diff --git a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Audio.cpp b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Audio.cpp
index 137252e660..86a80ff5b4 100644
--- a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Audio.cpp
+++ b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Audio.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public:
 
         if (bitDepth == 0)
         {
-            error = T("device doesn't support a compatible PCM format");
+            error = "device doesn't support a compatible PCM format";
             DBG (T("ALSA error: ") + error + T("\n"));
             return false;
         }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class ALSAThread  : public Thread
 {
 public:
     ALSAThread (const String& deviceName_)
-        : Thread (T("Juce ALSA")),
+        : Thread ("Juce ALSA"),
           sampleRate (0),
           bufferSize (0),
           deviceName (deviceName_),
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public:
 
         if (outputDevice == 0 && inputDevice == 0)
         {
-            error = T("no channels");
+            error = "no channels";
             return;
         }
 
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public:
 
             if (--count < 0 || ! isThreadRunning())
             {
-                error = T("device didn't start");
+                error = "device didn't start";
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ public:
 
                 if (! inputDevice->read (inputChannelData, bufferSize))
                 {
-                    DBG (T("ALSA: read failure"));
+                    DBG ("ALSA: read failure");
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public:
                 jassert (numChannelsRunning >= outputDevice->numChannelsRunning);
                 if (! outputDevice->write (outputChannelData, bufferSize))
                 {
-                    DBG (T("ALSA: write failure"));
+                    DBG ("ALSA: write failure");
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ public:
                             break;
 
                         String id, name;
-                        id << T("hw:") << cardId << T(",") << device;
+                        id << "hw:" << cardId << ',' << device;
 
                         if (testDevice (id))
                         {
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ public:
                                 name = id;
 
                             if (device > 0)
-                                name << T(" (") << (device + 1) << T(")");
+                                name << " (" << (device + 1) << ')';
 
                             ids.add (id);
                             names.add (name);
diff --git a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Files.cpp b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Files.cpp
index 5287fd7b81..ec8d7e4516 100644
--- a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Files.cpp
+++ b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Files.cpp
@@ -374,23 +374,23 @@ const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
     }
 
     case userDocumentsDirectory:
-        return File (T("~"));
+        return File ("~");
 
     case userDesktopDirectory:
-        return File (T("~/Desktop"));
+        return File ("~/Desktop");
 
     case userApplicationDataDirectory:
-        return File (T("~"));
+        return File ("~");
 
     case commonApplicationDataDirectory:
-        return File (T("/var"));
+        return File ("/var");
 
     case globalApplicationsDirectory:
-        return File (T("/usr"));
+        return File ("/usr");
 
     case tempDirectory:
     {
-        File tmp (T("/var/tmp"));
+        File tmp ("/var/tmp");
 
         if (! tmp.isDirectory())
         {
diff --git a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Fonts.cpp b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Fonts.cpp
index da4060c4c5..a22fd48af4 100644
--- a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Fonts.cpp
+++ b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Fonts.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public:
 
         if (fontDirs.size() == 0)
         {
-            XmlDocument fontsConfig (File (T("/etc/fonts/fonts.conf")));
+            XmlDocument fontsConfig (File ("/etc/fonts/fonts.conf"));
             XmlElement* const fontsInfo = fontsConfig.getDocumentElement();
 
             if (fontsInfo != 0)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
         }
 
         if (fontDirs.size() == 0)
-            fontDirs.add (T("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts"));
+            fontDirs.add ("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts");
 
         for (int i = 0; i < fontDirs.size(); ++i)
             enumerateFaces (fontDirs[i]);
diff --git a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Messaging.cpp b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Messaging.cpp
index 2daa81e346..c2f0e92352 100644
--- a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Messaging.cpp
+++ b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_Messaging.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void MessageManager::doPlatformSpecificInitialisation()
     if (! XInitThreads())
     {
         // This is fatal!  Print error and closedown
-        Logger::outputDebugString (T("Failed to initialise xlib thread support."));
+        Logger::outputDebugString ("Failed to initialise xlib thread support.");
 
         if (juce_isRunningAsApplication())
             Process::terminate();
diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreAudio.cpp b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreAudio.cpp
index 5abdfa5b15..9961ec4295 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreAudio.cpp
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreAudio.cpp
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public:
                          int bufferSizeSamples)
     {
         error = String::empty;
-        log (T("CoreAudio reopen"));
+        log ("CoreAudio reopen");
         callbacksAllowed = false;
         stopTimer();
 
