diff --git a/extras/audio plugins/demo/src/DemoEditorComponent.cpp b/extras/audio plugins/demo/src/DemoEditorComponent.cpp
index 31fce415ec..981b38db14 100644
--- a/extras/audio plugins/demo/src/DemoEditorComponent.cpp	
+++ b/extras/audio plugins/demo/src/DemoEditorComponent.cpp	
@@ -37,9 +37,16 @@ static const String timeToTimecodeString (const double seconds)
     const int mins  = ((int) (absSecs / 60.0)) % 60;
     const int secs  = ((int) absSecs) % 60;
 
-    return String::formatted (T("%s%02d:%02d:%02d:%03d"),
-                              sign, hours, mins, secs,
-                              roundToInt (absSecs * 1000) % 1000);
+    String t;
+    if (seconds < 0)
+        t = T("-");
+
+    t << String (hours).paddedLeft ('0', 2) << ":"
+      << String (mins).paddedLeft ('0', 2) << ":"
+      << String (secs).paddedLeft ('0', 2) << ":"
+      << String (roundToInt (absSecs * 1000) % 1000).paddedLeft ('0', 3);
+
+    return t;
 }
 
 // quick-and-dirty function to format a bars/beats string
diff --git a/extras/juce demo/Source/ApplicationStartup.cpp b/extras/juce demo/Source/ApplicationStartup.cpp
index d2719d5393..09ff7bc0bb 100644
--- a/extras/juce demo/Source/ApplicationStartup.cpp	
+++ b/extras/juce demo/Source/ApplicationStartup.cpp	
@@ -124,47 +124,22 @@ private:
           << "\nFull user name: " << SystemStats::getFullUserName()
           << "\nOperating system: " << SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
           << "\nCPU vendor: " << SystemStats::getCpuVendor()
-          << "\nCPU speed: " << SystemStats::getCpuSpeedInMegaherz() << "MHz\n"
+          << "\nCPU speed: " << SystemStats::getCpuSpeedInMegaherz() << "MHz"
           << "\nNumber of CPUs: " << SystemStats::getNumCpus()
           << "\nCPU has MMX: " << (SystemStats::hasMMX() ? "yes" : "no")
           << "\nCPU has SSE: " << (SystemStats::hasSSE() ? "yes" : "no")
           << "\nCPU has SSE2: " << (SystemStats::hasSSE2() ? "yes" : "no")
           << "\nCPU has 3DNOW: " << (SystemStats::has3DNow() ? "yes" : "no")
-          << "\nMemory size: " << SystemStats::getMemorySizeInMegabytes() << "MB\n";
-
-        int64 macAddresses[8];
-        const int numAddresses = SystemStats::getMACAddresses (macAddresses, 8, false);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < numAddresses; ++i)
-        {
-            systemInfo
-              << "Found network card MAC address: "
-              << String::formatted (T("%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x-%02x\n"),
-                                    0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 40),
-                                    0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 32),
-                                    0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 24),
-                                    0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 16),
-                                    0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 8),
-                                    0xff & (int) macAddresses [i]);
-        }
-
-        systemInfo
-          << "Current executable file: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::currentExecutableFile).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nCurrent application file: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::currentApplicationFile).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nCurrent working directory: "
-          << File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getFullPathName()
-          << "\nUser home directory: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nUser documents directory: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDocumentsDirectory).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nUser application data directory: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userApplicationDataDirectory).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nCommon application data directory: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::commonApplicationDataDirectory).getFullPathName()
-          << "\nTemp directory: "
-          << File::getSpecialLocation (File::tempDirectory).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nMemory size: " << SystemStats::getMemorySizeInMegabytes() << "MB"
+          << "\nFound network card MAC addresses: " << SystemStats::getMACAddressStrings().joinIntoString (T(", "))
+          << "\nCurrent executable file: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::currentExecutableFile).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nCurrent application file: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::currentApplicationFile).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nCurrent working directory: " << File::getCurrentWorkingDirectory().getFullPathName()
+          << "\nUser home directory: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nUser documents directory: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDocumentsDirectory).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nUser application data directory: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::userApplicationDataDirectory).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nCommon application data directory: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::commonApplicationDataDirectory).getFullPathName()
+          << "\nTemp directory: " << File::getSpecialLocation (File::tempDirectory).getFullPathName()
           << "\n\n";
 
         return systemInfo;
diff --git a/src/core/juce_Logger.h b/src/core/juce_Logger.h
index 8662e8f339..cb8a8d49f5 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_Logger.h
+++ b/src/core/juce_Logger.h
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ public:
     */
     static void JUCE_CALLTYPE outputDebugString (const String& text) throw();
 
