bVcdTrack::AFTERTIMEOUT:
                     if ( track->getWaitTime() >= 0 ) {
                         elemPbcSelectionPNRDT = addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "timeout" );
-                        elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                        elemPbcSelectionPNRDT.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( index ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
                     }
                     break;
             }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void K3bVcdXmlView::doPbc( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& parent, K3bVcdTrack
     else
         loop.setAttribute( "jump-timing", "immediate" );
 
-    addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "play-item" ).setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+    addSubElement( doc, elemSelection, "play-item" ).setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
 
     setNumkeySEL( doc, elemSelection, track );
 }
@@ -410,30 +410,30 @@ void K3bVcdXmlView::setNumkeySEL( TQDomDocument& doc, TQDomElement& parent, K3bV
 
             for ( trackIt = numKeyMap.begin(); trackIt != numKeyMap.end(); ++trackIt ) {
 
-                kdDebug() << TQString( "trackIt key: %1 none: %2" ).tqarg( trackIt.key() ).tqarg( none ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString( "trackIt key: %1 none: %2" ).arg( trackIt.key() ).arg( none ) << endl;
                 while ( none < trackIt.key() ) {
                     elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL = addSubElement( doc, parent, "select" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
-                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> %2 (normal none)" ).tqarg( none ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( track->absPath() ).data() ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> %2 (normal none)" ).arg( none ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( track->absPath() ).data() ) );
                     none++;
                 }
 
                 if ( trackIt.data() ) {
                     TQString ref = ( trackIt.data() ->isSegment() ) ? "segment" : "sequence";
                     elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL = addSubElement( doc, parent, "select" );
-                    elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( trackIt.data() ->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
-                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> %2" ).tqarg( trackIt.key() ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( trackIt.data() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
+                    elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( trackIt.data() ->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> %2" ).arg( trackIt.key() ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( trackIt.data() ->absPath() ).data() ) );
                 } else {
                     elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL = addSubElement( doc, parent, "select" );
                     elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", "end" );
-                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> end" ).tqarg( trackIt.key() ) );
+                    addComment( doc, parent, TQString( "key %1 -> end" ).arg( trackIt.key() ) );
                 }
                 none++;
             }
         } else {
             // default reference to itSelf
             elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL = addSubElement( doc, parent, "select" );
-            elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).tqarg( ref ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
+            elemPbcSelectionNumKeySEL.setAttribute( "ref", TQString( "select-%1-%2" ).arg( ref ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ) );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videocd/mpeginfo/k3bmpeginfo.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videocd/mpeginfo/k3bmpeginfo.cpp
index 089f22d..6192024 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videocd/mpeginfo/k3bmpeginfo.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videocd/mpeginfo/k3bmpeginfo.cpp
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ K3bMpegInfo::K3bMpegInfo( const char* filename )
     m_mpegfile = fopen( filename, "rb" );
 
     if ( m_mpegfile == 0 ) {
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "Unable to open %1" ).tqarg( m_filename ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "Unable to open %1" ).arg( m_filename ) << endl;
         return ;
     }
 
     if ( fseeko( m_mpegfile, 0, SEEK_END ) ) {
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "Unable to seek in file %1" ).tqarg( m_filename ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "Unable to seek in file %1" ).arg( m_filename ) << endl;
         return ;
     }
 
     llong lof = ftello( m_mpegfile );
 
     if ( lof == -1 ) {
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "Seeking to end of input file %1 failed." ).tqarg( m_filename ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "Seeking to end of input file %1 failed." ).arg( m_filename ) << endl;
         //give up..
         return ;
     } else
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ K3bMpegInfo::K3bMpegInfo( const char* filename )
 
     // nothing to do on an empty file
     if ( !m_filesize ) {
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "File %1 is empty." ).tqarg( m_filename ) << endl;
-        m_error_string = i18n( "File %1 is empty." ).tqarg( m_filename );
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "File %1 is empty." ).arg( m_filename ) << endl;
+        m_error_string = i18n( "File %1 is empty." ).arg( m_filename );
         return ;
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bool K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ()
     if ( !EnsureMPEG( 0, MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE ) ) {
         llong code = GetNBytes( 0, 4 );
 
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bMpegInfo::mpeg_parse_packet ()) pack header code 0x%1 expected, but 0x%2 found" ).tqarg( 0x00000100 + MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE, 0, 16 ).tqarg( code, 0, 16 ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bMpegInfo::mpeg_parse_packet ()) pack header code 0x%1 expected, but 0x%2 found" ).arg( 0x00000100 + MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE, 0, 16 ).arg( code, 0, 16 ) << endl;
 
         if ( code == 0x00000100 + MPEG_SEQUENCE_CODE ) {
             kdDebug() << "...this looks like a elementary video stream but a multiplexed program stream was required." << endl;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ()
 
     if ( offset != 0 ) {
         // we actually skipped some zeroes
-        kdDebug() << TQString( "Skipped %1 zeroes at start of file" ).tqarg( offset ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString( "Skipped %1 zeroes at start of file" ).arg( offset ) << endl;
     }
 
     // here while schleife
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ llong K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ( llong offset )
             int bits;
 
         case MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE:
-            // kdDebug() << TQString( "MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE @ %1" ).tqarg( offset ) << endl;
+            // kdDebug() << TQString( "MPEG_PACK_HEADER_CODE @ %1" ).arg( offset ) << endl;
 
             offset += 4;
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ llong K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ( llong offset )
                 if ( m_initial_TS == 0.0 )
                 {
                     m_initial_TS = ReadTS( offset );
-                    kdDebug() << TQString( "Initial TS = %1" ).tqarg( m_initial_TS ) << endl;
+                    kdDebug() << TQString( "Initial TS = %1" ).arg( m_initial_TS ) << endl;
                 }
 
             } else if ( bits >> 2 == 0x1 )                /* %01xx ISO13818-1 */
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ llong K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ( llong offset )
                 if ( m_initial_TS == 0.0 )
                 {
                     m_initial_TS = ReadTSMpeg2( offset );
-                    kdDebug() << TQString( "Initial TS = %1" ).tqarg( m_initial_TS ) << endl;
+                    kdDebug() << TQString( "Initial TS = %1" ).arg( m_initial_TS ) << endl;
                 }
 
             } else {
-                kdDebug() << TQString( "packet not recognized as either version 1 or 2 (%1)" ).tqarg( bits ) << endl;
+                kdDebug() << TQString( "packet not recognized as either version 1 or 2 (%1)" ).arg( bits ) << endl;
                 mpeg_info->version = MPEG_VERS_INVALID;
                 return -1;
             }
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ llong K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ( llong offset )
             offset += 4;
             size = GetSize( offset );
             offset += 2;
-            // kdDebug() << TQString( "offset = %1, size = %2" ).tqarg( offset ).tqarg( size ) << endl;
+            // kdDebug() << TQString( "offset = %1, size = %2" ).arg( offset ).arg( size ) << endl;
 
             switch ( mark ) {
                 case MPEG_SYSTEM_HEADER_CODE:
-                    // kdDebug() << TQString( "Systemheader: %1" ).tqarg( m_code, 0, 16 ) << endl;
+                    // kdDebug() << TQString( "Systemheader: %1" ).arg( m_code, 0, 16 ) << endl;
                     break;
 
                 case MPEG_VIDEO_E0_CODE:
@@ -296,18 +296,18 @@ llong K3bMpegInfo::MpegParsePacket ( llong offset )
                     break;
 
                 case MPEG_PRIVATE_1_CODE:
-                    kdDebug() << TQString( "PrivateCode: %1" ).tqarg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
+                    kdDebug() << TQString( "PrivateCode: %1" ).arg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
                     break;
             }
             break;
 
         case MPEG_PROGRAM_END_CODE:
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "ProgramEndCode: %1" ).tqarg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "ProgramEndCode: %1" ).arg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
             offset += 4;
             break;
 
         case MPEG_PICTURE_CODE:
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "PictureCode: %1" ).tqarg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "PictureCode: %1" ).arg( mark, 0, 16 ) << endl;
             offset += 3;
             break;
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ byte K3bMpegInfo::GetByte( llong offset )
     if ( ( offset >= m_buffend ) || ( offset < m_buffstart ) ) {
 
         if ( fseeko( m_mpegfile, offset, SEEK_SET ) ) {
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get seek to offset (%1) in file %2 (size:%3)" ).tqarg( offset ).tqarg( m_filename ).tqarg( m_filesize ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get seek to offset (%1) in file %2 (size:%3)" ).arg( offset ).arg( m_filename ).arg( m_filesize ) << endl;
             return 0x11;
         }
         nread = fread( m_buffer, 1, BUFFERSIZE, m_mpegfile );
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ byte K3bMpegInfo::GetByte( llong offset )
         m_buffend = offset + nread;
         if ( ( offset >= m_buffend ) || ( offset < m_buffstart ) ) {
             // weird
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get offset %1 in file %2 [%3]" ).tqarg( offset ).tqarg( m_filename ).tqarg( m_filesize ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get offset %1 in file %2 [%3]" ).arg( offset ).arg( m_filename ).arg( m_filesize ) << endl;
             return 0x11;
         }
     }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ byte K3bMpegInfo::bdGetByte( llong offset )
         m_buffend = start + nread;
         if ( ( offset >= m_buffend ) || ( offset < m_buffstart ) ) {
             // weird
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get offset %1 in file %2 [%3]" ).tqarg( offset ).tqarg( m_filename ).tqarg( m_filesize ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "could not get offset %1 in file %2 [%3]" ).arg( offset ).arg( m_filename ).arg( m_filesize ) << endl;
 
             return 0x11;
         }
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdimager.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdimager.cpp
index f175779..3319754 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdimager.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdimager.cpp
@@ -108,26 +108,26 @@ int K3bVideoDvdImager::writePathSpec()
   d->tempPath = K3b::findUniqueFilePrefix( "k3bVideoDvd", dir.path() );
   kdDebug() << "(K3bVideoDvdImager) creating temp dir: " << d->tempPath << endl;
   if( !dir.mkdir( d->tempPath, true ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").tqarg(d->tempPath), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").arg(d->tempPath), ERROR );
     return -1;
   }
 
   dir.cd( d->tempPath );
   if( !dir.mkdir( "VIDEO_TS" ) ) {
-    emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").tqarg(d->tempPath + "/VIDEO_TS"), ERROR );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to create temporary directory '%1'.").arg(d->tempPath + "/VIDEO_TS"), ERROR );
     return -1;
   }
   
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( d->doc->videoTsDir()->tqchildren() ); *it; ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( d->doc->videoTsDir()->children() ); *it; ++it ) {
     if( (*it)->isDir() ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Found invalid entry in the VIDEO_TS folder (%1).").tqarg((*it)->k3bName()), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Found invalid entry in the VIDEO_TS folder (%1).").arg((*it)->k3bName()), ERROR );
       return -1;
     }
 
     // convert to upper case names
     if( ::symlink( TQFile::encodeName( (*it)->localPath() ), 
 		   TQFile::encodeName( d->tempPath + "/VIDEO_TS/" + (*it)->k3bName().upper() ) ) == -1 ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to link temporary file in folder %1.").tqarg( d->tempPath ), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Unable to link temporary file in folder %1.").arg( d->tempPath ), ERROR );
       return -1;
     }
   }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int K3bVideoDvdImager::writePathSpecForDir( K3bDirItem* dirItem, TQTextStream& s
   }
 
   int num = 0;
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->tqchildren() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->children() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     K3bDataItem* item = it.current();
     num++;
       
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void K3bVideoDvdImager::cleanup()
   if( TQFile::exists( d->tempPath ) ) {
     TQDir dir( d->tempPath );
     dir.cd( "VIDEO_TS" );
-    for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( d->doc->videoTsDir()->tqchildren() ); *it; ++it )
+    for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( d->doc->videoTsDir()->children() ); *it; ++it )
       dir.remove( (*it)->k3bName().upper() );
     dir.cdUp();
     dir.rmdir( "VIDEO_TS" );
diff --git a/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdjob.cpp b/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdjob.cpp
index 194dff7..9b6a178 100644
--- a/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdjob.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/projects/videodvd/k3bvideodvdjob.cpp
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ TQString K3bVideoDvdJob::jobDescription() const
     return i18n("Writing Video DVD")
       + ( m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID().isEmpty()
 	  ? TQString()
-	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).tqarg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
+	  : TQString( " (%1)" ).arg(m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID()) );
   }
 }
 
 
 TQString K3bVideoDvdJob::jobDetails() const
 {
-  return ( i18n("ISO9660/Udf Filesystem (Size: %1)").tqarg(KIO::convertSize( doc()->size() ))
+  return ( i18n("ISO9660/Udf Filesystem (Size: %1)").arg(KIO::convertSize( doc()->size() ))
 	   + ( m_doc->copies() > 1 
 	       ? i18n(" - %n copy", " - %n copies", m_doc->copies()) 
 	       : TQString() ) );
diff --git a/libk3b/tools/k3blistview.cpp b/libk3b/tools/k3blistview.cpp
index d5a893c..b998cf5 100644
--- a/libk3b/tools/k3blistview.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/tools/k3blistview.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::setBackgroundColor( int col, const TQColor& c )
   ColumnInfo* info = getColumnInfo( col );
   info->backgroundColorSet = true;
   info->backgroundColor = c;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::setForegroundColor( int col, const TQColor& c )
  ColumnInfo* info = getColumnInfo( col );
  info->foregroundColorSet = true;
  info->foregroundColor = c;
- tqrepaint();
+ repaint();
 }
 
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::setProgress( int col, int p )
     setDisplayProgressBar( col, true );
   if( info->progressValue != p ) {
     info->progressValue = p;
-    tqrepaint();
+    repaint();
   }
 }
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::setTotalSteps( int col, int steps )
   ColumnInfo* info = getColumnInfo( col );
   info->totalProgressSteps = steps;
 
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ void K3bListViewItem::setMarginHorizontal( int col, int margin )
   ColumnInfo* info = getColumnInfo( col );
   info->margin = margin;
 
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
 void K3bListViewItem::setMarginVertical( int margin )
 {
   m_vMargin = margin;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::paintCell( TQPainter* p, const TQColorGroup& cg, int col,
   if( info->backgroundColorSet )
     cgh.setColor( TQColorGroup::Base, info->backgroundColor );
 
-  // in case this is the selected row has a margin we need to tqrepaint the selection bar
+  // in case this is the selected row has a margin we need to repaint the selection bar
   if( isSelected() &&
       (col == 0 || listView()->allColumnsShowFocus()) &&
       info->margin > 0 ) {
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void K3bListViewItem::paintProgressBar( TQPainter* p, const TQColorGroup& cgh, i
   s_dummyProgressBar->setTotalSteps( info->totalProgressSteps );
   s_dummyProgressBar->setProgress( info->progressValue );
 
-  // some styles use the widget's tqgeometry
+  // some styles use the widget's geometry
   s_dummyProgressBar->setGeometry( r );
 
   listView()->tqstyle().drawControl(TQStyle::CE_ProgressBarContents, &dbPainter, s_dummyProgressBar, r, cgh, flags );
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ bool K3bCheckListViewItem::isChecked() const
 void K3bCheckListViewItem::setChecked( bool checked )
 {
   m_checked = checked;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ bool K3bListView::eventFilter( TQObject* o, TQEvent* e )
 	TQT_BASE_OBJECT(o) == TQT_BASE_OBJECT(d->msfEditLineEdit) ||
 	TQT_BASE_OBJECT(o) == TQT_BASE_OBJECT(d->spinBoxLineEdit) ||
 	TQT_BASE_OBJECT(o) == TQT_BASE_OBJECT(m_editorComboBox) ) {
-      // make sure we did not lose the focus to one of the edit widgets' tqchildren
+      // make sure we did not lose the focus to one of the edit widgets' children
       if( !tqApp->focusWidget() || TQT_BASE_OBJECT(tqApp->focusWidget()->parentWidget()) != TQT_BASE_OBJECT(o) ) {
 	doRename();
 	hideEditor();
diff --git a/libk3b/tools/k3bmd5job.cpp b/libk3b/tools/k3bmd5job.cpp
index a04c9a0..7c20a05 100644
--- a/libk3b/tools/k3bmd5job.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/tools/k3bmd5job.cpp
@@ -97,14 +97,14 @@ void K3bMd5Job::start()
   }
   else if( !d->filename.isEmpty() ) {
     if( !TQFile::exists( d->filename ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find file %1").tqarg(d->filename), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not find file %1").arg(d->filename), ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
     }
 
     d->file.setName( d->filename );
     if( !d->file.open( IO_ReadOnly ) ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open file %1").tqarg(d->filename), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Could not open file %1").arg(d->filename), ERROR );
       jobFinished(false);
       return;
     }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void K3bMd5Job::slotUpdate()
 
     if( readSize <= 0 ) {
       //      kdDebug() << "(K3bMd5Job) reached max size of " << d->maxSize << ". Stopping." << endl;
-      emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("Reached max read of %1. Stopping after %2 bytes.").tqarg(d->maxSize).tqarg(d->readData) );
+      emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("Reached max read of %1. Stopping after %2 bytes.").arg(d->maxSize).arg(d->readData) );
       stopAll();
       emit percent( 100 );
       jobFinished(true);
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ void K3bMd5Job::slotUpdate()
       }
 
       if( read < 0 ) {
-	emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading from file %1").tqarg(d->filename), ERROR );
+	emit infoMessage( i18n("Error while reading from file %1").arg(d->filename), ERROR );
 	stopAll();
 	jobFinished(false);
       }
       else if( read == 0 ) {
 	//	kdDebug() << "(K3bMd5Job) read all data. Total size: " << d->readData << ". Stopping." << endl;
-	emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("All data read. Stopping after %1 bytes.").tqarg(d->readData) );
+	emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("All data read. Stopping after %1 bytes.").arg(d->readData) );
 	stopAll();
 	emit percent( 100 );
 	jobFinished(true);
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ TQCString K3bMd5Job::base64Digest()
 
 void K3bMd5Job::stop()
 {
-  emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("Stopped manually after %1 bytes.").tqarg(d->readData) );
+  emit debuggingOutput( "K3bMd5Job", TQString("Stopped manually after %1 bytes.").arg(d->readData) );
   stopAll();
   jobFinished( true );
 }
diff --git a/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.cpp b/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.cpp
index f243693..0d4f37b 100644
--- a/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
   Private() {
     titleLength = subTitleLength = 0;
     margin = 2;
-    tqalignment = TQt::AlignLeft;
+    alignment = TQt::AlignLeft;
     cachedMinimumWidth = 0;
     titleBaseLine = 0;
   }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
   TQString displayTitle;
   TQString displaySubTitle;
 
-  int tqalignment;
+  int alignment;
 
   int titleLength;
   int subTitleLength;
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ public:
       neededWidth += m_label->d->displaySubTitleLength + 5;
 
     int startPos = 0;
-    if( m_label->d->tqalignment & TQt::AlignHCenter )
+    if( m_label->d->alignment & TQt::AlignHCenter )
       startPos = r.left() + ( r.width() - 2*m_label->d->margin - neededWidth ) / 2;
-    else if( m_label->d->tqalignment & TQt::AlignRight )
+    else if( m_label->d->alignment & TQt::AlignRight )
       startPos = r.right() - m_label->d->margin - neededWidth;
     else
       startPos = r.left() + m_label->d->margin;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void K3bTitleLabel::setSubTitle( const TQString& subTitle )
 
 void K3bTitleLabel::setAlignment( int align )
 {
-  d->tqalignment = align;
+  d->alignment = align;
   update();
 }
 
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ void K3bTitleLabel::drawContents( TQPainter* p )
     neededWidth += d->displaySubTitleLength + 5;
 
   int startPos = 0;
-  if( d->tqalignment & TQt::AlignHCenter )
+  if( d->alignment & TQt::AlignHCenter )
     startPos = r.left() + ( r.width() - 2*d->margin - neededWidth ) / 2;
-  else if( d->tqalignment & TQt::AlignRight )
+  else if( d->alignment & TQt::AlignRight )
     startPos = r.right() - d->margin - neededWidth;
   else
     startPos = r.left() + d->margin;
diff --git a/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.h b/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.h
index beaa5e9..5e99e59 100644
--- a/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.h
+++ b/libk3b/tools/k3btitlelabel.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class LIBK3B_EXPORT K3bTitleLabel : public TQFrame
   /**
    * The title label only supports alignments left, hcenter, and right
    *
-   * Default tqalignment is left.
+   * Default alignment is left.
    */
   // FIXME: honor right-to-left languages
   void setAlignment( int align );
diff --git a/libk3b/videodvd/k3bvideodvd.cpp b/libk3b/videodvd/k3bvideodvd.cpp
index 617936a..f435393 100644
--- a/libk3b/videodvd/k3bvideodvd.cpp
+++ b/libk3b/videodvd/k3bvideodvd.cpp
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ TQString K3bVideoDVD::subPictureCodeExtensionString( int ext )
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_CAPTION_BIGGER_SIZE:
     return i18n("Caption with bigger size character");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_CAPTION_FOR_CHILDREN:
-    return i18n("Caption for tqchildren");
+    return i18n("Caption for children");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_CLOSED_CAPTION_NORMAL_SIZE:
     return i18n("Closed caption with normal size character");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_CLOSED_CAPTION_BIGGER_SIZE:
     return i18n("Closed caption with bigger size character");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_CLOSED_CAPTION_FOR_CHILDREN:
-    return i18n("Closed caption for tqchildren");
+    return i18n("Closed caption for children");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_FORCED_CAPTION:
     return i18n("Forced caption");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_DIR_COMMENTS_NORMAL_SIZE:
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ TQString K3bVideoDVD::subPictureCodeExtensionString( int ext )
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_DIR_COMMENTS_BIGGER_SIZE:
     return i18n("Director's comments with bigger size characters");
   case SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_DIR_COMMENTS_FOR_CHILDREN:
-    return i18n("Director's comments for tqchildren");
+    return i18n("Director's comments for children");
   default:
     return i18n("unknown code extension");
   }
diff --git a/libk3bdevice/k3bcdtext.cpp b/libk3bdevice/k3bcdtext.cpp
index ab139f3..efc7d19 100644
--- a/libk3bdevice/k3bcdtext.cpp
+++ b/libk3bdevice/k3bcdtext.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ namespace K3bDevice {
   
     for( int i = 0; i < dataLen/18; ++i ) {
       TQString s;
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].id1, 6, 16 );
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].id2, 6 );
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].id3, 6 );
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].charpos, 6 );
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].blocknum, 6 );
-      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( pack[i].dbcc, 4 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].id1, 6, 16 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].id2, 6 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].id3, 6 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].charpos, 6 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].blocknum, 6 );
+      s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( pack[i].dbcc, 4 );
 //       char str[12];
 //       sprintf( str, "%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c%c",
 // 	       pack[i].data[0] == '\0' ? '�' : pack[i].data[0],
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ namespace K3bDevice {
 // 	       pack[i].data[9] == '\0' ? '�' : pack[i].data[9],
 // 	       pack[i].data[10] == '\0' ? '�' : pack[i].data[10],
 // 	       pack[i].data[11] == '\0' ? '�' : pack[i].data[11] );
-//       s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( "'" + TQCString(str,13) + "'", 14 );
+//       s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( "'" + TQCString(str,13) + "'", 14 );
 //       TQ_UINT16 crc = pack[i].crc[0]<<8|pack[i].crc[1];
-//       s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( crc );
+//       s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( crc );
       k3bDebug() << s << endl;
     }
   }
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ void K3bDevice::CdText::savePack( cdtext_pack* pack, TQByteArray& data, unsigned
 
   // append the pack to data  
   if( data.size() < dataFill + sizeof(cdtext_pack) )
-    data.tqresize( dataFill + sizeof(cdtext_pack), TQGArray::SpeedOptim );
+    data.resize( dataFill + sizeof(cdtext_pack), TQGArray::SpeedOptim );
 
   ::memcpy( &data.data()[dataFill], reinterpret_cast<char*>( pack ), sizeof(cdtext_pack) );
 
diff --git a/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp b/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp
index ce398a9..df6dcb0 100644
--- a/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp
+++ b/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ const TQString& K3bDevice::Device::devicename() const
 
 TQString K3bDevice::Device::busTargetLun() const
 {
-  return TQString("%1,%2,%3").tqarg(m_bus).tqarg(m_target).tqarg(m_lun);
+  return TQString("%1,%2,%3").arg(m_bus).arg(m_target).arg(m_lun);
 }
 
