diff --git a/src/ui/gui/psppire-var-store.c b/src/ui/gui/psppire-var-store.c
index ece7281..066a2cc 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/psppire-var-store.c
+++ b/src/ui/gui/psppire-var-store.c
@@ -643,16 +643,16 @@ text_for_column (PsppireVarStore *vs,
 	switch ( write_spec->type )
 	  {
 	  case FMT_F:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_NUMERIC]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_NUMERIC]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_COMMA:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_COMMA]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_COMMA]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_DOT:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_DOT]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_DOT]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_E:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_SCIENTIFIC]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_SCIENTIFIC]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_DATE:
 	  case FMT_EDATE:
@@ -667,20 +667,20 @@ text_for_column (PsppireVarStore *vs,
 	  case FMT_DTIME:
 	  case FMT_WKDAY:
 	  case FMT_MONTH:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (type_label[VT_DATE], -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_DATE]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_DOLLAR:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (type_label[VT_DOLLAR], -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_DOLLAR]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_CCA:
 	  case FMT_CCB:
 	  case FMT_CCC:
 	  case FMT_CCD:
 	  case FMT_CCE:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_CUSTOM]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_CUSTOM]));
 	    break;
 	  case FMT_A:
-	    return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (type_label[VT_STRING]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	    return xstrdup (gettext (type_label[VT_STRING]));
 	    break;
 	  default:
             {
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ text_for_column (PsppireVarStore *vs,
     case PSPPIRE_VAR_STORE_COL_VALUES:
       {
 	if ( ! var_has_value_labels (pv))
-	  return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (none), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	  return xstrdup (gettext (none));
 	else
 	  {
 	    const struct val_labs *vls = var_get_value_labels (pv);
@@ -762,12 +762,12 @@ text_for_column (PsppireVarStore *vs,
 	const gint align = var_get_alignment (pv);
 
 	g_assert (align < n_ALIGNMENTS);
-	return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (alignments[align]), -1, 0, 0, err);
+	return xstrdup (gettext (alignments[align]));
       }
       break;
     case PSPPIRE_VAR_STORE_COL_MEASURE:
       {
-	return measure_to_string (pv, err);
+	return xstrdup (measure_to_string (pv, err));
       }
       break;
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/gui/psppire.c b/src/ui/gui/psppire.c
index d75bff3..38a64b6 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/psppire.c
+++ b/src/ui/gui/psppire.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ replace_casereader (struct casereader *s)
 void
 initialize (struct source_stream *ss, const char *data_file)
 {
+  int width_unused, height_unused;
   PsppireDict *dictionary = 0;
 
   i18n_init ();
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ initialize (struct source_stream *ss, const char *data_file)
   preregister_widgets ();
 
   gsl_set_error_handler_off ();
-  settings_init (&viewer_width, &viewer_length);
+  settings_init (&width_unused, &height_unused);
   fh_init ();
 
   the_dataset = create_dataset ();
@@ -116,8 +117,6 @@ initialize (struct source_stream *ss, const char *data_file)
 
   create_icon_factory ();
 
-  psppire_output_window_setup ();
-
   journal_enable ();
   textdomain (PACKAGE);
 
diff --git a/src/ui/gui/var-display.c b/src/ui/gui/var-display.c
index 7081e9e..316f840 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/var-display.c
+++ b/src/ui/gui/var-display.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ measure_to_string (const struct variable *var, GError **err)
   const gint measure = var_get_measure (var);
 
   g_assert (measure < n_MEASURES);
-  return g_locale_to_utf8 (gettext (measures[measure]),
-			   -1, 0, 0, err);
+  return gettext (measures[measure]);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/ui/gui/variable-info-dialog.c b/src/ui/gui/variable-info-dialog.c
index cbc4d5c..6d49449 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui/variable-info-dialog.c
+++ b/src/ui/gui/variable-info-dialog.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ populate_text (PsppireDictView *treeview, gpointer data)
   text = measure_to_string (var, NULL);
   g_string_append_printf (gstring, _("Measurement Level: %s\n"),
 			  text);
-  g_free (text);
-
 
 
   /* Value Labels */