-    /** Writes a message to the standard error stream.
-
-        This can be called directly, or by using the DBG_PRINTF() macro in
-        juce_PlatformDefs.h (which will avoid calling the method in non-debug builds).
-    */
-    static void JUCE_CALLTYPE outputDebugPrintf (const tchar* format, ...) throw();
-
 
 protected:
     //==============================================================================
diff --git a/src/core/juce_PlatformDefs.h b/src/core/juce_PlatformDefs.h
index 4e81904171..8ad923886d 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_PlatformDefs.h
+++ b/src/core/juce_PlatformDefs.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 #if JUCE_LOG_ASSERTIONS
   #define juce_LogCurrentAssertion    juce_LogAssertion (__FILE__, __LINE__);
 #elif defined (JUCE_DEBUG)
-  #define juce_LogCurrentAssertion    fprintf (stderr, "JUCE Assertion failure in %s, line %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+  #define juce_LogCurrentAssertion    std::cerr << "JUCE Assertion failure in " << __FILE__ << ", line " << __LINE__ << std::endl;
 #else
   #define juce_LogCurrentAssertion
 #endif
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@
   */
   #define DBG(dbgtext)                  Logger::outputDebugString (dbgtext);
 
-  /** Printf's a string to the standard error stream.
-
-    This is only compiled in a debug build.
-
-    @see Logger::outputDebugString
-  */
-  #define DBG_PRINTF(dbgprintf)         Logger::outputDebugPrintf dbgprintf;
-
   //==============================================================================
   // Assertions..
 
@@ -138,7 +130,6 @@
   // If debugging is disabled, these dummy debug and assertion macros are used..
 
   #define DBG(dbgtext)
-  #define DBG_PRINTF(dbgprintf)
 
   #define jassertfalse                  { juce_LogCurrentAssertion }
 
diff --git a/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h b/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
index 42f2ec7b0b..865a91e8a9 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
+++ b/src/core/juce_StandardHeader.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 */
 #define JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION      1
 #define JUCE_MINOR_VERSION      51
-#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER        9
+#define JUCE_BUILDNUMBER        10
 
 /** Current Juce version number.
 
diff --git a/src/core/juce_SystemStats.cpp b/src/core/juce_SystemStats.cpp
index 804975e1ed..270c9b17c9 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/src/core/juce_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,26 @@ const String SystemStats::getJUCEVersion() throw()
               + "." + String (JUCE_BUILDNUMBER);
 }
 
+const StringArray SystemStats::getMACAddressStrings()
+{
+    int64 macAddresses [16];
+    const int numAddresses = getMACAddresses (macAddresses, numElementsInArray (macAddresses), false);
+
+    StringArray s;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < numAddresses; ++i)
+    {
+        s.add (String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 40)).paddedLeft ('0', 2)
+                + "-" + String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 32)).paddedLeft ('0', 2)
+                + "-" + String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 24)).paddedLeft ('0', 2)
+                + "-" + String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 16)).paddedLeft ('0', 2)
+                + "-" + String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 8)).paddedLeft ('0', 2)
+                + "-" + String::toHexString (0xff & (int) (macAddresses [i] >> 0)).paddedLeft ('0', 2));
+    }
+
+    return s;
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 static bool juceInitialisedNonGUI = false;
 
diff --git a/src/core/juce_SystemStats.h b/src/core/juce_SystemStats.h
index aad1e02ece..8d9e10ba9c 100644
--- a/src/core/juce_SystemStats.h
+++ b/src/core/juce_SystemStats.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #ifndef __JUCE_SYSTEMSTATS_JUCEHEADER__
 #define __JUCE_SYSTEMSTATS_JUCEHEADER__
 
