diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a7a2ec3e..804290b6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
+2006-09-09 Bart Hakvoort <hakvoort@cvs.gnome.org>
+
+	* include/Frame_Resizer_Base.h,
+	  src/Frame_Resizer_Base.cc,
+	  src/Frame_Resizer_Extended.cc,
+	  src/GParted_Core.cc: trivial 'breakfast cleanups' :) 
+
 2006-09-08 Bart Hakvoort <hakvoort@cvs.gnome.org>
 
-	* src/ext2.cc
-	  src/ext3.cc
-	  src/fat16.cc
-	  src/fat32.cc
-	  src/jfs.cc
-	  src/ntfs.cc
-	  src/reiser4.cc
-	  src/reiserfs.cc
+	* src/ext2.cc,
+	  src/ext3.cc,
+	  src/fat16.cc,
+	  src/fat32.cc,
+	  src/jfs.cc,
+	  src/ntfs.cc,
+	  src/reiser4.cc,
+	  src/reiserfs.cc,
 	  src/xfs.cc: be a bit more verbose on errior in set_used_sectors()
 
 2006-09-08 Bart Hakvoort <hakvoort@cvs.gnome.org>
diff --git a/include/Frame_Resizer_Base.h b/include/Frame_Resizer_Base.h
index e99505c5..64c7100d 100644
--- a/include/Frame_Resizer_Base.h
+++ b/include/Frame_Resizer_Base.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ protected:
 
 	std::vector<Gdk::Point> arrow_points;
 	
-	Gdk::Cursor *cursor_resize, *cursor_normal, *cursor_move;
+	Gdk::Cursor *cursor_resize, *cursor_move;
 	
 	int temp_x, temp_y ;
 	bool fixed_start; //a fixed start disables moving the start and thereby the whole move functionality..
diff --git a/src/Frame_Resizer_Base.cc b/src/Frame_Resizer_Base.cc
index b7072403..0244fba7 100644
--- a/src/Frame_Resizer_Base.cc
+++ b/src/Frame_Resizer_Base.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ void Frame_Resizer_Base::init()
 	color_arrow_rectangle .set( "lightgrey" );	this ->get_colormap() ->alloc_color( color_arrow_rectangle ) ;
 	
 	cursor_resize = new Gdk::Cursor( Gdk::SB_H_DOUBLE_ARROW ) ; 
-	cursor_normal = new Gdk::Cursor( Gdk::LEFT_PTR ) ;
 	cursor_move   = new Gdk::Cursor( Gdk::FLEUR ) ; 
 	  
 	GRIP_MOVE = GRIP_LEFT = GRIP_RIGHT = false;
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ bool Frame_Resizer_Base::drawingarea_on_mouse_motion( GdkEventMotion * ev )
 			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor( *cursor_move ) ;
 		//normal pointer 
 		else								
-			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor( *cursor_normal ) ;		
+			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor() ;		
 	}
 
 	return true;
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ bool Frame_Resizer_Base::drawingarea_on_button_release_event( GdkEventButton *ev
 bool Frame_Resizer_Base::drawingarea_on_leave_notify( GdkEventCrossing *ev )
 {
 	if ( ev ->mode != GDK_CROSSING_GRAB && ! GRIP_LEFT && ! GRIP_RIGHT && ! GRIP_MOVE ) 
-		drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor( *cursor_normal ) ;	
+		drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor() ;	
 	
 	return true;
 }
@@ -431,8 +430,6 @@ Frame_Resizer_Base::~Frame_Resizer_Base()
 	
 	if ( cursor_resize )
 		delete cursor_resize ;
-	if ( cursor_normal )
-		delete cursor_normal ;
 	if ( cursor_move )
 		delete cursor_move ;
 }
diff --git a/src/Frame_Resizer_Extended.cc b/src/Frame_Resizer_Extended.cc
index eb2745bd..ddef9264 100644
--- a/src/Frame_Resizer_Extended.cc
+++ b/src/Frame_Resizer_Extended.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ bool Frame_Resizer_Extended::drawingarea_on_mouse_motion( GdkEventMotion * ev )
 			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor( *cursor_resize ) ;
 		//normal pointer
 		else 
-			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor( *cursor_normal ) ;		
+			drawingarea .get_parent_window() ->set_cursor() ;		
 	}
 	
 	return true ;
diff --git a/src/GParted_Core.cc b/src/GParted_Core.cc
index a44d035a..fae77eef 100644
--- a/src/GParted_Core.cc
+++ b/src/GParted_Core.cc
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ std::vector<Glib::ustring> GParted_Core::get_disklabeltypes()
 	
 	 PedDiskType *disk_type ;
 	 for ( disk_type = ped_disk_type_get_next( NULL ) ; disk_type ; disk_type = ped_disk_type_get_next( disk_type ) ) 
-		 if ( static_cast<Glib::ustring>( disk_type->name ) != "msdos" )
+		 if ( Glib::ustring( disk_type->name ) != "msdos" )
 			disklabeltypes .push_back( disk_type->name ) ;
 
 	 return disklabeltypes ;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void GParted_Core::read_mountpoints_from_file( const Glib::ustring & filename,
 		while ( getline( file, line ) )
 			if ( Glib::str_has_prefix( line, "/" ) &&
 			     sscanf( line .c_str(), "%255s %255s", node, mountpoint ) == 2 &&
-			     static_cast<Glib::ustring>( node ) != "/dev/root" )
+			     Glib::ustring( node ) != "/dev/root" )
 			{
 				line = mountpoint ;