diff --git a/samples/html/about/about.cpp b/samples/html/about/about.cpp
index 67b2bc0153..eac43f4e19 100644
--- a/samples/html/about/about.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/about/about.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
    {
     wxImage::AddHandler(new wxPNGHandler);
     // Create the main application window
-      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("wxHtmlWindow testing application",
+      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("wxHtmlWindow testing application"),
          wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(150, 50));
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
     // create a menu bar
       wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
 
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_About, "&About");
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "E&xit");
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_About, _("&About"));
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("E&xit"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
       wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-      menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
+      menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
       SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@
    {
         wxBoxSizer *topsizer;
         wxHtmlWindow *html;
-        wxDialog dlg(this, -1, wxString("About"));
+        wxDialog dlg(this, -1, wxString(_("About")));
 
         topsizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
 
         html = new wxHtmlWindow(&dlg, -1, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(380, 160), wxHW_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
         html -> SetBorders(0);
-        html -> LoadPage("data/about.htm");
+        html -> LoadPage(wxT("data/about.htm"));
         html -> SetSize(html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetWidth(), 
                         html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetHeight());
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
         topsizer -> Add(new wxStaticLine(&dlg, -1), 0, wxEXPAND | wxLEFT | wxRIGHT, 10);
                         
-        wxButton *bu1 = new wxButton(&dlg, wxID_OK, "Okay");
+        wxButton *bu1 = new wxButton(&dlg, wxID_OK, _("OK"));
         bu1 -> SetDefault();
 
         topsizer -> Add(bu1, 0, wxALL | wxALIGN_RIGHT, 15);
diff --git a/samples/html/help/help.cpp b/samples/html/help/help.cpp
index ac000fe7dc..783cda08fd 100644
--- a/samples/html/help/help.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/help/help.cpp
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
 #if wxUSE_STREAMS && wxUSE_ZIPSTREAM && wxUSE_ZLIB 
       wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxZipFSHandler);
 #endif
-      SetVendorName("wxWindows");
-      SetAppName("wxHTMLHelp"); 
+      SetVendorName(wxT("wxWindows"));
+      SetAppName(wxT("wxHTMLHelp")); 
 
     // Create the main application window
-      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("HTML Help Sample",
+      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("HTML Help Sample"),
          wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(150, 50));
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@
     // create a menu bar
       wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
 
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Help, "&Help");
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "E&xit");
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Help, _("&Help"));
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("E&xit"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
       wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-      menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
+      menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
       SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -156,20 +156,20 @@
       help.UseConfig(wxConfig::Get());
       bool ret;
 #if defined(__WXMAC__) && !defined(__DARWIN__)
-      ret = help.AddBook(":helpfiles:testing.hhp");
+      ret = help.AddBook(wxT(":helpfiles:testing.hhp"));
 #else
-      help.SetTempDir(".");
-      ret = help.AddBook("helpfiles/testing.hhp");
+      help.SetTempDir(wxT("."));
+      ret = help.AddBook(wxT("helpfiles/testing.hhp"));
 #endif
       if (! ret)
-        wxMessageBox("Failed adding book helpfiles/testing.hhp");
+        wxMessageBox(wxT("Failed adding book helpfiles/testing.hhp"));
 #if defined(__WXMAC__) && !defined(__DARWIN__)
-      ret = help.AddBook(":helpfiles:another.hhp");
+      ret = help.AddBook(wxT(":helpfiles:another.hhp"));
 #else
-      ret = help.AddBook("helpfiles/another.hhp");
+      ret = help.AddBook(wxT("helpfiles/another.hhp"));
 #endif
       if (! ret)
-        wxMessageBox("Failed adding book helpfiles/another.hhp");
+        wxMessageBox(_("Failed adding book helpfiles/another.hhp"));
    }
 
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
    void MyFrame::OnHelp(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
    {
-       help.Display("Test HELPFILE");
+       help.Display(wxT("Test HELPFILE"));
    }
 
    void MyFrame::OnClose(wxCloseEvent& event)
diff --git a/samples/html/helpview/helpview.cpp b/samples/html/helpview/helpview.cpp
index 1b07b46823..3881c00ba9 100644
--- a/samples/html/helpview/helpview.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/helpview/helpview.cpp
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
     wxInitAllImageHandlers();
     wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxZipFSHandler);
 
