diff --git a/common/edaappl.cpp b/common/edaappl.cpp
index d8db853d3b..d870a08ac7 100644
--- a/common/edaappl.cpp
+++ b/common/edaappl.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void EDA_APP::InitEDA_Appl( const wxString& aName, EDA_APP_T aId )
 
     /* Init parameters for configuration */
     SetVendorName( wxT( "KiCad" ) );
-    SetAppName( aName );
+    SetAppName( aName.Lower() );
     SetTitle( aName );
     m_settings = new wxConfig();
     wxASSERT( m_settings != NULL );
diff --git a/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp b/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
index 3f03eba3df..06b2367234 100644
--- a/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
+++ b/cvpcb/cvpcb.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ bool EDA_APP::OnInit()
     wxString         message;
     CVPCB_MAINFRAME* frame = NULL;
 
-    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "CvPCB" ), APP_CVPCB_T );
+    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "CvPcb" ), APP_CVPCB_T );
 
     if( m_Checker && m_Checker->IsAnotherRunning() )
     {
diff --git a/eeschema/eeschema.cpp b/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
index 044bb37fd8..e899851990 100644
--- a/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/eeschema.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool EDA_APP::OnInit()
     wxFileName      filename;
     SCH_EDIT_FRAME* frame = NULL;
 
-    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "EESchema" ), APP_EESCHEMA_T );
+    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "Eeschema" ), APP_EESCHEMA_T );
 
     if( m_Checker && m_Checker->IsAnotherRunning() )
     {
diff --git a/eeschema/schframe.cpp b/eeschema/schframe.cpp
index ec6207c5ee..9f9f6478ed 100644
--- a/eeschema/schframe.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/schframe.cpp
@@ -977,9 +977,8 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
 
     if( GetScreen()->GetFileName() == m_DefaultSchematicFileName )
     {
-        wxString msg = wxGetApp().GetAppName() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion();
-        title.Printf( wxT( "%s [%s]" ), GetChars( msg), GetChars( GetScreen()->GetFileName() ) );
-        SetTitle( title );
+        title.Printf( wxT( "Eeschema %s [%s]" ), GetChars( GetBuildVersion() ),
+                            GetChars( GetScreen()->GetFileName() ) );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -989,12 +988,10 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
         // passed to LoadOneEEFile() which omits the path on non-root schematics.
         // Making the path absolute solves this problem.
         fn.MakeAbsolute();
-        title = wxChar( '[' );
-        title << fn.GetName() << wxChar( ' ' );
-        title << m_CurrentSheet->PathHumanReadable() << wxChar( ']' );
-
-        title << wxChar( ' ' );
-        title << wxChar( '(' ) << fn.GetPath() << wxChar( ')' );
+        title.Printf( wxT( "[ %s %s] (%s)" ),
+                      GetChars( fn.GetName() ),
+                      GetChars( m_CurrentSheet->PathHumanReadable() ),
+                      GetChars( fn.GetPath() ) );
 
         if( fn.FileExists() )
         {
@@ -1004,6 +1001,7 @@ void SCH_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
         else
             title << _( " [no file]" );
 
-        SetTitle( title );
     }
+
+    SetTitle( title );
 }
diff --git a/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp b/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
index 4fca6658ba..869fd806c2 100644
--- a/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
+++ b/gerbview/gerbview_frame.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void GERBVIEW_FRAME::UpdateTitleAndInfo()
     // Display the gerber filename
     if( gerber == NULL )
     {
-        text = wxGetApp().GetAppName() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion();
+        text.Printf( wxT( "GerbView %s" ), GetChars( GetBuildVersion() ) );
         SetTitle( text );
         SetStatusText( wxEmptyString, 0 );
         text.Printf( _( "Layer %d not in use" ), getActiveLayer() + 1 );
diff --git a/pcbnew/pcbframe.cpp b/pcbnew/pcbframe.cpp
index ed8e9d788d..b64fd4ddf0 100644
--- a/pcbnew/pcbframe.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/pcbframe.cpp
@@ -752,16 +752,16 @@ void PCB_EDIT_FRAME::UpdateTitle()
 
     if( fileName.IsOk() && fileName.FileExists() )
     {
-        title = wxGetApp().GetTitle() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion() +
-                wxT( " " ) + fileName.GetFullPath();
+        title.Printf( wxT( "Pcbnew %s %s" ), GetChars( GetBuildVersion() ),
+                      GetChars( fileName.GetFullPath() ) );
 
         if( !fileName.IsFileWritable() )
             title += _( " [Read Only]" );
     }
     else
     {
-        title = wxGetApp().GetTitle() + wxT( " " ) + GetBuildVersion() +
-                wxT( " " ) + _( " [no file]" );
+        title.Printf( wxT( "Pcbnew %s  " ), GetChars( GetBuildVersion() ) );
+        title << _( " [no file]" );
     }
 
     SetTitle( title );
diff --git a/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp b/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
index 1a09edde42..dd3304462e 100644
--- a/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/pcbnew.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool EDA_APP::OnInit()
     wxFileName      fn;
     PCB_EDIT_FRAME* frame = NULL;
 
-    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "PCBNew" ), APP_PCBNEW_T );
+    InitEDA_Appl( wxT( "Pcbnew" ), APP_PCBNEW_T );
 
     if( m_Checker && m_Checker->IsAnotherRunning() )
     {