build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_ASIO.cpp

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 
     ASIOAudioIODevice (const String& name_, CLSID classId_)
        : AudioIODevice (name_, T("ASIO")),
-         Thread (T("Juce ASIO")),
+         Thread ("Juce ASIO"),
          classId (classId_),
          currentBitDepth (16),
          currentSampleRate (0),

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_DirectSound.cpp

@@ -153,60 +153,60 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 
 static const String getDSErrorMessage (HRESULT hr)
 {
-    const tchar* result = 0;
+    const char* result = 0;
 
     switch (hr)
     {
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 10):
-        result = T("Device already allocated");
+        result = "Device already allocated";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 30):
-        result = T("Control unavailable");
+        result = "Control unavailable";
         break;
     case E_INVALIDARG:
-        result = T("Invalid parameter");
+        result = "Invalid parameter";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 50):
-        result = T("Invalid call");
+        result = "Invalid call";
         break;
     case E_FAIL:
-        result = T("Generic error");
+        result = "Generic error";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 70):
-        result = T("Priority level error");
+        result = "Priority level error";
         break;
     case E_OUTOFMEMORY:
-        result = T("Out of memory");
+        result = "Out of memory";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 100):
-        result = T("Bad format");
+        result = "Bad format";
         break;
     case E_NOTIMPL:
-        result = T("Unsupported function");
+        result = "Unsupported function";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 120):
-        result = T("No driver");
+        result = "No driver";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 130):
-        result = T("Already initialised");
+        result = "Already initialised";
         break;
     case CLASS_E_NOAGGREGATION:
-        result = T("No aggregation");
+        result = "No aggregation";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 150):
-        result = T("Buffer lost");
+        result = "Buffer lost";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 160):
-        result = T("Another app has priority");
+        result = "Another app has priority";
         break;
     case MAKE_HRESULT(1, 0x878, 170):
-        result = T("Uninitialised");
+        result = "Uninitialised";
         break;
     case E_NOINTERFACE:
-        result = T("No interface");
+        result = "No interface";
         break;
     case S_OK:
-        result = T("No error");
+        result = "No error";
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ public:
                          const int index,
                          const int inputIndex_)
         : AudioIODevice (deviceName, T("DirectSound")),
-          Thread (T("Juce DSound")),
+          Thread ("Juce DSound"),
           isOpen_ (false),
           isStarted (false),
           deviceIndex (index),

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Fonts.cpp

@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ void Font::getDefaultFontNames (String& defaultSans,
                                 String& defaultSerif,
                                 String& defaultFixed)
 {
-    defaultSans  = T("Verdana");
-    defaultSerif = T("Times");
-    defaultFixed = T("Lucida Console");
+    defaultSans  = "Verdana";
+    defaultSerif = "Times";
+    defaultFixed = "Lucida Console";
 }
 
 //==============================================================================

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Messaging.cpp

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static const String getMessageWindowClassName()
     if (number == 0)
         number = 0x7fffffff & (int) Time::getHighResolutionTicks();
 
-    return T("JUCEWindowClass_") + String (number);
+    return T("JUCEcs_") + String (number);
 }
 
 void MessageManager::doPlatformSpecificInitialisation()

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Midi.cpp

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     //==============================================================================
     MidiInThread (MidiInput* const input_,
                   MidiInputCallback* const callback_)
-        : Thread (T("Juce Midi")),
+        : Thread ("Juce Midi"),
           hIn (0),
           input (input_),
           callback (callback_),

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Network.cpp

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int getMACAddressViaGetAdaptersInfo (int64* addresses, int maxNum)
 {
     int numFound = 0;
 
-    DynamicLibraryLoader dll (T("iphlpapi.dll"));
+    DynamicLibraryLoader dll ("iphlpapi.dll");
     DynamicLibraryImport (GetAdaptersInfo, getAdaptersInfo, DWORD, dll, (PIP_ADAPTER_INFO, PULONG))
 
     if (getAdaptersInfo != 0)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int getMACAddressesViaNetBios (int64* addresses, int maxNum)
 {
     int numFound = 0;
 