+#include "../text/juce_StringArray.h"
+
 
 //==============================================================================
 /**
@@ -172,11 +174,17 @@ public:
     */
     static int getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum,
 #if JUCE_MAC
-                                const bool littleEndian = true) throw();
+                                const bool littleEndian = true);
 #else
-                                const bool littleEndian = false) throw();
+                                const bool littleEndian = false);
 #endif
 
+    /** Returns a list of MAC addresses found on this machine.
+
+        @returns            an array of strings containing the MAC addresses that were found
+    */
+    static const StringArray getMACAddressStrings();
+
 
     //==============================================================================
     // not-for-public-use platform-specific method gets called at startup to initialise things.
diff --git a/src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.cpp b/src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.cpp
index 44308bcc96..ed6009e5f5 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/code_editor/juce_CodeDocument.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,13 @@ juce_wchar CodeDocument::Iterator::nextChar()
 
     jassert (currentLine == document->lines.getUnchecked (line));
     const juce_wchar result = currentLine->line [position - currentLine->lineStartInFile];
-    skip();
+
+    if (++position >= currentLine->lineStartInFile + currentLine->lineLength)
+    {
+        ++line;
+        currentLine = document->lines [line];
+    }
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -191,7 +197,7 @@ juce_wchar CodeDocument::Iterator::peekNextChar() const
         return 0;
 
     jassert (currentLine == document->lines.getUnchecked (line));
-    return currentLine->line [position - currentLine->lineStartInFile];
+    return const_cast <const String&> (currentLine->line) [position - currentLine->lineStartInFile];
 }
 
 void CodeDocument::Iterator::skipWhitespace()
diff --git a/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp b/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
index 4c3ab227e2..c1978699c5 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,24 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 
 
 //==============================================================================
-PositionedGlyph::PositionedGlyph()
+PositionedGlyph::PositionedGlyph (const float x_, const float y_, const float w_, const Font& font_,
+                                  const juce_wchar character_, const int glyph_)
+    : x (x_),
+      y (y_),
+      w (w_),
+      font (font_),
+      character (character_),
+      glyph (glyph_)
+{
+}
+
+PositionedGlyph::PositionedGlyph (const PositionedGlyph& other)
+    : x (other.x),
+      y (other.y),
+      w (other.w),
+      font (other.font),
+      character (other.character),
+      glyph (other.glyph)
 {
 }
 
@@ -178,16 +195,14 @@ void GlyphArrangement::addCurtailedLineOfText (const Font& font,
                                                const float maxWidthPixels,
                                                const bool useEllipsis)
 {
-    int textLen = text.length();
-
-    if (textLen > 0)
+    if (text.isNotEmpty())
     {
         Array <int> newGlyphs;
         Array <float> xOffsets;
         font.getGlyphPositions (text, newGlyphs, xOffsets);
+        const int textLen = newGlyphs.size();
 
         const juce_wchar* const unicodeText = (const juce_wchar*) text;
-        textLen = jmin (textLen, newGlyphs.size());
 
         for (int i = 0; i < textLen; ++i)
         {
@@ -204,15 +219,8 @@ void GlyphArrangement::addCurtailedLineOfText (const Font& font,
             }
             else
             {
-                PositionedGlyph* const pg = new PositionedGlyph();
-                pg->x = xOffset + thisX;
-                pg->y = yOffset;
-                pg->w = nextX - thisX;
-                pg->font = font;
-                pg->glyph = newGlyphs.getUnchecked(i);
-                pg->character = unicodeText[i];
-
-                glyphs.add (pg);
+                glyphs.add (new PositionedGlyph (xOffset + thisX, yOffset, nextX - thisX,
+                                                 font, unicodeText[i], newGlyphs.getUnchecked(i)));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -247,16 +255,9 @@ int GlyphArrangement::insertEllipsis (const Font& font, const float maxXPos,
 
         for (int i = 3; --i >= 0;)
         {
-            PositionedGlyph* const pg = new PositionedGlyph();
-            pg->x = xOffset;
-            pg->y = yOffset;
-            pg->w = dx;
-            pg->font = font;
-            pg->character = '.';
-            pg->glyph = dotGlyphs.getFirst();
-            glyphs.insert (endIndex++, pg);
+            glyphs.insert (endIndex++, new PositionedGlyph (xOffset, yOffset, dx,
+                                                            font, '.', dotGlyphs.getFirst()));
             --numDeleted;
-
             xOffset += dx;
 
             if (xOffset > maxXPos)
diff --git a/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.h b/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.h
index 2b53809af8..1664156687 100644
--- a/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.h
+++ b/src/gui/graphics/fonts/juce_GlyphArrangement.h
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ private:
     juce_wchar character;
     int glyph;
 