-    SetVendorName("wxWindows");
-    SetAppName("wxHTMLHelp"); 
+    SetVendorName(wxT("wxWindows"));
+    SetAppName(wxT("wxHTMLHelp")); 
     wxConfig::Get(); // create an instance
 
     help = new wxHtmlHelpController;
diff --git a/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp b/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
index c2c9f1bac9..a76b0714b0 100644
--- a/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/printing/printing.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
     wxImage::AddHandler(new wxGIFHandler);
 #endif
 
-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("Printing test",
+    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("Printing test"),
                                  wxPoint(150, 50), wxSize(640, 480));
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -155,20 +155,20 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
 {
     // create a menu bar
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Open, "Open...\tCtrl-O");
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Open, _("Open...\tCtrl-O"));
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_PageSetup, "Page Setup");
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_PrintSetup, "Printer Setup");
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Print, "Print...");
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Preview, "Preview...");
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_PageSetup, _("Page Setup"));
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_PrintSetup, _("Printer Setup"));
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Print, _("Print..."));
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Preview, _("Preview..."));
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
-    menuFile->Append(wxID_ABOUT, "&About");
+    menuFile->Append(wxID_ABOUT, _("&About"));
     menuFile->AppendSeparator();
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "&Exit");
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("&Exit"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-    menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
+    menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     CreateStatusBar(1);
 
     m_Html = new wxHtmlWindow(this);
-    m_Html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, "HTML : %s");
+    m_Html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, _("HTML : %s"));
     m_Html -> SetRelatedStatusBar(0);
-    m_Name = "test.htm";
+    m_Name = wxT("test.htm");
     m_Html -> LoadPage(m_Name);
     
-    m_Prn = new wxHtmlEasyPrinting("Easy Printing Demo", this);
-    m_Prn -> SetHeader(m_Name + "(@PAGENUM@/@PAGESCNT@)<hr>", wxPAGE_ALL);
+    m_Prn = new wxHtmlEasyPrinting(_("Easy Printing Demo"), this);
+    m_Prn -> SetHeader(m_Name + wxT("(@PAGENUM@/@PAGESCNT@)<hr>"), wxPAGE_ALL);
 }
 
 // frame destructor
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    wxMessageBox("HTML printing sample\n\n(c) Vaclav Slavik, 1999");
+    wxMessageBox(_("HTML printing sample\n\n(c) Vaclav Slavik, 1999"));
 }
 
 
@@ -234,13 +234,13 @@ void MyFrame::OnPreview(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    wxFileDialog dialog(this, "Open HTML page", "", "", "*.htm", 0);
+    wxFileDialog dialog(this, _("Open HTML page"), wxT(""), wxT(""), wxT("*.htm"), 0);
 
     if (dialog.ShowModal() == wxID_OK)
     {
         m_Name = dialog.GetPath();
         m_Html -> LoadPage(m_Name);
-        m_Prn -> SetHeader(m_Name + "(@PAGENUM@/@PAGESCNT@)<hr>", wxPAGE_ALL);
+        m_Prn -> SetHeader(m_Name + wxT("(@PAGENUM@/@PAGESCNT@)<hr>"), wxPAGE_ALL);
     } 
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/html/test/test.cpp b/samples/html/test/test.cpp
index 9d1f1d98d9..26f225e4b7 100644
--- a/samples/html/test/test.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/test/test.cpp
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ class BoldProcessor : public wxHtmlProcessor
      wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxInternetFSHandler);
 #endif
 
-      SetVendorName("wxWindows");
-      SetAppName("wxHtmlTest"); 
+      SetVendorName(wxT("wxWindows"));
+      SetAppName(wxT("wxHtmlTest")); 
       // the following call to wxConfig::Get will use it to create an object...
 
     // Create the main application window
-      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("wxHtmlWindow testing application",
+      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("wxHtmlWindow testing application"),
          wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(640, 480));
    
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -167,25 +167,26 @@ class BoldProcessor : public wxHtmlProcessor
 
 // frame constructor
    MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
-   : wxFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, -1, title, pos, size, wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, "html_test_app")
+   : wxFrame((wxFrame *)NULL, -1, title, pos, size, wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, 
+             wxT("html_test_app"))
    {
     // create a menu bar
       wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
       wxMenu *menuNav = new wxMenu;
 