-    DynamicLibraryLoader dll (T("netapi32.dll"));
+    DynamicLibraryLoader dll ("netapi32.dll");
     DynamicLibraryImport (Netbios, NetbiosCall, UCHAR, dll, (PNCB))
 
     if (NetbiosCall != 0)

build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_Windowing.cpp

@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ private:
     {
     public:
         JUCE_CALLTYPE WindowClassHolder()
-            : windowClassName (T("JUCE_"))
+            : windowClassName ("JUCE_")
         {
             // this name has to be different for each app/dll instance because otherwise
             // poor old Win32 can get a bit confused (even despite it not being a process-global

extras/juce demo/src/demos/OpenGLDemo.cpp

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public:
         glLoadIdentity();
         glOrtho (0.0, getWidth(), 0.0, getHeight(), 0, 1);
 
-        glColor4f (1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, fabsf (sinf (rotation / 100.0f)));
+        glColor4f (1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, fabsf (::sinf (rotation / 100.0f)));
         glBegin(GL_QUADS);
             glTexCoord2i (0, 0); glVertex2f (50.0f, getHeight() - 50.0f);
             glTexCoord2i (1, 0); glVertex2f (getWidth() - 50.0f, getHeight() - 50.0f);

src/juce_appframework/application/juce_Application.cpp

@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ void JUCEApplication::getCommandInfo (const CommandID commandID, ApplicationComm
 {
     if (commandID == StandardApplicationCommandIDs::quit)
     {
-        result.setInfo (T("Quit"),
-                        T("Quits the application"),
-                        T("Application"),
+        result.setInfo ("Quit",
+                        "Quits the application",
+                        "Application",
                         0);
 
         result.defaultKeypresses.add (KeyPress (T('q'), ModifierKeys::commandModifier, 0));
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int JUCEApplication::main (String& commandLine, JUCEApplication* const app)
 
     JUCE_TRY
     {
-        juce_setCurrentThreadName (T("Juce Message Thread"));
+        juce_setCurrentThreadName ("Juce Message Thread");
 
         // let the app do its setting-up..
         app->initialise (commandLine.trim());

src/juce_appframework/audio/audio_file_formats/juce_OggVorbisAudioFormat.cpp

@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ bool OggVorbisAudioFormat::isCompressed()
 const StringArray OggVorbisAudioFormat::getQualityOptions()
 {
     StringArray s;
-    s.add (T("Low Quality"));
-    s.add (T("Medium Quality"));
-    s.add (T("High Quality"));
+    s.add ("Low Quality");
+    s.add ("Medium Quality");
+    s.add ("High Quality");
     return s;
 }
 

src/juce_appframework/audio/midi/juce_MidiMessage.cpp

@@ -974,13 +974,13 @@ const String MidiMessage::getMidiNoteName (int note,
                                            bool includeOctaveNumber,
                                            int octaveNumForMiddleC) throw()
 {
-    static const tchar* sharpNoteNames[] = { T("C"), T("C#"), T("D"), T("D#"), T("E"),
-                                             T("F"), T("F#"), T("G"), T("G#"), T("A"),
-                                             T("A#"), T("B") };
+    static const char* const sharpNoteNames[] = { "C", "C#", "D", "D#", "E",
+                                                  "F", "F#", "G", "G#", "A",
+                                                  "A#", "B" };
 
-    static const tchar* flatNoteNames[]  = { T("C"), T("Db"), T("D"), T("Eb"), T("E"),
-                                             T("F"), T("Gb"), T("G"), T("Ab"), T("A"),
-                                             T("Bb"), T("B") };
+    static const char* const flatNoteNames[]  = { "C", "Db", "D", "Eb", "E",
+                                                  "F", "Gb", "G", "Ab", "A",
+                                                  "Bb", "B" };
 
     if (note >= 0 && note < 128)
     {

src/juce_appframework/documents/juce_FileBasedDocument.cpp

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bool FileBasedDocument::loadFrom (const File& newFile,
     }
     else
     {
-        error = T("The file doesn't exist");
+        error = "The file doesn't exist";
     }
 
     documentFile = oldFile;

src/juce_appframework/events/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 //==============================================================================
 InterprocessConnection::InterprocessConnection (const bool callbacksOnMessageThread,
                                                 const uint32 magicMessageHeaderNumber)
-    : Thread (T("Juce IPC connection")),
+    : Thread ("Juce IPC connection"),
       socket (0),
       pipe (0),
       callbackConnectionState (false),

src/juce_appframework/events/juce_InterprocessConnectionServer.cpp

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 
 //==============================================================================
 InterprocessConnectionServer::InterprocessConnectionServer()
-    : Thread (T("Juce IPC server")),
+    : Thread ("Juce IPC server"),
       socket (0)
 {
 }

src/juce_appframework/events/juce_Timer.cpp

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
     InternalTimerThread()
-        : Thread (T("Juce Timer")),
+        : Thread ("Juce Timer"),
           firstTimer (0),
           callbackNeeded (false)
     {