@@ -449,13 +449,13 @@ public:
         }
 
         if (i < 0)
-            error = T("Couldn't change sample rate/buffer size");
+            error = "Couldn't change sample rate/buffer size";
 
         if (sampleRates.size() == 0)
-            error = T("Device has no available sample-rates");
+            error = "Device has no available sample-rates";
 
         if (bufferSizes.size() == 0)
-            error = T("Device has no available buffer-sizes");
+            error = "Device has no available buffer-sizes";
 
         numInputChans = jmin (numInputChans, numInputChannelInfos);
         numOutputChans = jmin (numOutputChans, numOutputChannelInfos);
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ public:
     void timerCallback()
     {
         stopTimer();
-        log (T("CoreAudio device changed callback"));
+        log ("CoreAudio device changed callback");
 
         const double oldSampleRate = sampleRate;
         const int oldBufferSize = bufferSize;
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class CoreAudioIODevice   : public AudioIODevice
 public:
     CoreAudioIODevice (const String& deviceName,
                        AudioDeviceID deviceId1)
-        : AudioIODevice (deviceName, T("CoreAudio")),
+        : AudioIODevice (deviceName, "CoreAudio"),
           isOpen_ (false),
           isStarted (false)
     {
diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreMidi.cpp b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreMidi.cpp
index 36b7482f91..fb557897af 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreMidi.cpp
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_CoreMidi.cpp
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ const StringArray MidiOutput::getDevices()
             String name (getConnectedEndpointName (dest));
 
             if (name.isEmpty())
-                name = T("<error>");
+                name = "<error>";
 
             s.add (name);
         }
         else
         {
-            s.add (T("<error>"));
+            s.add ("<error>");
         }
     }
 
@@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ const StringArray MidiInput::getDevices()
             String name (getConnectedEndpointName (source));
 
             if (name.isEmpty())
-                name = T("<error>");
+                name = "<error>";
 
             s.add (name);
         }
         else
         {
-            s.add (T("<error>"));
+            s.add ("<error>");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Files.cpp b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Files.cpp
index 140803658a..c444c75a21 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Files.cpp
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Files.cpp
@@ -629,19 +629,19 @@ const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
     }
 
     case userDocumentsDirectory:
-        return File (T("~/Documents"));
+        return File ("~/Documents");
 
     case userDesktopDirectory:
-        return File (T("~/Desktop"));
+        return File ("~/Desktop");
 
     case userApplicationDataDirectory:
-        return File (T("~/Library"));
+        return File ("~/Library");
 
     case commonApplicationDataDirectory:
-        return File (T("/Library"));
+        return File ("/Library");
 
     case globalApplicationsDirectory:
-        return File (T("/Applications"));
+        return File ("/Applications");
 
     case tempDirectory:
     {
diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Fonts.cpp b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Fonts.cpp
index 6ad91754d2..a7f70cc890 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Fonts.cpp
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_Fonts.cpp
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ const StringArray Font::findAllTypefaceNames()
 
 void Font::getDefaultFontNames (String& defaultSans, String& defaultSerif, String& defaultFixed)
 {
-    defaultSans  = T("Lucida Grande");
-    defaultSerif = T("Times New Roman");
-    defaultFixed = T("Monaco");
+    defaultSans  = "Lucida Grande";
+    defaultSerif = "Times New Roman";
+    defaultFixed = "Monaco";
 }
 
 
diff --git a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_HTTPStream.h b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_HTTPStream.h
index b02ec6abfe..80d1fee5e6 100644
--- a/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_HTTPStream.h
+++ b/build/macosx/platform_specific_code/juce_mac_HTTPStream.h
@@ -198,12 +198,12 @@ private:
                                       const String& optionalPostText,
                                       const bool isPost)
     {
-        String header (isPost ? T("POST ") : T("GET "));
+        String header (isPost ? "POST " : "GET ");
 
         if (proxyURL.isEmpty())
         {
-            header << hostPath << T(" HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: ")
-                   << hostName << ":" << hostPort;
+            header << hostPath << " HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: "
+                   << hostName << ':' << hostPort;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ private:
             if (! decomposeURL (proxyURL, proxyName, proxyPath, proxyPort))
                 return String::empty;
 
-            header << originalURL << T(" HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: ")
-                   << proxyName << T(":") << proxyPort;
+            header << originalURL << " HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: "
+                   << proxyName << ':' << proxyPort;
 
             /* xxx needs finishing
             const char* proxyAuth = getenv ("http_proxy_auth");
@@ -223,20 +223,20 @@ private:
             */
         }
 
-        header << T("\r\nUser-Agent: JUCE/")
-               << JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION << T('.') << JUCE_MINOR_VERSION
-               << T("\r\nConnection: Close\r\n");
+        header << "\r\nUser-Agent: JUCE/"
+               << JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION << '.' << JUCE_MINOR_VERSION
+               << "\r\nConnection: Close\r\n";
 
         if (isPost && optionalPostText.isNotEmpty())
         {
             const char* const postTextUTF8 = (const char*) optionalPostText.toUTF8();
 
