diff --git a/cvpcb/cvpcb_mainframe.cpp b/cvpcb/cvpcb_mainframe.cpp
index b6a64ee2c1..f7f69021ae 100644
--- a/cvpcb/cvpcb_mainframe.cpp
+++ b/cvpcb/cvpcb_mainframe.cpp
@@ -735,11 +735,9 @@ void CVPCB_MAINFRAME::UpdateTitle()
 
     if( fn.IsOk() && !prj.GetProjectFullName().IsEmpty() && fn.FileExists() )
     {
-        title.Printf( L"Cvpcb \u2014 %s%s",
-                fn.GetFullPath(),
-                fn.IsFileWritable()
-                    ? wxString( wxEmptyString )
-                    : _( " [Read Only]" ) );
+        title.Printf( _( "Cvpcb" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s%s" ),
+                      fn.GetFullPath(),
+                      fn.IsFileWritable() ? wxEmptyString : _( " [Read Only]" ) );
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp b/eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp
index 01064a0e42..7bfccf9655 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_edit_frame.cpp
@@ -1474,14 +1474,14 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
 
     if( GetScreen()->GetFileName() == m_DefaultSchematicFileName )
     {
-        title.Printf( L"Eeschema \u2014 %s", GetChars( GetScreen()->GetFileName() ) );
+        title.Printf( _( "Eeschema \u2014 %s" ), GetChars( GetScreen()->GetFileName() ) );
     }
     else
     {
         wxString    fileName = Prj().AbsolutePath( GetScreen()->GetFileName() );
         wxFileName  fn = fileName;
 
-        title.Printf( L"Eeschema \u2014 %s [%s] \u2014 %s",
+        title.Printf( _( "Eeschema \u2014 %s [%s] \u2014 %s" ),
                       GetChars( fn.GetName() ),
                       GetChars( m_CurrentSheet->PathHumanReadable() ),
                       GetChars( fn.GetPath() ) );
diff --git a/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp b/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
index 75e1ec8e91..47592aed65 100644
--- a/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
+++ b/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
@@ -776,11 +776,9 @@ void GERBVIEW_FRAME::UpdateTitleAndInfo()
     else
     {
         wxString title;
-        title.Printf( L"GerbView \u2014 %s%s",
-                gerber->m_FileName,
-                gerber->m_IsX2_file
-                    ? " " + _( "(with X2 attributes)" )
-                    : wxString( wxEmptyString ) );
+        title.Printf( _( "GerbView" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s%s" ),
+                      gerber->m_FileName,
+                      gerber->m_IsX2_file ? _( " (with X2 attributes)" ) : wxEmptyString );
         SetTitle( title );
 
         gerber->DisplayImageInfo( this );
diff --git a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
index 1e2d3a3fba..fe42254222 100644
--- a/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
+++ b/pagelayout_editor/pl_editor_frame.cpp
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ void PL_EDITOR_FRAME::UpdateTitleAndInfo()
     wxString title;
     wxString file = GetCurrFileName();
 
-    title.Printf( _( "Page Layout Editor" ) + L" \u2014 %s",
-            !!file ? file : _( "no file selected" ) );
+    title.Printf( _( "Page Layout Editor" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s" ),
+                  file.Length() ? file : _( "no file selected" ) );
     SetTitle( title );
 }
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
index 1bc8fecaf1..7d6a676008 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_edit_frame.cpp
@@ -797,10 +797,10 @@ void FOOTPRINT_EDIT_FRAME::updateTitle()
     }
 
     wxString title;
-    title.Printf( _( "Footprint Editor" ) + L" \u2014 %s%s%s",
-            nickname_display,
-            writable ? wxString( wxEmptyString ) : _( " [Read Only]" ),
-            path_display );
+    title.Printf( _( "Footprint Editor" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s%s%s" ),
+                  nickname_display,
+                  writable ? wxEmptyString : _( " [Read Only]" ),
+                  path_display );
 
     SetTitle( title );
 }
diff --git a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
index 02750c67fd..9d1107a1ce 100644
--- a/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/footprint_viewer_frame.cpp
@@ -688,9 +688,8 @@ void FOOTPRINT_VIEWER_FRAME::Update3D_Frame( bool aForceReloadFootprint )
     if( draw3DFrame == NULL )
         return;
 
-    wxString title = wxString::Format(
-                _( "3D Viewer" ) + L" \u2014 %s",
-                getCurFootprintName() );
+    wxString title = wxString::Format( _( "3D Viewer" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s" ),
+                                       getCurFootprintName() );
 
     draw3DFrame->SetTitle( title );
 
diff --git a/pcbnew/pcb_edit_frame.cpp b/pcbnew/pcb_edit_frame.cpp
index e9c28d5393..566e8ee19f 100644
--- a/pcbnew/pcb_edit_frame.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/pcb_edit_frame.cpp
@@ -1112,9 +1112,7 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
 
     if( fileName.IsOk() && fileName.FileExists() )
     {
-        fileinfo = fileName.IsFileWritable()
-            ? wxString( wxEmptyString )
-            : _( " [Read Only]" );
+        fileinfo = fileName.IsFileWritable() ? wxEmptyString : _( " [Read Only]" );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1122,9 +1120,9 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
     }
 
     wxString title;
-    title.Printf( L"Pcbnew \u2014 %s%s",
-            fileName.GetFullPath(),
-            fileinfo );
+    title.Printf( _( "Pcbnew" ) + wxT( " \u2014 %s%s" ),
+                  fileName.GetFullPath(),
+                  fileinfo );
 
     SetTitle( title );
 }