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_PageOpen, "&Open HTML page...");
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_PageOpen, _("&Open HTML page..."));
       menuFile->AppendSeparator();
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Processor, "&Remove bold attribute", "", TRUE);
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Processor, _("&Remove bold attribute"), wxT(""), TRUE);
       
       menuFile->AppendSeparator();
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "&Close frame");
-      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, "Go &BACK");
-      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, "Go &FORWARD");
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("&Close frame"));
+      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, _("Go &BACK"));
+      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, _("Go &FORWARD"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
       wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-      menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
-      menuBar->Append(menuNav, "&Navigate");
+      menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
+      menuBar->Append(menuNav, _("&Navigate"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
       SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -195,10 +196,10 @@ class BoldProcessor : public wxHtmlProcessor
       m_Processor = new BoldProcessor;
       m_Processor->Enable(FALSE);
       m_Html = new wxHtmlWindow(this);
-      m_Html->SetRelatedFrame(this, "HTML : %s");
+      m_Html->SetRelatedFrame(this, _("HTML : %s"));
       m_Html->SetRelatedStatusBar(0);
       m_Html->ReadCustomization(wxConfig::Get());
-      m_Html->LoadPage("test.htm");
+      m_Html->LoadPage(wxT("test.htm"));
       m_Html->AddProcessor(m_Processor);
    }
 
@@ -215,19 +216,19 @@ void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnPageOpen(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-  wxString p = wxFileSelector(wxT("Open HTML document"), wxT(""), wxT(""), wxT(""), wxT("HTML files|*.htm"));
+  wxString p = wxFileSelector(_("Open HTML document"), wxT(""), wxT(""), wxT(""), wxT("HTML files|*.htm"));
   if (p != wxEmptyString)
     m_Html -> LoadPage(p);
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnBack(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-if (!m_Html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox("You reached prehistory era!");
+if (!m_Html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox(_("You reached prehistory era!"));
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnForward(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-if (!m_Html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox("No more items in history!");
+if (!m_Html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox(_("No more items in history!"));
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnProcessor(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
diff --git a/samples/html/virtual/virtual.cpp b/samples/html/virtual/virtual.cpp
index f21e4d5b0f..69ba3397fe 100644
--- a/samples/html/virtual/virtual.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/virtual/virtual.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 
 bool MyVFS::CanOpen(const wxString& location)
 {
-    return (GetProtocol(location) == "myVFS");
+    return (GetProtocol(location) == wxT("myVFS"));
 }
 
 
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ wxFSFile* MyVFS::OpenFile(wxFileSystem& fs, const wxString& location)
     wxFSFile *f;
     wxInputStream *str;
     static char buf[1024];
+    wxCharBuffer loc = location.ToAscii();
 
     sprintf(buf, "<html><body><h2><i>You're in Node <u>%s</u></i></h2><p>"
                  "Where do you want to go?<br><blockquote>"
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ wxFSFile* MyVFS::OpenFile(wxFileSystem& fs, const wxString& location)
                  "<a href=\"%s-2\">sub-2</a><br>"
                  "<a href=\"%s-3\">sub-3</a><br>"
                  "</blockquote></body></html>",
-                 location.GetData(), location.GetData(), location.GetData(), location.GetData());
+                 (const char*)loc, (const char*)loc, (const char*)loc, 
+                 (const char*)loc);
 
     // NB: There's a terrible hack involved: we fill 'buf' with new data every
     //     time this method is called and return new wxMemoryInputStream pointing to it.
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ wxFSFile* MyVFS::OpenFile(wxFileSystem& fs, const wxString& location)
     //     this won't happen because wxHTML keeps only one "page" file opened at the
     //     time.
     str = new wxMemoryInputStream(buf, strlen(buf));
-    f = new wxFSFile(str, location, "text/html", wxEmptyString, wxDateTime::Today());
+    f = new wxFSFile(str, location, wxT("text/html"), wxEmptyString, wxDateTime::Today());
     
     return f;
 }
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ wxFSFile* MyVFS::OpenFile(wxFileSystem& fs, const wxString& location)
    bool MyApp::OnInit()
    {
     // Create the main application window
-      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame("wxHtmlWindow testing application",
+      MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("wxHtmlWindow testing application"),
          wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(640, 480));
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -188,14 +190,14 @@ wxHtmlWindow *html;
       wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
       wxMenu *menuNav = new wxMenu;
 