-            header << T("Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-length: ")
-                   << (int) strlen (postTextUTF8) << T("\r\n\r\n")
+            header << "Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\r\nContent-length: "
+                   << (int) strlen (postTextUTF8) << "\r\n\r\n"
                    << optionalPostText;
         }
 
-        header << T("\r\n");
+        header << "\r\n";
         //DBG (header);
         return header;
     }
diff --git a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_ASIO.cpp b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_ASIO.cpp
index 4a9a7c313f..d57287cbdf 100644
--- a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_ASIO.cpp
+++ b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_ASIO.cpp
@@ -87,22 +87,22 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 #ifdef ASIO_DEBUGGING
 static void logError (const String& context, long error)
 {
-    String err (T("unknown error"));
+    String err ("unknown error");
 
     if (error == ASE_NotPresent)
-        err = T("Not Present");
+        err = "Not Present";
     else if (error == ASE_HWMalfunction)
-        err = T("Hardware Malfunction");
+        err = "Hardware Malfunction";
     else if (error == ASE_InvalidParameter)
-        err = T("Invalid Parameter");
+        err = "Invalid Parameter";
     else if (error == ASE_InvalidMode)
-        err = T("Invalid Mode");
+        err = "Invalid Mode";
     else if (error == ASE_SPNotAdvancing)
-        err = T("Sample position not advancing");
+        err = "Sample position not advancing";
     else if (error == ASE_NoClock)
-        err = T("No Clock");
+        err = "No Clock";
     else if (error == ASE_NoMemory)
-        err = T("Out of memory");
+        err = "Out of memory";
 
     log (T("!!error: ") + context + T(" - ") + err);
 }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public:
             currentASIODev = 0;
 
         close();
-        log (T("ASIO - exiting"));
+        log ("ASIO - exiting");
         removeCurrentDriver();
 
         juce_free (tempBuffer);
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public:
 
         if (asioObject == 0 || ! isASIOOpen)
         {
-            log (T("Warning: device not open"));
+            log ("Warning: device not open");
             const String err (openDevice());
 
             if (asioObject == 0 || ! isASIOOpen)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ public:
 
         if (shouldUsePreferredSize)
         {
-            log (T("Using preferred size for buffer.."));
+            log ("Using preferred size for buffer..");
 
             if ((err = asioObject->getBufferSize (&minSize, &maxSize, &preferredSize, &granularity)) == 0)
             {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public:
             else
             {
                 bufferSizeSamples = 1024;
-                logError (T("GetBufferSize1"), err);
+                logError ("GetBufferSize1", err);
             }
 
             shouldUsePreferredSize = false;
@@ -333,13 +333,13 @@ public:
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < numSources; ++i)
         {
-            String s (T("clock: "));
+            String s ("clock: ");
             s += clocks[i].name;
 
             if (clocks[i].isCurrentSource)
             {
                 isSourceSet = true;
-                s += T(" (cur)");
+                s << " (cur)";
             }
 
             log (s);
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
 
         if (numSources > 1 && ! isSourceSet)
         {
-            log (T("setting clock source"));
+            log ("setting clock source");
             asioObject->setClockSource (clocks[0].index);
             Thread::sleep (20);
         }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public:
         {
             if (numSources == 0)
             {
-                log (T("ASIO - no clock sources!"));
+                log ("ASIO - no clock sources!");
             }
         }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            logError (T("GetSampleRate"), err);
+            logError ("GetSampleRate", err);
             currentSampleRate = 0;
         }
 
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ public:
 
             if (err == ASE_NoClock && numSources > 0)
             {
-                log (T("trying to set a clock source.."));
+                log ("trying to set a clock source..");
                 Thread::sleep (10);
                 err = asioObject->setClockSource (clocks[0].index);
                 if (err != 0)
                 {
-                    logError (T("SetClock"), err);
+                    logError ("SetClock", err);
                 }
 
                 Thread::sleep (10);
@@ -405,10 +405,10 @@ public:
             {
                 if (isReSync)
                 {
-                    log (T("Resync request"));
+                    log ("Resync request");
                 }
 
-                log (T("! Resetting ASIO after sample rate change"));
+                log ("! Resetting ASIO after sample rate change");
                 removeCurrentDriver();
 
                 loadDriver();
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ public:
             callbacks.asioMessage = &asioMessagesCallback;
             callbacks.bufferSwitchTimeInfo = &bufferSwitchTimeInfoCallback;
 