 
@@ -1056,18 +1056,18 @@ bool K3bDevice::Device::readRawToc( K3bDevice::Toc& toc ) const
 	k3bDebug() << "Session |  ADR   | CONTROL|  TNO   | POINT  |  Min   |  Sec   | Frame  |  Zero  |  PMIN  |  PSEC  | PFRAME |" << endl;
 	for( unsigned int i = 0; i < (dataLen-4)/(int)sizeof(toc_raw_track_descriptor); ++i ) {
 	  TQString s;
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].session_number, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].adr, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].control, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].tno, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].point, 6, 16 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].min, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].sec, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].frame, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].zero, 6, 16 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].p_min, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].p_sec, 6 );
-	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).tqarg( (int)tr[i].p_frame, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].session_number, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].adr, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].control, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].tno, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].point, 6, 16 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].min, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].sec, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].frame, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].zero, 6, 16 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].p_min, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].p_sec, 6 );
+	  s += TQString( " %1 |" ).arg( (int)tr[i].p_frame, 6 );
 	  k3bDebug() << s << endl;
 	}
 
diff --git a/libk3bdevice/k3bdevicemanager.cpp b/libk3bdevice/k3bdevicemanager.cpp
index c3d02e2..925539d 100644
--- a/libk3bdevice/k3bdevicemanager.cpp
+++ b/libk3bdevice/k3bdevicemanager.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void K3bDevice::DeviceManager::LinuxDeviceScan()
 	int i = 1;
 	TQString dev;
 	while( !(dev = line.section(re, i, i)).isEmpty() ) {
-	  if( addDevice( TQString("/dev/%1").tqarg(dev) ) ) {
+	  if( addDevice( TQString("/dev/%1").arg(dev) ) ) {
 	    devstring += dev + "|";
 	  }
 	  // according to the LINUX ALLOCATED DEVICES document (http://www.lanana.org/docs/device-list/),
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void K3bDevice::DeviceManager::LinuxDeviceScan()
 	  // each physical device the next line should be better
 	  //      else if ( dev.startsWith("sr") )
 	  if ( dev.startsWith("sr") ) {
-	    if( addDevice(TQString("/dev/%1").tqarg(dev.replace(TQRegExp("r"),"cd"))) )
+	    if( addDevice(TQString("/dev/%1").arg(dev.replace(TQRegExp("r"),"cd"))) )
 	      devstring += dev + "|";
 	  }
 	  ++i;
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void K3bDevice::DeviceManager::LinuxDeviceScan()
   //
   k3bDebug() << "(K3bDevice::DeviceManager) SCANNING FOR GENERIC DEVICES." << endl;
   for( int i = 0; i < 16; i++ ) {
-    TQString sgDev = resolveSymLink( TQString("/dev/sg%1").tqarg(i) );
+    TQString sgDev = resolveSymLink( TQString("/dev/sg%1").arg(i) );
     int bus = -1, id = -1, lun = -1;
     if( determineBusIdLun( sgDev, bus, id, lun ) ) {
       if( Device* dev = findDevice( bus, id, lun ) ) {
diff --git a/libk3bdevice/k3bscsicommand.cpp b/libk3bdevice/k3bscsicommand.cpp
index 710b8a3..988fe7b 100644
--- a/libk3bdevice/k3bscsicommand.cpp
+++ b/libk3bdevice/k3bscsicommand.cpp
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ void K3bDevice::ScsiCommand::debugError( int command, int errorCode, int senseKe
   if( m_printErrors ) {
     k3bDebug() << "(K3bDevice::ScsiCommand) failed: " << endl
 	      << "                           command:    " << TQString("%1 (%2)")
-      .tqarg( K3bDevice::commandString( command ) )
-      .tqarg( TQString::number(command, 16) ) << endl
+      .arg( K3bDevice::commandString( command ) )
+      .arg( TQString::number(command, 16) ) << endl
 	      << "                           errorcode:  " << TQString::number(errorCode, 16) << endl
 	      << "                           sense key:  " << senseKeyToString(senseKey) << endl
 	      << "                           asc:        " << TQString::number(asc, 16) << endl
diff --git a/plugins/audiooutput/alsa/k3balsaoutputplugin.cpp b/plugins/audiooutput/alsa/k3balsaoutputplugin.cpp
index 3e97cda..192c337 100644
--- a/plugins/audiooutput/alsa/k3balsaoutputplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/audiooutput/alsa/k3balsaoutputplugin.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::recoverFromError( int err )
   if( err == -EPIPE ) {
     err = snd_pcm_prepare( d->pcm_playback );
     if( err < 0 ) {
-      d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Internal Alsa problem: %1").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+      d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Internal Alsa problem: %1").arg(snd_strerror(err));
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::recoverFromError( int err )
       // unable to wake up pcm device, restart it
       err = snd_pcm_prepare( d->pcm_playback );
       if( err < 0 ) {
-	d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Internal Alsa problem: %1").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+	d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Internal Alsa problem: %1").arg(snd_strerror(err));
 	return false;
       }
     }
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::init()
 
   int err = snd_pcm_open( &d->pcm_playback, alsaDevice.local8Bit(), SND_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, 0 );
   if( err < 0 ) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not open alsa audio device '%1' (%2).").tqarg(alsaDevice).tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not open alsa audio device '%1' (%2).").arg(alsaDevice).arg(snd_strerror(err));
     d->error = true;
     return false;
   }
@@ -174,20 +174,20 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::setupHwParams()
   int err = 0;
 
   if( ( err = snd_pcm_hw_params_malloc( &hw_params ) ) < 0 ) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not allocate hardware parameter structure (%1)").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not allocate hardware parameter structure (%1)").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     d->error = true;
     return false;
   }
                                  
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_any( d->pcm_playback, hw_params )) < 0) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not initialize hardware parameter structure (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not initialize hardware parameter structure (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
     d->error = true;
     return false;
   }
         
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_access( d->pcm_playback, hw_params, SND_PCM_ACCESS_RW_INTERLEAVED)) < 0) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set access type (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set access type (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
     d->error = true;
     return false;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::setupHwParams()
 
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( d->pcm_playback, hw_params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE)) < 0) {
     if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format( d->pcm_playback, hw_params, SND_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE)) < 0) {
-      d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set sample format (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+      d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set sample format (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
       snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
       d->error = true;
       return false;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::setupHwParams()
 
   d->sampleRate = 44100;
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_rate_near( d->pcm_playback, hw_params, &d->sampleRate, 0)) < 0) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set sample rate (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set sample rate (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
     d->error = true;
     return false;
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ bool K3bAlsaOutputPlugin::setupHwParams()
   kdDebug() << "(K3bAlsaOutputPlugin) samplerate set to " << d->sampleRate << endl;
 
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params_set_channels( d->pcm_playback, hw_params, 2)) < 0) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set channel count (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set channel count (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
     d->error = true;
     return false;
   }
 
   if( (err = snd_pcm_hw_params( d->pcm_playback, hw_params )) < 0) {
-    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set parameters (%1).").tqarg(snd_strerror(err));
+    d->lastErrorMessage = i18n("Could not set parameters (%1).").arg(snd_strerror(err));
     snd_pcm_hw_params_free( hw_params );
     d->error = true;
     return false;
diff --git a/plugins/decoder/flac/k3bflacdecoder.cpp b/plugins/decoder/flac/k3bflacdecoder.cpp
index 40a61c9..7177071 100644
--- a/plugins/decoder/flac/k3bflacdecoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/decoder/flac/k3bflacdecoder.cpp
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ TQString K3bFLACDecoder::technicalInfo( const TQString& info ) const
     else if( info == i18n("Channels") )
       return TQString::number(d->channels);
     else if( info == i18n("Sampling Rate") )
-      return i18n("%1 Hz").tqarg(d->rate);
+      return i18n("%1 Hz").arg(d->rate);
     else if( info == i18n("Sample Size") )
-      return i18n("%1 bits").tqarg(d->bitsPerSample);
+      return i18n("%1 bits").arg(d->bitsPerSample);
   }
 
   return TQString();
diff --git a/plugins/decoder/libsndfile/k3blibsndfiledecoder.cpp b/plugins/decoder/libsndfile/k3blibsndfiledecoder.cpp
index 8532da9..8103b44 100644
--- a/plugins/decoder/libsndfile/k3blibsndfiledecoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/decoder/libsndfile/k3blibsndfiledecoder.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool K3bLibsndfileDecoder::analyseFileInternal( K3b::Msf& frames, int& samplerat
       addMetaInfo( META_COMMENT, sf_get_string(d->sndfile, SF_STR_COMMENT) );
       
       addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Channels"), TQString::number(d->sndinfo.channels) );
-      addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Sampling Rate"), i18n("%1 Hz").tqarg(d->sndinfo.samplerate) );
+      addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Sampling Rate"), i18n("%1 Hz").arg(d->sndinfo.samplerate) );
       
       frames = (unsigned long)ceil(d->sndinfo.frames / d->sndinfo.samplerate * 75.0); 
       samplerate = d->sndinfo.samplerate;
diff --git a/plugins/decoder/mp3/k3bmaddecoder.cpp b/plugins/decoder/mp3/k3bmaddecoder.cpp
index 9fe9b15..951caa2 100644
--- a/plugins/decoder/mp3/k3bmaddecoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/decoder/mp3/k3bmaddecoder.cpp
@@ -415,12 +415,12 @@ TQString K3bMadDecoder::technicalInfo( const TQString& name ) const
     }
   }
   else if( name == i18n("Sampling Rate") )
-    return i18n("%1 Hz").tqarg(d->firstHeader.samplerate);
+    return i18n("%1 Hz").arg(d->firstHeader.samplerate);
   else if( name == i18n("Bitrate") ) {
     if( d->vbr )
       return i18n("VBR");
     else
-      return i18n("%1 bps").tqarg(d->firstHeader.bitrate);
+      return i18n("%1 bps").arg(d->firstHeader.bitrate);
   }
   else if(  name == i18n("Layer") ){
     switch( d->firstHeader.layer ) {
diff --git a/plugins/decoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisdecoder.cpp b/plugins/decoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisdecoder.cpp
index b48a85d..717c1a2 100644
--- a/plugins/decoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisdecoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/decoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisdecoder.cpp
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ bool K3bOggVorbisDecoder::analyseFileInternal( K3b::Msf& frames, int& samplerate
       // add technical infos
       addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Version"), TQString::number(d->vInfo->version) );
       addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Channels"), TQString::number(d->vInfo->channels) );
-      addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Sampling Rate"), i18n("%1 Hz").tqarg(d->vInfo->rate) );
+      addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Sampling Rate"), i18n("%1 Hz").arg(d->vInfo->rate) );
       if( d->vInfo->bitrate_upper > 0 )
-	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Upper"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).tqarg(d->vInfo->bitrate_upper) );
+	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Upper"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).arg(d->vInfo->bitrate_upper) );
       if( d->vInfo->bitrate_nominal > 0 )
-	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Nominal"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).tqarg(d->vInfo->bitrate_nominal) );
+	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Nominal"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).arg(d->vInfo->bitrate_nominal) );
       if( d->vInfo->bitrate_lower > 0 )
-	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Lower"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).tqarg(d->vInfo->bitrate_lower) );
+	addTechnicalInfo( i18n("Bitrate Lower"), i18n( "%1 bps" ).arg(d->vInfo->bitrate_lower) );
 
       frames = K3b::Msf::fromSeconds(seconds);
       samplerate = d->vInfo->rate;
diff --git a/plugins/decoder/wave/k3bwavedecoder.cpp b/plugins/decoder/wave/k3bwavedecoder.cpp
index 1c0fd57..28f873a 100644
--- a/plugins/decoder/wave/k3bwavedecoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/decoder/wave/k3bwavedecoder.cpp
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ TQString K3bWaveDecoder::technicalInfo( const TQString& name ) const
   if( name == i18n("Channels") )
     return TQString::number(d->channels);
   else if( name == i18n("Sampling Rate") )
-    return i18n("%1 Hz").tqarg(d->sampleRate);
+    return i18n("%1 Hz").arg(d->sampleRate);
   else if( name == i18n("Sample Size") )
-    return i18n("%1 bits").tqarg(d->sampleSize);
+    return i18n("%1 bits").arg(d->sampleSize);
   else
     return TQString();
 }
diff --git a/plugins/encoder/external/k3bexternalencoder.cpp b/plugins/encoder/external/k3bexternalencoder.cpp
index 7f54bf9..2290012 100644
--- a/plugins/encoder/external/k3bexternalencoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/encoder/external/k3bexternalencoder.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ bool K3bExternalEncoder::initEncoderInternal( const TQString& extension )
   kdDebug() << s << flush << endl;
 
   // set one general error message
-  setLastError( i18n("Command failed: %1").tqarg( s ) );
+  setLastError( i18n("Command failed: %1").arg( s ) );
   
   if( d->process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::All ) ) {
     if( d->cmd.writeWaveHeader )
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool K3bExternalEncoder::initEncoderInternal( const TQString& extension )
   else {
     TQString commandName = d->cmd.command.section( TQRegExp("\\s+"), 0 );
     if( !KStandardDirs::findExe( commandName ).isEmpty() )
-      setLastError( i18n("Could not find program '%1'").tqarg(commandName) );
+      setLastError( i18n("Could not find program '%1'").arg(commandName) );
 
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/encoder/lame/base_k3blameencodersettingswidget.ui b/plugins/encoder/lame/base_k3blameencodersettingswidget.ui
index 98b0617..ec10059 100644
--- a/plugins/encoder/lame/base_k3blameencodersettingswidget.ui
+++ b/plugins/encoder/lame/base_k3blameencodersettingswidget.ui
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                                         <property name="text">
                                             <string>textLabel1</string>
                                         </property>
-                                        <property name="tqalignment">
+                                        <property name="alignment">
                                             <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                         </property>
                                     </widget>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                                                 <property name="text">
                                                     <string>high quality</string>
                                                 </property>
-                                                <property name="tqalignment">
+                                                <property name="alignment">
                                                     <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                                 </property>
                                             </widget>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                                         <property name="text">
                                             <string>textLabel2</string>
                                         </property>
-                                        <property name="tqalignment">
+                                        <property name="alignment">
                                             <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                         </property>
                                     </widget>
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
                                         <property name="text">
                                             <string>high quality</string>
                                         </property>
-                                        <property name="tqalignment">
+                                        <property name="alignment">
                                             <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                         </property>
                                     </widget>
diff --git a/plugins/encoder/lame/k3blameencoder.cpp b/plugins/encoder/lame/k3blameencoder.cpp
index 8946f19..3db51c7 100644
--- a/plugins/encoder/lame/k3blameencoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/encoder/lame/k3blameencoder.cpp
@@ -411,13 +411,13 @@ K3bLameEncoderSettingsWidget::K3bLameEncoderSettingsWidget( TQWidget* parent, co
   m_manualSettingsDlg->setMainWidget( m_brW );
 
   for( int i = 0; s_lame_bitrates[i]; ++i )
-    m_brW->m_comboMaximumBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).tqarg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
+    m_brW->m_comboMaximumBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).arg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
 
   for( int i = 0; s_lame_bitrates[i]; ++i )
-    m_brW->m_comboMinimumBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).tqarg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
+    m_brW->m_comboMinimumBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).arg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
 
   for( int i = 0; s_lame_bitrates[i]; ++i )
-    m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).tqarg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
+    m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).arg(s_lame_bitrates[i]) );
 
 
   TQHBoxLayout* lay = new TQHBoxLayout( this );
@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ void K3bLameEncoderSettingsWidget::updateManualSettingsLabel()
 {
   if( m_brW->m_radioConstantBitrate->isChecked() )
     m_w->m_labelManualSettings->setText( i18n("Constant Bitrate: %1 kbps (%2)")
-					 .tqarg(s_lame_bitrates[m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->currentItem()])
-					 .tqarg(i18n(s_lame_mode_strings[m_brW->m_comboMode->currentItem()])) );
+					 .arg(s_lame_bitrates[m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->currentItem()])
+					 .arg(i18n(s_lame_mode_strings[m_brW->m_comboMode->currentItem()])) );
   else
     m_w->m_labelManualSettings->setText( i18n("Variable Bitrate (%1)")
-					 .tqarg(i18n(s_lame_mode_strings[m_brW->m_comboMode->currentItem()])) );
+					 .arg(i18n(s_lame_mode_strings[m_brW->m_comboMode->currentItem()])) );
 }
 
 
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ void K3bLameEncoderSettingsWidget::loadConfig()
   else
     m_brW->m_radioConstantBitrate->setChecked( true );
 
-  m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").tqarg(c->readNumEntry( "Constant Bitrate", 128 )) );
-  m_brW->m_comboMaximumBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").tqarg(c->readNumEntry( "Maximum Bitrate", 224 )) );
-  m_brW->m_comboMinimumBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").tqarg(c->readNumEntry( "Minimum Bitrate", 32 )) );
+  m_brW->m_comboConstantBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").arg(c->readNumEntry( "Constant Bitrate", 128 )) );
+  m_brW->m_comboMaximumBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").arg(c->readNumEntry( "Maximum Bitrate", 224 )) );
+  m_brW->m_comboMinimumBitrate->setCurrentItem( i18n("%1 kbps").arg(c->readNumEntry( "Minimum Bitrate", 32 )) );
   m_brW->m_spinAverageBitrate->setValue( c->readNumEntry( "Average Bitrate", 128) );
 
   m_brW->m_checkBitrateMaximum->setChecked( c->readBoolEntry( "Use Maximum Bitrate", false ) );
diff --git a/plugins/encoder/ogg/base_k3boggvorbisencodersettingswidget.ui b/plugins/encoder/ogg/base_k3boggvorbisencodersettingswidget.ui
index a801b0f..227e3bf 100644
--- a/plugins/encoder/ogg/base_k3boggvorbisencodersettingswidget.ui
+++ b/plugins/encoder/ogg/base_k3boggvorbisencodersettingswidget.ui
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                             <property name="text">
                                 <string>textLabel1</string>
                             </property>
-                            <property name="tqalignment">
+                            <property name="alignment">
                                 <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                             </property>
                         </widget>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                                     <property name="text">
                                         <string>high quality</string>
                                     </property>
-                                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                                    <property name="alignment">
                                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                     </property>
                                 </widget>
diff --git a/plugins/encoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisencoder.cpp b/plugins/encoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisencoder.cpp
index 7878497..29ad94f 100644
--- a/plugins/encoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisencoder.cpp
+++ b/plugins/encoder/ogg/k3boggvorbisencoder.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ K3bOggVorbisEncoderSettingsWidget::~K3bOggVorbisEncoderSettingsWidget()
 void K3bOggVorbisEncoderSettingsWidget::slotQualityLevelChanged( int val )
 {
   w->m_labelQualityLevel->setText( TQString::number(val) + " " 
-				   + i18n("(targetted VBR of %1)").tqarg(s_rough_average_quality_level_bitrates[val+1]) );
+				   + i18n("(targetted VBR of %1)").arg(s_rough_average_quality_level_bitrates[val+1]) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/project/audiometainforenamer/k3baudiometainforenamerplugin.cpp b/plugins/project/audiometainforenamer/k3baudiometainforenamerplugin.cpp
index 5211b36..f30f802 100644
--- a/plugins/project/audiometainforenamer/k3baudiometainforenamerplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/project/audiometainforenamer/k3baudiometainforenamerplugin.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void K3bAudioMetainfoRenamerPluginWidget::scanDir( K3bDirItem* dir, TQListViewIt
 
   d->dirItemDict.insert( dir, viewRoot );
 
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->tqchildren() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dir->children() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     K3bDataItem* item = it.current();
 
     if( item->isFile() ) {
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ TQString K3bAudioMetainfoRenamerPluginWidget::createNewName( K3bFileItem* item )
 	kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioMetainfoRenamerPluginWidget) file with name " 
 		  << newName << extension << " already exists" << endl;
 	int i = 1;
-	while( existsOtherItemWithSameName( item, newName + TQString( " (%1)").tqarg(i) + extension ) )
+	while( existsOtherItemWithSameName( item, newName + TQString( " (%1)").arg(i) + extension ) )
 	  i++;
-	newName.append( TQString( " (%1)").tqarg(i) );
+	newName.append( TQString( " (%1)").arg(i) );
       }
 
       // append extension
diff --git a/src/fastscale/scale.cpp b/src/fastscale/scale.cpp
index 35928de..ad37f67 100644
--- a/src/fastscale/scale.cpp
+++ b/src/fastscale/scale.cpp
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ TQImage scale(const TQImage& image, int width, int height,
 	if( image.isNull()) return image.copy();
 	
 	TQSize newSize( image.size() );
-	newSize.tqscale( TQSize( width, height ), (TQSize::ScaleMode)mode ); // ### remove cast in TQt 4.0
+	newSize.scale( TQSize( width, height ), (TQSize::ScaleMode)mode ); // ### remove cast in TQt 4.0
 	newSize = newSize.expandedTo( TQSize( 1, 1 )); // make sure it doesn't become null
 
 	if ( newSize == image.size() ) return image.copy();
diff --git a/src/k3b.cpp b/src/k3b.cpp
index 19c0e32..528c103 100644
--- a/src/k3b.cpp
+++ b/src/k3b.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void K3bMainWindow::initActions()
 
   actionToolsBlankCdrw = new KAction( i18n("&Erase CD-RW..."), "erasecd", 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotBlankCdrw()),
 				      actionCollection(), "tools_blank_cdrw" );
-  KAction* actionToolsFormatDVD = new KAction( i18n("&Format DVD%1RW...").tqarg("�"), "formatdvd", 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), 
+  KAction* actionToolsFormatDVD = new KAction( i18n("&Format DVD%1RW...").arg("�"), "formatdvd", 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), 
 					       TQT_SLOT(slotFormatDvd()), actionCollection(), "tools_format_dvd" );
   actionToolsWriteCdImage = new KAction(i18n("&Burn CD Image..."), "burn_cdimage", 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotWriteCdImage()),
 					 actionCollection(), "tools_write_cd_image" );
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ void K3bMainWindow::initActions()
   actionFileNewMovix->setToolTip( i18n("Creates a new eMovix CD project") );
   actionFileNewVcd->setToolTip( i18n("Creates a new Video CD project") );
   actionToolsBlankCdrw->setToolTip( i18n("Open the CD-RW erasing dialog") );
-  actionToolsFormatDVD->setToolTip( i18n("Open the DVD%1RW formatting dialog").tqarg("�") );
+  actionToolsFormatDVD->setToolTip( i18n("Open the DVD%1RW formatting dialog").arg("�") );
   actionCdCopy->setToolTip( i18n("Open the CD copy dialog") );
   actionToolsWriteCdImage->setToolTip( i18n("Write an Iso9660, cue/bin, or cdrecord clone image to CD") );
   actionToolsWriteDvdImage->setToolTip( i18n("Write an Iso9660 image to DVD") );
@@ -635,20 +635,20 @@ void K3bMainWindow::saveProperties( KConfig* c )
   int cnt = 1;
   for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDoc> it( docs ); *it; ++it ) {
     // the "name" of the project (or the original url if isSaved())
-    c->writePathEntry( TQString("%1 url").tqarg(cnt), (*it)->URL().url() );
+    c->writePathEntry( TQString("%1 url").arg(cnt), (*it)->URL().url() );
 
     // is the doc modified
-    c->writeEntry( TQString("%1 modified").tqarg(cnt), (*it)->isModified() );
+    c->writeEntry( TQString("%1 modified").arg(cnt), (*it)->isModified() );
 
     // has the doc already been saved?
-    c->writeEntry( TQString("%1 saved").tqarg(cnt), (*it)->isSaved() );
+    c->writeEntry( TQString("%1 saved").arg(cnt), (*it)->isSaved() );
 
     // where does the session management save it? If it's not modified and saved this is
     // the same as the url
     KURL saveUrl = (*it)->URL();
     if( !(*it)->isSaved() || (*it)->isModified() )
       saveUrl = KURL::fromPathOrURL( saveDir + TQString::number(cnt) );
-    c->writePathEntry( TQString("%1 saveurl").tqarg(cnt), saveUrl.url() );
+    c->writePathEntry( TQString("%1 saveurl").arg(cnt), saveUrl.url() );
 
     // finally save it
     k3bappcore->projectManager()->saveProject( *it, saveUrl );
@@ -690,13 +690,13 @@ void K3bMainWindow::readProperties( KConfig* c )
 
   for( int i = 1; i <= cnt; ++i ) {
     // in this case the constructor works since we saved as url()
-    KURL url = c->readPathEntry( TQString("%1 url").tqarg(i) );
+    KURL url = c->readPathEntry( TQString("%1 url").arg(i) );
 
-    bool modified = c->readBoolEntry( TQString("%1 modified").tqarg(i) );
+    bool modified = c->readBoolEntry( TQString("%1 modified").arg(i) );
 
-    bool saved = c->readBoolEntry( TQString("%1 saved").tqarg(i) );
+    bool saved = c->readBoolEntry( TQString("%1 saved").arg(i) );
 
-    KURL saveUrl = c->readPathEntry( TQString("%1 saveurl").tqarg(i) );
+    KURL saveUrl = c->readPathEntry( TQString("%1 saveurl").arg(i) );
 
