mass removal of rtl:: prefixes for O(U)String*

Modules sal, salhelper, cppu, cppuhelper, codemaker (selectively) and odk have kept them, in order not to break external API (the automatic using declaration is LO-internal). Change-Id: I588fc9e0c45b914f824f91c0376980621d730f09
author: Luboš Luňák <l.lunak@suse.cz> 2013-04-07 12:06:47 +0200
committer: Luboš Luňák <l.lunak@suse.cz> 2013-04-07 14:23:11 +0200
commit: 1946794ae09ba732022fe6a74ea45e304ab70b84 (patch)
tree: e32bd7ba61fa021ecc7f8c85959df8ca837d6e81 /toolkit/source
parent: 5b08c6e7a21dda94d5b755eea0b1ed1e9c199bec (diff)
60 files changed, 899 insertions, 905 deletions
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/animatedimagespeer.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/animatedimagespeer.cxx
index 00e7d127b338..49f944948cca 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/animatedimagespeer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/animatedimagespeer.cxx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     //==================================================================================================================
     struct CachedImage
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString                 sImageURL;
+        OUString                 sImageURL;
         mutable Reference< XGraphic >   xGraphic;
 
         CachedImage()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         {
         }
 
-        CachedImage( ::rtl::OUString const& i_imageURL )
+        CachedImage( OUString const& i_imageURL )
             :sImageURL( i_imageURL )
             ,xGraphic()
         {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     namespace
     {
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        ::rtl::OUString lcl_getHighContrastURL( ::rtl::OUString const& i_imageURL )
+        OUString lcl_getHighContrastURL( OUString const& i_imageURL )
         {
             INetURLObject aURL( i_imageURL );
             if ( aURL.GetProtocol() != INET_PROT_PRIV_SOFFICE )
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             const sal_Int32 separatorPos = i_imageURL.indexOf( '/' );
             ENSURE_OR_RETURN( separatorPos != -1, "lcl_getHighContrastURL: unsipported URL scheme - cannot automatically determine HC version!", i_imageURL );
 
-            ::rtl::OUStringBuffer composer;
+            OUStringBuffer composer;
             composer.append( i_imageURL.copy( 0, separatorPos ) );
             composer.appendAscii( "/hicontrast" );
             composer.append( i_imageURL.copy( separatorPos ) );
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         }
 
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-        void lcl_init( Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > const& i_imageURLs, ::std::vector< CachedImage >& o_images )
+        void lcl_init( Sequence< OUString > const& i_imageURLs, ::std::vector< CachedImage >& o_images )
         {
             o_images.resize(0);
             size_t count = size_t( i_imageURLs.getLength() );
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace toolkit
                 i_data.aCachedImageSets.resize(0);
                 for ( sal_Int32 set = 0;  set < nImageSetCount; ++set )
                 {
-                    const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aImageURLs( i_images->getImageSet( set ) );
+                    const Sequence< OUString > aImageURLs( i_images->getImageSet( set ) );
                     ::std::vector< CachedImage > aImages;
                     lcl_init( aImageURLs, aImages );
                     i_data.aCachedImageSets.push_back( aImages );
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesPeer::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& i_propertyName, const Any& i_value ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesPeer::setProperty( const OUString& i_propertyName, const Any& i_value ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Any SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesPeer::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& i_propertyName ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    Any SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesPeer::getProperty( const OUString& i_propertyName ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             lcl_updateImageList_nothrow( *m_pData, xAnimatedImages );
         }
 
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aImageURLs;
+        Sequence< OUString > aImageURLs;
         OSL_VERIFY( i_event.Element >>= aImageURLs );
         ::std::vector< CachedImage > aImages;
         lcl_init( aImageURLs, aImages );
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             lcl_updateImageList_nothrow( *m_pData, xAnimatedImages );
         }
 