-            log (T("disposing buffers"));
+            log ("disposing buffers");
             err = asioObject->disposeBuffers();
 
             log (T("creating buffers: ") + String (totalBuffers) + T(", ") + String (currentBlockSizeSamples));
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ public:
             if (err != 0)
             {
                 currentBlockSizeSamples = preferredSize;
-                logError (T("create buffers 2"), err);
+                logError ("create buffers 2", err);
 
                 asioObject->disposeBuffers();
                 err = asioObject->createBuffers (bufferInfos,
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public:
                         if (bufferInfos[n].buffers[0] == 0
                             || bufferInfos[n].buffers[1] == 0)
                         {
-                            log (T("!! Null buffers"));
+                            log ("!! Null buffers");
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ public:
 
                 if (asioObject->getLatencies (&inputLatency, &outputLatency) != 0)
                 {
-                    log (T("ASIO - no latencies"));
+                    log ("ASIO - no latencies");
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ public:
 
                 if (isUsingThread && ! isThreadRunning())
                 {
-                    error = T("Can't start thread!");
+                    error = "Can't start thread!";
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    log (T("starting ASIO"));
+                    log ("starting ASIO");
                     calledback = false;
                     err = asioObject->start();
 
@@ -628,10 +628,10 @@ public:
                         }
 
                         isOpen_ = false;
-                        log (T("ASIO - stop on failure"));
+                        log ("ASIO - stop on failure");
                         Thread::sleep (10);
                         asioObject->stop();
-                        error = T("Can't start device");
+                        error = "Can't start device";
                         Thread::sleep (10);
                     }
                     else
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ public:
 
                         if (! calledback)
                         {
-                            error = T("Device didn't start correctly");
-                            log (T("ASIO didn't callback - stopping.."));
+                            error = "Device didn't start correctly";
+                            log ("ASIO didn't callback - stopping..");
                             asioObject->stop();
                         }
                     }
@@ -653,12 +653,12 @@ public:
             }
             else
             {
-                error = T("Can't create i/o buffers");
+                error = "Can't create i/o buffers";
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            error = T("Can't set sample rate: ");
+            error = "Can't set sample rate: ";
             error << sampleRate;
         }
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ public:
             needToReset = false;
             isReSync = false;
 
-            log (T("ASIO - stopping"));
+            log ("ASIO - stopping");
 
             if (asioObject != 0)
             {
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public:
 
     bool showControlPanel()
     {
-        log (T("ASIO - showing control panel"));
+        log ("ASIO - showing control panel");
 
         Component modalWindow (String::empty);
         modalWindow.setOpaque (true);
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ public:
 
         if (bufferIndex < 0)
         {
-            log (T("! ASIO callback never called"));
+            log ("! ASIO callback never called");
         }
     }
 
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ public:
             stopTimer();
 
             // used to cause a reset
-            log (T("! ASIO restart request!"));
+            log ("! ASIO restart request!");
 
             if (isOpen_)
             {
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ private:
             return String::empty;
         }
 
-        return T("No Driver");
+        return "No Driver";
     }
 
     const String openDevice()
@@ -1062,11 +1062,11 @@ private:
 
                         if (currentRate <= 0.0 || currentRate > 192001.0)
                         {
-                            log (T("setting sample rate"));
+                            log ("setting sample rate");
                             err = asioObject->setSampleRate (44100.0);
                             if (err != 0)
                             {
-                                logError (T("setting sample rate"), err);
+                                logError ("setting sample rate", err);
                             }
 
                             asioObject->getSampleRate (&currentRate);
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ private:
                         postOutput = (asioObject->outputReady() == 0);
                         if (postOutput)
                         {
-                            log (T("ASIO outputReady = ok"));
+                            log ("ASIO outputReady = ok");
                         }
 
                         updateSampleRates();
@@ -1086,11 +1086,12 @@ private:
                         inputLatency = outputLatency = 0;
                         if (asioObject->getLatencies (&inputLatency, &outputLatency) != 0)
                         {
-                            log (T("ASIO - no latencies"));
+                            log ("ASIO - no latencies");
                         }
 
-                        log (String (T("latencies: "))
-                                + String ((int)inputLatency) + T(", ") + String ((int)outputLatency));
+                        log (String ("latencies: ")
+                                + String ((int) inputLatency) 
+                                + T(", ") + String ((int) outputLatency));
 
                         // create some dummy buffers now.. because cubase does..
                         numActiveInputChans = 0;
@@ -1131,7 +1132,7 @@ private:
                             err = asioObject->createBuffers (bufferInfos, numChans, preferredSize, &callbacks);
                             if (err != 0)
                             {
-                                logError (T("dummy buffers"), err);
+                                logError ("dummy buffers", err);
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -1197,7 +1198,7 @@ private:
                         if ((err = asioObject->start()) != 0)
                         {
                             // ignore an error here, as it might start later after setting other stuff up
-                            logError (T("ASIO start"), err);
+                            logError ("ASIO start", err);
                         }
 