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/buttons/juce_Button.cpp

@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ const String Button::getTooltip()
             String key (keyPresses.getUnchecked(i).getTextDescription());
 
             if (key.length() == 1)
-                tt << T(" [shortcut: '") << key << T("']");
+                tt << " [shortcut: '" << key << "']";
             else
-                tt << T(" [") << key << T(']');
+                tt << " [" << key << ']';
         }
 
         return tt;

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_FileBrowserComponent.cpp

@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ const BitArray FileBrowserComponent::getRoots (StringArray& rootNames, StringArr
             if (volume.isEmpty())
                 volume = TRANS("Hard Drive");
 
-            name << T(" [") << drive->getVolumeLabel() << T(']');
+            name << " [" << drive->getVolumeLabel() << ']';
         }
         else if (drive->isOnCDRomDrive())
         {
@@ -463,18 +463,18 @@ const BitArray FileBrowserComponent::getRoots (StringArray& rootNames, StringArr
     separators.setBit (rootPaths.size());
 
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDocumentsDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Documents"));
+    rootNames.add ("Documents");
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDesktopDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Desktop"));
+    rootNames.add ("Desktop");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef JUCE_MAC
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Home folder"));
+    rootNames.add ("Home folder");
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDocumentsDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Documents"));
+    rootNames.add ("Documents");
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDesktopDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Desktop"));
+    rootNames.add ("Desktop");
 
     separators.setBit (rootPaths.size());
 
@@ -495,12 +495,12 @@ const BitArray FileBrowserComponent::getRoots (StringArray& rootNames, StringArr
 #endif
 
 #ifdef JUCE_LINUX
-    rootPaths.add (T("/"));
-    rootNames.add (T("/"));
+    rootPaths.add ("/");
+    rootNames.add ("/");
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Home folder"));
+    rootNames.add ("Home folder");
     rootPaths.add (File::getSpecialLocation (File::userDesktopDirectory).getFullPathName());
-    rootNames.add (T("Desktop"));
+    rootNames.add ("Desktop");
 #endif
 
     return separators;

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/filebrowser/juce_ImagePreviewComponent.cpp

@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ void ImagePreviewComponent::timerCallback()
                 int h = currentThumbnail->getHeight();
 
                 currentDetails
-                    << fileToLoad.getFileName() << T("\n")
-                    << format->getFormatName() << T("\n")
-                    << w << T(" x ") << h << T(" pixels\n")
+                    << fileToLoad.getFileName() << "\n"
+                    << format->getFormatName() << "\n"
+                    << w << " x " << h << " pixels\n"
                     << File::descriptionOfSizeInBytes (fileToLoad.getSize());
 
                 getThumbSize (w, h);

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/keyboard/juce_KeyPress.cpp

@@ -229,22 +229,22 @@ const String KeyPress::getTextDescription() const
     if (keyCode > 0)
     {
         if (mods.isCtrlDown())
-            desc += T("ctrl + ");
+            desc << "ctrl + ";
 
         if (mods.isShiftDown())
-            desc += T("shift + ");
+            desc << "shift + ";
 
 #ifdef JUCE_MAC
           // only do this on the mac, because on Windows ctrl and command are the same,
           // and this would get confusing
           if (mods.isCommandDown())
-              desc += T("command + ");
+              desc << "command + ";
 
         if (mods.isAltDown())
-            desc += T("option + ");
+            desc << "option + ";
 #else
         if (mods.isAltDown())
-            desc += T("alt + ");
+            desc << "alt + ";
 #endif
 
         for (int i = 0; i < numElementsInArray (keyNameTranslations); ++i)
@@ -252,13 +252,13 @@ const String KeyPress::getTextDescription() const
                 return desc + keyNameTranslations[i].name;
 
         if (keyCode >= F1Key && keyCode <= F16Key)
-            desc << T("F") << (1 + keyCode - F1Key);
+            desc << 'F' << (1 + keyCode - F1Key);
         else if (keyCode >= numberPad0 && keyCode <= numberPad9)
             desc << numberPadPrefix << (keyCode - numberPad0);
         else if (keyCode >= 33 && keyCode < 176)
             desc += CharacterFunctions::toUpperCase ((tchar) keyCode);
         else
-            desc << T('#') << String::toHexString (keyCode);
+            desc << '#' << String::toHexString (keyCode);
     }
 
     return desc;