-    PositionedGlyph();
+    PositionedGlyph (float x, float y, float w, const Font& font, juce_wchar character, int glyph);
+    PositionedGlyph (const PositionedGlyph& other);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/native/linux/juce_linux_Network.cpp b/src/native/linux/juce_linux_Network.cpp
index ca39781676..b07b92e074 100644
--- a/src/native/linux/juce_linux_Network.cpp
+++ b/src/native/linux/juce_linux_Network.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 
 //==============================================================================
-int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian) throw()
+int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian)
 {
     int numResults = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/native/linux/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp b/src/native/linux/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
index 343d8231c7..01dc5a8e23 100644
--- a/src/native/linux/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/src/native/linux/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -31,17 +31,7 @@
 //==============================================================================
 void Logger::outputDebugString (const String& text) throw()
 {
-    fputs (text.toUTF8(), stdout);
-    fputs ("\n", stdout);
-}
-
-void Logger::outputDebugPrintf (const tchar* format, ...) throw()
-{
-    String text;
-    va_list args;
-    va_start (args, format);
-    text.vprintf(format, args);
-    outputDebugString(text);
+    std::cerr << text << std::endl;
 }
 
 SystemStats::OperatingSystemType SystemStats::getOperatingSystemType() throw()
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
index 9311f28d01..3c8523290b 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_CoreGraphicsContext.mm
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
     CoreGraphicsContext (CGContextRef context_, const float flipHeight_)
         : context (context_),
           flipHeight (flipHeight_),
+          state (new SavedState()),
           numGradientLookupEntries (0)
     {
         CGContextRetain (context);
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ public:
         gradientCallbacks.version = 0;
         gradientCallbacks.evaluate = gradientCallback;
         gradientCallbacks.releaseInfo = 0;
-        state = new SavedState();
+        setFont (Font());
     }
 
     ~CoreGraphicsContext()
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Debugging.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Debugging.mm
index 49e00e2922..9c77dd5abb 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Debugging.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Debugging.mm
@@ -30,16 +30,7 @@
 //==============================================================================
 void Logger::outputDebugString (const String& text) throw()
 {
-    std::cerr << (const char*) text.toUTF8() << std::endl;
-}
-
-void Logger::outputDebugPrintf (const tchar* format, ...) throw()
-{
-    String text;
-    va_list args;
-    va_start (args, format);
-    text.vprintf (format, args);
-    outputDebugString (text);
+    std::cerr << text << std::endl;
 }
 
 bool JUCE_PUBLIC_FUNCTION juce_isRunningUnderDebugger()
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Fonts.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
index cbf29ceb13..a8ebd5e84e 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Fonts.mm
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
 
 #if SUPPORT_ONLY_10_4_FONTS
         HeapBlock <NSSize> advances (length);
-        [nsFont getAdvancements: advances forGlyphs: (NSGlyph*) glyphs count: length];
+        [nsFont getAdvancements: advances forGlyphs: reinterpret_cast <NSGlyph*> (glyphs.getData()) count: length];
 
         for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
             x += advances[i].width;
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ public:
 
 #if SUPPORT_ONLY_10_4_FONTS
         HeapBlock <NSSize> advances (length);
-        [nsFont getAdvancements: advances forGlyphs: (NSGlyph*) glyphs count: length];
+        [nsFont getAdvancements: advances forGlyphs: reinterpret_cast <NSGlyph*> (glyphs.getData()) count: length];
 
         int x = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i)
         {
             x += advances[i].width;
             xOffsets.add (x * unitsToHeightScaleFactor);
-            resultGlyphs.add (((NSGlyph*) glyphs)[i]);
+            resultGlyphs.add (reinterpret_cast <NSGlyph*> (glyphs.getData())[i]);
         }
 