                         Thread::sleep (100);
@@ -1205,18 +1206,18 @@ private:
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        error = T("Can't detect buffer sizes");
+                        error = "Can't detect buffer sizes";
                     }
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    error = T("Can't detect asio channels");
+                    error = "Can't detect asio channels";
                 }
             }
         }
         else
         {
-            error = T("No such device");
+            error = "No such device";
         }
 
         if (error.isNotEmpty())
@@ -1232,7 +1233,7 @@ private:
         else
         {
             isASIOOpen = true;
-            log (T("ASIO device open"));
+            log ("ASIO device open");
         }
 
         isOpen_ = false;
@@ -1283,7 +1284,7 @@ private:
 
             if (isReSync)
             {
-                log (T("! ASIO resync"));
+                log ("! ASIO resync");
                 isReSync = false;
             }
             else
diff --git a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_DirectSound.cpp b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_DirectSound.cpp
index 6c93c7720e..36be8d1d62 100644
--- a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_DirectSound.cpp
+++ b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_DirectSound.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static const String getDSErrorMessage (HRESULT hr)
     {
         if (hr != S_OK)
         {
-            String error (T("DS error at line "));
+            String error ("DS error at line ");
             error << lineNum << T(" - ") << getDSErrorMessage (hr);
             log (error);
         }
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public:
                 primaryDesc.dwBufferBytes = 0;
                 primaryDesc.lpwfxFormat = 0;
 
-                log (T("opening dsound out step 2"));
+                log ("opening dsound out step 2");
                 hr = pDirectSound->CreateSoundBuffer (&primaryDesc, &pPrimaryBuffer, 0);
                 logError (hr);
 
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ public:
 
                         if (hr == S_OK)
                         {
-                            log (T("opening dsound out step 3"));
+                            log ("opening dsound out step 3");
 
                             DWORD dwDataLen;
                             unsigned char* pDSBuffData;
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ public:
     DSoundAudioIODevice (const String& deviceName,
                          const int index,
                          const int inputIndex_)
-        : AudioIODevice (deviceName, T("DirectSound")),
+        : AudioIODevice (deviceName, "DirectSound"),
           Thread ("Juce DSound"),
           isOpen_ (false),
           isStarted (false),
diff --git a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Files.cpp b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Files.cpp
index b8cd2f92a5..64b1170532 100644
--- a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Files.cpp
+++ b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Files.cpp
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ bool NamedPipe::openInternal (const String& pipeName, const bool createPipe)
 
     NamedPipeInternal* const intern = new NamedPipeInternal();
 
-    String file (T("\\\\.\\pipe\\"));
+    String file ("\\\\.\\pipe\\");
     file += pipeName;
 
     intern->createdPipe = createPipe;
diff --git a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Network.cpp b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Network.cpp
index 80ac133f0a..9bfbc54ab0 100644
--- a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Network.cpp
+++ b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Network.cpp
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ void* juce_openInternetFile (const String& url,
                     if (request != 0)
                     {
                         // (this header is needed to make webservers process a POST request correctly)
-                        const String hdr (T("Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"));
+                        const String hdr ("Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
 
                         if (HttpSendRequest (request,
                                              hdr, hdr.length(),
-                                             (void*)(const char*) postText,
+                                             (void*) (const char*) postText,
                                              postText.length()))
                         {
                             ConnectionAndRequestStruct* const result = new ConnectionAndRequestStruct();
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_Application.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_Application.cpp
index 36725fef74..f3b09608ad 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_Application.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_Application.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int JUCEApplication::main (String& commandLine, JUCEApplication* const app)
             appInstance = 0;
             commandLine = String::empty;
 
-            DBG (T("Another instance is running - quitting..."));
+            DBG ("Another instance is running - quitting...");
             return 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_PropertiesFile.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_PropertiesFile.cpp
index 74358a02f0..cb89f8f8b6 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_PropertiesFile.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/application/juce_PropertiesFile.cpp
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ const File PropertiesFile::getDefaultAppSettingsFile (const String& applicationN
     jassert (applicationName == File::createLegalFileName (applicationName));
 
 #ifdef JUCE_MAC
-    File dir (commonToAllUsers ? T("/Library/Preferences")
-                               : T("~/Library/Preferences"));
+    File dir (commonToAllUsers ? "/Library/Preferences"
+                               : "~/Library/Preferences");
 
     if (folderName.isNotEmpty())
         dir = dir.getChildFile (folderName);
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDReader.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDReader.cpp
index dba5396439..c5c6ad3894 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDReader.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_AudioCDReader.cpp
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 
 static void findCDs (OwnedArray<File>& cds)
 {
-    File volumes (T("/Volumes"));
+    File volumes ("/Volumes");
     volumes.findChildFiles (cds, File::findDirectories, false);
 
     for (int i = cds.size(); --i >= 0;)
-        if (! cds[i]->getChildFile (T(".TOC.plist")).exists())
+        if (! cds[i]->getChildFile (".TOC.plist").exists())
             cds.remove (i);
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ AudioCDReader* AudioCDReader::createReaderForCD (const int index)
 }
 