     // now load the project
     if( K3bDoc* doc = k3bappcore->projectManager()->openProject( saveUrl ) ) {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ bool K3bMainWindow::canCloseDocument( K3bDoc* doc )
     return true;
 
   switch ( KMessageBox::warningYesNoCancel( this, 
-					    i18n("%1 has unsaved data.").tqarg( doc->URL().fileName() ),
+					    i18n("%1 has unsaved data.").arg( doc->URL().fileName() ),
 					    i18n("Closing Project"), 
 					    KStdGuiItem::save(),
 					    KGuiItem( i18n("&Discard"), "editshred" ) ) )
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ void K3bMainWindow::fileSaveAs( K3bDoc* doc )
       bool exists = KIO::NetAccess::exists( url, false, 0 );
       if( !exists ||
 	  ( exists &&
-	    KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this, i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg( url.prettyURL() ), 
+	    KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this, i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg( url.prettyURL() ), 
 						i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	    == KMessageBox::Continue ) ) {
 
diff --git a/src/k3b.h b/src/k3b.h
index 7f23aec..d6d5d7c 100644
--- a/src/k3b.h
+++ b/src/k3b.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class K3bMainWindow : public KParts::DockMainWindow
   void fileSaveAs( K3bDoc* doc = 0 );
   void closeProject( K3bDoc* );
 
-  /** save general Options like all bar positions and status as well as the tqgeometry and the recent file list to the configuration
+  /** save general Options like all bar positions and status as well as the geometry and the recent file list to the configuration
    * file
    */
   void saveOptions();
diff --git a/src/k3bappdevicemanager.cpp b/src/k3bappdevicemanager.cpp
index 776df75..9498a71 100644
--- a/src/k3bappdevicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bappdevicemanager.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void K3bAppDeviceManager::setReadSpeed()
 					   "and the spinning noise is intrusive."
 					   "<p>Be aware that this has no influence on K3b since it will "
 					   "change the reading speed again when copying CDs or DVDs.")
-				      .tqarg(currentDevice()->vendor() + " " + currentDevice()->description()),
+				      .arg(currentDevice()->vendor() + " " + currentDevice()->description()),
 				      12,
 				      1,
 				      currentDevice()->maxReadSpeed(),
diff --git a/src/k3bapplication.cpp b/src/k3bapplication.cpp
index b9640bc..3e119af 100644
--- a/src/k3bapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bapplication.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ bool K3bApplication::processCmdLineArgs()
   // FIXME: seems not like the right place...
   if( args->isSet( "ao" ) )
     if( !m_audioServer->setOutputMethod( args->getOption( "ao" ) ) )
-      K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("Could not find Audio Output plugin '%1'").tqarg( args->getOption("ao").data() ),
+      K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("Could not find Audio Output plugin '%1'").arg( args->getOption("ao").data() ),
 				  i18n("Initialization Problem"),
 				  K3bPassivePopup::Warning );
 
diff --git a/src/k3baudioplayer.cpp b/src/k3baudioplayer.cpp
index d4ae2a0..ddc960b 100644
--- a/src/k3baudioplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/k3baudioplayer.cpp
@@ -586,13 +586,13 @@ void K3bAudioPlayer::slotUpdateFilename()
 
     switch( state() ) {
     case PLAYING:
-      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").tqarg(i18n("playing")) );
+      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").arg(i18n("playing")) );
       break;
     case PAUSED:
-      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").tqarg(i18n("paused")) );
+      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").arg(i18n("paused")) );
       break;
     case STOPPED:
-      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").tqarg(i18n("stopped")) );
+      display.prepend( TQString("(%1) ").arg(i18n("stopped")) );
       break;
     default:
       break;
diff --git a/src/k3bburnprogressdialog.cpp b/src/k3bburnprogressdialog.cpp
index 8b6ad35..bea7c60 100644
--- a/src/k3bburnprogressdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bburnprogressdialog.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void K3bBurnProgressDialog::setBurnJob( K3bBurnJob* burnJob )
     connect( burnJob, TQT_SIGNAL(burning(bool)), m_labelWritingSpeed, TQT_SLOT(setEnabled(bool)) );
 
     if( burnJob->writer() )
-      m_labelWriter->setText( i18n("Writer: %1 %2").tqarg(burnJob->writer()->vendor()).
+      m_labelWriter->setText( i18n("Writer: %1 %2").arg(burnJob->writer()->vendor()).
 			      arg(burnJob->writer()->description()) );
 
     m_labelWritingSpeed->setText( i18n("no info") );
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void K3bBurnProgressDialog::slotDeviceBuffer( int b )
 
 void K3bBurnProgressDialog::slotWriteSpeed( int s, int multiplicator )
 {
-  m_labelWritingSpeed->setText( TQString("%1 KB/s (%2x)").tqarg(s).tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/(double)multiplicator,2)) );
+  m_labelWritingSpeed->setText( TQString("%1 KB/s (%2x)").arg(s).arg(KGlobal::locale()->formatNumber((double)s/(double)multiplicator,2)) );
 }
 
 #include "k3bburnprogressdialog.moc"
diff --git a/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.cpp b/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.cpp
index 3a115e5..ccb6c19 100644
--- a/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.cpp
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ bool K3bDataProjectInterface::isFolder( const TQString& path ) const
 }
 
 
-TQStringList K3bDataProjectInterface::tqchildren( const TQString& path ) const
+TQStringList K3bDataProjectInterface::children( const TQString& path ) const
 {
   TQStringList l;
   K3bDataItem* item =  m_dataDoc->root()->findByPath( path );
   if( item && item->isDir() ) {
-    const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& cl = static_cast<K3bDirItem*>(item)->tqchildren();
+    const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& cl = static_cast<K3bDirItem*>(item)->children();
     for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( cl ); *it; ++it )
       l.append( it.current()->k3bName() );
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.h b/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.h
index 0cc9229..a69bac7 100644
--- a/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.h
+++ b/src/k3bdataprojectinterface.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class K3bDataProjectInterface : public K3bProjectInterface
   /**
    * \return the names of the child elements of the item determined by path.
    */
-  TQStringList tqchildren( const TQString& path ) const;
+  TQStringList children( const TQString& path ) const;
 
   /**
    * Set the sort weight of an item
diff --git a/src/k3bdebuggingoutputdialog.cpp b/src/k3bdebuggingoutputdialog.cpp
index 956f927..ecc86e8 100644
--- a/src/k3bdebuggingoutputdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bdebuggingoutputdialog.cpp
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ void K3bDebuggingOutputDialog::clear()
     K3bDevice::Device* dev = *it;
     addOutput( "Devices", 
 	       TQString( "%1 (%2, %3) [%5] [%6] [%7]" )
-	       .tqarg( dev->vendor() + " " + dev->description() + " " + dev->version() )
-	       .tqarg( dev->blockDeviceName() )
-	       .tqarg( dev->genericDevice() )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::deviceTypeString( dev->type() ) )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( dev->supportedProfiles() ) )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::writingModeString( dev->writingModes() ) ) );
+	       .arg( dev->vendor() + " " + dev->description() + " " + dev->version() )
+	       .arg( dev->blockDeviceName() )
+	       .arg( dev->genericDevice() )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::deviceTypeString( dev->type() ) )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( dev->supportedProfiles() ) )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::writingModeString( dev->writingModes() ) ) );
   }
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void K3bDebuggingOutputDialog::slotUser1()
   if( !filename.isEmpty() ) {
     TQFile f( filename );
     if( !f.exists() || KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-						  i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(filename),
+						  i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(filename),
 						  i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	== KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void K3bDebuggingOutputDialog::slotUser1()
 	t << debugView->text();
       }
       else {
-	KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not open file %1").tqarg(filename) );
+	KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not open file %1").arg(filename) );
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bdebuggingoutputfile.cpp b/src/k3bdebuggingoutputfile.cpp
index f1ce1dc..b33c228 100644
--- a/src/k3bdebuggingoutputfile.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bdebuggingoutputfile.cpp
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ bool K3bDebuggingOutputFile::open()
     K3bDevice::Device* dev = *it;
     addOutput( "Devices", 
 	       TQString( "%1 (%2, %3) [%5] [%6] [%7]" )
-	       .tqarg( dev->vendor() + " " + dev->description() + " " + dev->version() )
-	       .tqarg( dev->blockDeviceName() )
-	       .tqarg( dev->genericDevice() )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::deviceTypeString( dev->type() ) )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( dev->supportedProfiles() ) )
-	       .tqarg( K3bDevice::writingModeString( dev->writingModes() ) ) );
+	       .arg( dev->vendor() + " " + dev->description() + " " + dev->version() )
+	       .arg( dev->blockDeviceName() )
+	       .arg( dev->genericDevice() )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::deviceTypeString( dev->type() ) )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString( dev->supportedProfiles() ) )
+	       .arg( K3bDevice::writingModeString( dev->writingModes() ) ) );
   }
 
   return true;
diff --git a/src/k3bdirview.cpp b/src/k3bdirview.cpp
index 50c69b0..d4141a3 100644
--- a/src/k3bdirview.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bdirview.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void K3bDirView::showMediumInfo( const K3bMedium& medium )
       else {
 	if( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( this,
 					i18n("Found %1. Do you want K3b to mount the data part "
-					     "or show all the tracks?").tqarg( i18n("Video CD") ),
+					     "or show all the tracks?").arg( i18n("Video CD") ),
 					i18n("Video CD"),
 					i18n("Mount CD"),
 					i18n("Show Video Tracks") ) == KMessageBox::No ) {
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void K3bDirView::showMediumInfo( const K3bMedium& medium )
     else if( medium.content() & K3bMedium::CONTENT_AUDIO ) {
       if( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( this,
 				      i18n("Found %1. Do you want K3b to mount the data part "
-					   "or show all the tracks?").tqarg( i18n("Audio CD") ),
+					   "or show all the tracks?").arg( i18n("Audio CD") ),
 				      i18n("Audio CD"),
 				      i18n("Mount CD"),
 				      i18n("Show Audio Tracks") ) == KMessageBox::No ) {
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ void K3bDirView::slotMountFinished( const TQString& mp )
   else {
     m_viewStack->raiseWidget( m_fileView );
     K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("<p>K3b was unable to mount medium <b>%1</b> in device <em>%2 - %3</em>")
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice() ).shortString() )
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->vendor() )
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->description() ),
+				.arg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice() ).shortString() )
+				.arg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->vendor() )
+				.arg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->description() ),
 				i18n("Mount Failed"),
 				K3bPassivePopup::Warning );
   }
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ void K3bDirView::slotUnmountFinished( bool success )
   }
   else {
     K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("<p>K3b was unable to unmount medium <b>%1</b> in device <em>%2 - %3</em>")
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice() ).shortString() )
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->vendor() )
-				.tqarg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->description() ),
+				.arg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice() ).shortString() )
+				.arg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->vendor() )
+				.arg( k3bappcore->appDeviceManager()->currentDevice()->description() ),
 				i18n("Unmount Failed"),
 				K3bPassivePopup::Warning );
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bdiskinfoview.cpp b/src/k3bdiskinfoview.cpp
index bc72013..df7255c 100644
--- a/src/k3bdiskinfoview.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bdiskinfoview.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::reloadMedium()
       // if we have multiple sessions we create a header item for every session
       KListViewItem* trackItem = 0;
       if( medium().diskInfo().numSessions() > 1 && medium().toc()[0].session() > 0 ) {
-	trackItem = new HeaderViewItem( trackHeaderItem, item, i18n("Session %1").tqarg(1) );
+	trackItem = new HeaderViewItem( trackHeaderItem, item, i18n("Session %1").arg(1) );
 	lastSession = 1;
       }
       else
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::reloadMedium()
 	  trackItem->setOpen(true);
 	  trackItem = new HeaderViewItem( trackHeaderItem,
 					  m_infoView->lastItem()->parent(),
-					  i18n("Session %1").tqarg(lastSession) );
+					  i18n("Session %1").arg(lastSession) );
 	}
 
         item = new KListViewItem( trackItem, item );
@@ -269,21 +269,21 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::reloadMedium()
 	  else
 	    text = i18n("Data");
         }
-        item->setText( 0, i18n("%1 (%2)").tqarg( TQString::number(index).rightJustify( 2, ' ' )).tqarg(text) );
+        item->setText( 0, i18n("%1 (%2)").arg( TQString::number(index).rightJustify( 2, ' ' )).arg(text) );
 	item->setText( 1, TQString( "%1/%2" )
-		       .tqarg( track.copyPermitted() ? i18n("copy") : i18n("no copy") )
-		       .tqarg( track.type() == K3bTrack::AUDIO
+		       .arg( track.copyPermitted() ? i18n("copy") : i18n("no copy") )
+		       .arg( track.type() == K3bTrack::AUDIO
 			    ? ( track.preEmphasis() ?  i18n("preemp") : i18n("no preemp") )
 			    : ( track.recordedIncremental() ?  i18n("incremental") : i18n("uninterrupted") ) ) );
         item->setText( 2,
 		       TQString("%1 - %2")
-		       .tqarg(track.firstSector().lba())
-		       .tqarg(track.lastSector().lba()) );
+		       .arg(track.firstSector().lba())
+		       .arg(track.lastSector().lba()) );
         item->setText( 3, TQString::number( track.length().lba() ) + " (" + track.length().toString() + ")" );
 
 #ifdef K3B_DEBUG
         if( track.type() == K3bTrack::AUDIO )
-	  item->setText( 4, TQString( "%1 (%2)" ).tqarg(track.index0().toString()).tqarg(track.index0().lba()) );
+	  item->setText( 4, TQString( "%1 (%2)" ).arg(track.index0().toString()).arg(track.index0().lba()) );
 #endif
         ++index;
       }
@@ -355,19 +355,19 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::createMediaInfoItems( const K3bMedium& medium )
 
   atipChild = new KListViewItem( atipItem, atipChild,
 				 i18n("Capacity:"),
-				 i18n("%1 min").tqarg(info.capacity().toString()),
+				 i18n("%1 min").arg(info.capacity().toString()),
 				 KIO::convertSize(info.capacity().mode1Bytes()) );
 
   if( !info.empty() )
     atipChild = new KListViewItem( atipItem, atipChild,
 				   i18n("Used Capacity:"),
-				   i18n("%1 min").tqarg(info.size().toString()),
+				   i18n("%1 min").arg(info.size().toString()),
 				   KIO::convertSize(info.size().mode1Bytes()) );
 
   if( info.appendable() )
     atipChild = new KListViewItem( atipItem, atipChild,
 				   i18n("Remaining:"),
-				   i18n("%1 min").tqarg( info.remainingSize().toString() ),
+				   i18n("%1 min").arg( info.remainingSize().toString() ),
 				   KIO::convertSize(info.remainingSize().mode1Bytes()) );
 
   atipChild = new KListViewItem( atipItem, atipChild,
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::createMediaInfoItems( const K3bMedium& medium )
 	if( info.isDvdMedia() )
 	  s.append( TQString().sprintf( "%.1fx (%d KB/s)", (double)*it / 1385.0, *it ) );
 	else
-	  s.append( TQString( "%1x (%2 KB/s)" ).tqarg( *it/175 ).tqarg( *it ) );
+	  s.append( TQString( "%1x (%2 KB/s)" ).arg( *it/175 ).arg( *it ) );
       }
 
     atipChild->setText( 1, s );
@@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ void K3bDiskInfoView::createIso9660InfoItems( const K3bIso9660SimplePrimaryDescr
 //   iso9660Child = new KListViewItem( iso9660Item, iso9660Child,
 // 				    i18n("Volume Size:"),
 // 				    TQString( "%1 (%2*%3)" )
-// 				    .tqarg(iso.logicalBlockSize
+// 				    .arg(iso.logicalBlockSize
 // 					 *iso.volumeSpaceSize)
-// 				    .tqarg(iso.logicalBlockSize)
-// 				    .tqarg(iso.volumeSpaceSize),
+// 				    .arg(iso.logicalBlockSize)
+// 				    .arg(iso.volumeSpaceSize),
 // 				    KIO::convertSize(iso.logicalBlockSize
 // 						     *iso.volumeSpaceSize)  );
 
diff --git a/src/k3bemptydiscwaiter.cpp b/src/k3bemptydiscwaiter.cpp
index e4ac905..cf7138d 100644
--- a/src/k3bemptydiscwaiter.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bemptydiscwaiter.cpp
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ int K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::waitForDisc( int mediaState, int mediaType, const TQStri
   //
   if( (d->wantedMediaType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD) &&
 	   (d->wantedMediaType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_CD) )
-    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("CD-R(W) or DVD%1R(W)").tqarg("�");
+    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("CD-R(W) or DVD%1R(W)").arg("�");
   else if( d->wantedMediaType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD_SL )
-    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("DVD%1R(W)").tqarg("�");
+    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("DVD%1R(W)").arg("�");
   else if( d->wantedMediaType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD_DL )
-    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("Double Layer DVD%1R").tqarg("�");
+    d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("Double Layer DVD%1R").arg("�");
   else
     d->wantedMediaTypeString = i18n("CD-R(W)");
 
@@ -164,44 +164,44 @@ int K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::waitForDisc( int mediaState, int mediaType, const TQStri
     if( (d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE) && (d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE) )
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert a complete or appendable %4 medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename())
-				.tqarg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename())
+				.arg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
     else if( d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE )
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert a complete %4 medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename())
-				.tqarg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename())
+				.arg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
     else if( (d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE) && (d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY) )
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert an empty or appendable %4 medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename())
-				.tqarg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename())
+				.arg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
     else if( d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE )
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert an appendable %4 medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename())
-				.tqarg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename())
+				.arg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
     else if( d->wantedMediaState & K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY )
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert an empty %4 medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename())
-				.tqarg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename())
+				.arg( d->wantedMediaTypeString ) );
     else // fallback case (this should not happen in K3b)
       d->labelRequest->setText( i18n("Please insert a suitable medium "
 				     "into drive<p><b>%1 %2 (%3)</b>.")
-				.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-				.tqarg(d->device->description())
-				.tqarg(d->device->devicename()) );
+				.arg(d->device->vendor())
+				.arg(d->device->description())
+				.arg(d->device->devicename()) );
 
   }
   else
@@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ void K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::slotMediumChanged( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
 	    KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( parentWidgetToUse(),
 						i18n("Found %1 media in %2 - %3. "
 						     "Should it be overwritten?")
-						.tqarg("DVD+RW")
-						.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-						.tqarg(d->device->description()),
-						i18n("Found %1").tqarg("DVD+RW"),i18n("Overwrite") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
+						.arg("DVD+RW")
+						.arg(d->device->vendor())
+						.arg(d->device->description()),
+						i18n("Found %1").arg("DVD+RW"),i18n("Overwrite") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 	  finishWaiting( K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_PLUS_RW );
 	}
 	else {
@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ void K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::slotMediumChanged( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
 	    KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( parentWidgetToUse(),
 						i18n("Found %1 media in %2 - %3. "
 						     "Should it be overwritten?")
-						.tqarg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(medium.diskInfo().mediaType()))
-						.tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-						.tqarg(d->device->description()),
-						i18n("Found %1").tqarg("DVD-RW"),i18n("Overwrite") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
+						.arg(K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(medium.diskInfo().mediaType()))
+						.arg(d->device->vendor())
+						.arg(d->device->description()),
+						i18n("Found %1").arg("DVD-RW"),i18n("Overwrite") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 	  finishWaiting( K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_RW_OVWR );
 	}
 	else {
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ void K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::slotMediumChanged( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
 	  KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( parentWidgetToUse(),
 					      i18n("Found %1 media in %2 - %3. "
 						   "Should it be formatted?")
-					      .tqarg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(medium.diskInfo().mediaType()) )
-					      .tqarg(d->device->vendor())
-					      .tqarg(d->device->description()),
-					      i18n("Found %1").tqarg("DVD-RW"), i18n("Format") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
+					      .arg( K3bDevice::mediaTypeString(medium.diskInfo().mediaType()) )
+					      .arg(d->device->vendor())
+					      .arg(d->device->description()),
+					      i18n("Found %1").arg("DVD-RW"), i18n("Format") ) == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 
 	kdDebug() << "(K3bEmptyDiscWaiter) ------ formatting DVD-RW." << endl;
 
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void K3bEmptyDiscWaiter::slotMediumChanged( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
     if( formatWithoutAsking ||
 	KMessageBox::questionYesNo( parentWidgetToUse(),
 				    i18n("Found rewritable media in %1 - %2. "
-					 "Should it be erased?").tqarg(d->device->vendor()).tqarg(d->device->description()),
+					 "Should it be erased?").arg(d->device->vendor()).arg(d->device->description()),
 				    i18n("Found Rewritable Disk"),
 				    KGuiItem(i18n("&Erase"), "cdrwblank"),
 				    KGuiItem(i18n("E&ject")) ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
diff --git a/src/k3bfiletreecombobox.cpp b/src/k3bfiletreecombobox.cpp
index 35578c5..88a835c 100644
--- a/src/k3bfiletreecombobox.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bfiletreecombobox.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void K3bFileTreeComboBox::popdown()
 {
   m_fileTreeView->hide();
   d->poppedUp = false;
-  tqrepaint(); // tqrepaint the arrow
+  repaint(); // repaint the arrow
 }
 
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void K3bFileTreeComboBox::mousePressEvent( TQMouseEvent* e )
 
   if ( arrowRect.contains( e->pos() ) ) {
     popup();
-    tqrepaint( FALSE );
+    repaint( FALSE );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/k3bfiletreeview.cpp b/src/k3bfiletreeview.cpp
index 32cfa3f..d3c8159 100644
--- a/src/k3bfiletreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bfiletreeview.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 K3bDeviceBranch::K3bDeviceBranch( KFileTreeView* view, K3bDevice::Device* dev, KFileTreeViewItem* item )
   : KFileTreeBranch( view,
 		     KURL( "media:/" + dev->blockDeviceName() ),
-		     TQString("%1 - %2").tqarg(dev->vendor()).tqarg(dev->description()),
+		     TQString("%1 - %2").arg(dev->vendor()).arg(dev->description()),
 		     ( dev->burner()
 		       ? SmallIcon("cdwriter_unmount")
 		       : SmallIcon("cdrom_unmount") ),
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ void K3bDeviceBranch::updateLabel()
 {
   if( m_showBlockDeviceName )
     setName( TQString("%1 %2 (%3)")
-	     .tqarg(m_device->vendor())
-	     .tqarg(m_device->description())
-	     .tqarg(m_device->blockDeviceName()) );
+	     .arg(m_device->vendor())
+	     .arg(m_device->description())
+	     .arg(m_device->blockDeviceName()) );
   else
     setName( TQString("%1 %2")
-	     .tqarg(m_device->vendor())
-	     .tqarg(m_device->description()) );
+	     .arg(m_device->vendor())
+	     .arg(m_device->description()) );
 
   if( k3bappcore->mediaCache() ) {
     root()->setMultiLinesEnabled( true );
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ K3bDeviceBranchViewItem::K3bDeviceBranchViewItem( KFileTreeView* parent,
 void K3bDeviceBranchViewItem::setCurrent( bool c )
 {
   m_bCurrent = c;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/k3bflatbutton.cpp b/src/k3bflatbutton.cpp
index 07999f7..4300c8c 100644
--- a/src/k3bflatbutton.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bflatbutton.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void K3bFlatButton::drawContents( TQPainter* p )
 //     TQRect r( mapToParent( TQPoint(lineWidth(), lineWidth()) ), 
 // 	     mapToParent( TQPoint(width()-2*lineWidth(), height()-2*lineWidth() )) );
     
-//     parentWidget()->tqrepaint( r );
+//     parentWidget()->repaint( r );
 //   }
 
   p->save();
diff --git a/src/k3bjobprogressdialog.cpp b/src/k3bjobprogressdialog.cpp
index dc3b89d..b1088c2 100644
--- a/src/k3bjobprogressdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bjobprogressdialog.cpp
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ void K3bJobProgressDialog::setupConnections()
 
 void K3bJobProgressDialog::slotProcessedSize( int processed, int size )
 {
-  m_labelProcessedSize->setText( i18n("%1 of %2 MB").tqarg( processed ).tqarg( size ) );
+  m_labelProcessedSize->setText( i18n("%1 of %2 MB").arg( processed ).arg( size ) );
 }
 
 
 void K3bJobProgressDialog::slotProcessedSubSize( int processedTrackSize, int trackSize )
 {
-  m_labelSubProcessedSize->setText( i18n("%1 of %2 MB").tqarg(processedTrackSize).tqarg(trackSize) );
+  m_labelSubProcessedSize->setText( i18n("%1 of %2 MB").arg(processedTrackSize).arg(trackSize) );
 }
 
 
@@ -515,10 +515,10 @@ void K3bJobProgressDialog::slotUpdateTime()
 {
   int elapsed = m_startTime.secsTo( TQTime::currentTime() );
 
-  TQString s = i18n("Elapsed time: %1 h").tqarg( TQTime().addSecs(elapsed).toString() );
+  TQString s = i18n("Elapsed time: %1 h").arg( TQTime().addSecs(elapsed).toString() );
   if( d->lastProgress > 0 && d->lastProgress < 100 ) {
     int rem = m_startTime.secsTo( m_lastProgressUpdateTime ) * (100-d->lastProgress) / d->lastProgress;
-    s += " / " + i18n("Remaining: %1 h").tqarg( TQTime().addSecs(rem).toString() );
+    s += " / " + i18n("Remaining: %1 h").arg( TQTime().addSecs(rem).toString() );
   }
 
   m_labelElapsedTime->setText( s );
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ void K3bJobProgressDialog::slotProgress( int percent )
     d->lastProgress = percent;
     m_lastProgressUpdateTime = TQTime::currentTime();
     if( KMainWindow* w = dynamic_cast<KMainWindow*>(kapp->mainWidget()) ) {
-      w->setPlainCaption( TQString( "(%1%) %2" ).tqarg(percent).tqarg(m_plainCaption) );
+      w->setPlainCaption( TQString( "(%1%) %2" ).arg(percent).arg(m_plainCaption) );
     }
 