-      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "E&xit");
-      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, "Go &BACK");
-      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, "Go &FORWARD");
+      menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("E&xit"));
+      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, _("Go &BACK"));
+      menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, _("Go &FORWARD"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
       wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-      menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
-      menuBar->Append(menuNav, "&Navigate");
+      menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
+      menuBar->Append(menuNav, _("&Navigate"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
       SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -203,9 +205,9 @@ wxHtmlWindow *html;
       CreateStatusBar(2);
 
       html = new wxHtmlWindow(this);
-      html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, "VFS Demo: '%s'");
+      html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, _("VFS Demo: '%s'"));
       html -> SetRelatedStatusBar(1);
-      html -> LoadPage("start.htm");
+      html -> LoadPage(wxT("start.htm"));
    }
 
 
@@ -219,11 +221,11 @@ wxHtmlWindow *html;
 
    void MyFrame::OnBack(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
    {
-   if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox("You reached prehistory era!");
+   if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox(_("You reached prehistory era!"));
    }
 
 
    void MyFrame::OnForward(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
    {
-   if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox("No more items in history!");
+   if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox(_("No more items in history!"));
    }
diff --git a/samples/html/widget/widget.cpp b/samples/html/widget/widget.cpp
index d0849a04ce..b567e193f4 100644
--- a/samples/html/widget/widget.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/widget/widget.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_APP(MyApp)
 bool MyApp::OnInit()
 {
     // Create the main application window
-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame( "wxHtmlWindow testing application",
+    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame( _("wxHtmlWindow testing application"),
         wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(640, 480) );
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -181,14 +181,14 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
     wxMenu *menuNav = new wxMenu;
 
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "E&xit");
-    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, "Go &BACK");
-    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, "Go &FORWARD");
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("E&xit"));
+    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, _("Go &BACK"));
+    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, _("Go &FORWARD"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-    menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
-    menuBar->Append(menuNav, "&Navigate");
+    menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuNav, _("&Navigate"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     CreateStatusBar(2);
 
     html = new wxHtmlWindow(this);
-    html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, "VFS Demo: '%s'");
+    html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, _("VFS Demo: '%s'"));
     html -> SetRelatedStatusBar(1);
-    html -> LoadPage("start.htm");
+    html -> LoadPage(wxT("start.htm"));
 }
 
 
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnBack(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox("You reached prehistory era!");
+    if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox(_("You reached prehistory era!"));
 }
 
 
 void MyFrame::OnForward(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox("No more items in history!");
+    if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox(_("No more items in history!"));
 }
diff --git a/samples/html/zip/zip.cpp b/samples/html/zip/zip.cpp
index 3eb2d0daa4..655715c590 100644
--- a/samples/html/zip/zip.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/zip/zip.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bool MyApp::OnInit()
     wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new wxZipFSHandler);
 
     // Create the main application window
-    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame( "wxHtmlWindow testing application",
+    MyFrame *frame = new MyFrame(_("wxHtmlWindow testing application"),
         wxPoint(50, 50), wxSize(640, 480) );
 
     // Show it and tell the application that it's our main window
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
     wxMenu *menuNav = new wxMenu;
 
-    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, "E&xit");
-    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, "Go &BACK");
-    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, "Go &FORWARD");
+    menuFile->Append(Minimal_Quit, _("E&xit"));
+    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Back, _("Go &BACK"));
+    menuNav->Append(Minimal_Forward, _("Go &FORWARD"));
 
     // now append the freshly created menu to the menu bar...
     wxMenuBar *menuBar = new wxMenuBar;
-    menuBar->Append(menuFile, "&File");
-    menuBar->Append(menuNav, "&Navigate");
+    menuBar->Append(menuFile, _("&File"));
+    menuBar->Append(menuNav, _("&Navigate"));
 
     // ... and attach this menu bar to the frame
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
 
     {
     html = new wxHtmlWindow(this);
-    html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, "HTML : %s");
+    html -> SetRelatedFrame(this, _("HTML : %s"));
     html -> SetRelatedStatusBar(0);
-    html -> LoadPage("start.htm");
+    html -> LoadPage(wxT("start.htm"));
     }
 }
 
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ void MyFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnBack(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox("You reached prehistory era!");
+    if (!html -> HistoryBack()) wxMessageBox(_("You reached prehistory era!"));
 }
 
 void MyFrame::OnForward(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-    if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox("No more items in history!");
+    if (!html -> HistoryForward()) wxMessageBox(_("No more items in history!"));
 }