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aImageURLs;
+        Sequence< OUString > aImageURLs;
         OSL_VERIFY( i_event.Element >>= aImageURLs );
         ::std::vector< CachedImage > aImages;
         lcl_init( aImageURLs, aImages );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/asynccallback.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/asynccallback.cxx
index 939757ff7373..1f30e8fd598a 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/asynccallback.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/asynccallback.cxx
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 namespace comp_AsyncCallback {
 
 // component and service helper functions:
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL _getImplementationName();
-css::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL _getSupportedServiceNames();
+OUString SAL_CALL _getImplementationName();
+css::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL _getSupportedServiceNames();
 css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XInterface > SAL_CALL _create( css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > const & context );
 
 } // closing component helper namespace
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public:
     explicit AsyncCallback(css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext > const & context);
 
     // ::com::sun::star::lang::XServiceInfo:
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService(const ::rtl::OUString & ServiceName) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual css::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService(const OUString & ServiceName) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual css::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // ::com::sun::star::awt::XRequestCallback:
     virtual void SAL_CALL addCallback(const css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XCallback > & xCallback, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any & aData) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException);
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ AsyncCallback::AsyncCallback(css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext >
 {}
 
 // com.sun.star.uno.XServiceInfo:
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::getImplementationName() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::getImplementationName() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return comp_AsyncCallback::_getImplementationName();
 }
 
-::sal_Bool SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::supportsService(::rtl::OUString const & serviceName) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+::sal_Bool SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::supportsService(OUString const & serviceName) throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    const css::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > serviceNames = comp_AsyncCallback::_getSupportedServiceNames();
+    const css::uno::Sequence< OUString > serviceNames = comp_AsyncCallback::_getSupportedServiceNames();
     for (::sal_Int32 i = 0; i < serviceNames.getLength(); ++i) {
         if (serviceNames[i] == serviceName)
             return sal_True;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ AsyncCallback::AsyncCallback(css::uno::Reference< css::uno::XComponentContext >
     return sal_False;
 }
 
-css::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::getSupportedServiceNames() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
+css::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL AsyncCallback::getSupportedServiceNames() throw (css::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return comp_AsyncCallback::_getSupportedServiceNames();
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxaccessiblecomponent.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxaccessiblecomponent.cxx
index 325b15110eda..1edab68f08b7 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxaccessiblecomponent.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxaccessiblecomponent.cxx
@@ -95,26 +95,26 @@ VCLXAccessibleComponent::~VCLXAccessibleComponent()
 IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XINTERFACE3( VCLXAccessibleComponent, AccessibleExtendedComponentHelper_BASE, OAccessibleImplementationAccess, VCLXAccessibleComponent_BASE )
 IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XTYPEPROVIDER3( VCLXAccessibleComponent, AccessibleExtendedComponentHelper_BASE, OAccessibleImplementationAccess, VCLXAccessibleComponent_BASE )
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getImplementationName() throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getImplementationName() throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.AccessibleWindow");
+    return OUString("com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.AccessibleWindow");
 }
 
-sal_Bool VCLXAccessibleComponent::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool VCLXAccessibleComponent::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pEnd = pNames + aNames.getLength();
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
+    const OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
+    const OUString* pEnd = pNames + aNames.getLength();
     for ( ; pNames != pEnd && !pNames->equals( rServiceName ); ++pNames )
         ;
 
     return pNames != pEnd;
 }
 
-uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > VCLXAccessibleComponent::getSupportedServiceNames() throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+uno::Sequence< OUString > VCLXAccessibleComponent::getSupportedServiceNames() throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames(1);
-    aNames[0] = ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.awt.AccessibleWindow");
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames(1);
+    aNames[0] = OUString("com.sun.star.awt.AccessibleWindow");
     return aNames;
 }
 