-    setCaption( TQString( "(%1%) %2" ).tqarg(percent).tqarg(m_job->jobDescription()) );
+    setCaption( TQString( "(%1%) %2" ).arg(percent).arg(m_job->jobDescription()) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/k3blsofwrapperdialog.cpp b/src/k3blsofwrapperdialog.cpp
index d7d1cb4..6ffc6f5 100644
--- a/src/k3blsofwrapperdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/k3blsofwrapperdialog.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ bool K3bLsofWrapperDialog::slotCheckDevice()
 			     "<p><em>Hint: Sometimes shutting down an application does not "
 			     "happen instantly. In that case you might have to use the '%3' "
 			     "button.")
-			.tqarg( m_device->vendor() + " - " + m_device->description() )
-			.tqarg( joinProcessNames(apps) )
-			.tqarg( actionButton( User2 )->text() ) );
+			.arg( m_device->vendor() + " - " + m_device->description() )
+			.arg( joinProcessNames(apps) )
+			.arg( actionButton( User2 )->text() ) );
       return true;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bmediaselectioncombobox.cpp b/src/k3bmediaselectioncombobox.cpp
index 8ddea75..738e44f 100644
--- a/src/k3bmediaselectioncombobox.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bmediaselectioncombobox.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void K3bMediaSelectionComboBox::addMedium( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
     //
     // insert the modified string
     //
-    insertItem( s + TQString(" (%1 - %2)").tqarg(dev->vendor()).tqarg(dev->description()) );
+    insertItem( s + TQString(" (%1 - %2)").arg(dev->vendor()).arg(dev->description()) );
 
     //
     // change the already existing string if we did not already do so
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void K3bMediaSelectionComboBox::addMedium( K3bDevice::Device* dev )
     //
     int prevIndex = d->mediaStringMap[s];
     if( prevIndex >= 0 )
-      changeItem( text(prevIndex) + TQString(" (%1 - %2)").tqarg(d->devices[prevIndex]->vendor()).tqarg(d->devices[prevIndex]->description()),
+      changeItem( text(prevIndex) + TQString(" (%1 - %2)").arg(d->devices[prevIndex]->vendor()).arg(d->devices[prevIndex]->description()),
 		  prevIndex );
 
     //
@@ -478,11 +478,11 @@ TQString K3bMediaSelectionComboBox::noMediumMessage() const
     mediumString = i18n("DVD");
   else if( (d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD) &&
       (d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_CD) )
-    mediumString = i18n("CD-R(W) or DVD%1R(W)").tqarg("±");
+    mediumString = i18n("CD-R(W) or DVD%1R(W)").arg("±");
   else if( d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD_SL )
-    mediumString = i18n("DVD%1R(W)").tqarg("±");
+    mediumString = i18n("DVD%1R(W)").arg("±");
   else if( d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_DVD_DL )
-    mediumString = i18n("Double Layer DVD%1R").tqarg("±");
+    mediumString = i18n("Double Layer DVD%1R").arg("±");
   else if( d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_WRITABLE_CD )
     mediumString = i18n("CD-R(W)");
   else if( d->wantedMediumType & K3bDevice::MEDIA_DVD_ROM )
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ TQString K3bMediaSelectionComboBox::noMediumMessage() const
   else
     mediumString = i18n("CD-ROM");
 
-  return i18n("Please insert %1...").tqarg( stateString.tqarg( mediumString ) );
+  return i18n("Please insert %1...").arg( stateString.arg( mediumString ) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/k3bmedium.cpp b/src/k3bmedium.cpp
index 9795cfd..64f856b 100644
--- a/src/k3bmedium.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bmedium.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ TQString K3bMedium::shortString( bool useContent ) const
   }
 
   else if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY ) {
-    return i18n("Empty %1 medium").tqarg( mediaTypeString );
+    return i18n("Empty %1 medium").arg( mediaTypeString );
   }
 
   else {
@@ -302,39 +302,39 @@ TQString K3bMedium::shortString( bool useContent ) const
 	  toc().contentType() == K3bDevice::MIXED ) {
 	if( !cdText().performer().isEmpty() || !cdText().title().isEmpty() ) {
 	  return TQString("%1 - %2 (%3)")
-	    .tqarg( cdText().performer() )
-	    .tqarg( cdText().title() )
-	    .tqarg( toc().contentType() == K3bDevice::AUDIO ? i18n("Audio CD") : i18n("Mixed CD") );
+	    .arg( cdText().performer() )
+	    .arg( cdText().title() )
+	    .arg( toc().contentType() == K3bDevice::AUDIO ? i18n("Audio CD") : i18n("Mixed CD") );
 	}
 	else if( toc().contentType() == K3bDevice::AUDIO ) {
 	  return i18n("Audio CD");
 	}
 	else {
-	  return i18n("%1 (Mixed CD)").tqarg( beautifiedVolumeId() );
+	  return i18n("%1 (Mixed CD)").arg( beautifiedVolumeId() );
 	}
       }
 
       // DATA CD and DVD
       else if( !volumeId().isEmpty() ) {
 	if( content() & CONTENT_VIDEO_DVD ) {
-	  return TQString("%1 (%2)").tqarg( beautifiedVolumeId() ).tqarg( i18n("Video DVD") );
+	  return TQString("%1 (%2)").arg( beautifiedVolumeId() ).arg( i18n("Video DVD") );
 	}
 	else if( content() & CONTENT_VIDEO_CD ) {
-	  return TQString("%1 (%2)").tqarg( beautifiedVolumeId() ).tqarg( i18n("Video CD") );
+	  return TQString("%1 (%2)").arg( beautifiedVolumeId() ).arg( i18n("Video CD") );
 	}
 	else if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE ) {
-	  return i18n("%1 (Appendable Data %2)").tqarg( beautifiedVolumeId(), mediaTypeString );
+	  return i18n("%1 (Appendable Data %2)").arg( beautifiedVolumeId(), mediaTypeString );
 	}
 	else {
-	  return i18n("%1 (Complete Data %2)").tqarg( beautifiedVolumeId(), mediaTypeString );
+	  return i18n("%1 (Complete Data %2)").arg( beautifiedVolumeId(), mediaTypeString );
 	}
       }
       else {
 	if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE ) {
-	  return i18n("Appendable Data %1").tqarg( mediaTypeString );
+	  return i18n("Appendable Data %1").arg( mediaTypeString );
 	}
 	else {
-	  return i18n("Complete Data %1").tqarg( mediaTypeString );
+	  return i18n("Complete Data %1").arg( mediaTypeString );
 	}
       }
     }
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ TQString K3bMedium::shortString( bool useContent ) const
     // without content
     else {
       if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE ) {
-	return i18n("Appendable %1 medium").tqarg( mediaTypeString );
+	return i18n("Appendable %1 medium").arg( mediaTypeString );
       }
       else {
-	return i18n("Complete %1 medium").tqarg( mediaTypeString );
+	return i18n("Complete %1 medium").arg( mediaTypeString );
       }
     }
   }
@@ -356,15 +356,15 @@ TQString K3bMedium::longString() const
 {
   TQString s = TQString("<p><nobr><b>%1 %2</b> (%3)</nobr>"
 		      "<p>")
-    .tqarg( d->device->vendor() )
-    .tqarg( d->device->description() )
-    .tqarg( d->device->blockDeviceName() )
+    .arg( d->device->vendor() )
+    .arg( d->device->description() )
+    .arg( d->device->blockDeviceName() )
     + shortString( true );
 
   if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_COMPLETE ||
       diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE  ) {
     s += "<br>" + i18n("%1 in %n track", "%1 in %n tracks", toc().count() )
-      .tqarg( KIO::convertSize(diskInfo().size().mode1Bytes() ) );
+      .arg( KIO::convertSize(diskInfo().size().mode1Bytes() ) );
     if( diskInfo().numSessions() > 1 )
       s += i18n(" and %n session", " and %n sessions", diskInfo().numSessions() );
   }
@@ -372,11 +372,11 @@ TQString K3bMedium::longString() const
   if( diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_EMPTY ||
       diskInfo().diskState() == K3bDevice::STATE_INCOMPLETE  )
     s += "<br>" + i18n("Free space: %1")
-      .tqarg( KIO::convertSize( diskInfo().remainingSize().mode1Bytes() ) );
+      .arg( KIO::convertSize( diskInfo().remainingSize().mode1Bytes() ) );
 
   if( !diskInfo().empty() && diskInfo().rewritable() )
     s += "<br>" + i18n("Capacity: %1")
-      .tqarg( KIO::convertSize( diskInfo().capacity().mode1Bytes() ) );
+      .arg( KIO::convertSize( diskInfo().capacity().mode1Bytes() ) );
 
   return s;
 }
diff --git a/src/k3bminibutton.cpp b/src/k3bminibutton.cpp
index 32747f8..b20399d 100644
--- a/src/k3bminibutton.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bminibutton.cpp
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ void K3bMiniButton::drawButton( TQPainter* p )
 void K3bMiniButton::enterEvent( TQEvent * )
 {
   m_mouseOver = true;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 
 void K3bMiniButton::leaveEvent( TQEvent * )
 {
   m_mouseOver = false;
-  tqrepaint();
+  repaint();
 }
 
 #include "k3bminibutton.moc"
diff --git a/src/k3bprojectmanager.cpp b/src/k3bprojectmanager.cpp
index 93a51d4..5fb7c27 100644
--- a/src/k3bprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -199,49 +199,49 @@ K3bDoc* K3bProjectManager::createEmptyProject( K3bDoc::DocType type )
   switch( type ) {
   case K3bDoc::AUDIO: {
     doc = new K3bAudioDoc( this );
-    fileName = i18n("AudioCD%1").tqarg(d->audioUntitledCount++);
+    fileName = i18n("AudioCD%1").arg(d->audioUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::DATA: {
     doc = new K3bDataDoc( this );
-    fileName = i18n("DataCD%1").tqarg(d->dataUntitledCount++);
+    fileName = i18n("DataCD%1").arg(d->dataUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::MIXED: {
     doc = new K3bMixedDoc( this );
-    fileName=i18n("MixedCD%1").tqarg(d->mixedUntitledCount++);
+    fileName=i18n("MixedCD%1").arg(d->mixedUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::VCD: {
     doc = new K3bVcdDoc( this );
-    fileName=i18n("VideoCD%1").tqarg(d->vcdUntitledCount++);
+    fileName=i18n("VideoCD%1").arg(d->vcdUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::MOVIX: {
     doc = new K3bMovixDoc( this );
-    fileName=i18n("eMovixCD%1").tqarg(d->movixUntitledCount++);
+    fileName=i18n("eMovixCD%1").arg(d->movixUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::MOVIX_DVD: {
     doc = new K3bMovixDvdDoc( this );
-    fileName=i18n("eMovixDVD%1").tqarg(d->movixDvdUntitledCount++);
+    fileName=i18n("eMovixDVD%1").arg(d->movixDvdUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
 
   case K3bDoc::DVD: {
     doc = new K3bDvdDoc( this );
-    fileName = i18n("DataDVD%1").tqarg(d->dvdUntitledCount++);
+    fileName = i18n("DataDVD%1").arg(d->dvdUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
       
   case K3bDoc::VIDEODVD: {
     doc = new K3bVideoDvdDoc( this );
-    fileName = i18n("VideoDVD%1").tqarg(d->videoDvdUntitledCount++);
+    fileName = i18n("VideoDVD%1").arg(d->videoDvdUntitledCount++);
     break;
   }
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bsplash.cpp b/src/k3bsplash.cpp
index c1d1992..bfe7b15 100644
--- a/src/k3bsplash.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bsplash.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ K3bSplash::K3bSplash( TQWidget* parent, const char* name )
   m_infoBox->setPaletteBackgroundColor( black );
   m_infoBox->setPaletteForegroundColor( white );
 
-  // Set tqgeometry, with support for Xinerama systems
+  // Set geometry, with support for Xinerama systems
   TQRect r;
   r.setSize(sizeHint());
   int ps = TQApplication::desktop()->primaryScreen();
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void K3bSplash::addInfo( const TQString& s )
 
 //   TQFontMetrics fm = p.fontMetrics();
 
-//   TQString line1 = TQString( "K3b version %1" ).tqarg(VERSION);
+//   TQString line1 = TQString( "K3b version %1" ).arg(VERSION);
 //   TQString line2( "(c) 2001 by Sebastian Trueg" );
 //   TQString line3( "licenced under the GPL" );
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void K3bSplash::addInfo( const TQString& s )
 //   int startX = 10;
 //   int startY = height() - 10 - textH;
 
-//   p.drawText( startX, startY, textW, textH, 0, TQString("%1\n%2\n%3").tqarg(line1).tqarg(line2).tqarg(line3) );
+//   p.drawText( startX, startY, textW, textH, 0, TQString("%1\n%2\n%3").arg(line1).arg(line2).arg(line3) );
 // }
 
 
diff --git a/src/k3bstatusbarmanager.cpp b/src/k3bstatusbarmanager.cpp
index 375a3d5..0d88798 100644
--- a/src/k3bstatusbarmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bstatusbarmanager.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ K3bStatusBarManager::K3bStatusBarManager( K3bMainWindow* parent )
   m_labelInfoMessage = new TQLabel( " ", m_mainWindow->statusBar() );
 
   // setup version info
-  m_versionBox = new TQLabel( TQString("K3b %1").tqarg(kapp->aboutData()->version()), m_mainWindow->statusBar() );
+  m_versionBox = new TQLabel( TQString("K3b %1").arg(kapp->aboutData()->version()), m_mainWindow->statusBar() );
   m_versionBox->installEventFilter( this );
 
   // setup the statusbar
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool K3bStatusBarManager::eventFilter( TQObject* o, TQEvent* e )
 static TQString dataDocStats( K3bDataDoc* dataDoc )
 {
   return i18n("1 file in %1", "%n files in %1", dataDoc->root()->numFiles() )
-    .tqarg( i18n("1 folder", "%n folders", dataDoc->root()->numDirs()+1 ) );
+    .arg( i18n("1 folder", "%n folders", dataDoc->root()->numDirs()+1 ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void K3bStatusBarManager::slotUpdateProjectStats()
 
     case K3bDoc::DATA: {
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bDataDoc*>( doc );
-      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Data CD (%1)").tqarg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Data CD (%1)").arg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void K3bStatusBarManager::slotUpdateProjectStats()
       K3bAudioDoc* audioDoc = static_cast<K3bMixedDoc*>( doc )->audioDoc();
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bMixedDoc*>( doc )->dataDoc();
       m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Mixed CD (1 track and %1)", "Mixed CD (%n tracks and %1)", audioDoc->numOfTracks() )
-				   .tqarg( dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+				   .arg( dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
 
@@ -219,25 +219,25 @@ void K3bStatusBarManager::slotUpdateProjectStats()
 
     case K3bDoc::MOVIX: {
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bDataDoc*>( doc );
-      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("eMovix CD (%1)").tqarg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("eMovix CD (%1)").arg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
 
     case K3bDoc::MOVIX_DVD: {
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bDataDoc*>( doc );
-      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("eMovix DVD (%1)").tqarg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("eMovix DVD (%1)").arg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
 
     case K3bDoc::DVD: {
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bDataDoc*>( doc );
-      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Data DVD (%1)").tqarg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Data DVD (%1)").arg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
       
     case K3bDoc::VIDEODVD: {
       K3bDataDoc* dataDoc = static_cast<K3bDataDoc*>( doc );
-      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Video DVD (%1)").tqarg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
+      m_labelProjectInfo->setText( i18n("Video DVD (%1)").arg(dataDocStats(dataDoc)) );
       break;
     }
     }
diff --git a/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp b/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp
index 75a9f58..4d75395 100644
--- a/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
     // 1. cdrecord, cdrdao
     if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "cdrecord" ) ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").tqarg("cdrecord"),
+					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").arg("cdrecord"),
 					 i18n("K3b uses cdrecord to actually write CDs."),
 					 i18n("Install the cdrtools package which contains "
 					      "cdrecord."),
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
     else {
       if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "outdated" ) ) {
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::NON_CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").tqarg("cdrecord").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->version),
+					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").arg("cdrecord").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->version),
 					   i18n("Although K3b supports all cdrtools versions since "
 						"1.10 it is highly recommended to at least use "
 						"version 2.0."),
@@ -217,16 +217,16 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 	  !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "wodim" ) ) {
 	if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "suidroot" ) )
 	  problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					     i18n("%1 will be run with root privileges on kernel >= 2.6.8").tqarg("cdrecord <= 2.01.01a05"),
+					     i18n("%1 will be run with root privileges on kernel >= 2.6.8").arg("cdrecord <= 2.01.01a05"),
 					     i18n("Since Linux kernel 2.6.8 %1 will not work when run suid "
-						  "root for security reasons anymore.").tqarg("cdrecord <= 2.01.01a05"),
+						  "root for security reasons anymore.").arg("cdrecord <= 2.01.01a05"),
 					     TQString(),
 					     true ) );
       }
 #ifdef CDRECORD_SUID_ROOT_CHECK
       else if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "suidroot" ) && getuid() != 0 ) // not root
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").tqarg("cdrecord"),
+					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").arg("cdrecord"),
 					   i18n("It is highly recommended to configure cdrecord "
 						"to run with root privileges. Only then cdrecord "
 						"runs with high priority which increases the overall "
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
     }
     if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "cdrdao" ) ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").tqarg("cdrdao"),
+					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").arg("cdrdao"),
 					 i18n("K3b uses cdrdao to actually write CDs."),
 					 i18n("Install the cdrdao package."),
 					 false ) );
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 #ifdef CDRECORD_SUID_ROOT_CHECK
       if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrdao" )->hasFeature( "suidroot" ) && getuid() != 0 )
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").tqarg("cdrdao"),
+					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").arg("cdrdao"),
 					   i18n("It is highly recommended to configure cdrdao "
 						"to run with root privileges to increase the "
 						"overall stability of the burning process."),
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
   if( !k3bcore->deviceManager()->dvdWriter().isEmpty() ) {
     if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "growisofs" ) ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").tqarg("growisofs"),
+					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").arg("growisofs"),
 					 i18n("K3b uses growisofs to actually write dvds. "
 					      "Without growisofs you will not be able to write dvds. "
 					      "Make sure to install at least version 5.10."),
@@ -278,34 +278,34 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
     else {
       if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version < K3bVersion( 5, 10 ) ) {
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").tqarg("growisofs").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
+					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").arg("growisofs").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
 					   i18n("K3b needs at least growisofs version 5.10 to write dvds. "
 						"All older versions will not work and K3b will refuse to use them."),
-					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("growisofs"),
+					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").arg("growisofs"),
 					   false ) );
       }
       else if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version < K3bVersion( 5, 12 ) ) {
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::NON_CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").tqarg("growisofs").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
+					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").arg("growisofs").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
 					   i18n("K3b will not be able to copy DVDs on-the-fly or write a DVD+RW in multiple "
 						"sessions using a growisofs "
 						"version older than 5.12."),
-					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("growisofs"),
+					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").arg("growisofs"),
 					   false ) );
       }
       else if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version < K3bVersion( 7, 0 ) ) {
 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::NON_CRITICAL,
-					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").tqarg("growisofs").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
+					   i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").arg("growisofs").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
 					   i18n("It is highly recommended to use growisofs 7.0 or higher. "
 						"K3b won't be able to write a DVD+RW in multiple "
 						"sessions using a growisofs version older than 7.0." ),
-					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("growisofs"),
+					   i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").arg("growisofs"),
 					   false ) );
       }
       // for now we ignore the suid root bit becasue of the memorylocked issue
 //       else if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->hasFeature( "suidroot" ) ) {
 // 	problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-// 					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").tqarg("growisofs"),
+// 					   i18n("%1 will be run without root privileges").arg("growisofs"),
 // 					   i18n("It is highly recommended to configure growisofs "
 // 						"to run with root privileges. Only then growisofs "
 // 						"runs with high priority which increases the overall "
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 
     if( !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "dvd+rw-format" ) ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").tqarg("dvd+rw-format"),
+					 i18n("Unable to find %1 executable").arg("dvd+rw-format"),
 					 i18n("K3b uses dvd+rw-format to format DVD-RWs and DVD+RWs."),
 					 i18n("Install the dvd+rw-tools package."),
 					 false ) );
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
   else if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "mkisofs" )->hasFeature( "outdated" ) ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
 					 i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated")
-					 .tqarg("mkisofs")
-					 .tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "mkisofs" )->version),
+					 .arg("mkisofs")
+					 .arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "mkisofs" )->version),
 					 i18n("K3b needs at least mkisofs version 1.14. Older versions may introduce problems "
 					      "when creating data projects."),
-					 i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("mkisofs"),
+					 i18n("Install a more recent version of %1.").arg("mkisofs"),
 					 false ) );
   }
 
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
        it.current(); ++it ) {
     problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::NON_CRITICAL,
 				       i18n("Device %1 - %2 is automounted.")
-				       .tqarg(it.current()->vendor()).tqarg(it.current()->description()),
+				       .arg(it.current()->vendor()).arg(it.current()->description()),
 				       i18n("K3b is not able to unmount automounted devices. Thus, especially "
 					    "DVD+RW rewriting might fail. There is no need to report this as "
 					    "a bug or feature wish; it is not possible to solve this problem "
@@ -394,16 +394,16 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 	    !( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "plain-atapi" ) &&
 	       K3b::plainAtapiSupport() ) ) {
 	  problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					     i18n("%1 %2 does not support ATAPI").tqarg("cdrecord").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version),
+					     i18n("%1 %2 does not support ATAPI").arg("cdrecord").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->version),
 					     i18n("The configured version of %1 does not "
 						  "support writing to ATAPI devices without "
 						  "SCSI emulation and there is at least one writer "
 						  "in your system not configured to use "
-						  "SCSI emulation.").tqarg("cdrecord"),
+						  "SCSI emulation.").arg("cdrecord"),
 					     i18n("The best and recommended solution is to enable "
 						  "ide-scsi (SCSI emulation) for all devices. "
 						  "This way you won't have any problems. Or you install "
-						  "(or select as the default) a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("cdrtools"),
+						  "(or select as the default) a more recent version of %1.").arg("cdrtools"),
 					     false ) );
 	}
       }
@@ -415,19 +415,19 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 	  // FIXME: replace ">" with "&gt;"
 	  problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
 					     i18n("%1 %2 does not support ATAPI")
-					     .tqarg("cdrdao").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrdao")->version),
+					     .arg("cdrdao").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrdao")->version),
 					     i18n("The configured version of %1 does not "
 						  "support writing to ATAPI devices without "
 						  "SCSI emulation and there is at least one writer "
 						  "in your system not configured to use "
-						  "SCSI emulation.").tqarg("cdrdao"),
+						  "SCSI emulation.").arg("cdrdao"),
 					     K3b::simpleKernelVersion() > K3bVersion( 2, 5, 0 )
 					     ? i18n("Install cdrdao >= 1.1.8 which supports writing to "
 						    "ATAPI devices directly.")
 					     : i18n("The best, and recommended, solution is to use "
 						    "ide-scsi (SCSI emulation) for all writer devices: "
 						    "this way you will not have any problems; or, you can install "
-						    "(or select as the default) a more recent version of %1.").tqarg("cdrdao"),
+						    "(or select as the default) a more recent version of %1.").arg("cdrdao"),
 					     false ) );
 	}
       }
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
   if( dvd_r_dl && k3bcore->externalBinManager()->foundBin( "growisofs" ) ) {
     if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version < K3bVersion( 6, 0 ) )
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::NON_CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").tqarg("growisofs").tqarg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
+					 i18n("Used %1 version %2 is outdated").arg("growisofs").arg(k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "growisofs" )->version),
 					 i18n("K3b won't be able to write DVD-R Dual Layer media using a growisofs "
 					      "version older than 6.0."),
 					 i18n("Install a more recent version of growisofs."),
@@ -450,31 +450,31 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
 
     if( !TQFileInfo( dev->blockDeviceName() ).isWritable() )
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("No write access to device %1").tqarg(dev->blockDeviceName()),
+					 i18n("No write access to device %1").arg(dev->blockDeviceName()),
 					 i18n("K3b needs write access to all the devices to perform certain tasks. "
-					      "Without it you might encounter problems with %1 - %2").tqarg(dev->vendor()).tqarg(dev->description()),
+					      "Without it you might encounter problems with %1 - %2").arg(dev->vendor()).arg(dev->description()),
 					 i18n("Make sure you have write access to %1. In case you are not using "
-					      "devfs or udev K3bSetup is able to do this for you.").tqarg(dev->blockDeviceName()),
+					      "devfs or udev K3bSetup is able to do this for you.").arg(dev->blockDeviceName()),
 					 false ) );
 
 
     if( !dev->genericDevice().isEmpty() &&
 	!TQFileInfo( dev->genericDevice() ).isWritable() )
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("No write access to generic SCSI device %1").tqarg(dev->genericDevice()),
+					 i18n("No write access to generic SCSI device %1").arg(dev->genericDevice()),
 					 i18n("Without write access to the generic device you might "
-					      "encounter problems with Audio CD ripping from %1 - %2").tqarg(dev->vendor()).tqarg(dev->description()),
+					      "encounter problems with Audio CD ripping from %1 - %2").arg(dev->vendor()).arg(dev->description()),
 					 i18n("Make sure you have write access to %1. In case you are not using "
-					      "devfs or udev K3bSetup is able to do this for you.").tqarg(dev->genericDevice()),
+					      "devfs or udev K3bSetup is able to do this for you.").arg(dev->genericDevice()),
 					 false ) );
 
     if( dev->interfaceType() == K3bDevice::IDE && !dmaActivated( dev ) )
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::CRITICAL,
-					 i18n("DMA disabled on device %1 - %2").tqarg(dev->vendor()).tqarg(dev->description()),
+					 i18n("DMA disabled on device %1 - %2").arg(dev->vendor()).arg(dev->description()),
 					 i18n("With most modern CD/DVD devices enabling DMA highly increases "
 					      "read/write performance. If you experience very low writing speeds "
 					      "this is probably the cause."),
-					 i18n("Enable DMA temporarily as root with 'hdparm -d 1 %1'.").tqarg(dev->blockDeviceName()) ) );
+					 i18n("Enable DMA temporarily as root with 'hdparm -d 1 %1'.").arg(dev->blockDeviceName()) ) );
   }
 