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_LookAndFeel.cpp

@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ Button* LookAndFeel::createDocumentWindowButton (int buttonType)
         shape.addLineSegment (0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.35f);
         shape.addLineSegment (1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.35f);
 
-        ShapeButton* const b = new ShapeButton (T("close"),
+        ShapeButton* const b = new ShapeButton ("close",
                                                 Colour (0x7fff3333),
                                                 Colour (0xd7ff3333),
                                                 Colour (0xf7ff3333));
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ Button* LookAndFeel::createDocumentWindowButton (int buttonType)
     {
         shape.addLineSegment (0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f, 0.5f, 0.25f);
 
-        DrawableButton* b = new DrawableButton (T("minimise"), DrawableButton::ImageFitted);
+        DrawableButton* b = new DrawableButton ("minimise", DrawableButton::ImageFitted);
         DrawablePath dp;
         dp.setPath (shape);
         dp.setSolidFill (Colours::black.withAlpha (0.3f));
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ Button* LookAndFeel::createDocumentWindowButton (int buttonType)
         shape.addLineSegment (0.5f, 0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f, 0.25f);
         shape.addLineSegment (0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f, 0.5f, 0.25f);
 
-        DrawableButton* b = new DrawableButton (T("maximise"), DrawableButton::ImageFitted);
+        DrawableButton* b = new DrawableButton ("maximise", DrawableButton::ImageFitted);
         DrawablePath dp;
         dp.setPath (shape);
         dp.setSolidFill (Colours::black.withAlpha (0.3f));

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/lookandfeel/juce_ShinyLookAndFeel.cpp

@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ void ShinyLookAndFeel::drawLinearSlider (Graphics& g,
 
 Button* ShinyLookAndFeel::createSliderButton (const bool isIncrement)
 {
-    return new TextButton (isIncrement ? T("+") : T("-"), String::empty);
+    return new TextButton (isIncrement ? "+" : "-", String::empty);
 }
 
 ImageEffectFilter* ShinyLookAndFeel::getSliderEffect()
@@ -735,13 +735,13 @@ Button* ShinyLookAndFeel::createDocumentWindowButton (int buttonType)
         shape.addLineSegment (0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, crossThickness * 1.4f);
         shape.addLineSegment (1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, crossThickness * 1.4f);
 
-        return new GlassWindowButton (T("close"), Colour (0xffdd1100), shape, shape);
+        return new GlassWindowButton ("close", Colour (0xffdd1100), shape, shape);
     }
     else if (buttonType == DocumentWindow::minimiseButton)
     {
         shape.addLineSegment (0.0f, 0.5f, 1.0f, 0.5f, crossThickness);
 
-        return new GlassWindowButton (T("minimise"), Colour (0xffaa8811), shape, shape);
+        return new GlassWindowButton ("minimise", Colour (0xffaa8811), shape, shape);
     }
     else if (buttonType == DocumentWindow::maximiseButton)
     {
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ Button* ShinyLookAndFeel::createDocumentWindowButton (int buttonType)
         fullscreenShape.addRectangle (45.0f, 45.0f, 100.0f, 100.0f);
         PathStrokeType (30.0f).createStrokedPath (fullscreenShape, fullscreenShape);
 