 AudioCDReader::AudioCDReader (const File& volume)
-   : AudioFormatReader (0, T("CD Audio")),
+   : AudioFormatReader (0, "CD Audio"),
      volumeDir (volume),
      currentReaderTrack (-1),
      reader (0)
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_sources/juce_BufferingAudioSource.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_sources/juce_BufferingAudioSource.cpp
index 2545663a47..ecc5d0b82b 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_sources/juce_BufferingAudioSource.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_sources/juce_BufferingAudioSource.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class SharedBufferingAudioSourceThread  : public DeletedAtShutdown,
 {
 public:
     SharedBufferingAudioSourceThread()
-        : Thread (T("Audio Buffer")),
+        : Thread ("Audio Buffer"),
           sources (8)
     {
     }
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.cpp
index 5c02ebaa2f..09b146625c 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/audio/devices/juce_AudioDeviceManager.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void AudioDeviceManager::addDeviceNamesToComboBox (ComboBox& combo) const
         combo.addSeparator();
     }
 
-    combo.addItem (T("<< no audio device >>"), -1);
+    combo.addItem ("<< no audio device >>", -1);
 }
 
 const String AudioDeviceManager::getCurrentAudioDeviceName() const
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ const String AudioDeviceManager::setAudioDevice (const String& deviceNameToUse,
         else
         {
             deleteAndZero (currentAudioDevice);
-            error << T("No such device: ") << deviceNameToUse;
+            error << "No such device: " << deviceNameToUse;
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/documents/juce_FileBasedDocument.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/documents/juce_FileBasedDocument.cpp
index de76a10dd2..c07d6562fe 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/documents/juce_FileBasedDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/documents/juce_FileBasedDocument.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ FileBasedDocument::SaveResult FileBasedDocument::saveAs (const File& newFile,
                                             TRANS("File already exists"),
                                             TRANS("There's already a file called:\n\n")
                                               + newFile.getFullPathName()
-                                              + T("\n\nAre you sure you want to overwrite it?"),
+                                              + TRANS("\n\nAre you sure you want to overwrite it?"),
                                             TRANS("overwrite"),
                                             TRANS("cancel")))
         {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ FileBasedDocument::SaveResult FileBasedDocument::saveAs (const File& newFile,
                                      TRANS("Error writing to file..."),
                                      TRANS("An error occurred while trying to save \"")
                                         + getDocumentTitle()
-                                        + T("\" to the file:\n\n")
+                                        + TRANS("\" to the file:\n\n")
                                         + newFile.getFullPathName()
                                         + T("\n\n")
                                         + error);
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ FileBasedDocument::SaveResult FileBasedDocument::saveAsInteractive (const bool w
     String legalFilename (File::createLegalFileName (getDocumentTitle()));
 
     if (legalFilename.isEmpty())
-        legalFilename = T("unnamed");
+        legalFilename = "unnamed";
 
     if (f.existsAsFile() || f.getParentDirectory().isDirectory())
         f = f.getSiblingFile (legalFilename);
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/controls/juce_TableListBox.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/controls/juce_TableListBox.cpp
index 00393b9327..78815adfde 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/controls/juce_TableListBox.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/controls/juce_TableListBox.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 #include "../../../../juce_core/basics/juce_Random.h"
 #include "../mouse/juce_DragAndDropContainer.h"
 #include "../../graphics/imaging/juce_Image.h"
+#include "../../../../juce_core/text/juce_LocalisedStrings.h"
 
 
 //==============================================================================
@@ -290,8 +291,8 @@ public:
     {
         if (owner.isAutoSizeMenuOptionShown())
         {
-            menu.addItem (0xf836743, T("Auto-size this column"), columnIdClicked != 0);
-            menu.addItem (0xf836744, T("Auto-size all columns"), owner.getHeader()->getNumColumns (true) > 0);
+            menu.addItem (0xf836743, TRANS("Auto-size this column"), columnIdClicked != 0);
+            menu.addItem (0xf836744, TRANS("Auto-size all columns"), owner.getHeader()->getNumColumns (true) > 0);
             menu.addSeparator();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_FileBrowserComponent.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_FileBrowserComponent.cpp
index 9cd8ed920d..5d12e2435c 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_FileBrowserComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_FileBrowserComponent.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ FileBrowserComponent::FileBrowserComponent (FileChooserMode mode_,
      mode (mode_),
      listeners (2),
      previewComp (previewComp_),
-     thread (T("Juce FileBrowser"))
+     thread ("Juce FileBrowser")
 {
     String filename;
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ const BitArray FileBrowserComponent::getRoots (StringArray& rootNames, StringArr
     separators.setBit (rootPaths.size());
 