 
@@ -487,13 +487,13 @@ void K3bSystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( TQWidget* parent,
     const K3bExternalProgram* p = it.data();
     if( !p->userParameters().isEmpty() ) {
       problems.append( K3bSystemProblem( K3bSystemProblem::WARNING,
-					 i18n("User parameters specified for external program %1").tqarg(p->name()),
+					 i18n("User parameters specified for external program %1").arg(p->name()),
 					 i18n("Sometimes it may be nessessary to specify user parameters in addition to "
 					      "the parameters generated by K3b. This is simply a warning to make sure that "
 					      "these parameters are really wanted and won't be part of some bug report."),
 					 i18n("To remove the user parameters for the external program %1 open the "
 					      "K3b settings page 'Programs' and choose the tab 'User Parameters'.")
-					 .tqarg(p->name()),
+					 .arg(p->name()),
 					 false ) );
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/k3bwelcomewidget.cpp b/src/k3bwelcomewidget.cpp
index ede8dfa..e0d39e0 100644
--- a/src/k3bwelcomewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bwelcomewidget.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ K3bWelcomeWidget::Display::Display( K3bWelcomeWidget* parent )
   fnt.setPointSize( 16 );
   m_header = new TQSimpleRichText( i18n("Welcome to K3b - The CD and DVD Kreator"), fnt );
   m_infoText = new TQSimpleRichText( TQString::fromUtf8("<qt align=\"center\">K3b %1 (c) 1999 - 2007 Sebastian Trüg")
-				    .tqarg(kapp->aboutData()->version()), font() );
+				    .arg(kapp->aboutData()->version()), font() );
 
   // set a large width just to be sure no linebreak occurs
   m_header->setWidth( 800 );
diff --git a/src/k3bwidgetshoweffect.cpp b/src/k3bwidgetshoweffect.cpp
index 1da951e..e28aa39 100644
--- a/src/k3bwidgetshoweffect.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bwidgetshoweffect.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void K3bWidgetShowEffect::timerEvent( TQTimerEvent* )
 void K3bWidgetShowEffect::dissolveMask()
 {
   if( m_bShow ) {
-    m_widget->tqrepaint( false );
+    m_widget->repaint( false );
     TQPainter maskPainter(&m_mask);
 
     m_mask.fill(TQt::black);
diff --git a/src/k3bwriterselectionwidget.cpp b/src/k3bwriterselectionwidget.cpp
index ee30186..79c9a87 100644
--- a/src/k3bwriterselectionwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/k3bwriterselectionwidget.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ void K3bWriterSelectionWidget::insertSpeedItem( int speed )
 				: TQString::number( speed/1385 ) )
 			      + "x" );
     else
-      m_comboSpeed->insertItem( TQString("%1x").tqarg(speed/175) );
+      m_comboSpeed->insertItem( TQString("%1x").arg(speed/175) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/misc/k3bblankingdialog.cpp b/src/misc/k3bblankingdialog.cpp
index 69bacb7..e80f22b 100644
--- a/src/misc/k3bblankingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/k3bblankingdialog.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void K3bBlankingDialog::slotWriterChanged()
     setButtonEnabled( START_BUTTON, true );
   else {
     setButtonEnabled( START_BUTTON, false );
-    KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("%1 does not support CD-RW writing.").tqarg(dev->devicename()) );
+    KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("%1 does not support CD-RW writing.").arg(dev->devicename()) );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/misc/k3bcdcopydialog.cpp b/src/misc/k3bcdcopydialog.cpp
index 413e9ba..b5e6d71 100644
--- a/src/misc/k3bcdcopydialog.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/k3bcdcopydialog.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyDialog::slotStartClicked()
     //
     if( TQFileInfo( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ).isFile() ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 				     i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  != KMessageBox::Continue )
 	return;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void K3bCdCopyDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFileInfo( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() + ".toc" ).isFile() ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() + ".toc"),
+				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() + ".toc"),
 				     i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  != KMessageBox::Continue )
 	return;
diff --git a/src/misc/k3bcdimagewritingdialog.cpp b/src/misc/k3bcdimagewritingdialog.cpp
index fbdb169..9f0c3e1 100644
--- a/src/misc/k3bcdimagewritingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/k3bcdimagewritingdialog.cpp
@@ -718,9 +718,9 @@ void K3bCdImageWritingDialog::createAudioCueItems( const K3bCueFileParser& cp )
   if( !cp.cdText().isEmpty() )
     trackParent->setText( 1,
 			  TQString("%1 (%2 - %3)")
-			  .tqarg(trackParent->text(1))
-			  .tqarg(cp.cdText().performer())
-			  .tqarg(cp.cdText().title()) );
+			  .arg(trackParent->text(1))
+			  .arg(cp.cdText().performer())
+			  .arg(cp.cdText().title()) );
 
   unsigned int i = 1;
   for( K3bDevice::Toc::const_iterator it = cp.toc().begin();
@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ void K3bCdImageWritingDialog::createAudioCueItems( const K3bCueFileParser& cp )
     if( !cp.cdText().isEmpty() && !cp.cdText()[i-1].isEmpty() )
       trackItem->setText( 1,
 			  TQString("%1 (%2 - %3)")
-			  .tqarg(trackItem->text(1))
-			  .tqarg(cp.cdText()[i-1].performer())
-			  .tqarg(cp.cdText()[i-1].title()) );
+			  .arg(trackItem->text(1))
+			  .arg(cp.cdText()[i-1].performer())
+			  .arg(cp.cdText()[i-1].title()) );
 
     ++i;
   }
@@ -899,10 +899,10 @@ void K3bCdImageWritingDialog::slotContextMenu( KListView*, TQListViewItem*, cons
 						     this );
     if( ok ) {
       if( md5sumToCompare.lower().utf8() == d->md5Job->hexDigest().lower() )
-	KMessageBox::information( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 equals the specified.").tqarg(imagePath()),
+	KMessageBox::information( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 equals the specified.").arg(imagePath()),
 				  i18n("MD5 Sums Equal") );
       else
-	KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 differs from the specified.").tqarg(imagePath()),
+	KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 differs from the specified.").arg(imagePath()),
 			    i18n("MD5 Sums Differ") );
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/misc/k3bdvdformattingdialog.cpp b/src/misc/k3bdvdformattingdialog.cpp
index a232479..c088588 100644
--- a/src/misc/k3bdvdformattingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/k3bdvdformattingdialog.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 K3bDvdFormattingDialog::K3bDvdFormattingDialog( TQWidget* parent, const char* name, bool modal )
   : K3bInteractionDialog( parent, name,
 			  i18n("DVD Formatting"),
-			  i18n("DVD%1RW").tqarg("�"),
+			  i18n("DVD%1RW").arg("�"),
 			  START_BUTTON|CANCEL_BUTTON,
 			  START_BUTTON,
 			  "DVD Formatting", // config group
diff --git a/src/misc/k3bisoimagewritingdialog.cpp b/src/misc/k3bisoimagewritingdialog.cpp
index 4c850e9..1e734b9 100644
--- a/src/misc/k3bisoimagewritingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/k3bisoimagewritingdialog.cpp
@@ -501,10 +501,10 @@ void K3bIsoImageWritingDialog::slotContextMenu( KListView*, TQListViewItem*, con
 						     this );
     if( ok ) {
       if( md5sumToCompare.lower().utf8() == m_md5Job->hexDigest().lower() )
-	KMessageBox::information( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 equals the specified.").tqarg(imagePath()),
+	KMessageBox::information( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 equals the specified.").arg(imagePath()),
 				  i18n("MD5 Sums Equal") );
       else
-	KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 differs from the specified.").tqarg(imagePath()),
+	KMessageBox::sorry( this, i18n("The MD5 Sum of %1 differs from the specified.").arg(imagePath()),
 			    i18n("MD5 Sums Differ") );
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/option/base_k3bthemeoptiontab.ui b/src/option/base_k3bthemeoptiontab.ui
index 3b9f458..77eb41b 100644
--- a/src/option/base_k3bthemeoptiontab.ui
+++ b/src/option/base_k3bthemeoptiontab.ui
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
                             <property name="text">
                                 <string>no Theme selected</string>
                             </property>
-                            <property name="tqalignment">
+                            <property name="alignment">
                                 <set>AlignCenter</set>
                             </property>
                         </widget>
diff --git a/src/option/k3bburningoptiontab.cpp b/src/option/k3bburningoptiontab.cpp
index 69a16cf..7792f2a 100644
--- a/src/option/k3bburningoptiontab.cpp
+++ b/src/option/k3bburningoptiontab.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void K3bBurningOptionTab::setupGui()
 							"avoid gaps in the data stream due to high system load. The default "
 							"sizes used are %1 MB for CD and %2 MB for DVD burning."
 							"<p>If this option is checked the value specified will be used for both "
-							"CD and DVD burning.").tqarg(4).tqarg(32) );
+							"CD and DVD burning.").arg(4).arg(32) );
 
   TQWhatsThis::add( m_checkEject, i18n("<p>If this option is checked K3b will not eject the medium once the burn process "
 				      "finishes. This can be helpful in case one leaves the computer after starting the "
diff --git a/src/option/k3bdevicewidget.cpp b/src/option/k3bdevicewidget.cpp
index d19e42a..63c2bd0 100644
--- a/src/option/k3bdevicewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/option/k3bdevicewidget.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void K3bDeviceWidget::updateDeviceListViews()
     // create the read-only info items
     K3bListViewItem* systemDeviceItem = new K3bListViewItem( devRoot, i18n("System device name:") );
     if( dev->device->interfaceType() == K3bDevice::SCSI )
-      systemDeviceItem->setText( 1, TQString("%1 (%2)").tqarg(dev->device->devicename()).tqarg(dev->device->busTargetLun()) );
+      systemDeviceItem->setText( 1, TQString("%1 (%2)").arg(dev->device->devicename()).arg(dev->device->busTargetLun()) );
     else
       systemDeviceItem->setText( 1, dev->device->devicename() );
     systemDeviceItem->setForegroundColor( 1, tqpalette().disabled().foreground() );
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void K3bDeviceWidget::slotNewDevice()
       updateDeviceListViews();
     }
     else
-      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not find an additional device at\n%1").tqarg(newDevicename), i18n("Error"), false );
+      KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Could not find an additional device at\n%1").arg(newDevicename), i18n("Error"), false );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/option/k3bmiscoptiontab.cpp b/src/option/k3bmiscoptiontab.cpp
index cf740eb..04e660d 100644
--- a/src/option/k3bmiscoptiontab.cpp
+++ b/src/option/k3bmiscoptiontab.cpp
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ bool K3bMiscOptionTab::saveSettings()
   }
 
   if( !fi.exists() ) {
-    if( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( this, i18n("Directory (%1) does not exist. Create?").tqarg(tempDir),
+    if( KMessageBox::questionYesNo( this, i18n("Directory (%1) does not exist. Create?").arg(tempDir),
 				    i18n("Create Directory"), i18n("Create"), KStdGuiItem::cancel() ) == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
       if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( fi.absFilePath() ) ) {
-	KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(tempDir) );
+	KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(tempDir) );
 	return false;
       }
     }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ bool K3bMiscOptionTab::saveSettings()
 
   // check for writing permission
   if( !fi.isWritable() ) {
-    KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("You do not have permission to write to %1.").tqarg(fi.absFilePath()) );
+    KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("You do not have permission to write to %1.").arg(fi.absFilePath()) );
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/option/k3bthemeoptiontab.cpp b/src/option/k3bthemeoptiontab.cpp
index 45e435c..2872dd0 100644
--- a/src/option/k3bthemeoptiontab.cpp
+++ b/src/option/k3bthemeoptiontab.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void K3bThemeOptionTab::slotInstallTheme()
     else
        sorryText = i18n("Unable to download the icon theme archive.\n"
                         "Please check that address %1 is correct.");
-    KMessageBox::sorry( this, sorryText.tqarg(themeURL.prettyURL()) );
+    KMessageBox::sorry( this, sorryText.arg(themeURL.prettyURL()) );
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/projects/base_k3bdatavolumedescwidget.ui b/src/projects/base_k3bdatavolumedescwidget.ui
index ba918e2..ee29467 100644
--- a/src/projects/base_k3bdatavolumedescwidget.ui
+++ b/src/projects/base_k3bdatavolumedescwidget.ui
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
                     <property name="text">
                         <string>Volume set &amp;number:</string>
                     </property>
-                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                    <property name="alignment">
                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                     </property>
                     <property name="buddy" stdset="0">
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudioburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudioburndialog.cpp
index 0634caa..4f1a40b 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudioburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudioburndialog.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ K3bAudioBurnDialog::K3bAudioBurnDialog(K3bAudioDoc* _doc, TQWidget *parent, cons
 
   setTitle( i18n("Audio Project"),
 	    i18n("1 track (%1 minutes)", "%n tracks (%1 minutes)",
-		 m_doc->numOfTracks() ).tqarg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
+		 m_doc->numOfTracks() ).arg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
 
   TQSpacerItem* spacer = new TQSpacerItem( 20, 20, TQSizePolicy::Minimum, TQSizePolicy::Expanding );
   m_optionGroupLayout->addItem( spacer );
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiodatasourceviewitem.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiodatasourceviewitem.cpp
index 6609d00..04371b1 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiodatasourceviewitem.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiodatasourceviewitem.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void K3bAudioDataSourceViewItem::setText( int col, const TQString& text )
 bool K3bAudioDataSourceViewItem::animate()
 {
   if( source()->length() == 0 && source()->isValid() ) {
-    TQString icon = TQString( "kde%1" ).tqarg( m_animationCounter );
+    TQString icon = TQString( "kde%1" ).arg( m_animationCounter );
     setPixmap( 4, SmallIcon( icon ) );
     m_animationCounter++;
     if ( m_animationCounter > 6 )
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudioeditorwidget.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudioeditorwidget.cpp
index 843d72e..ed17c01 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudioeditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudioeditorwidget.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected:
     if( m ) {
       r.setLeft( p.x() - 1 );
       r.setRight( p.x() + 1 );
-      tip( r, m->toolTip.isEmpty() ? m->pos.toString() : TQString("%1 (%2)").tqarg(m->toolTip).tqarg(m->pos.toString()) );
+      tip( r, m->toolTip.isEmpty() ? m->pos.toString() : TQString("%1 (%2)").arg(m->toolTip).arg(m->pos.toString()) );
     }
     else {
       Range* range = m_editorWidget->findRange( p );
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ protected:
 	r.setRight( m_editorWidget->msfToPos( range->end ) );
 	tip( r, 
 	     range->toolTip.isEmpty()
-	     ? TQString("%1 - %2").tqarg(range->start.toString()).tqarg(range->end.toString())
-	     : TQString("%1 (%2 - %3)").tqarg(range->toolTip).tqarg(range->start.toString()).tqarg(range->end.toString()) );
+	     ? TQString("%1 - %2").arg(range->start.toString()).arg(range->end.toString())
+	     : TQString("%1 (%2 - %3)").arg(range->toolTip).arg(range->start.toString()).arg(range->end.toString()) );
       }
     }
   }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ bool K3bAudioEditorWidget::allowOverlappingRanges() const
 void K3bAudioEditorWidget::enableRangeSelection( bool b )
 {
   d->rangeSelectionEnabled = b;
-  tqrepaint( false );
+  repaint( false );
 }
 
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void K3bAudioEditorWidget::setSelectedRange( K3bAudioEditorWidget::Range* r )
 {
   d->selectedRange = r;
   if( rangeSelectedEnabled() ) {
-    tqrepaint( false );
+    repaint( false );
     emit selectedRangeChanged( d->selectedRange ? d->selectedRange->id : 0 );
   }
 }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ bool K3bAudioEditorWidget::modifyRange( int identifier, const K3b::Msf& start, c
     if( !d->allowOverlappingRanges )
       fixupOverlappingRanges( range );
     
-    tqrepaint( false );
+    repaint( false );
 
     return true;
   }
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ bool K3bAudioEditorWidget::removeRange( int identifier )
 
     emit rangeRemoved( identifier );
 
-    // tqrepaint only the part of the range
+    // repaint only the part of the range
     TQRect rect = contentsRect();
     rect.setLeft( msfToPos( range->start ) );
     rect.setRight( msfToPos( range->end ) );
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void K3bAudioEditorWidget::drawContents( TQPainter* p )
   pix.fill( colorGroup().base() );
 
   TQPainter pixP;
-  pixP.tqbegin( &pix, TQT_TQOBJECT(this) );
+  pixP.begin( &pix, TQT_TQOBJECT(this) );
 
   TQRect drawRect( contentsRect() );
   drawRect.setLeft( drawRect.left() + m_margin );
@@ -690,11 +690,11 @@ void K3bAudioEditorWidget::mouseReleaseEvent( TQMouseEvent* e )
     //
     if( m_draggedRange ) {
       fixupOverlappingRanges( m_draggedRange );
-      tqrepaint( false );
+      repaint( false );
     }
     else if( d->movedRange ) {
       fixupOverlappingRanges( d->movedRange );
-      tqrepaint( false );
+      repaint( false );
     }
   }
 
@@ -739,13 +739,13 @@ void K3bAudioEditorWidget::mouseMoveEvent( TQMouseEvent* e )
 
       emit rangeChanged( m_draggedRange->id, m_draggedRange->start, m_draggedRange->end );
 
-      tqrepaint( false );
+      repaint( false );
     }
     else if( m_draggedMarker ) {
       m_draggedMarker->pos = posToMsf( e->pos().x() );
       emit markerMoved( m_draggedMarker->id, m_draggedMarker->pos );
 
-      tqrepaint( false );
+      repaint( false );
     }
     else if( d->movedRange ) {
       int diff = posToMsf( e->pos().x() ).lba() - d->lastMovePosition.lba();
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void K3bAudioEditorWidget::mouseMoveEvent( TQMouseEvent* e )
 
       emit rangeChanged( d->movedRange->id, d->movedRange->start, d->movedRange->end );
 
-      tqrepaint( false );
+      repaint( false );
     }
   }
   else if( findRangeEdge( e->pos() ) || findMarker( e->pos() ) )
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackaddingdialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackaddingdialog.cpp
index 5e5ca7e..42fe2ce 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackaddingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackaddingdialog.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int K3bAudioTrackAddingDialog::addUrls( const KURL::List& urls,
   dlg.m_trackAfter = afterTrack;
   dlg.m_parentTrack = parentTrack;
   dlg.m_sourceAfter = afterSource;
-  dlg.m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Adding files to project \"%1\"...").tqarg(doc->URL().fileName()) );
+  dlg.m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Adding files to project \"%1\"...").arg(doc->URL().fileName()) );
 
   dlg.m_busyWidget->showBusy(true);
   TQTimer::singleShot( 0, &dlg, TQT_SLOT(slotAddUrls()) );
@@ -113,23 +113,23 @@ int K3bAudioTrackAddingDialog::addUrls( const KURL::List& urls,
   TQString message;
   if( !dlg.m_unreadableFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Insufficient permissions to read the following files") )
-      .tqarg( dlg.m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("Insufficient permissions to read the following files") )
+      .arg( dlg.m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !dlg.m_notFoundFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Unable to find the following files") )
-      .tqarg( dlg.m_notFoundFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("Unable to find the following files") )
+      .arg( dlg.m_notFoundFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !dlg.m_nonLocalFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("No non-local files supported") )
-      .tqarg( dlg.m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("No non-local files supported") )
+      .arg( dlg.m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !dlg.m_unsupportedFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br><i>%2</i><br>%3")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Unable to handle the following files due to an unsupported format" ) )
-      .tqarg( i18n("You may manually convert these audio files to wave using another "
+      .arg( i18n("Unable to handle the following files due to an unsupported format" ) )
+      .arg( i18n("You may manually convert these audio files to wave using another "
 		 "application supporting the audio format and then add the wave files "
 		 "to the K3b project.") )
-      .tqarg( dlg.m_unsupportedFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( dlg.m_unsupportedFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
 
   if( !message.isEmpty() )
     KMessageBox::detailedSorry( parent, i18n("Problems while adding files to the project."), message );
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void K3bAudioTrackAddingDialog::slotAddUrls()
     }
   }
 
-  m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Analysing file '%1'...").tqarg( url.fileName() ) );
+  m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Analysing file '%1'...").arg( url.fileName() ) );
 
   if( !url.isLocalFile() ) {
     valid = false;
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackplayer.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackplayer.cpp
index adc1e41..c73342c 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackplayer.cpp
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ void K3bAudioTrackPlayer::playTrack( K3bAudioTrack* track )
     // we show the currently playing track as a tooltip on the slider
     TQToolTip::remove( d->seekSlider );
     TQToolTip::add( d->seekSlider, i18n("Playing track %1: %2 - %3")
-		   .tqarg(track->trackNumber())
-		   .tqarg(track->artist())
-		   .tqarg(track->title()) );
+		   .arg(track->trackNumber())
+		   .arg(track->artist())
+		   .arg(track->title()) );
     d->seekSlider->setMaxValue( track->length().totalFrames() );
     m_currentTrack = track;
     d->paused = true;
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiotracktrmlookupdialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiotracktrmlookupdialog.cpp
index 0bf23ec..85a651b 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiotracktrmlookupdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiotracktrmlookupdialog.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void K3bAudioTrackTRMLookupDialog::slotTrackFinished( K3bAudioTrack* track, bool
 {
   if( !success )
     K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("Track %1 was not found in the MusicBrainz database.")
-				.tqarg( track->trackNumber()),
+				.arg( track->trackNumber()),
 				i18n("Audio Project") );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackview.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackview.cpp
index 23f3478..2e67aee 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackview.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void K3bAudioTrackView::slotTrackChanged( K3bAudioTrack* track )
       item->showSources(true);
 
     // the length might have changed
-    item->tqrepaint();
+    item->repaint();
 
     // FIXME: only do this if the position really changed
     // move the item if the position has changed
diff --git a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackviewitem.cpp b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackviewitem.cpp
index 24d6f48..3027eac 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3baudiotrackviewitem.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3baudiotrackviewitem.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool K3bAudioTrackViewItem::animate()
     item = item->nextSibling();
   }
   if( animate ) {
-    TQString icon = TQString( "kde%1" ).tqarg( m_animationCounter );
+    TQString icon = TQString( "kde%1" ).arg( m_animationCounter );
     setPixmap( 4, SmallIcon( icon ) );
     m_animationCounter++;
     if ( m_animationCounter > 6 )
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bbootimageview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bbootimageview.cpp
index 92b4c87..cf2f086 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bbootimageview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bbootimageview.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 	return i18n("None");
     }
     else if( col == 1 )
-      return TQString( "%1 KB" ).tqarg( m_image->size()/1024 );
+      return TQString( "%1 KB" ).arg( m_image->size()/1024 );
     else if( col == 2 )
       return m_image->localPath();
     else
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdataadvancedimagesettingswidget.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdataadvancedimagesettingswidget.cpp
index 782d898..9ecc9bc 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdataadvancedimagesettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdataadvancedimagesettingswidget.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void stateChange( bool on ) {
-    // enable or disable all tqchildren
+    // enable or disable all children
     TQListViewItem* item = firstChild();
     while( item ) {
       if( PrivateCheckViewItem* pi = dynamic_cast<PrivateCheckViewItem*>(item) )
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ K3bDataAdvancedImageSettingsWidget::K3bDataAdvancedImageSettingsWidget( TQWidget
 					     i18n("ISO Level") );
 
   m_radioIsoLevel3 = new TQCheckListItem( m_isoLevelController, 
-					 i18n("Level %1").tqarg(3),
+					 i18n("Level %1").arg(3),
 					 TQCheckListItem::RadioButton );
   m_radioIsoLevel2 = new TQCheckListItem( m_isoLevelController, 
-					 i18n("Level %1").tqarg(2),
+					 i18n("Level %1").arg(2),
 					 TQCheckListItem::RadioButton );
   m_radioIsoLevel1 = new TQCheckListItem( m_isoLevelController, 
-					 i18n("Level %1").tqarg(1),
+					 i18n("Level %1").arg(1),
 					 TQCheckListItem::RadioButton );
 
   m_isoLevelController->setOpen(true);
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdataburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdataburndialog.cpp
index 2b4375f..38260e3 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdataburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdataburndialog.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ K3bDataBurnDialog::K3bDataBurnDialog(K3bDataDoc* _doc, TQWidget *parent, const c
 {
   prepareGui();
 