 #else
diff --git a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Network.mm b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Network.mm
index 0c6309f1dd..2fce7ab4d6 100644
--- a/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Network.mm
+++ b/src/native/mac/juce_mac_Network.mm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #if JUCE_INCLUDED_FILE
 
 //==============================================================================
-int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian) throw()
+int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian)
 {
     #ifndef IFT_ETHER
      #define IFT_ETHER 6
diff --git a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Network.cpp b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Network.cpp
index e0c1f91aaf..b9071fbd4f 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Network.cpp
+++ b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_Network.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int getMACAddressesViaNetBios (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool l
     return numFound;
 }
 
-int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian) throw()
+int SystemStats::getMACAddresses (int64* addresses, int maxNum, const bool littleEndian)
 {
     int numFound = getMACAddressViaGetAdaptersInfo (addresses, maxNum, littleEndian);
 
diff --git a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
index 149ed08116..1be7d3b1c5 100644
--- a/src/native/windows/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/src/native/windows/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ void Logger::outputDebugString (const String& text) throw()
     OutputDebugString (text + T("\n"));
 }
 
-void Logger::outputDebugPrintf (const tchar* format, ...) throw()
-{
-    String text;
-    va_list args;
-    va_start (args, format);
-    text.vprintf(format, args);
-    outputDebugString (text);
-}
-
 //==============================================================================
 static int64 hiResTicksPerSecond;
 static double hiResTicksScaleFactor;
diff --git a/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.cpp b/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.cpp
index 306ec4d8ef..51ab1eeb32 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.cpp
@@ -772,20 +772,6 @@ int CharacterFunctions::getHexDigitValue (const juce_wchar digit) throw()
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-int CharacterFunctions::printf (char* const dest, const int maxLength, const char* const format, ...) throw()
-{
-    va_list list;
-    va_start (list, format);
-    return vprintf (dest, maxLength, format, list);
-}
-
-int CharacterFunctions::printf (juce_wchar* const dest, const int maxLength, const juce_wchar* const format, ...) throw()
-{
-    va_list list;
-    va_start (list, format);
-    return vprintf (dest, maxLength, format, list);
-}
-
 int CharacterFunctions::vprintf (char* const dest, const int maxLength, const char* const format, va_list& args) throw()
 {
 #if JUCE_WIN32
diff --git a/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h b/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
index 22f5dfd5f0..c6da57dd06 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
+++ b/src/text/juce_CharacterFunctions.h
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ public:
     static int getHexDigitValue (const juce_wchar digit) throw();
 
     //==============================================================================
-    static int printf (char* const dest, const int maxLength, const char* const format, ...) throw();
-    static int printf (juce_wchar* const dest, const int maxLength, const juce_wchar* const format, ...) throw();
-
     static int vprintf (char* const dest, const int maxLength, const char* const format, va_list& args) throw();
     static int vprintf (juce_wchar* const dest, const int maxLength, const juce_wchar* const format, va_list& args) throw();
 };
diff --git a/src/text/juce_String.cpp b/src/text/juce_String.cpp
index 5ced2e7490..81ec5278cc 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_String.cpp
+++ b/src/text/juce_String.cpp
@@ -322,6 +322,43 @@ namespace IntToCharConverters
 
         return t;
     }
+
+    static tchar* doubleToString (tchar* buffer, int numChars, double n, int numDecPlaces, int& len) throw()
+    {
+        if (numDecPlaces > 0 && n > -1.0e20 && n < 1.0e20)
+        {
+            tchar* const end = buffer + numChars;
+            tchar* t = end;
+            int64 v = (int64) (pow (10.0, numDecPlaces) * fabs (n) + 0.5);
+            *--t = (tchar) 0;
+
+            while (numDecPlaces >= 0 || v > 0)
+            {
+                if (numDecPlaces == 0)
+                    *--t = decimalPoint;
+
+                *--t = (tchar) (T('0') + (v % 10));
+
+                v /= 10;
+                --numDecPlaces;
+            }
+
+            if (n < 0)
+                *--t = T('-');
+
+            len = end - t;
+            return t;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+#if JUCE_WIN32
+            len = (int) _snwprintf_s (buffer, numChars, _TRUNCATE, L"%.9g", n) + 1;
+#else
+            len = (int) swprintf (buffer, numChars, L"%.9g", n) + 1;
+#endif
+            return buffer;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 String::String (const int number) throw()
@@ -372,71 +409,22 @@ String::String (const uint64 number) throw()
     createInternal (IntToCharConverters::uint64ToString (end, number), end);
 }
 