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ void VCLXAccessibleComponent::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWind
         break;
         case VCLEVENT_WINDOW_FRAMETITLECHANGED:
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aOldName( *((::rtl::OUString*) rVclWindowEvent.GetData()) );
-            ::rtl::OUString aNewName( getAccessibleName() );
+            OUString aOldName( *((OUString*) rVclWindowEvent.GetData()) );
+            OUString aNewName( getAccessibleName() );
             aOldValue <<= aOldName;
             aNewValue <<= aNewName;
             NotifyAccessibleEvent( accessibility::AccessibleEventId::NAME_CHANGED, aOldValue, aNewValue );
@@ -668,11 +668,11 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleRole(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeExce
     return nRole;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleDescription(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleDescription(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     OExternalLockGuard aGuard( this );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aDescription;
+    OUString aDescription;
 
     if ( GetWindow() )
         aDescription = GetWindow()->GetAccessibleDescription();
@@ -680,18 +680,18 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleRole(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeExce
     return aDescription;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleName(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXAccessibleComponent::getAccessibleName(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     OExternalLockGuard aGuard( this );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aName;
+    OUString aName;
     if ( GetWindow() )
     {
         aName = GetWindow()->GetAccessibleName();
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
-        aName += rtl::OUString(" (Type = ");
-        aName += rtl::OUString::valueOf(static_cast<sal_Int32>(GetWindow()->GetType()));
-        aName += rtl::OUString( ")");
+        aName += OUString(" (Type = ");
+        aName += OUString::valueOf(static_cast<sal_Int32>(GetWindow()->GetType()));
+        aName += OUString( ")");
 #endif
     }
     return aName;
@@ -896,22 +896,22 @@ uno::Reference< awt::XFont > SAL_CALL VCLXAccessibleComponent::getFont(  ) throw
     return xFont;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXAccessibleComponent::getTitledBorderText(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXAccessibleComponent::getTitledBorderText(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     OExternalLockGuard aGuard( this );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString sRet;
+    OUString sRet;
     if ( GetWindow() )
         sRet = GetWindow()->GetText();
 
     return sRet;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXAccessibleComponent::getToolTipText(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXAccessibleComponent::getToolTipText(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     OExternalLockGuard aGuard( this );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString sRet;
+    OUString sRet;
     if ( GetWindow() )
         sRet = GetWindow()->GetQuickHelpText();
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
index ead5d8602594..d82381b6acaa 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxcontainer.cxx
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void VCLXContainer::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun:
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXContainer::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxfont.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxfont.cxx
index 108d4cbd8151..01ef619fdd11 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxfont.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxfont.cxx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXFont::getCharWidth( sal_Unicode c ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::R
         pOutDev->SetFont( maFont );
 
         nRet = sal::static_int_cast< sal_Int16 >(
-            pOutDev->GetTextWidth( rtl::OUString(c) ));
+            pOutDev->GetTextWidth( OUString(c) ));
 
         pOutDev->SetFont( aOldFont );
     }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXFont::getCharWidth( sal_Unicode c ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::R
         {
             aSeq.getArray()[n] = sal::static_int_cast< sal_Int16 >(
                 pOutDev->GetTextWidth(
-                    rtl::OUString(static_cast< sal_Unicode >(nFirst+n)) ));
+                    OUString(static_cast< sal_Unicode >(nFirst+n)) ));
         }
 
         pOutDev->SetFont( aOldFont );
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXFont::getCharWidth( sal_Unicode c ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::R
     return aSeq;
 }
 
-sal_Int32 VCLXFont::getStringWidth( const ::rtl::OUString& str ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Int32 VCLXFont::getStringWidth( const OUString& str ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ sal_Int32 VCLXFont::getStringWidth( const ::rtl::OUString& str ) throw(::com::su
     return nRet;
 }
 
-sal_Int32 VCLXFont::getStringWidthArray( const ::rtl::OUString& str, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int32 >& rDXArray ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Int32 VCLXFont::getStringWidthArray( const OUString& str, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int32 >& rDXArray ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void VCLXFont::getKernPairs( ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Unicode >& /*r
 }
 