-  setTitle( i18n("Data Project"), i18n("Size: %1").tqarg( KIO::convertSize(_doc->size()) ) );
+  setTitle( i18n("Data Project"), i18n("Size: %1").arg( KIO::convertSize(_doc->size()) ) );
 
   // for now we just put the verify checkbox on the main page...
   m_checkVerify = K3bStdGuiItems::verifyCheckBox( m_optionGroup );
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void K3bDataBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ) ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 					      i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 	// delete the file here to avoid problems with free space in K3bProjectBurnDialog::slotStartClicked
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdatadirtreeview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdatadirtreeview.cpp
index 6164aa2..04c6cb9 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdatadirtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdatadirtreeview.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void K3bDataDirTreeView::slotDataItemRemoved( K3bDataItem* item )
 
       // we don't get removedInfo for the child items
       // so we need to remove them here
-      TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->tqchildren() );
+      TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( dirItem->children() );
       for( ; it.current(); ++it ) {
 	if( it.current()->isDir() )
 	  slotDataItemRemoved( it.current() );
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ void K3bDataDirTreeView::slotProperties()
   if(  viewItem && currentItem() != root() ) {
     K3bDataPropertiesDialog d( viewItem->dataItem(), this );
     if( d.exec() ) {
-      tqrepaint();
+      repaint();
       if( m_fileView )
-	m_fileView->tqrepaint();
+	m_fileView->repaint();
     }
   }
   else
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void K3bDataDirTreeView::slotDocChanged()
   // avoid flicker
   if( d->lastUpdateVolumeId != m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID() ) {
     d->lastUpdateVolumeId = m_doc->isoOptions().volumeID();
-    root()->tqrepaint();
+    root()->repaint();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdatafileview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdatafileview.cpp
index e5c0e84..2a5c0d4 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdatafileview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdatafileview.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void K3bDataFileView::checkForNewItems()
   hideEditor();
 
   // add items that are not there yet
-  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_currentDir->tqchildren() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
+  for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( m_currentDir->children() ); it.current(); ++it ) {
     if( !m_itemMap.contains( it.current() ) ) {
       slotItemAdded( it.current() );
     }
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdataimagesettingswidget.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdataimagesettingswidget.cpp
index 899993d..918ebdf 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdataimagesettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdataimagesettingswidget.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void K3bDataImageSettingsWidget::slotFilesystemsChanged()
   if( s.isEmpty() )
     m_comboFilesystems->changeItem( i18n("Custom (ISO9660 only)"), FS_CUSTOM );
   else
-    m_comboFilesystems->changeItem( i18n("Custom (%1)").tqarg( s.join(", ") ), FS_CUSTOM );
+    m_comboFilesystems->changeItem( i18n("Custom (%1)").arg( s.join(", ") ), FS_CUSTOM );
 
   // see if any of the presets is loaded
   m_comboFilesystems->setCurrentItem( FS_CUSTOM );
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdatapropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdatapropertiesdialog.cpp
index 2e8ec3a..b1a5794 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdatapropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdatapropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ K3bDataPropertiesDialog::K3bDataPropertiesDialog( K3bDataItem* dataItem, TQWidge
     KFileItem kFileItem( KFileItem::Unknown, KFileItem::Unknown, KURL::fromPathOrURL(fileItem->localPath()) );
     labelMimeType->setPixmap( kFileItem.pixmap(KIcon::SizeLarge) );
     if( fileItem->isSymLink() )
-      m_labelType->setText( i18n("Link to %1").tqarg(kFileItem.mimeComment()) );
+      m_labelType->setText( i18n("Link to %1").arg(kFileItem.mimeComment()) );
     else
       m_labelType->setText( kFileItem.mimeComment() );
     m_labelLocalName->setText( kFileItem.name() );
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ K3bDataPropertiesDialog::K3bDataPropertiesDialog( K3bDataItem* dataItem, TQWidge
   if( location.isEmpty() )
     location = "/";
   m_labelLocation->setText( location );
-  extraInfoLabel->setText( TQString( "(%1)" ).tqarg(dataItem->extraInfo()) );
+  extraInfoLabel->setText( TQString( "(%1)" ).arg(dataItem->extraInfo()) );
   if( dataItem->extraInfo().isEmpty() )
     extraInfoLabel->hide();
 
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdataurladdingdialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdataurladdingdialog.cpp
index cf57b1d..287191c 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdataurladdingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdataurladdingdialog.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::K3bDataUrlAddingDialog( K3bDataDoc* doc, TQWidget* parent, const char* name )
   : KDialogBase( Plain,
-		 i18n("Adding files to project '%1'").tqarg(doc->URL().fileName()),
+		 i18n("Adding files to project '%1'").arg(doc->URL().fileName()),
 		 Cancel,
 		 Cancel,
 		 parent,
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::K3bDataUrlAddingDialog( K3bDataDoc* doc, TQWidget* paren
 
   m_counterLabel = new TQLabel( page );
   m_infoLabel = new KSqueezedTextLabel( i18n("Adding files to project '%1'")
-					.tqarg(doc->URL().fileName()) + "...", page );
+					.arg(doc->URL().fileName()) + "...", page );
   m_progressWidget = new KProgress( 0, page );
 
   grid->addWidget( m_counterLabel, 0, 1 );
@@ -169,29 +169,29 @@ TQString K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::resultMessage() const
   TQString message;
   if( !m_unreadableFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Insufficient permissions to read the following files") )
-      .tqarg( m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("Insufficient permissions to read the following files") )
+      .arg( m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !m_notFoundFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Unable to find the following files") )
-      .tqarg( m_notFoundFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("Unable to find the following files") )
+      .arg( m_notFoundFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !m_nonLocalFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("No non-local files supported") )
-      .tqarg( m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("No non-local files supported") )
+      .arg( m_unreadableFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !m_tooBigFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("It is not possible to add files bigger than %1").tqarg(KIO::convertSize(0xFFFFFFFF)) )
-      .tqarg( m_tooBigFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("It is not possible to add files bigger than %1").arg(KIO::convertSize(0xFFFFFFFF)) )
+      .arg( m_tooBigFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !m_mkisofsLimitationRenamedFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("Some filenames had to be modified due to limitations in mkisofs") )
-      .tqarg( m_mkisofsLimitationRenamedFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( i18n("Some filenames had to be modified due to limitations in mkisofs") )
+      .arg( m_mkisofsLimitationRenamedFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
   if( !m_invalidFilenameEncodingFiles.isEmpty() )
     message += TQString("<p><b>%1:</b><br>%2")
-      .tqarg( i18n("The following filenames have an invalid encoding. You may fix this "
+      .arg( i18n("The following filenames have an invalid encoding. You may fix this "
 		 "with the convmv tool") )
-      .tqarg( m_invalidFilenameEncodingFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
+      .arg( m_invalidFilenameEncodingFiles.join( "<br>" ) );
 
   return message;
 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::copyMoveItems( const TQValueList<K3bDataItem*>& item
     return 0;
 
   K3bDataUrlAddingDialog dlg( dir->doc(), parent );
-  dlg.m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Moving files to project \"%1\"...").tqarg(dir->doc()->URL().fileName()) );
+  dlg.m_infoLabel->setText( i18n("Moving files to project \"%1\"...").arg(dir->doc()->URL().fileName()) );
   dlg.m_copyItems = copy;
 
   for( TQValueList<K3bDataItem*>::const_iterator it = items.begin(); it != items.end(); ++it ) {
@@ -283,9 +283,9 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotAddUrls()
 #if 0
   m_infoLabel->setText( url.path() );
   if( m_totalFiles == 0 )
-    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1)").tqarg(m_filesHandled) );
+    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1)").arg(m_filesHandled) );
   else
-    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1/%2)").tqarg(m_filesHandled).tqarg(m_totalFiles) );
+    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1/%2)").arg(m_filesHandled).arg(m_totalFiles) );
 #endif
 
   //
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotAddUrls()
 	switch( K3bMultiChoiceDialog::choose( i18n("File already exists"),
 					      i18n("<p>File <em>%1</em> already exists in "
 						   "project folder <em>%2</em>.")
-					      .tqarg(newName)
-					      .tqarg('/' + dir->k3bPath()),
+					      .arg(newName)
+					      .arg('/' + dir->k3bPath()),
 					      TQMessageBox::Warning,
 					      this,
 					      0,
@@ -493,8 +493,8 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotAddUrls()
 						   "K3b project cannot be resolved."
 						   "<p><b>If you do not intend to enable the option <em>follow symbolic links</em> you may safely "
 						   "ignore this warning and choose to add the link to the project.</b>")
-					      .tqarg(absFilePath)
-					      .tqarg(resolved ),
+					      .arg(absFilePath)
+					      .arg(resolved ),
 					      TQMessageBox::Warning,
 					      this,
 					      0,
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotCopyMoveItems()
   ++m_filesHandled;
   m_infoLabel->setText( item->k3bPath() );
   if( m_totalFiles == 0 )
-    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1)").tqarg(m_filesHandled) );
+    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1)").arg(m_filesHandled) );
   else
-    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1/%2)").tqarg(m_filesHandled).tqarg(m_totalFiles) );
+    m_counterLabel->setText( TQString("(%1/%2)").arg(m_filesHandled).arg(m_totalFiles) );
 
 
   if( dir == item->parent() ) {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotCopyMoveItems()
       // reuse an existing dir: move all child items into the old dir
       //
       if( oldItem->isDir() && item->isDir() ) {
-	const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& cl = dynamic_cast<K3bDirItem*>( item )->tqchildren();
+	const TQPtrList<K3bDataItem>& cl = dynamic_cast<K3bDirItem*>( item )->children();
 	for( TQPtrListIterator<K3bDataItem> it( cl ); *it; ++it )
 	  m_items.append( tqMakePair( *it, dynamic_cast<K3bDirItem*>( oldItem ) ) );
 
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ void K3bDataUrlAddingDialog::slotCopyMoveItems()
 	switch( K3bMultiChoiceDialog::choose( i18n("File already exists"),
 					      i18n("<p>File <em>%1</em> already exists in "
 						   "project folder <em>%2</em>.")
-					      .tqarg( item->k3bName() )
-					      .tqarg("/" + dir->k3bPath()),
+					      .arg( item->k3bName() )
+					      .arg("/" + dir->k3bPath()),
 					      TQMessageBox::Warning,
 					      this,
 					      0,
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdataviewitem.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdataviewitem.cpp
index ae5e7f6..475d411 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdataviewitem.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdataviewitem.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ TQString K3bDataFileViewItem::text( int index ) const
 	comment = m_pMimeType->name();
 
       if( m_fileItem->isSymLink() )
-	return i18n("Link to %1").tqarg(comment);
+	return i18n("Link to %1").arg(comment);
       else
 	return comment;
     }
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bdvdburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bdvdburndialog.cpp
index 17ee516..7f04ed4 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bdvdburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bdvdburndialog.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ K3bDvdBurnDialog::K3bDvdBurnDialog( K3bDvdDoc* doc, TQWidget *parent, const char
 {
   prepareGui();
 
-  setTitle( i18n("DVD Project"), i18n("Size: %1").tqarg( KIO::convertSize(doc->size()) ) );
+  setTitle( i18n("DVD Project"), i18n("Size: %1").arg( KIO::convertSize(doc->size()) ) );
 
   // for now we just put the verify checkbox on the main page...
   m_checkVerify = K3bStdGuiItems::verifyCheckBox( m_optionGroup );
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void K3bDvdBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ) ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 					      i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 	// delete the file here to avoid problems with free space in K3bProjectBurnDialog::slotStartClicked
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bfillstatusdisplay.cpp b/src/projects/k3bfillstatusdisplay.cpp
index d748dce..967e1d0 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bfillstatusdisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bfillstatusdisplay.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void K3bFillStatusDisplayWidget::paintEvent( TQPaintEvent* )
   TQPixmap buffer( size() );
   buffer.fill( colorGroup().base() );
   TQPainter p;
-  p.tqbegin( &buffer, TQT_TQOBJECT(this) );
+  p.begin( &buffer, TQT_TQOBJECT(this) );
   p.setPen( TQt::black ); // we use a fixed bar color (which is not very nice btw, so we also fix the text color)
 
   long long docSize;
@@ -199,16 +199,16 @@ void K3bFillStatusDisplayWidget::paintEvent( TQPaintEvent* )
   TQString overSizeText;
   if( d->cdSize.mode1Bytes() >= d->doc->size() )
     overSizeText = i18n("Available: %1 of %2")
-      .tqarg( d->showTime
-	    ? i18n("%1 min").tqarg((K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ) - d->doc->length()).toString(false))
+      .arg( d->showTime
+	    ? i18n("%1 min").arg((K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ) - d->doc->length()).toString(false))
 	    : KIO::convertSize( TQMAX( (cdSize * 1024LL * 1024LL) - (long long)d->doc->size(), 0LL ) ) )
-      .tqarg( d->showTime
-	    ? i18n("%1 min").tqarg(K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ).toString(false))
+      .arg( d->showTime
+	    ? i18n("%1 min").arg(K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ).toString(false))
 	    : KIO::convertSizeFromKB( cdSize * 1024 ) );
   else
     overSizeText = i18n("Capacity exceeded by %1")
-      .tqarg( d->showTime
-	    ? i18n("%1 min").tqarg( (d->doc->length() - K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ) ).toString(false))
+      .arg( d->showTime
+	    ? i18n("%1 min").arg( (d->doc->length() - K3b::Msf( cdSize*60*75 ) ).toString(false))
 	    : KIO::convertSize( (long long)d->doc->size() - (cdSize * 1024LL * 1024LL) ) );
   // ====================================================================================
 
@@ -388,11 +388,11 @@ void K3bFillStatusDisplay::setupPopupMenu()
 
   d->actionAuto = new KRadioAction( i18n("Auto"), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotAutoSize()),
 				    d->actionCollection, "fillstatus_auto" );
-  d->action74Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(650), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot74Minutes()),
+  d->action74Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").arg(650), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot74Minutes()),
 				     d->actionCollection, "fillstatus_74minutes" );
-  d->action80Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(700), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot80Minutes()),
+  d->action80Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").arg(700), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot80Minutes()),
 				     d->actionCollection, "fillstatus_80minutes" );
-  d->action100Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(880), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot100Minutes()),
+  d->action100Min = new KRadioAction( i18n("%1 MB").arg(880), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slot100Minutes()),
 				      d->actionCollection, "fillstatus_100minutes" );
   d->actionDvd4_7GB = new KRadioAction( KIO::convertSizeFromKB((int)(4.4*1024.0*1024.0)), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotDvd4_7GB()),
 					d->actionCollection, "fillstatus_dvd_4_7gb" );
@@ -460,9 +460,9 @@ void K3bFillStatusDisplay::showSize()
 {
   d->actionShowMegs->setChecked( true );
 
-  d->action74Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(650) );
-  d->action80Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(700) );
-  d->action100Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").tqarg(880) );
+  d->action74Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").arg(650) );
+  d->action80Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").arg(700) );
+  d->action100Min->setText( i18n("%1 MB").arg(880) );
 
   d->showTime = false;
   d->displayWidget->setShowTime(false);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void K3bFillStatusDisplay::slotCustomSize()
 					i18n("<p>Please specify the size of the media. Use suffixes <b>gb</b>,<b>mb</b>, "
 					     "and <b>min</b> for <em>gigabytes</em>, <em>megabytes</em>, and <em>minutes</em>"
 					     " respectively."),
-					d->showDvdSizes ? TQString("4%14%2").tqarg(KGlobal::locale()->decimalSymbol()).tqarg(gbS) :
+					d->showDvdSizes ? TQString("4%14%2").arg(KGlobal::locale()->decimalSymbol()).arg(gbS) :
 					(d->showTime ? TQString("74")+minS : TQString("650")+mbS),
 					&ok, this, (const char*)0,
 					new TQRegExpValidator( rx, TQT_TQOBJECT(this) ) );
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmixedburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmixedburndialog.cpp
index 2053e32..1446f1f 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmixedburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmixedburndialog.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ K3bMixedBurnDialog::K3bMixedBurnDialog( K3bMixedDoc* doc, TQWidget *parent, cons
 
   setTitle( i18n("Mixed Project"), i18n("1 track (%1 minutes)",
 					"%n tracks (%1 minutes)",
-					m_doc->numOfTracks()).tqarg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
+					m_doc->numOfTracks()).arg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
 
   m_checkOnlyCreateImage->hide();
 
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmixeddirtreeview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmixeddirtreeview.cpp
index c19bd28..dd644b5 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmixeddirtreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmixeddirtreeview.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public:
 
   TQString text( int col ) const {
     if( col == 0 )
-      return i18n("Audio Tracks") + TQString(" (%1)").tqarg(m_doc->audioDoc()->numOfTracks());
+      return i18n("Audio Tracks") + TQString(" (%1)").arg(m_doc->audioDoc()->numOfTracks());
     else
       return TQString();
   }
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void K3bMixedDirTreeView::slotSelectionChanged( TQListViewItem* i )
 void K3bMixedDirTreeView::slotNewAudioTracks()
 {
   // update the tracknumber
-  m_audioRootItem->tqrepaint();
+  m_audioRootItem->repaint();
 }
 
 #include "k3bmixeddirtreeview.moc"
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmovixburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmovixburndialog.cpp
index 4a49d4f..1864745 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmovixburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmovixburndialog.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ K3bMovixBurnDialog::K3bMovixBurnDialog( K3bMovixDoc* doc, TQWidget* parent, cons
   m_tempDirSelectionWidget->setSelectionMode( K3bTempDirSelectionWidget::FILE );
 
   setTitle( i18n("eMovix CD Project"),
-	    i18n("1 file (%1)", "%n files (%1)", m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).tqarg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size())) );
+	    i18n("1 file (%1)", "%n files (%1)", m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).arg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size())) );
 
   m_movixOptionsWidget = new K3bMovixOptionsWidget( this );
   addPage( m_movixOptionsWidget, i18n("eMovix") );
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void K3bMovixBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ) ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 				     i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  != KMessageBox::Continue )
 	return;
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmovixdvdburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmovixdvdburndialog.cpp
index 9cc5617..24e3904 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmovixdvdburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmovixdvdburndialog.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ K3bMovixDvdBurnDialog::K3bMovixDvdBurnDialog( K3bMovixDvdDoc* doc, TQWidget* par
   m_tempDirSelectionWidget->setSelectionMode( K3bTempDirSelectionWidget::FILE );
 
   setTitle( i18n("eMovix DVD Project"),
-	    i18n("1 file (%1)", "%n files (%1)", m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).tqarg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size())) );
+	    i18n("1 file (%1)", "%n files (%1)", m_doc->movixFileItems().count()).arg(KIO::convertSize(m_doc->size())) );
 
   m_movixOptionsWidget = new K3bMovixOptionsWidget( this );
   addPage( m_movixOptionsWidget, i18n("eMovix") );
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void K3bMovixDvdBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ) ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+				     i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 				     i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  != KMessageBox::Continue )
 	return;
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmovixlistview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmovixlistview.cpp
index e43dfd5..44136b5 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmovixlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmovixlistview.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixFileViewItem::text( int col ) const
   case 2:
     {
       if( fileItem()->isSymLink() )
-	return i18n("Link to %1").tqarg(const_cast<K3bMovixFileViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment()) + "  ";
+	return i18n("Link to %1").arg(const_cast<K3bMovixFileViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment()) + "  ";
       else
 	return const_cast<K3bMovixFileViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment() + "  ";
     }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ TQString K3bMovixSubTitleViewItem::text( int c ) const
   case 2:
     {
       if( fileItem()->subTitleItem()->isSymLink() )
-	return i18n("Link to %1").tqarg(const_cast<K3bMovixSubTitleViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment());
+	return i18n("Link to %1").arg(const_cast<K3bMovixSubTitleViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment());
       else
 	return const_cast<K3bMovixSubTitleViewItem*>(this)->mimeComment();
     }
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bmusicbrainzjob.cpp b/src/projects/k3bmusicbrainzjob.cpp
index 2074cd2..d39b88c 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bmusicbrainzjob.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bmusicbrainzjob.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void K3bMusicBrainzJob::start()
   m_trmThread->track = m_tracks.first();
 
   emit infoMessage( i18n("Generating fingerprint for track %1.")
-		    .tqarg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
+		    .arg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
 
   m_trmJob->start();  
 }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void K3bMusicBrainzJob::slotTrmJobFinished( bool success )
     // now query musicbrainz
     m_mbThread->setSignature( m_trmThread->signature() );
     emit infoMessage( i18n("Querying MusicBrainz for track %1.")
-		      .tqarg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
+		      .arg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
     m_mbJob->start();    
   }
   else {
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ void K3bMusicBrainzJob::slotMbJobFinished( bool success )
       if( resultStringsUnique.count() > 1 )
 	s = KInputDialog::getItem( i18n("MusicBrainz Query"),
 				   i18n("Found multiple matches for track %1 (%2). Please select one.")
-				   .tqarg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber())
-				   .tqarg(m_tracks.current()->firstSource()->sourceComment()),
+				   .arg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber())
+				   .arg(m_tracks.current()->firstSource()->sourceComment()),
 				   resultStringsUnique,
 				   0,
 				   false,
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void K3bMusicBrainzJob::slotMbJobFinished( bool success )
     // query next track
     if( m_tracks.next() ) {
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Generating fingerprint for track %1.")
-			.tqarg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
+			.arg(m_tracks.current()->trackNumber()), INFO );
       m_trmThread->track = m_tracks.current();
       m_trmJob->start();  
     }
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bprojectburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bprojectburndialog.cpp
index 66bd61a..f66ea9b 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bprojectburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bprojectburndialog.cpp
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ void K3bProjectBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
       //
       TQString tempDir = m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempDirectory();
       if( !TQFile::exists( tempDir ) ) {
-	if( KMessageBox::warningYesNo( this, i18n("Image folder '%1' does not exist. Do you want K3b to create it?").tqarg( tempDir ) )
+	if( KMessageBox::warningYesNo( this, i18n("Image folder '%1' does not exist. Do you want K3b to create it?").arg( tempDir ) )
 	    == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
 	  if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( tempDir ) ) {
-	    KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Failed to create folder '%1'.").tqarg( tempDir ) );
+	    KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Failed to create folder '%1'.").arg( tempDir ) );
 	    return;
 	  }
 	}
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bvcdburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bvcdburndialog.cpp
index 98354f9..199b578 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bvcdburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bvcdburndialog.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ K3bVcdBurnDialog::K3bVcdBurnDialog( K3bVcdDoc* _doc, TQWidget *parent, const cha
     }
 
     setTitle( vcdType, i18n( "1 MPEG (%1)", "%n MPEGs (%1)",
-                             m_vcdDoc->tracks() ->count() ).tqarg( KIO::convertSize( m_vcdDoc->size() ) ) );
+                             m_vcdDoc->tracks() ->count() ).arg( KIO::convertSize( m_vcdDoc->size() ) ) );
 
     const K3bExternalBin* cdrecordBin = k3bcore->externalBinManager() ->binObject( "cdrecord" );
     if ( cdrecordBin && cdrecordBin->hasFeature( "cuefile" ) )
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ K3bVcdBurnDialog::K3bVcdBurnDialog( K3bVcdDoc* _doc, TQWidget *parent, const cha
     // ToolTips
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     TQToolTip::add
-        ( m_radioVcd11, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).tqarg( "(VCD 1.1)" ) );
+        ( m_radioVcd11, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).arg( "(VCD 1.1)" ) );
     TQToolTip::add
-        ( m_radioVcd20, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).tqarg( "(VCD 2.0)" ) );
+        ( m_radioVcd20, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).arg( "(VCD 2.0)" ) );
     TQToolTip::add
-        ( m_radioSvcd10, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).tqarg( "(SVCD 1.0)" ) );
+        ( m_radioSvcd10, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).arg( "(SVCD 1.0)" ) );
     TQToolTip::add
-        ( m_radioHqVcd10, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).tqarg( "(HQ-VCD 1.0)" ) );
+        ( m_radioHqVcd10, i18n( "Select Video CD type %1" ).arg( "(HQ-VCD 1.0)" ) );
     TQToolTip::add
         ( m_checkAutoDetect, i18n( "Automatic video type recognition." ) );
     TQToolTip::add
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ K3bVcdBurnDialog::K3bVcdBurnDialog( K3bVcdDoc* _doc, TQWidget *parent, const cha
         ( m_editCdiCfg, i18n( "<p>Configuration parameters only available for VideoCD 2.0"
                               "<p>The engine works perfectly well when used as-is."
                               "<p>You have the option to configure the VCD application."
-                              "<p>You can adapt the color and/or the tqshape of the cursor and lots more." ) );
+                              "<p>You can adapt the color and/or the shape of the cursor and lots more." ) );
 
