diff -ur a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiImage.cpp b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiImage.cpp
--- a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiImage.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiImage.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     : _format(format)
     , _image_data(NULL)
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiImage::VaapiImage(): format '%s'\n", string_of_FOURCC(format)));
+    log_debug("VaapiImage::VaapiImage(): format '%s'\n", string_of_FOURCC(format));
 
     memset(&_image, 0, sizeof(_image));
     _image.image_id = VA_INVALID_ID;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     if (!vaapi_check_status(status, "vaCreateImage()"))
         return false;
 
-    log_debug(_("  image 0x%08x, format '%s'\n", get(), string_of_FOURCC(_format)));
+    log_debug("  image 0x%08x, format '%s'\n", get(), string_of_FOURCC(_format));
 
     return true;
 }
diff -ur a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSubpicture.cpp b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSubpicture.cpp
--- a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSubpicture.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSubpicture.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     : _image(image)
     , _subpicture(VA_INVALID_ID)
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSubpicture::VaapiSubpicture(): format '%s'\n", string_of_FOURCC(image->format())));
+    log_debug("VaapiSubpicture::VaapiSubpicture(): format '%s'\n", string_of_FOURCC(image->format()));
 
     if (!create()) {
         boost::format msg;
diff -ur a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurface.cpp b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurface.cpp
--- a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurface.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurface.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 VaapiSurfaceImpl::~VaapiSurfaceImpl()
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSurface::~VaapiSurface(): surface 0x%08x\n", surface()));
+    log_debug("VaapiSurface::~VaapiSurface(): surface 0x%08x\n", surface());
 
     if (surface() == VA_INVALID_SURFACE) {
         return;
diff -ur a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceGLX.cpp b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceGLX.cpp
--- a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceGLX.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceGLX.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -202,14 +202,14 @@
 
     reset(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(surface));
 
-    log_debug(_("  -> surface %p\n", this->surface()));
+    log_debug("  -> surface %p\n", this->surface());
 }
 
 VaapiSurfaceGLXImpl::~VaapiSurfaceGLXImpl()
 {
     // GNASH_REPORT_FUNCTION;
 
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSurface::~VaapiSurface(): surface %p\n", surface()));
+    log_debug("VaapiSurface::~VaapiSurface(): surface %p\n", surface());
 
     if (!surface()) {
         return;
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 
 bool VaapiSurfaceGLX::update(boost::shared_ptr<VaapiSurface> surface)
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSurfaceGLX::update(): from surface 0x%08x\n", surface->get()));
+    log_debug("VaapiSurfaceGLX::update(): from surface 0x%08x\n", surface->get());
 
     return dynamic_cast<VaapiSurfaceGLXImpl *>(_impl.get())->update(surface);
 }
diff -ur a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceProxy.cpp b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceProxy.cpp
--- a/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceProxy.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/vaapi/VaapiSurfaceProxy.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
                                      boost::shared_ptr<VaapiContext> context)
     : _context(context), _surface(surface)
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSurfaceProxy::VaapiSurfaceProxy(): surface 0x%08x\n", _surface->get()));
+    log_debug("VaapiSurfaceProxy::VaapiSurfaceProxy(): surface 0x%08x\n", _surface->get());
 }
     
 VaapiSurfaceProxy::~VaapiSurfaceProxy()
 {
-    log_debug(_("VaapiSurfaceProxy::~VaapiSurfaceProxy(): surface 0x%08x\n", _surface->get()));
+    log_debug("VaapiSurfaceProxy::~VaapiSurfaceProxy(): surface 0x%08x\n", _surface->get());
 
     _context->releaseSurface(_surface);
 }
diff -ur a/libdevice/x11/X11Device.cpp b/libdevice/x11/X11Device.cpp
--- a/libdevice/x11/X11Device.cpp	2012-01-19 20:17:48.000000000 +0100
+++ b/libdevice/x11/X11Device.cpp	2012-02-23 19:05:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     GNASH_REPORT_FUNCTION;
 
     if (!initDevice(0, 0)) {
-        log_error(_("Couldn't initialize X11 device!"));
+        log_error("Couldn't initialize X11 device!");
     }
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     GNASH_REPORT_FUNCTION;
     
     if (!initDevice(argc, argv)) {
-        log_error(_("Couldn't initialize X11 device!"));
+        log_error("Couldn't initialize X11 device!");
     }
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
     _display = XOpenDisplay(dpyName);
     if (!_display) {
-        log_error(_("couldn't open X11 display!"));
+        log_error("couldn't open X11 display!");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     _vinfo = XGetVisualInfo(_display, VisualIDMask, &visTemplate, &num_visuals);
     std::cerr << "Num Visuals: " << num_visuals << std::endl;
     if (!_vinfo) {
-        log_error(_("Error: couldn't get X visual\n"));
+         log_error("Error: couldn't get X visual\n");
          exit(1);
     }
     std::cerr << "X11 visual is: " << _vinfo->visual << std::endl;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
     if (_display) {
         XGetErrorText(_display, error, msg, 80);
     } else {
-        log_error(_("The default Display is not set!"));
+        log_error("The default Display is not set!");
     }
 
     return msg;
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@
     GNASH_REPORT_FUNCTION;
 
     if (!_display) {
-        log_error(_("No Display device set!"));
+        log_error("No Display device set!");
         return;
     }
     
     if (!_root) {
-        log_error(_("No drawable window set!"));
+        log_error("No drawable window set!");
         return;
     }
 
@@ -279,11 +279,11 @@
           case KeyPress:
           {
               char buffer[10];
-              int code;
+              int r, code;
               code = XLookupKeysym(&event.xkey, 0);
               if (!keyPress || !keyPress(code)) {
-                  // int r = XLookupString(&event.xkey, buffer, sizeof(buffer),
-                  //                   NULL, NULL);
+                  r = XLookupString(&event.xkey, buffer, sizeof(buffer),
+                                    NULL, NULL);
                   if (buffer[0] == 27) {
                       // escape
                       return;