-        return new GlassWindowButton (T("maximise"), Colour (0xff119911), shape, fullscreenShape);
+        return new GlassWindowButton ("maximise", Colour (0xff119911), shape, fullscreenShape);
     }
 
     jassertfalse

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/menus/juce_PopupMenu.cpp

@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ public:
                 const String key (keyPresses.getUnchecked(i).getTextDescription());
 
                 if (shortcutKey.isNotEmpty())
-                    shortcutKey << T(", ");
+                    shortcutKey << ", ";
 
                 if (key.length() == 1)
-                    shortcutKey << T("shortcut: '") << key << T("'");
+                    shortcutKey << "shortcut: '" << key << '\'';
                 else
                     shortcutKey << key;
             }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
             shortcutKey = shortcutKey.trim();
 
             if (shortcutKey.isNotEmpty())
-                text << T("<end>") << shortcutKey;
+                text << "<end>" << shortcutKey;
         }
     }
 

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/special/juce_AudioDeviceSelectorComponent.cpp

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::AudioDeviceSelectorComponent (AudioDeviceManager&
     jassert (minOutputChannels >= 0 && minOutputChannels <= maxOutputChannels);
     jassert (minInputChannels >= 0 && minInputChannels <= maxInputChannels);
 
-    audioDeviceDropDown = new ComboBox (T("device"));
+    audioDeviceDropDown = new ComboBox ("device");
     deviceManager_.addDeviceNamesToComboBox (*audioDeviceDropDown);
     audioDeviceDropDown->setSelectedId (-1, true);
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::AudioDeviceSelectorComponent (AudioDeviceManager&
     audioDeviceDropDown->addListener (this);
     addAndMakeVisible (audioDeviceDropDown);
 
-    Label* label = new Label (T("l1"), TRANS ("audio device:"));
+    Label* label = new Label ("l1", TRANS ("audio device:"));
     label->attachToComponent (audioDeviceDropDown, true);
 
     if (showMidiOptions)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::AudioDeviceSelectorComponent (AudioDeviceManager&
                                                        TRANS("(no midi inputs available)"),
                                                        0, 0));
 
-        midiInputsLabel = new Label (T("lm"), TRANS ("active midi inputs:"));
+        midiInputsLabel = new Label ("lm", TRANS ("active midi inputs:"));
         midiInputsLabel->setJustificationType (Justification::topRight);
         midiInputsLabel->attachToComponent (midiInputsList, true);
     }
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::changeListenerCallback (void*)
     if (currentDevice != 0)
     {
         // sample rate
-        addAndMakeVisible (sampleRateDropDown = new ComboBox (T("samplerate")));
-        sampleRateLabel = new Label (T("l2"), TRANS ("sample rate:"));
+        addAndMakeVisible (sampleRateDropDown = new ComboBox ("samplerate"));
+        sampleRateLabel = new Label ("l2", TRANS ("sample rate:"));
         sampleRateLabel->attachToComponent (sampleRateDropDown, true);
 
         const int numRates = currentDevice->getNumSampleRates();
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::changeListenerCallback (void*)
         sampleRateDropDown->addListener (this);
 
         // buffer size
-        addAndMakeVisible (bufferSizeDropDown = new ComboBox (T("buffersize")));
-        bufferSizeLabel = new Label (T("l2"), TRANS ("audio buffer size:"));
+        addAndMakeVisible (bufferSizeDropDown = new ComboBox ("buffersize"));
+        bufferSizeLabel = new Label ("l2", TRANS ("audio buffer size:"));
         bufferSizeLabel->attachToComponent (bufferSizeDropDown, true);
 
         const int numBufferSizes = currentDevice->getNumBufferSizesAvailable();
@@ -509,10 +509,10 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::changeListenerCallback (void*)
             addAndMakeVisible (outputChansBox
                                 = new AudioDeviceSelectorComponentListBox (deviceManager,
                                                            AudioDeviceSelectorComponentListBox::audioOutputType,
-                                                           TRANS("(no audio output channels found)"),
+                                                           TRANS ("(no audio output channels found)"),
                                                            minOutputChannels, maxOutputChannels));
 
-            outputsLabel = new Label (T("l3"), TRANS ("active output channels:"));
+            outputsLabel = new Label ("l3", TRANS ("active output channels:"));
             outputsLabel->attachToComponent (outputChansBox, true);
         }
 
@@ -522,10 +522,10 @@ void AudioDeviceSelectorComponent::changeListenerCallback (void*)
             addAndMakeVisible (inputChansBox
                                 = new AudioDeviceSelectorComponentListBox (deviceManager,
                                                            AudioDeviceSelectorComponentListBox::audioInputType,
-                                                           TRANS("(no audio input channels found)"),
+                                                           TRANS ("(no audio input channels found)"),
                                                            minInputChannels, maxInputChannels));
 