 
     TQWhatsThis::add
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void K3bVcdBurnDialog::setupVideoCdTab()
     m_checkNonCompliant->setEnabled( false );
     m_checkNonCompliant->setChecked( false );
 
-    m_checkVCD30interpretation = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Enable %1 track interpretation" ).tqarg( "VCD 3.0" ), m_groupOptions );
+    m_checkVCD30interpretation = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Enable %1 track interpretation" ).arg( "VCD 3.0" ), m_groupOptions );
     // Only available on SVCD Type
     m_checkVCD30interpretation->setEnabled( false );
     m_checkVCD30interpretation->setChecked( false );
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void K3bVcdBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 {
 
     if ( TQFile::exists( vcdDoc() ->vcdImage() ) ) {
-        if ( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this, i18n( "Do you want to overwrite %1" ).tqarg( vcdDoc() ->vcdImage() ), i18n( "File Exists" ), i18n("Overwrite") )
+        if ( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this, i18n( "Do you want to overwrite %1" ).arg( vcdDoc() ->vcdImage() ), i18n( "File Exists" ), i18n("Overwrite") )
                 != KMessageBox::Continue )
             return ;
     }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ void K3bVcdBurnDialog::saveCdiConfig()
     int i = m_editCdiCfg->numLines();
 
     for ( int j = 0; j < i; j++ )
-        s << TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( m_editCdiCfg->textLine( j ) ) << "\n";
+        s << TQString( "%1" ).arg( m_editCdiCfg->textLine( j ) ) << "\n";
 
     cdi.close();
 
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bvcdlistview.cpp b/src/projects/k3bvcdlistview.cpp
index 3232384..19f49fb 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bvcdlistview.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bvcdlistview.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void K3bVcdListView::showPropertiesDialog()
         TQPtrList<K3bVcdTrack> tracks = *m_doc->tracks();
         K3bVcdTrackDialog d( m_doc, tracks, selected, this );
         if ( d.exec() ) {
-            tqrepaint();
+            repaint();
         }
     } else {
       m_view->slotProperties();
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bvcdtrackdialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bvcdtrackdialog.cpp
index bfac930..5a13991 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bvcdtrackdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bvcdtrackdialog.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ K3bVcdTrackDialog::K3bVcdTrackDialog( K3bVcdDoc* _doc, TQPtrList<K3bVcdTrack>& t
         m_displayFileName->setText( selectedTrack->fileName() );
         m_displayLength->setText( selectedTrack->duration() );
         m_displaySize->setText( KIO::convertSize( selectedTrack->size() ) );
-        m_muxrate->setText( i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).tqarg( selectedTrack->muxrate() ) );
+        m_muxrate->setText( i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).arg( selectedTrack->muxrate() ) );
 
         if ( selectedTrack->isSegment() )
             m_labelMimeType->setPixmap( SmallIcon( "image", KIcon::SizeMedium ) );
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void K3bVcdTrackDialog::slotOk()
 void K3bVcdTrackDialog::setPbcTrack( K3bVcdTrack* selected, K3bCutComboBox* box, int which )
 {
     // TODO: Unset Userdefined on default settings
-    kdDebug() << TQString( "K3bVcdTrackDialog::setPbcTrack: currentItem = %1, count = %2" ).tqarg( box->currentItem() ).tqarg( m_tracks.count() ) << endl;
+    kdDebug() << TQString( "K3bVcdTrackDialog::setPbcTrack: currentItem = %1, count = %2" ).arg( box->currentItem() ).arg( m_tracks.count() ) << endl;
 
     int count = m_tracks.count();
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void K3bVcdTrackDialog::prepareGui()
     m_displayLength->setAlignment( int( TQLabel::AlignVCenter | TQLabel::AlignRight ) );
 
     m_muxrate = new TQLabel( groupFileInfo, "m_muxrate" );
-    m_muxrate->setText( i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).tqarg( 0 ) );
+    m_muxrate->setText( i18n( "%1 bit/s" ).arg( 0 ) );
     m_muxrate->setAlignment( int( TQLabel::AlignVCenter | TQLabel::AlignRight ) );
 
     TQFrame* fileInfoLine = new TQFrame( groupFileInfo );
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ TQString K3bVcdTrackDialog::displayName( K3bVcdTrack * track )
         return i18n( "ItSelf" );
 
     if ( track->isSegment() )
-        return i18n( "Segment-%1 - %2" ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() + 1 ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ).tqarg( track->title() );
+        return i18n( "Segment-%1 - %2" ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() + 1 ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ).arg( track->title() );
 
-    return i18n( "Sequence-%1 - %2" ).tqarg( TQString::number( track->index() + 1 ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ).tqarg( track->title() );
+    return i18n( "Sequence-%1 - %2" ).arg( TQString::number( track->index() + 1 ).rightJustify( 3, '0' ) ).arg( track->title() );
 }
 
 void K3bVcdTrackDialog::slotPlayTimeChanged( int value )
diff --git a/src/projects/k3bvideodvdburndialog.cpp b/src/projects/k3bvideodvdburndialog.cpp
index c5adefb..32bdefa 100644
--- a/src/projects/k3bvideodvdburndialog.cpp
+++ b/src/projects/k3bvideodvdburndialog.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ K3bVideoDvdBurnDialog::K3bVideoDvdBurnDialog( K3bVideoDvdDoc* doc, TQWidget *par
 {
   prepareGui();
 
-  setTitle( i18n("Video DVD Project"), i18n("Size: %1").tqarg( KIO::convertSize(doc->size()) ) );
+  setTitle( i18n("Video DVD Project"), i18n("Size: %1").arg( KIO::convertSize(doc->size()) ) );
 
   // for now we just put the verify checkbox on the main page...
   m_checkVerify = K3bStdGuiItems::verifyCheckBox( m_optionGroup );
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void K3bVideoDvdBurnDialog::slotStartClicked()
 
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath() ) ) {
       if( KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel( this,
-					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").tqarg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
+					      i18n("Do you want to overwrite %1?").arg(m_tempDirSelectionWidget->tempPath()),
 					      i18n("File Exists"), i18n("Overwrite") )
 	  == KMessageBox::Continue ) {
 	// delete the file here to avoid problems with free space in K3bProjectBurnDialog::slotStartClicked
diff --git a/src/rip/base_k3baudiorippingoptionwidget.ui b/src/rip/base_k3baudiorippingoptionwidget.ui
index 820b04f..4eb9634 100644
--- a/src/rip/base_k3baudiorippingoptionwidget.ui
+++ b/src/rip/base_k3baudiorippingoptionwidget.ui
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ file will contain all tracks one after the other.
                     <property name="text">
                         <string>-</string>
                     </property>
-                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                    <property name="alignment">
                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                     </property>
                 </widget>
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ file will contain all tracks one after the other.
                     <property name="text">
                         <string>-</string>
                     </property>
-                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                    <property name="alignment">
                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                     </property>
                 </widget>
diff --git a/src/rip/base_k3bcddbpatternwidget.ui b/src/rip/base_k3bcddbpatternwidget.ui
index 351ee9e..da050bd 100644
--- a/src/rip/base_k3bcddbpatternwidget.ui
+++ b/src/rip/base_k3bcddbpatternwidget.ui
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
                     <property name="text">
                         <string>See special strings</string>
                     </property>
-                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                    <property name="alignment">
                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                     </property>
                 </widget>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                     <property name="text">
                         <string>About conditional inclusion</string>
                     </property>
-                    <property name="tqalignment">
+                    <property name="alignment">
                         <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                     </property>
                 </widget>
diff --git a/src/rip/k3baudiocdview.cpp b/src/rip/k3baudiocdview.cpp
index 07cdf5e..8fa47c2 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3baudiocdview.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3baudiocdview.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     : K3bCheckListViewItem( parent, after ) {
 
     setText( 1, TQString::number(_trackNumber).rightJustify( 2, ' ' ) );
-    setText( 3, i18n("Track %1").tqarg(_trackNumber) );
+    setText( 3, i18n("Track %1").arg(_trackNumber) );
     setText( 4, " " + length.toString() + " " );
     setText( 5, " " + KIO::convertSize( length.audioBytes() ) + " " );
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void K3bAudioCdView::slotEditTrackCddb()
   if( !items.isEmpty() ) {
     AudioTrackViewItem* a = static_cast<AudioTrackViewItem*>(items.first());
 
-    KDialogBase d( this, "trackCddbDialog", true, i18n("Cddb Track %1").tqarg(a->trackNumber),
+    KDialogBase d( this, "trackCddbDialog", true, i18n("Cddb Track %1").arg(a->trackNumber),
 		   KDialogBase::Ok|KDialogBase::Cancel, KDialogBase::Ok, true);
     TQWidget* w = new TQWidget( &d );
 
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ void K3bAudioCdView::slotSaveCddbLocally()
 
   m_cddb->saveEntry( m_cddbInfo );
   K3bPassivePopup::showPopup( i18n("Saved entry (%1) in category %2.")
-			      .tqarg(m_cddbInfo.discid)
-			      .tqarg(m_cddbInfo.category),
+			      .arg(m_cddbInfo.discid)
+			      .arg(m_cddbInfo.category),
 			      i18n("CDDB") );
 }
 
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ void K3bAudioCdView::updateDisplay()
 
   m_labelLength->setText( i18n("1 track (%1)", 
 			       "%n tracks (%1)", 
-			       m_toc.count()).tqarg(K3b::Msf(m_toc.length()).toString()) );
+			       m_toc.count()).arg(K3b::Msf(m_toc.length()).toString()) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingdialog.cpp b/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingdialog.cpp
index 60200e3..fbb0800 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingdialog.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ K3bAudioProjectConvertingDialog::K3bAudioProjectConvertingDialog( K3bAudioDoc* d
 
   setTitle( i18n("Audio Project Conversion"), 
 	    i18n("1 track (%1)", "%n tracks (%1)", 
-		 m_doc->numOfTracks()).tqarg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
+		 m_doc->numOfTracks()).arg(m_doc->length().toString()) );
 
   refresh();
 }
diff --git a/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingthread.cpp b/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingthread.cpp
index d0051e5..fded45d 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingthread.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3baudioprojectconvertingthread.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::run()
 
     TQString dir = filename.left( filename.findRev("/") );
     if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( dir ) ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
       emitFinished(false);
       return;
     }
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ void K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::run()
     }
 
     if( !isOpen ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
       emitFinished(false);
       return;
     }
 
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Converting to single file '%1'.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Converting to single file '%1'.").arg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
   }
 
   bool success = true;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::run()
       break;
     }
 
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully converted track %1.").tqarg(i+1), K3bJob::INFO );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully converted track %1.").arg(i+1), K3bJob::INFO );
 
     track = track->next();
     ++i;
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::run()
     if( d->currentTrackIndex >= 0 && d->currentTrackIndex < (int)m_tracks.count() ) {
       if( TQFile::exists( m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second ) ) {
 	TQFile::remove( m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second );
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Removed partial file '%1'.").tqarg(m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second), K3bJob::INFO );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Removed partial file '%1'.").arg(m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second), K3bJob::INFO );
       }
     }
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::convertTrack( K3bAudioTrack* track, const
 {
   TQString dir = filename.left( filename.findRev("/") );
   if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( dir ) ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::convertTrack( K3bAudioTrack* track, const
     }
 
     if( !isOpen ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::convertTrack( K3bAudioTrack* track, const
   if( !m_cddbEntry.artists[d->currentTrackIndex].isEmpty() &&
       !m_cddbEntry.titles[d->currentTrackIndex].isEmpty() )
     emitNewSubTask( i18n("Converting track %1 (%2 - %3)")
-		    .tqarg(d->currentTrackIndex+1)
-		    .tqarg(m_cddbEntry.artists[d->currentTrackIndex])
-		    .tqarg(m_cddbEntry.titles[d->currentTrackIndex]) );
+		    .arg(d->currentTrackIndex+1)
+		    .arg(m_cddbEntry.artists[d->currentTrackIndex])
+		    .arg(m_cddbEntry.titles[d->currentTrackIndex]) );
   else
-    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Converting track %1").tqarg(d->currentTrackIndex+1) );
+    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Converting track %1").arg(d->currentTrackIndex+1) );
 
 
   // do the conversion
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::convertTrack( K3bAudioTrack* track, const
       if( d->encoder->encode( buffer, readLength ) < 0 ) {
 	kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread) error while encoding." << endl;
 	emitInfoMessage( d->encoder->lastErrorString(), K3bJob::ERROR );
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while encoding track %1.").tqarg(d->currentTrackIndex+1), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while encoding track %1.").arg(d->currentTrackIndex+1), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	return false;
       }
     }
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::writePlaylist()
   TQString playlistDir = m_playlistFilename.left( m_playlistFilename.findRev( "/" ) );
 
   if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( playlistDir ) ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(playlistDir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(playlistDir), K3bJob::ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing playlist to %1.").tqarg( m_playlistFilename ), K3bJob::INFO );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing playlist to %1.").arg( m_playlistFilename ), K3bJob::INFO );
 
   TQFile f( m_playlistFilename );
   if( f.open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
@@ -359,10 +359,10 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::writePlaylist()
       }
     }
 
-    return ( t.tqdevice()->status() == IO_Ok );
+    return ( t.device()->status() == IO_Ok );
   }
   else {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(m_playlistFilename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(m_playlistFilename), K3bJob::ERROR );
     kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread) could not open file " << m_playlistFilename << " for writing." << endl;
     return false;
   }
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ bool K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::writeCueFile()
   cueFile.truncate( cueFile.findRev(".") );
   cueFile += ".cue";
 
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing cue file to %1.").tqarg(cueFile), K3bJob::INFO );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing cue file to %1.").arg(cueFile), K3bJob::INFO );
 
   return cueWriter.save( cueFile );
 }
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::jobDescription() const
   if( m_cddbEntry.cdTitle.isEmpty() )
     return i18n("Converting Audio Tracks");
   else
-    return i18n("Converting Audio Tracks From '%1'").tqarg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle);
+    return i18n("Converting Audio Tracks From '%1'").arg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle);
 }
 
 TQString K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::jobDetails() const 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioProjectConvertingThread::jobDetails() const
   if( d->encoder )
     return i18n("1 track (encoding to %1)", 
 		"%n tracks (encoding to %1)", 
-		m_tracks.count() ).tqarg(d->encoder->fileTypeComment(d->fileType));
+		m_tracks.count() ).arg(d->encoder->fileTypeComment(d->fileType));
   else
     return i18n("1 track", "%n tracks", m_doc->numOfTracks() );
 }
diff --git a/src/rip/k3baudiorippingdialog.cpp b/src/rip/k3baudiorippingdialog.cpp
index d1088ca..4e681b2 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3baudiorippingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3baudiorippingdialog.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ K3bAudioRippingDialog::K3bAudioRippingDialog(const K3bDevice::Toc& toc,
   }
   setTitle( i18n("CD Ripping"), 
 	    i18n("1 track (%1)", "%n tracks (%1)", 
-		 m_trackNumbers.count()).tqarg(length.toString()) );
+		 m_trackNumbers.count()).arg(length.toString()) );
 }
 
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ void K3bAudioRippingDialog::refresh()
 						   m_patternWidget->blankReplaceString() ) + "." + extension;
       }
       else {
-	filename = i18n("Track%1").tqarg( TQString::number( *it ).rightJustify( 2, '0' ) ) + "." + extension;
+	filename = i18n("Track%1").arg( TQString::number( *it ).rightJustify( 2, '0' ) ) + "." + extension;
       }
 
       filename = d->fsInfo.fixupPath( filename );
diff --git a/src/rip/k3baudioripthread.cpp b/src/rip/k3baudioripthread.cpp
index 9c410ad..c650755 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3baudioripthread.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3baudioripthread.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::run()
   d->toc = m_device->readToc();
 
   if( !d->paranoiaLib->initParanoia( m_device, d->toc ) ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").tqarg(m_device->blockDeviceName()),
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Could not open device %1").arg(m_device->blockDeviceName()),
 		     K3bJob::ERROR );
     m_device->block(false);
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::run()
     if( m_device->interfaceType() == K3bDevice::SCSI &&
 	!m_device->genericDevice().isEmpty() &&
 	!TQFileInfo( m_device->genericDevice() ).isWritable() )
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("You need write access to %1").tqarg( m_device->genericDevice() ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("You need write access to %1").arg( m_device->genericDevice() ), K3bJob::ERROR );
     
     emitFinished(false);
     return;
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::run()
     TQString dir = filename.left( filename.findRev("/") );
     if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( dir, 0777 ) ) {
       d->paranoiaLib->close();
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
       m_device->block(false);
       emitFinished(false);
       return;
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::run()
 
     if( !isOpen ) {
       d->paranoiaLib->close();
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
       m_device->block(false);
       emitFinished(false);
       return;
     }
 
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Ripping to single file '%1'.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Ripping to single file '%1'.").arg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
   }
 
   emitInfoMessage( i18n("Starting digital audio extraction (ripping)."), K3bJob::INFO );
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::run()
 
     if( success && !d->canceled ) {
       TQString& filename = m_tracks[0].second;
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped to %2.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped to %2.").arg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
     }
   }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::ripTrack( int track, const TQString& filename )
 
     TQString dir = filename.left( filename.findRev("/") );
     if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( dir, 0777 ) ) {
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(dir), K3bJob::ERROR );
       return false;
     }
 
@@ -330,16 +330,16 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::ripTrack( int track, const TQString& filename )
       }
 
       if( !isOpen ) {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(filename), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	return false;
       }
     }
 
   if( !m_cddbEntry.artists[track-1].isEmpty() &&
       !m_cddbEntry.titles[track-1].isEmpty() )
-    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Ripping track %1 (%2 - %3)").tqarg(track).tqarg(m_cddbEntry.artists[track-1]).tqarg(m_cddbEntry.titles[track-1]) );
+    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Ripping track %1 (%2 - %3)").arg(track).arg(m_cddbEntry.artists[track-1]).arg(m_cddbEntry.titles[track-1]) );
   else
-    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Ripping track %1").tqarg(track) );
+    emitNewSubTask( i18n("Ripping track %1").arg(track) );
 
     int status;
     while( 1 ) {
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::ripTrack( int track, const TQString& filename )
       if( status == K3bCdparanoiaLib::S_OK ) {
 	if( buf == 0 ) {
 	  if( m_singleFile )
-	    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped track %1.").tqarg(track), K3bJob::INFO );
+	    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped track %1.").arg(track), K3bJob::INFO );
 	  else
-	    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped track %1 to %2.").tqarg(track).tqarg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
+	    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped track %1 to %2.").arg(track).arg(filename), K3bJob::INFO );
 
 	  if( !m_singleFile ) {
 	    if( d->encoder )
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::ripTrack( int track, const TQString& filename )
 				    CD_FRAMESIZE_RAW ) < 0 ) {
 	      kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioRipThread) error while encoding." << endl;
 	      emitInfoMessage( d->encoder->lastErrorString(), K3bJob::ERROR );
-	      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while encoding track %1.").tqarg(track), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Error while encoding track %1.").arg(track), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	      return false;
 	    }
 	  }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::ripTrack( int track, const TQString& filename )
 	}
       }
       else {
-	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unrecoverable error while ripping track %1.").tqarg(track), K3bJob::ERROR );
+	emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unrecoverable error while ripping track %1.").arg(track), K3bJob::ERROR );
 	return false;
       }
     }
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void K3bAudioRipThread::cleanupAfterCancellation()
   if( d->currentTrackIndex >= 0 && d->currentTrackIndex < (int)m_tracks.count() ) {
     if( TQFile::exists( m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second ) ) {
       TQFile::remove( m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second );
-      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Removed partial file '%1'.").tqarg(m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second), K3bJob::INFO );
+      emitInfoMessage( i18n("Removed partial file '%1'.").arg(m_tracks[d->currentTrackIndex].second), K3bJob::INFO );
     }
   }
 }
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::writePlaylist()
   TQString playlistDir = m_playlistFilename.left( m_playlistFilename.findRev( "/" ) );
 
   if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( playlistDir ) ) {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").tqarg(playlistDir), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to create directory %1").arg(playlistDir), K3bJob::ERROR );
     return false;
   }
 
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing playlist to %1.").tqarg( m_playlistFilename ), K3bJob::INFO );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing playlist to %1.").arg( m_playlistFilename ), K3bJob::INFO );
 
   TQFile f( m_playlistFilename );
   if( f.open( IO_WriteOnly ) ) {
@@ -502,10 +502,10 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::writePlaylist()
       }
     }
 
-    return ( t.tqdevice()->status() == IO_Ok );
+    return ( t.device()->status() == IO_Ok );
   }
   else {
-    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").tqarg(m_playlistFilename), K3bJob::ERROR );
+    emitInfoMessage( i18n("Unable to open '%1' for writing.").arg(m_playlistFilename), K3bJob::ERROR );
     kdDebug() << "(K3bAudioRipThread) could not open file " << m_playlistFilename << " for writing." << endl;
     return false;
   }
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ bool K3bAudioRipThread::writeCueFile()
   cueFile.truncate( cueFile.findRev(".") );
   cueFile += ".cue";
 
-  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing cue file to %1.").tqarg(cueFile), K3bJob::INFO );
+  emitInfoMessage( i18n("Writing cue file to %1.").arg(cueFile), K3bJob::INFO );
 
   return cueWriter.save( cueFile );
 }
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioRipThread::jobDescription() const
   if( m_cddbEntry.cdTitle.isEmpty() )
     return i18n("Ripping Audio Tracks");
   else
-    return i18n("Ripping Audio Tracks From '%1'").tqarg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle);
+    return i18n("Ripping Audio Tracks From '%1'").arg(m_cddbEntry.cdTitle);
 }
 
 TQString K3bAudioRipThread::jobDetails() const 
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ TQString K3bAudioRipThread::jobDetails() const
   if( d->encoder )
     return i18n("1 track (encoding to %1)", 
 		"%n tracks (encoding to %1)", 
-		m_tracks.count() ).tqarg(d->encoder->fileTypeComment(d->fileType));
+		m_tracks.count() ).arg(d->encoder->fileTypeComment(d->fileType));
   else
     return i18n("1 track", "%n tracks", m_tracks.count() );
 }
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bcuefilewriter.cpp b/src/rip/k3bcuefilewriter.cpp
index 2303926..a9371cb 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bcuefilewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bcuefilewriter.cpp
@@ -87,5 +87,5 @@ bool K3bCueFileWriter::save( TQTextStream& t )
     i++;
   }
 
-  return ( t.tqdevice()->status() == IO_Ok );
+  return ( t.device()->status() == IO_Ok );
 }
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bpatternparser.cpp b/src/rip/k3bpatternparser.cpp
index 9cec693..0ab14d8 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bpatternparser.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bpatternparser.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ TQString K3bPatternParser::parsePattern( const K3bCddbResultEntry& entry,
             s.replace( '*', '_' );
             s.replace( '}', '*' );  // for conditional inclusion
             dir.append( s.isEmpty()
-                ? i18n("unknown") + TQString(" %1").tqarg(trackNumber)
+                ? i18n("unknown") + TQString(" %1").arg(trackNumber)
                 : s );
             break;
           case TITLE:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ TQString K3bPatternParser::parsePattern( const K3bCddbResultEntry& entry,
             s.replace( '*', '_' );
             s.replace( '}', '*' );
             dir.append( s.isEmpty()
-                ? i18n("Track %1").tqarg(trackNumber)
+                ? i18n("Track %1").arg(trackNumber)
                 : s );
             break;
           case NUMBER:
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bvideocdinfo.cpp b/src/rip/k3bvideocdinfo.cpp
index 89cdc37..ace8fb2 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bvideocdinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bvideocdinfo.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdInfo::parseXmlData()
                                  );
             }
         } else {
-            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdInfo::parseXmlData) tagName '%1' not used" ).tqarg( tagName ) << endl;
+            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdInfo::parseXmlData) tagName '%1' not used" ).arg( tagName ) << endl;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bvideocdrip.cpp b/src/rip/k3bvideocdrip.cpp
index 1248138..be91fa9 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bvideocdrip.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bvideocdrip.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::vcdxRip()
 
     if ( !bin ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVideoCdRip) could not find vcdxrip executable" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not find %1 executable." ).tqarg( "vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "To rip VideoCD's you must install VcdImager Version %1." ).tqarg( ">= 0.7.12" ), K3bJob::INFO );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not find %1 executable." ).arg( "vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "To rip VideoCD's you must install VcdImager Version %1." ).arg( ">= 0.7.12" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "You can find this on your distribution disks or download it from http://www.vcdimager.org" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::vcdxRip()
 
     if( bin->version < K3bVersion("0.7.12") ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip executable too old!" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 executable too old! Need version %2 or greater" ).tqarg( "Vcdxrip" ).tqarg( "0.7.12" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 executable too old! Need version %2 or greater" ).arg( "Vcdxrip" ).arg( "0.7.12" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "You can find this on your distribution disks or download it from http://www.vcdimager.org" ), K3bJob::INFO );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::vcdxRip()
     }
         
     if ( !bin->copyright.isEmpty() )
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3" ).tqarg( bin->name() ).tqarg( bin->version ).tqarg( bin->copyright ), INFO );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Using %1 %2 - Copyright (C) %3" ).arg( bin->name() ).arg( bin->version ).arg( bin->copyright ), INFO );
 