-// a double-to-string routine that actually uses the number of dec. places you asked for
-// without resorting to exponent notation if the number's too big or small (which is what printf does).
-void String::doubleToStringWithDecPlaces (double n, int numDecPlaces) throw()
-{
-    const int bufSize = 80;
-    tchar buffer [bufSize];
-    int len;
-    tchar* t;
-
-    if (numDecPlaces > 0 && n > -1.0e20 && n < 1.0e20)
-    {
-        int64 v = (int64) (pow (10.0, numDecPlaces) * fabs (n) + 0.5);
-
-        t = buffer + bufSize;
-        *--t = (tchar) 0;
-
-        while (numDecPlaces >= 0 || v > 0)
-        {
-            if (numDecPlaces == 0)
-                *--t = decimalPoint;
-
-            *--t = (tchar) (T('0') + (v % 10));
-
-            v /= 10;
-            --numDecPlaces;
-        }
-
-        if (n < 0)
-            *--t = T('-');
-
-        len = (int) ((buffer + bufSize) - t);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        len = CharacterFunctions::printf (buffer, bufSize, T("%.9g"), n) + 1;
-        t = buffer;
-    }
-
-    if (len > 1)
-    {
-        jassert (len < numElementsInArray (buffer));
-
-        createInternal (len - 1);
-        memcpy (text->text, t, len * sizeof (tchar));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        jassert (*t == 0);
-        text = &emptyString;
-        emptyString.refCount = safeEmptyStringRefCount;
-    }
-}
-
 String::String (const float number,
                 const int numberOfDecimalPlaces) throw()
 {
-    doubleToStringWithDecPlaces ((double) number,
-                                 numberOfDecimalPlaces);
+    tchar buffer [48];
+    int len;
+    tchar* start = IntToCharConverters::doubleToString (buffer, numElementsInArray (buffer), (double) number, numberOfDecimalPlaces, len);
+    createInternal (start, start + len);
 }
 
 String::String (const double number,
                 const int numberOfDecimalPlaces) throw()
 {
-    doubleToStringWithDecPlaces (number,
-                                 numberOfDecimalPlaces);
+    tchar buffer [48];
+    int len;
+    tchar* start = IntToCharConverters::doubleToString (buffer, numElementsInArray (buffer), number, numberOfDecimalPlaces, len);
+    createInternal (start, start + len);
 }
 
 String::~String() throw()
@@ -1102,14 +1090,6 @@ bool String::matchesWildcard (const tchar* wildcard, const bool ignoreCase) cons
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-void String::printf (const tchar* const pf, ...) throw()
-{
-    va_list list;
-    va_start (list, pf);
-
-    vprintf (pf, list);
-}
-
 const String String::formatted (const tchar* const pf, ...) throw()
 {
     va_list list;
diff --git a/src/text/juce_String.h b/src/text/juce_String.h
index 6803030c22..8c13933b2e 100644
--- a/src/text/juce_String.h
+++ b/src/text/juce_String.h
@@ -706,18 +706,6 @@ public:
 
 
     //==============================================================================
-    /** Writes text into this string, using printf style-arguments.
-
-        This will replace the contents of the string with the output of this
-        formatted printf.
-
-        Note that using the %s token with a juce string is probably a bad idea, as
-        this may expect differect encodings on different platforms.
-
-        @see formatted
-    */
-    void printf (const tchar* const format, ...) throw();
-
     /** Returns a string, created using arguments in the style of printf.
 
         This will return a string which is the result of a sprintf using the
@@ -1076,7 +1064,6 @@ private:
     void createInternal (const int numChars) throw();
     void createInternal (const tchar* const text, const tchar* const textEnd) throw();
     void appendInternal (const tchar* const text, const int numExtraChars) throw();
-    void doubleToStringWithDecPlaces (double n, int numDecPlaces) throw();
     void dupeInternalIfMultiplyReferenced() throw();
 };