-            inputsLabel = new Label (T("l4"), TRANS("active input channels:"));
+            inputsLabel = new Label ("l4", TRANS ("active input channels:"));
             inputsLabel->attachToComponent (inputChansBox, true);
         }
 

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/windows/juce_ThreadWithProgressWindow.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ThreadWithProgressWindow::ThreadWithProgressWindow (const String& title,
                                                     const bool hasProgressBar,
                                                     const bool hasCancelButton,
                                                     const int timeOutMsWhenCancelling_)
-  : Thread (T("Juce Progress Window")),
+  : Thread ("Juce Progress Window"),
     progress (0.0),
     alertWindow (title, String::empty, AlertWindow::NoIcon),
     timeOutMsWhenCancelling (timeOutMsWhenCancelling_)

src/juce_appframework/gui/components/windows/juce_TooltipWindow.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 //==============================================================================
 TooltipWindow::TooltipWindow (Component* const parentComponent,
                               const int millisecondsBeforeTipAppears_)
-    : Component (T("tooltip")),
+    : Component ("tooltip"),
       millisecondsBeforeTipAppears (millisecondsBeforeTipAppears_),
       mouseX (0),
       mouseY (0),

src/juce_core/basics/juce_FileLogger.cpp

@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ FileLogger::FileLogger (const File& logFile_,
     logStream = logFile_.createOutputStream (256);
     jassert (logStream != 0);
 
-    logMessage (T("\r\n**********************************************************\r\n")
-                 + welcomeMessage
-                 + T("\r\nLog started: ")
-                 + Time::getCurrentTime().toString (true, true)
-                 + T("\r\n"));
+    String welcome;
+    welcome << "\r\n**********************************************************\r\n"
+            << welcomeMessage
+            << "\r\nLog started: " << Time::getCurrentTime().toString (true, true)
+            << "\r\n";
+
+    logMessage (welcome);
 }
 
 FileLogger::~FileLogger()

src/juce_core/basics/juce_Logger.cpp

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ void Logger::writeToLog (const String& message)
 #if JUCE_LOG_ASSERTIONS
 void juce_LogAssertion (const char* filename, const int lineNum) throw()
 {
-    String m (T("JUCE Assertion failure in "));
-    m << filename << T(", line ") << lineNum;
+    String m ("JUCE Assertion failure in ");
+    m << filename << ", line " << lineNum;
 
     Logger::writeToLog (m);
 }

src/juce_core/basics/juce_SystemStats.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BEGIN_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 //==============================================================================
 const String SystemStats::getJUCEVersion() throw()
 {
-    return T("JUCE v") + String (JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION) + T(".") + String (JUCE_MINOR_VERSION);
+    return T("JUCE v") + String (JUCE_MAJOR_VERSION) + "." + String (JUCE_MINOR_VERSION);
 }
 
 

src/juce_core/basics/juce_Time.cpp

@@ -447,25 +447,25 @@ const String Time::getWeekdayName (const bool threeLetterVersion) const throw()
 const String Time::getMonthName (int monthNumber,
                                  const bool threeLetterVersion) throw()
 {
-    const tchar* const shortMonthNames[] = { T("Jan"), T("Feb"), T("Mar"), T("Apr"), T("May"), T("Jun"), T("Jul"), T("Aug"), T("Sep"), T("Oct"), T("Nov"), T("Dec") };
-    const tchar* const longMonthNames[]  = { T("January"), T("February"), T("March"), T("April"), T("May"), T("June"), T("July"), T("August"), T("September"), T("October"), T("November"), T("December") };
+    const char* const shortMonthNames[] = { "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" };
+    const char* const longMonthNames[]  = { "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" };
 
     monthNumber %= 12;
 
-    return TRANS((threeLetterVersion) ? shortMonthNames [monthNumber]
-                                      : longMonthNames [monthNumber]);
+    return TRANS (threeLetterVersion ? shortMonthNames [monthNumber]
+                                     : longMonthNames [monthNumber]);
 }
 
 const String Time::getWeekdayName (int day,
                                    const bool threeLetterVersion) throw()
 {
-    const tchar* const shortDayNames[] = { T("Sun"), T("Mon"), T("Tue"), T("Wed"), T("Thu"), T("Fri"), T("Sat") };
-    const tchar* const longDayNames[]  = { T("Sunday"), T("Monday"), T("Tuesday"), T("Wednesday"), T("Thursday"), T("Friday"), T("Saturday") };
+    const char* const shortDayNames[] = { "Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
+    const char* const longDayNames[]  = { "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" };
 
     day %= 7;
 