 // ::com::sun::star::awt::XFont2
-sal_Bool VCLXFont::hasGlyphs( const ::rtl::OUString& aText )
+sal_Bool VCLXFont::hasGlyphs( const OUString& aText )
     throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxgraphics.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxgraphics.cxx
index ae8e9b62d336..92e0ff3815bf 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxgraphics.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxgraphics.cxx
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void VCLXGraphics::drawGradient( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, sal_Int32 width, sal_
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXGraphics::drawText( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXGraphics::drawText( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, const OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ void VCLXGraphics::drawText( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, const ::rtl::OUString& rT
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXGraphics::drawTextArray( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, const ::rtl::OUString& rText, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int32 >& rLongs ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXGraphics::drawTextArray( sal_Int32 x, sal_Int32 y, const OUString& rText, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int32 >& rLongs ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxmenu.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxmenu.cxx
index 3e5df7f09371..7157af61d0c1 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxmenu.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxmenu.cxx
@@ -220,27 +220,27 @@ throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 }
 
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getSupportedServiceNames(  )
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getSupportedServiceNames(  )
 throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::ResettableGuard < ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
     const sal_Bool bIsPopupMenu = IsPopupMenu();
     aGuard.clear();
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames( 1 );
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames( 1 );
     if ( bIsPopupMenu )
-        aNames[ 0 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_PopupMenu );
+        aNames[ 0 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_PopupMenu );
     else
-        aNames[ 0 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_MenuBar );
+        aNames[ 0 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_MenuBar );
 
     return aNames;
 }
 
 
-::sal_Bool SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName )
+::sal_Bool SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName )
 throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
 
     if ( aServiceNames[ 0 ] == rServiceName )
         return sal_True;
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void VCLXMenu::removeMenuListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com
     maMenuListeners.removeInterface( rxListener );
 }
 
-void VCLXMenu::insertItem( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aText, sal_Int16 nItemStyle, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXMenu::insertItem( sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& aText, sal_Int16 nItemStyle, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ sal_Bool VCLXMenu::isItemEnabled( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw(::com::sun::star::un
     return mpMenu ? mpMenu->IsItemEnabled( nItemId ) : sal_False;
 }
 
-void VCLXMenu::setItemText( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXMenu::setItemText( sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
@@ -475,12 +475,12 @@ void VCLXMenu::setItemText( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aText ) th
         mpMenu->SetItemText( nItemId, aText );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXMenu::getItemText( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXMenu::getItemText( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aItemText;
+    OUString aItemText;
     if ( mpMenu )
         aItemText = mpMenu->GetItemText( nItemId );
     return aItemText;
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXMenu::execute( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
 }
 
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aCommand ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& aCommand ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
@@ -599,18 +599,18 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aC
         mpMenu->SetItemCommand( nItemId, aCommand );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aItemCommand;
+    OUString aItemCommand;
     if ( mpMenu )
         aItemCommand = mpMenu->GetItemCommand( nItemId );
     return aItemCommand;
 }
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setHelpCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& aHelp ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setHelpCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& aHelp ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
@@ -619,12 +619,12 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setHelpCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString
         mpMenu->SetHelpCommand( nItemId, aHelp );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getHelpCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getHelpCommand( sal_Int16 nItemId ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aHelpCommand;
+    OUString aHelpCommand;
     if ( mpMenu )
         aHelpCommand = mpMenu->GetHelpCommand( nItemId );
     return aHelpCommand;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
 }
 
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& sHelpText )
+void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& sHelpText )
 throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
         ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -910,14 +910,14 @@ throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
 }
 
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId )
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId )
 throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
         ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    rtl::OUString sHelpText;
+    OUString sHelpText;
     if ( mpMenu && IsPopupMenu() )
     {
         THROW_MENUITEM_NOT_FOUND( "VCLXMenu::getHelpText()", nItemId )
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
 }
 
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setTipHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId, const ::rtl::OUString& sTipHelpText )
+void SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::setTipHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId, const OUString& sTipHelpText )
 throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
         ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -943,14 +943,14 @@ throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
 }
 