     OwnedArray <File> volumes;
-    File vol (T("/Volumes"));
+    File vol ("/Volumes");
     vol.findChildFiles (volumes, File::findDirectories, false);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < volumes.size(); ++i)
diff --git a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp
index f8df1b7132..7fb989a58f 100644
--- a/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::changeListenerCallback (void*)
 
         if (currentDevice->hasControlPanel())
         {
-            addAndMakeVisible (launchUIButton = new TextButton (T("show this device's control panel"),
-                                                                T("opens the device's own control panel")));
+            addAndMakeVisible (launchUIButton = new TextButton (TRANS ("show this device's control panel"),
+                                                                TRANS ("opens the device's own control panel")));
 
             launchUIButton->addButtonListener (this);
         }
diff --git a/src/juce_core/basics/juce_FileLogger.cpp b/src/juce_core/basics/juce_FileLogger.cpp
index 9504ea896d..069699f59e 100644
--- a/src/juce_core/basics/juce_FileLogger.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_core/basics/juce_FileLogger.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ FileLogger* FileLogger::createDefaultAppLogger (const String& logFileSubDirector
                                                 const int maxInitialFileSizeBytes)
 {
 #ifdef JUCE_MAC
-    File logFile (T("~/Library/Logs"));
+    File logFile ("~/Library/Logs");
     logFile = logFile.getChildFile (logFileName);
 
 #else
diff --git a/src/juce_core/basics/juce_Time.cpp b/src/juce_core/basics/juce_Time.cpp
index 2ccd906df6..835222479a 100644
--- a/src/juce_core/basics/juce_Time.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_core/basics/juce_Time.cpp
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ const String Time::toString (const bool includeDate,
 
     if (includeDate)
     {
-        result << getDayOfMonth() << T(' ')
-               << getMonthName (true) << T(' ')
+        result << getDayOfMonth() << ' '
+               << getMonthName (true) << ' '
                << getYear();
 
         if (includeTime)
-            result << T(' ');
+            result << ' ';
     }
 
     if (includeTime)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const String Time::toString (const bool includeDate,
         }
 
         if (! use24HourClock)
-            result << (isAfternoon() ? T("pm") : T("am"));
+            result << (isAfternoon() ? "pm" : "am");
     }
 
     return result.trimEnd();
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ const String Time::getTimeZone() const throw()
         if (zone[0].length() > 3
              && zone[0].containsIgnoreCase (T("daylight"))
              && zone[0].contains (T("GMT")))
-            zone[0] = T("BST");
+            zone[0] = "BST";
     }
 
     return zone[0].substring (0, 3);
diff --git a/src/juce_core/io/network/juce_Socket.cpp b/src/juce_core/io/network/juce_Socket.cpp
index 7e7e45c7e8..5fc991d2aa 100644
--- a/src/juce_core/io/network/juce_Socket.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_core/io/network/juce_Socket.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void Socket::close()
         {
             // need to do this to interrupt the accept() function..
             Socket temp;
-            temp.connect (T("localhost"), portNumber, 1000);
+            temp.connect ("localhost", portNumber, 1000);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp b/src/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
index e9dc728e82..52119187d9 100644
--- a/src/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_core/text/juce_StringArray.cpp
@@ -65,26 +65,16 @@ StringArray::StringArray (const juce_wchar** const strings) throw()
 {
     int i = 0;
 
-    for (;;)
-    {
-        if (strings[i] != 0)
-            add (strings [i++]);
-        else
-            break;
-    }
+    while (strings[i] != 0)
+        add (strings [i++]);
 }
 
 StringArray::StringArray (const char** const strings) throw()
 {
     int i = 0;
 
-    for (;;)
-    {
-        if (strings[i] != 0)
-            add (strings [i++]);
-        else
-            break;
-    }
+    while (strings[i] != 0)
+        add (strings [i++]);
 }
 
 const StringArray& StringArray::operator= (const StringArray& other) throw()
@@ -249,7 +239,7 @@ int StringArray::indexOf (const String& stringToLookFor,
 //==============================================================================
 void StringArray::remove (const int index) throw()
 {
-    String* const s = (String*) strings[index];
+    String* const s = (String*) strings [index];
 