-    return TRANS((threeLetterVersion) ? shortDayNames [day]
-                                      : longDayNames [day]);
+    return TRANS (threeLetterVersion ? shortDayNames [day]
+                                     : longDayNames [day]);
 }
 
 END_JUCE_NAMESPACE

src/juce_core/io/files/juce_File.cpp

@@ -514,23 +514,23 @@ const String JUCE_CALLTYPE File::descriptionOfSizeInBytes (const int64 bytes)
 {
     if (bytes == 1)
     {
-        return T("1 byte");
+        return "1 byte";
     }
     else if (bytes < 1024)
     {
-        return String ((int) bytes) + T(" bytes");
+        return String ((int) bytes) + " bytes";
     }
     else if (bytes < 1024 * 1024)
     {
-        return String (bytes / 1024.0, 1) + T(" KB");
+        return String (bytes / 1024.0, 1) + " KB";
     }
     else if (bytes < 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
     {
-        return String (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0), 1) + T(" MB");
+        return String (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0), 1) + " MB";
     }
     else
     {
-        return String (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0), 1) + T(" GB");
+        return String (bytes / (1024.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0), 1) + " GB";
     }
 }
 

src/juce_core/io/network/juce_Socket.cpp

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ bool Socket::createListener (int newPortNumber)
     if (connected)
         close();
 
-    hostName = T("listener");
+    hostName = "listener";
     portNumber = newPortNumber;
     isListener = true;
 

src/juce_core/misc/juce_PerformanceCounter.cpp

@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ PerformanceCounter::PerformanceCounter (const String& name_,
 {
     if (outputFile != File::nonexistent)
     {
-        String s (T("**** Counter for \""));
-        s += name_ + T("\" started at: ");
-        s += Time::getCurrentTime().toString (true, true) + T("\r\n");
+        String s ("**** Counter for \"");
+        s << name_ << "\" started at: "
+          << Time::getCurrentTime().toString (true, true) 
+          << "\r\n";
+
         outputFile.appendText (s, false, false);
     }
 }
@@ -81,22 +83,24 @@ void PerformanceCounter::printStatistics()
 {
     if (numRuns > 0)
     {
-        String s (T("Performance count for \""));
-        s << name << T("\" - average over ") << numRuns << T(" run(s) = ");
+        String s ("Performance count for \"");
+        s << name << "\" - average over " << numRuns << " run(s) = ";
 
-        const int micros = (int)(totalTime * (1000.0 / numRuns));
+        const int micros = (int) (totalTime * (1000.0 / numRuns));
 
         if (micros > 10000)
-            s << (micros/1000) << T(" millisecs");
+            s << (micros/1000) << " millisecs";
         else
-            s << micros << T(" microsecs");
+            s << micros << " microsecs";
 
-        s << (", total = ") << String (totalTime / 1000, 5) << T(" seconds");
+        s << ", total = " << String (totalTime / 1000, 5) << " seconds";
 
         Logger::outputDebugString (s);
 
+        s << "\r\n";
+
         if (outputFile != File::nonexistent)
-            outputFile.appendText (s + T("\r\n"), false, false);
+            outputFile.appendText (s, false, false);
 
         numRuns = 0;
         totalTime = 0;

src/juce_core/text/juce_String.cpp

@@ -1922,7 +1922,6 @@ const String JUCE_CALLTYPE String::toHexString (const unsigned char* data,
     String s (numChars, (int) 0);
 
     tchar* d = s.text->text;
-    static const tchar* hexDigits = T("0123456789abcdef");
 
     for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
     {

src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlDocument.cpp

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readQuotedString (String& result) throw()
                 else if (character == 0)
                 {
                     outOfData = true;
-                    setLastError (T("unmatched quotes"), false);
+                    setLastError ("unmatched quotes", false);
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ XmlElement* XmlDocument::readNextElement (const bool alsoParseSubElements) throw
 