 
     *m_process << k3bcore ->externalBinManager() ->binPath( "vcdxrip" );
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::vcdxRip()
      if ( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdSector2336() )
         *m_process << "--sector-2336";
         
-     *m_process << "-i" << TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdSource() ).data() );
+     *m_process << "-i" << TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdSource() ).data() );
 
      if ( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdExtractXml() )
-        *m_process << "-o" << TQString( "%1" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDescription() + ".xml" ).data() );
+        *m_process << "-o" << TQString( "%1" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDescription() + ".xml" ).data() );
      else
         *m_process << "-o" << "/dev/null";
       
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::vcdxRip()
 
     emit newTask( i18n( "Extracting" ) );
     emit infoMessage( i18n( "Start extracting." ), K3bJob::INFO );
-    emit infoMessage( i18n( "Extract files from %1 to %2." ).tqarg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdSource() ).tqarg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDestination() ), K3bJob::INFO );
+    emit infoMessage( i18n( "Extract files from %1 to %2." ).arg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdSource() ).arg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDestination() ), K3bJob::INFO );
             
     if ( !m_process->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) ) {
         kdDebug() << "(K3bVideoCdRip) could not start vcdxrip" << endl;
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not start %1." ).tqarg( "vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "Could not start %1." ).arg( "vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
     }
@@ -241,15 +241,15 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::slotParseVcdXRipOutput( KProcess*, char* output, int len )
                 if ( tel.isText() ) {
                     const TQString text = tel.data();
                     if ( level == "information" ) {
-                        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip information, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                        kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip information, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                         parseInformation( text );
                     } else {
                         if ( level != "error" ) {
-                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip warning, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip warning, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                             emit debuggingOutput( "vcdxrip", text );
                             parseInformation( text );
                         } else {
-                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip error, %1" ).tqarg( text ) << endl;
+                            kdDebug() << TQString( "(K3bVideoCdRip) vcdxrip error, %1" ).arg( text ) << endl;
                             emit infoMessage( text, K3bJob::ERROR );
                         }
                     }
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::slotVcdXRipFinished()
                 emit infoMessage( i18n( "Files successfully extracted." ), K3bJob::SUCCESS );
                 break;
             default:
-                emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 returned an unknown error (code %2)." ).tqarg( "vcdxrip" ).tqarg( m_process->exitStatus() ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+                emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 returned an unknown error (code %2)." ).arg( "vcdxrip" ).arg( m_process->exitStatus() ), K3bJob::ERROR );
                 emit infoMessage( i18n( "Please send me an email with the last output..." ), K3bJob::ERROR );
                 cancelAll();
                 jobFinished( false );
                 return ;
         }
     } else {
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 did not exit cleanly." ).tqarg( "Vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 did not exit cleanly." ).arg( "Vcdxrip" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
         return ;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::parseInformation( TQString text )
     // parse warning
     if ( text.contains( "encountered non-form2 sector" ) ) {
         // I think this is an error not a warning. Finish ripping with invalid mpegs.
-        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 encountered non-form2 sector" ).tqarg("Vcdxrip"), K3bJob::ERROR );
+        emit infoMessage( i18n( "%1 encountered non-form2 sector" ).arg("Vcdxrip"), K3bJob::ERROR );
         emit infoMessage( i18n( "leaving loop" ), K3bJob::ERROR );
         cancelAll();
         jobFinished( false );
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::parseInformation( TQString text )
 
             index = 11;
             end = text.find( "(start lsn" );
-            emit newSubTask( i18n( "Extracting %1" ).tqarg( text.mid( index, end - index ).stripWhiteSpace() ) );
+            emit newSubTask( i18n( "Extracting %1" ).arg( text.mid( index, end - index ).stripWhiteSpace() ) );
         }
         // parse extracting files info
         // extracting CDI/CDI_IMAG.RTF to _cdi_cdi_imag.rtf (lsn 258, size 1315168, raw 1)
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ void K3bVideoCdRip::parseInformation( TQString text )
             index = text.find( " to " );
             end = text.find( " (lsn" );
             TQString toFileName = text.mid( index + 4, end - index - 4 ).stripWhiteSpace();
-            emit newSubTask( i18n( "Extracting %1 to %2" ).tqarg( extractFileName ).tqarg( toFileName ) );
+            emit newSubTask( i18n( "Extracting %1 to %2" ).arg( extractFileName ).arg( toFileName ) );
         }
     }
 }
 
 TQString K3bVideoCdRip::jobDescription() const
 {
-    return i18n( "Extracting %1" ).tqarg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDescription() );
+    return i18n( "Extracting %1" ).arg( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdDescription() );
 }
 
 TQString K3bVideoCdRip::jobDetails() const
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bvideocdrippingdialog.cpp b/src/rip/k3bvideocdrippingdialog.cpp
index f0ab309..064e0e0 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bvideocdrippingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bvideocdrippingdialog.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRippingDialog::setupGui()
 
 void K3bVideoCdRippingDialog::setupContextHelp()
 {
-    TQToolTip::add( m_labelFreeSpace, i18n("Free space on destination directory: %1").tqarg( m_editDirectory ->url() ) );
+    TQToolTip::add( m_labelFreeSpace, i18n("Free space on destination directory: %1").arg( m_editDirectory ->url() ) );
 
     TQToolTip::add( m_labelNecessarySize, i18n("Necessary space for extracted files") );
 
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ void K3bVideoCdRippingDialog::slotStartClicked()
     TQDir d;
     d.setPath( m_editDirectory ->url() );
     if( !d.exists() ) {
-      if( KMessageBox::warningYesNo( this, i18n("Image folder '%1' does not exist. Do you want K3b to create it?").tqarg( m_editDirectory->url() ) )
+      if( KMessageBox::warningYesNo( this, i18n("Image folder '%1' does not exist. Do you want K3b to create it?").arg( m_editDirectory->url() ) )
 	  == KMessageBox::Yes ) {
 	if( !KStandardDirs::makeDir( m_editDirectory->url() ) ) {
-	  KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Failed to create folder '%1'.").tqarg( m_editDirectory->url() ) );
+	  KMessageBox::error( this, i18n("Failed to create folder '%1'.").arg( m_editDirectory->url() ) );
 	  return;
 	}
       }
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdRippingDialog::slotStartClicked()
     TQFileInfo* fi;
     while ( ( fi = it.current() ) != 0 ) {
         if ( fi ->fileName() != "." && fi ->fileName() != ".." )
-            filesExists.append( TQString( "%1 (%2)" ).tqarg( TQFile::encodeName( fi ->fileName() ).data() ).tqarg( KIO::convertSize( fi ->size() ) ) );
+            filesExists.append( TQString( "%1 (%2)" ).arg( TQFile::encodeName( fi ->fileName() ).data() ).arg( KIO::convertSize( fi ->size() ) ) );
         ++it;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rip/k3bvideocdview.cpp b/src/rip/k3bvideocdview.cpp
index 9a60482..62fc364 100644
--- a/src/rip/k3bvideocdview.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/k3bvideocdview.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class K3bVideoCdView::VideoTrackViewItem : public TQListViewItem
                             const K3b::Msf& length )
                 : TQListViewItem( parent )
         {
-            setText( 0, TQString( "%1. %2" ).tqarg( _trackNumber ).tqarg( id ) );
+            setText( 0, TQString( "%1. %2" ).arg( _trackNumber ).arg( id ) );
             setText( 1, name );
             if ( length > 0 ) {
                 setText( 2, length.toString() );
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class K3bVideoCdView::VideoTrackViewItem : public TQListViewItem
 
         void updateData( const K3bVideoCdInfoResultEntry& resultEntry )
         {
-            setText( 0, TQString( "%1. %2" ).tqarg( trackNumber ).tqarg( resultEntry.id ) );
+            setText( 0, TQString( "%1. %2" ).arg( trackNumber ).arg( resultEntry.id ) );
             setText( 1, resultEntry.name );
         }
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdView::reloadMedium()
             K3b::Msf length( ( *it ).length() );
             sequenceSize += length;
             m_videocdmpegsize += length.mode2Form2Bytes();
-            ( void ) new VideoTrackViewItem( ( VideoTrackViewCheckItem* ) m_contentList[ 0 ], i18n( "Sequence-%1" ).tqarg( index ), "", index, length );
+            ( void ) new VideoTrackViewItem( ( VideoTrackViewCheckItem* ) m_contentList[ 0 ], i18n( "Sequence-%1" ).arg( index ), "", index, length );
         } else {
             K3b::Msf length( ( *it ).length() );
             m_videocddatasize += length.mode2Form1Bytes();
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdView::updateDisplay()
     else
         setTitle( i18n( "Video CD" ) );
 
-    m_labelLength->setText( i18n( "1 track (%1)", "%n tracks (%1)", m_toc.count() ).tqarg( K3b::Msf( m_toc.length() ).toString() ) );
+    m_labelLength->setText( i18n( "1 track (%1)", "%n tracks (%1)", m_toc.count() ).arg( K3b::Msf( m_toc.length() ).toString() ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void K3bVideoCdView::startRip()
         if ( m_videooptions ->getVideoCdRipSequences() )
             videocdsize += m_videocdmpegsize;
 
-        kdDebug() << TQString("(K3bVideoCdView::startRip())  m_videooptions ->setVideoCdSize( %1)").tqarg( videocdsize ) << endl;
+        kdDebug() << TQString("(K3bVideoCdView::startRip())  m_videooptions ->setVideoCdSize( %1)").arg( videocdsize ) << endl;
         m_videooptions ->setVideoCdSize( videocdsize );
         K3bVideoCdRippingDialog rip( m_videooptions, this );
         rip.exec();
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/base_k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.ui b/src/rip/videodvd/base_k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.ui
index 3ea6c03..4bc1a0f 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/base_k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.ui
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/base_k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.ui
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
                                 <property name="text">
                                     <string>-</string>
                                 </property>
-                                <property name="tqalignment">
+                                <property name="alignment">
                                     <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                 </property>
                             </widget>
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
                                 <property name="text">
                                     <string>-</string>
                                 </property>
-                                <property name="tqalignment">
+                                <property name="alignment">
                                     <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                                 </property>
                             </widget>
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
                         <property name="text">
                             <string>See special strings</string>
                         </property>
-                        <property name="tqalignment">
+                        <property name="alignment">
                             <set>AlignVCenter|AlignRight</set>
                         </property>
                     </widget>
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingdialog.cpp b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingdialog.cpp
index 2ce8ae4..8938e4d 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingdialog.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog::K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog( const K3bVideoDVD::VideoDVD&
 
   setTitle( i18n("Video DVD Ripping"),
 	    i18n("1 title from %1", "%n titles from %1", titles.count())
-	    .tqarg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium(m_dvd.device()).beautifiedVolumeId() ) );
+	    .arg( k3bappcore->mediaCache()->medium(m_dvd.device()).beautifiedVolumeId() ) );
 
   // populate list map
   populateTitleView( titles );
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog::populateTitleView( const TQValueList<int>& titles
     titleItem = new TQCheckListItem( m_w->m_titleView,
 				    titleItem,
 				    i18n("Title %1 (%2)")
-				    .tqarg(*it)
-				    .tqarg(m_dvd[*it-1].playbackTime().toString()),
+				    .arg(*it)
+				    .arg(m_dvd[*it-1].playbackTime().toString()),
 				    TQCheckListItem::RadioButtonController );
     titleItem->setText( 1, TQString("%1x%2")
-		       .tqarg(m_dvd[*it-1].videoStream().realPictureWidth())
-		       .tqarg(m_dvd[*it-1].videoStream().realPictureHeight()) );
-    titleItem->setText( 3, TQString("%1 Title %2.avi").tqarg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()).tqarg(*it) );
+		       .arg(m_dvd[*it-1].videoStream().realPictureWidth())
+		       .arg(m_dvd[*it-1].videoStream().realPictureHeight()) );
+    titleItem->setText( 3, TQString("%1 Title %2.avi").arg(m_dvd.volumeIdentifier()).arg(*it) );
 
     // now for the rip info
     K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::TitleRipInfo ri( *it );
@@ -222,12 +222,12 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog::populateTitleView( const TQValueList<int>& titles
     TQListViewItem* asI = 0;
     for( unsigned int i = 0; i < m_dvd[*it-1].numAudioStreams(); ++i ) {
       TQString text = i18n("%1 %2Ch (%3%4)")
-	.tqarg( K3bVideoDVD::audioFormatString( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).format() ) )
-	.tqarg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).channels() )
-	.tqarg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
+	.arg( K3bVideoDVD::audioFormatString( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).format() ) )
+	.arg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).channels() )
+	.arg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
 	      ? i18n("unknown language")
 	      : KGlobal::locale()->twoAlphaToLanguageName( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).langCode() ) )
-	.tqarg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::AUDIO_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED
+	.arg( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::AUDIO_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED
 	      ? TQString(" ") + K3bVideoDVD::audioCodeExtensionString( m_dvd[*it-1].audioStream(i).codeExtension() )
 	      : TQString() );
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog::slotUpdateVideoSizes()
   for( TQMap<TQCheckListItem*, K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::TitleRipInfo>::iterator it = m_titleRipInfos.begin();
        it != m_titleRipInfos.end(); ++it ) {
     TQSize s( resizeTitle( m_dvd[it.data().title-1].videoStream(), size ) );
-    it.key()->setText( 1, TQString("%1x%2").tqarg(s.width()).tqarg(s.height()) );
+    it.key()->setText( 1, TQString("%1x%2").arg(s.width()).arg(s.height()) );
   }
 }
 
@@ -456,12 +456,12 @@ TQString K3bVideoDVDRippingDialog::createFilename( const K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::
 	break;
       case PATTERN_ORIG_VIDEO_SIZE:
 	f.append( TQString("%1x%2")
-		  .tqarg(title.videoStream().pictureWidth())
-		  .tqarg(title.videoStream().pictureHeight()) );
+		  .arg(title.videoStream().pictureWidth())
+		  .arg(title.videoStream().pictureHeight()) );
 	break;
       case PATTERN_VIDEO_SIZE: {
 	TQSize s( resizeTitle( m_dvd[info.title-1].videoStream(), m_w->selectedPictureSize() ) );
-	f.append( TQString("%1x%2").tqarg(s.width()).tqarg(s.height()) );
+	f.append( TQString("%1x%2").arg(s.width()).arg(s.height()) );
 	break;
       }
       case PATTERN_ASPECT_RATIO:
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingjob.cpp b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingjob.cpp
index bc08f3e..f17b6ff 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingjob.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingjob.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ TQString K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::jobDescription() const
 TQString K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::jobDetails() const
 {
   return i18n("Transcoding %n title to %1/%2", "Transcoding %n titles to %1/%2", m_titleRipInfos.count() )
-    .tqarg( K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::videoCodecString( m_transcodingJob->videoCodec() ) )
-    .tqarg( K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::audioCodecString( m_transcodingJob->audioCodec() ) );
+    .arg( K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::videoCodecString( m_transcodingJob->videoCodec() ) )
+    .arg( K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::audioCodecString( m_transcodingJob->audioCodec() ) );
 }
 
 
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::slotTranscodingJobFinished( bool success )
   }
   else {
     if( success )
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped title %1").tqarg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), SUCCESS );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Successfully ripped title %1").arg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), SUCCESS );
     else {
       d->failedTitles++;
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to rip title %1").tqarg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to rip title %1").arg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), ERROR );
     }
 
     ++d->currentTitleInfoIndex ;
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::slotDetectClippingJobFinished( bool success )
     m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].clipRight = 0;
 
     if( success ) {
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Determined clipping values for title %1").tqarg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), SUCCESS );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Determined clipping values for title %1").arg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), SUCCESS );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Top: %1, Bottom: %2")
-			.tqarg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingTop()).tqarg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingBottom()), INFO );
+			.arg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingTop()).arg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingBottom()), INFO );
       emit infoMessage( i18n("Left: %1, Right: %2")
-			.tqarg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingLeft()).tqarg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingRight()), INFO );
+			.arg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingLeft()).arg(m_detectClippingJob->clippingRight()), INFO );
 
       // let's see if the clipping values make sense
       if( m_detectClippingJob->clippingTop() + m_detectClippingJob->clippingBottom() 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingJob::slotDetectClippingJobFinished( bool success )
       }
     }
     else
-      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to determine clipping values for title %1").tqarg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), ERROR );
+      emit infoMessage( i18n("Failed to determine clipping values for title %1").arg(m_titleRipInfos[d->currentTitleInfoIndex].title), ERROR );
 
     startTranscoding( d->currentTitleInfoIndex );
   }
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingpreview.cpp b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingpreview.cpp
index 577b674..2081d32 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingpreview.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingpreview.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingPreview::generatePreview( const K3bVideoDVD::VideoDVD& dv
   m_process = new KProcess();
   *m_process << bin->path;
   *m_process << "-i" << dvd.device()->blockDeviceName();
-  *m_process << "-T" << TQString("%1,%2").tqarg(title).tqarg(chapter);
+  *m_process << "-T" << TQString("%1,%2").arg(title).arg(chapter);
   *m_process << "-x" << "dvd,null";
   *m_process << "--dvd_access_delay" << "0";
   *m_process << "-y" << "ppm,null";
-  *m_process << "-c" << TQString("%1-%2").tqarg( frame ).tqarg( frame+1 );
+  *m_process << "-c" << TQString("%1-%2").arg( frame ).arg( frame+1 );
   *m_process << "-Z" << "x200";
   *m_process << "-o" << m_tempDir->name();
 
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingtitlelistview.cpp b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingtitlelistview.cpp
index 8c3e592..34af9c9 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingtitlelistview.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingtitlelistview.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ static TQString audioStreamString( const K3bVideoDVD::Title& title, unsigned int
       s += "<br>";
     s += TQString::number(i+1) + ": " 
       + i18n("%1 %2Ch (%3<em>%4</em>)")
-      .tqarg( K3bVideoDVD::audioFormatString( title.audioStream(i).format() ) )
-      .tqarg( title.audioStream(i).channels() )
-      .tqarg( title.audioStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
+      .arg( K3bVideoDVD::audioFormatString( title.audioStream(i).format() ) )
+      .arg( title.audioStream(i).channels() )
+      .arg( title.audioStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
 	    ? i18n("unknown language")
 	    : KGlobal::locale()->twoAlphaToLanguageName( title.audioStream(i).langCode() ) )
-      .tqarg( includeExtInfo && title.audioStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::AUDIO_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED 
+      .arg( includeExtInfo && title.audioStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::AUDIO_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED 
 	    ? TQString(" ") + K3bVideoDVD::audioCodeExtensionString( title.audioStream(i).codeExtension() )
 	    : TQString() );
   }
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ static TQString subpictureStreamString( const K3bVideoDVD::Title& title, unsigne
       s += "<br>";
     s += TQString::number(i+1) + ": " 
       + TQString("%1 (%2<em>%3</em>)")
-      .tqarg( title.subPictureStream(i).codeMode() == K3bVideoDVD::SUBPIC_CODE_MODE_RLE 
+      .arg( title.subPictureStream(i).codeMode() == K3bVideoDVD::SUBPIC_CODE_MODE_RLE 
 	    ? i18n("RLE")
 	    : i18n("Extended") )
-      .tqarg( title.subPictureStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
+      .arg( title.subPictureStream(i).langCode().isEmpty()
 	    ? i18n("unknown language")
 	    : KGlobal::locale()->twoAlphaToLanguageName( title.subPictureStream(i).langCode() ) )
-      .tqarg( includeExtInfo && title.subPictureStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED 
+      .arg( includeExtInfo && title.subPictureStream(i).codeExtension() != K3bVideoDVD::SUBPIC_CODE_EXT_UNSPECIFIED 
 	    ? TQString(" ") + K3bVideoDVD::subPictureCodeExtensionString( title.subPictureStream(i).codeExtension() )
 	    : TQString() );
   }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
 
     m_previewSet = true;
 
-    tqrepaint();
+    repaint();
   }
 
   const TQImage& preview() const {
@@ -243,18 +243,18 @@ private:
       // Title X + length
       return i18n("<p><b>Title %1 (%2)</b><br>"
 		  "%3")
-	.tqarg( m_title.titleNumber(), 2 )
-	.tqarg( m_title.playbackTime().toString( false ) )
-	.tqarg( i18n("%n chapter", "%n chapters", m_title.numPTTs() ) );
+	.arg( m_title.titleNumber(), 2 )
+	.arg( m_title.playbackTime().toString( false ) )
+	.arg( i18n("%n chapter", "%n chapters", m_title.numPTTs() ) );
 
     case 3:
       // video stream info
       return TQString("<p>%1 %2x%3<br>%4%5")
-	.tqarg( m_title.videoStream().mpegVersion() == 0 ? i18n("MPEG1") : i18n("MPEG2") )
-	.tqarg( m_title.videoStream().pictureWidth() )
-	.tqarg( m_title.videoStream().pictureHeight() )
-	.tqarg( m_title.videoStream().displayAspectRatio() == K3bVideoDVD::VIDEO_ASPECT_RATIO_4_3 ? "4:3" : "16:9" )
-	.tqarg( m_title.videoStream().letterboxed() ? TQString(" - <em>") + i18n("letterboxed") + TQString("</em>"): 
+	.arg( m_title.videoStream().mpegVersion() == 0 ? i18n("MPEG1") : i18n("MPEG2") )
+	.arg( m_title.videoStream().pictureWidth() )
+	.arg( m_title.videoStream().pictureHeight() )
+	.arg( m_title.videoStream().displayAspectRatio() == K3bVideoDVD::VIDEO_ASPECT_RATIO_4_3 ? "4:3" : "16:9" )
+	.arg( m_title.videoStream().letterboxed() ? TQString(" - <em>") + i18n("letterboxed") + TQString("</em>"): 
 	      m_title.videoStream().permittedDf() == K3bVideoDVD::VIDEO_PERMITTED_DF_LETTERBOXED 
 	      ? TQString(" - <em>") + i18n("anamorph") + TQString("</em>") : TQString() );
 
diff --git a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.cpp b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.cpp
index cdbb932..41489f7 100644
--- a/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/rip/videodvd/k3bvideodvdrippingwidget.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ K3bVideoDVDRippingWidget::K3bVideoDVDRippingWidget( TQWidget* parent )
   //
   // Example filename pattern
   //
-  m_comboFilenamePattern->insertItem( TQString( "%b - %1 %t (%n %a %c)" ).tqarg(i18n("Title") ) );
+  m_comboFilenamePattern->insertItem( TQString( "%b - %1 %t (%n %a %c)" ).arg(i18n("Title") ) );
   m_comboFilenamePattern->insertItem( TQString( "%{volumeid} (%{title})" ) );
 
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ K3bVideoDVDRippingWidget::K3bVideoDVDRippingWidget( TQWidget* parent )
   // Add the Audio bitrates
   //
   for( int i = 0; s_mp3Bitrates[i]; ++i )
-    m_comboAudioBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).tqarg(s_mp3Bitrates[i]) );
+    m_comboAudioBitrate->insertItem( i18n("%1 kbps" ).arg(s_mp3Bitrates[i]) );
 
 
   for( int i = 0; i < K3bVideoDVDTitleTranscodingJob::VIDEO_CODEC_NUM_ENTRIES; ++i ) {
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ void K3bVideoDVDRippingWidget::setSelectedPictureSize( const TQSize& size )
   else {
     m_comboVideoSize->changeItem( i18n(s_pictureSizeNames[PICTURE_SIZE_CUSTOM])
 				  + TQString(" (%1x%2)")
-				  .tqarg(size.width() == 0 ? i18n("auto") : TQString::number(size.width()))
-				  .tqarg(size.height() == 0 ? i18n("auto") : TQString::number(size.height())),
+				  .arg(size.width() == 0 ? i18n("auto") : TQString::number(size.width()))
+				  .arg(size.height() == 0 ? i18n("auto") : TQString::number(size.height())),
 				  PICTURE_SIZE_CUSTOM );
     m_comboVideoSize->setCurrentItem( PICTURE_SIZE_CUSTOM );
   }