     if (s != 0)
     {
@@ -305,7 +295,7 @@ void StringArray::trim() throw()
 class InternalStringArrayComparator
 {
 public:
-    static int compareElements (void* const first, void* const second) throw()
+    static int JUCE_CALLTYPE compareElements (void* const first, void* const second) throw()
     {
         return ((const String*) first)->compare (*(const String*) second);
     }
@@ -314,7 +304,7 @@ public:
 class InsensitiveInternalStringArrayComparator
 {
 public:
-    static int compareElements (void* const first, void* const second) throw()
+    static int JUCE_CALLTYPE compareElements (void* const first, void* const second) throw()
     {
         return ((const String*) first)->compareIgnoreCase (*(const String*) second);
     }
@@ -324,12 +314,12 @@ void StringArray::sort (const bool ignoreCase) throw()
 {
     if (ignoreCase)
     {
-        InsensitiveInternalStringArrayComparator comp;
+        const InsensitiveInternalStringArrayComparator comp;
         strings.sort (comp);
     }
     else
     {
-        InternalStringArrayComparator comp;
+        const InternalStringArrayComparator comp;
         strings.sort (comp);
     }
 }
@@ -366,7 +356,7 @@ const String StringArray::joinIntoString (const String& separator,
     String result;
     result.preallocateStorage (charsNeeded);
 
-    tchar* dest = (tchar*)(const tchar*) result;
+    tchar* dest = (tchar*) (const tchar*) result;
 
     while (start < last)
     {
diff --git a/src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlDocument.cpp b/src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
index c6c0c7892b..661256b3f8 100644
--- a/src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlDocument.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static bool isXmlIdentifierChar_Slow (const tchar c)
 class FileInputSource  : public XmlInputSource
 {
 public:
-    FileInputSource (const File& file_)
+    FileInputSource (const File& file_) throw()
         : file (file_)
     {
     }
@@ -117,75 +117,66 @@ void XmlDocument::setInputSource (XmlInputSource* const newSource) throw()
 
 XmlElement* XmlDocument::getDocumentElement (const bool onlyReadOuterDocumentElement)
 {
-    JUCE_TRY
+    String textToParse (originalText);
+
+    if (textToParse.isEmpty() && inputSource != 0)
     {
-        String textToParse (originalText);
+        InputStream* const in = inputSource->createInputStreamFor (String::empty);
 
-        if (textToParse.isEmpty() && inputSource != 0)
+        if (in != 0)
         {
-            InputStream* const in = inputSource->createInputStreamFor (String::empty);
-
-            if (in != 0)
-            {
-                MemoryBlock data;
-
-                in->readIntoMemoryBlock (data, onlyReadOuterDocumentElement ? 8192 : -1);
-                delete in;
+            MemoryBlock data;
 
-                if (data.getSize() >= 2
-                     && ((data[0] == (char)-2 && data[1] == (char)-1)
-                          || (data[0] == (char)-1 && data[1] == (char)-2)))
-                {
-                    textToParse = String::createStringFromData ((const char*) data.getData(), data.getSize());
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    textToParse = String::fromUTF8 ((const uint8*) data.getData(), data.getSize());
-                }
+            in->readIntoMemoryBlock (data, onlyReadOuterDocumentElement ? 8192 : -1);
+            delete in;
 
-                if (! onlyReadOuterDocumentElement)
-                    originalText = textToParse;
+            if (data.getSize() >= 2
+                 && ((data[0] == (char)-2 && data[1] == (char)-1)
+                      || (data[0] == (char)-1 && data[1] == (char)-2)))
+            {
+                textToParse = String::createStringFromData ((const char*) data.getData(), data.getSize());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                textToParse = String::fromUTF8 ((const uint8*) data.getData(), data.getSize());
             }
+
+            if (! onlyReadOuterDocumentElement)
+                originalText = textToParse;
         }
+    }
 
-        input = textToParse;
-        lastError = String::empty;
-        errorOccurred = false;
-        outOfData = false;
-        needToLoadDTD = true;
+    input = textToParse;
+    lastError = String::empty;
+    errorOccurred = false;
+    outOfData = false;
+    needToLoadDTD = true;
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < 128; ++i)
-            identifierLookupTable[i] = isXmlIdentifierChar_Slow ((tchar) i);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 128; ++i)
+        identifierLookupTable[i] = isXmlIdentifierChar_Slow ((tchar) i);
 
-        if (textToParse.isEmpty())
+    if (textToParse.isEmpty())
+    {
+        lastError = "not enough input";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        skipHeader();
+
+        if (input != 0)
         {
-            lastError = T("not enough input");
+            XmlElement* const result = readNextElement (! onlyReadOuterDocumentElement);
+
+            if (errorOccurred)
+                delete result;
+            else
+                return result;
         }
         else
         {
-            skipHeader();
-
-            if (input != 0)
-            {
-                XmlElement* const result = readNextElement (! onlyReadOuterDocumentElement);
-
-                if (errorOccurred && (result != 0))
-                    delete result;
-                else
-                    return result;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                lastError = T("incorrect xml header");
-            }
+            lastError = "incorrect xml header";
         }
     }
-#if JUCE_CATCH_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTIONS
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        lastError = T("internal error");
-    }
-#endif
 
     return 0;
 }