             if (tagLen == 0)
             {
-                setLastError (T("tag name missing"), false);
+                setLastError ("tag name missing", false);
                 return node;
             }
         }
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ XmlElement* XmlDocument::readNextElement (const bool alsoParseSubElements) throw
             else
             {
                 if (! outOfData)
-                    setLastError (T("illegal characters found"), false);
+                    setLastError ("illegal characters found", false);
             }
 
             break;
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement* parent) throw()
 
         if (outOfData)
         {
-            setLastError (T("unmatched tags"), false);
+            setLastError ("unmatched tags", false);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement* parent) throw()
                 {
                     if (*input == 0)
                     {
-                        setLastError (T("unterminated CDATA section"), false);
+                        setLastError ("unterminated CDATA section", false);
                         outOfData = true;
                         break;
                     }
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement* parent) throw()
 
                 if (c == 0)
                 {
-                    setLastError (T("unmatched tags"), false);
+                    setLastError ("unmatched tags", false);
                     outOfData = true;
                     return;
                 }
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readChildElements (XmlElement* parent) throw()
                         }
                         else if (c == 0)
                         {
-                            setLastError (T("unmatched tags"), false);
+                            setLastError ("unmatched tags", false);
                             outOfData = true;
                             return;
                         }
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readEntity (String& result) throw()
 
                 if (hexValue < 0 || ++numChars > 8)
                 {
-                    setLastError (T("illegal escape sequence"), true);
+                    setLastError ("illegal escape sequence", true);
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readEntity (String& result) throw()
             {
                 if (++numChars > 12)
                 {
-                    setLastError (T("illegal escape sequence"), true);
+                    setLastError ("illegal escape sequence", true);
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void XmlDocument::readEntity (String& result) throw()
         }
         else
         {
-            setLastError (T("illegal escape sequence"), true);
+            setLastError ("illegal escape sequence", true);
             result += T("&");
             return;
         }
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ const String XmlDocument::expandEntity (const String& ent)
             return String::charToString ((tchar) ent.substring (1).getIntValue());
         }
 
-        setLastError (T("illegal escape sequence"), false);
+        setLastError ("illegal escape sequence", false);
         return T("&");
     }
     else
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ const String XmlDocument::expandExternalEntity (const String& entity)
 
                     if (semiColon < 0)
                     {
-                        setLastError (T("entity without terminating semi-colon"), false);
+                        setLastError ("entity without terminating semi-colon", false);
                         break;
                     }
 
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ const String XmlDocument::expandExternalEntity (const String& entity)
         }
     }
 
-    setLastError (T("unknown entity"), true);
+    setLastError ("unknown entity", true);
 
     return entity;
 }

src/juce_core/text/juce_XmlElement.cpp

@@ -393,21 +393,21 @@ const String XmlElement::createDocument (const String& dtd,
 
     if (includeXmlHeader)
     {
-        doc << T("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"")
+        doc << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\""
             << encoding;
 
         if (allOnOneLine)
-            doc += T("\"?> ");
+            doc += "\"?> ";
         else
-            doc += T("\"?>\n\n");
+            doc += "\"?>\n\n";
     }
 
     if (dtd.isNotEmpty())
     {
         if (allOnOneLine)
-            doc << dtd << T(" ");
+            doc << dtd << " ";
         else
-            doc << dtd << T("\r\n");
+            doc << dtd << "\r\n";
     }
 
     MemoryOutputStream mem (2048, 4096);
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ bool XmlElement::writeToFile (const File& f,
 
         if (out != 0)
         {
-            *out << T("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"") << encoding << T("\"?>\r\n\r\n")
-                 << dtd << T("\r\n");
+            *out << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"" << encoding << "\"?>\r\n\r\n"
+                 << dtd << "\r\n";
 
             writeElementAsText (*out, 0);
 

src/juce_core/threads/juce_Thread.cpp

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void Thread::stopThread (const int timeOutMilliseconds)
             // there are bound to be locks and events left in
             // silly states when a thread is killed by force..
             jassertfalse
-            Logger::writeToLog (T("!! killing thread by force !!"));
+            Logger::writeToLog ("!! killing thread by force !!");
 
             juce_killThread (threadHandle_);
             threadHandle_ = 0;