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getTipHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId )
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXMenu::getTipHelpText( ::sal_Int16 nItemId )
 throw ( ::com::sun::star::container::NoSuchElementException,
         ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    rtl::OUString sTipHelpText;
+    OUString sTipHelpText;
     if ( mpMenu && IsPopupMenu() )
     {
         THROW_MENUITEM_NOT_FOUND( "VCLXMenu::getTipHelpText()", nItemId )
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxprinter.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxprinter.cxx
index af673d433987..a682157477e4 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxprinter.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxprinter.cxx
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
         {
             static ::com::sun::star::beans::Property aPropTable[] =
             {
-                ::com::sun::star::beans::Property( ::rtl::OUString("Orientation"), PROPERTY_Orientation, ::getCppuType((const sal_Int16*)0), 0 ),
-                ::com::sun::star::beans::Property( ::rtl::OUString("Horizontal"), PROPERTY_Horizontal, ::getBooleanCppuType(), 0 )
+                ::com::sun::star::beans::Property( OUString("Orientation"), PROPERTY_Orientation, ::getCppuType((const sal_Int16*)0), 0 ),
+                ::com::sun::star::beans::Property( OUString("Horizontal"), PROPERTY_Horizontal, ::getBooleanCppuType(), 0 )
             };
             pProperties = aPropTable;
             nElements = sizeof( aPropTable ) / sizeof( ::com::sun::star::beans::Property );
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void VCLXPrinterPropertySet::setHorizontal( sal_Bool bHorizontal ) throw(::com::
     return aDescriptions;
 }
 
-void VCLXPrinterPropertySet::selectForm( const ::rtl::OUString& rFormDescription ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXPrinterPropertySet::selectForm( const OUString& rFormDescription ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( Mutex );
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_START( VCLXPrinter )
     VCLXPrinterPropertySet::getTypes()
 IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
 
-sal_Bool VCLXPrinter::start( const ::rtl::OUString& /*rJobName*/, sal_Int16 /*nCopies*/, sal_Bool /*bCollate*/ ) throw(::com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool VCLXPrinter::start( const OUString& /*rJobName*/, sal_Int16 /*nCopies*/, sal_Bool /*bCollate*/ ) throw(::com::sun::star::awt::PrinterException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( Mutex );
 
@@ -420,26 +420,26 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_START( VCLXPrinterServer )
 IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
 
 // ::com::sun::star::awt::XPrinterServer
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > VCLXPrinterServer::getPrinterNames(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > VCLXPrinterServer::getPrinterNames(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    const std::vector<rtl::OUString>& rQueues = Printer::GetPrinterQueues();
+    const std::vector<OUString>& rQueues = Printer::GetPrinterQueues();
     sal_uInt32 nPrinters = rQueues.size();
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >  aNames( nPrinters );
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >  aNames( nPrinters );
     for ( sal_uInt32 n = 0; n < nPrinters; n++ )
         aNames.getArray()[n] = rQueues[n];
 
     return aNames;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter > VCLXPrinterServer::createPrinter( const ::rtl::OUString& rPrinterName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter > VCLXPrinterServer::createPrinter( const OUString& rPrinterName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XPrinter > xP;
     xP = new VCLXPrinter( rPrinterName );
     return xP;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XInfoPrinter > VCLXPrinterServer::createInfoPrinter( const ::rtl::OUString& rPrinterName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XInfoPrinter > VCLXPrinterServer::createInfoPrinter( const OUString& rPrinterName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XInfoPrinter > xP;
     xP = new VCLXInfoPrinter( rPrinterName );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxspinbutton.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxspinbutton.cxx
index f3384dee5145..a34b8f4a3614 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxspinbutton.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxspinbutton.cxx
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL VCLXSpinButton::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const Any& Value ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL VCLXSpinButton::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const Any& Value ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Any SAL_CALL VCLXSpinButton::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    Any SAL_CALL VCLXSpinButton::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagecontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagecontainer.cxx
index 91c8708c82a6..928b4bd3d63d 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagecontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagecontainer.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <toolkit/helper/tkresmgr.hxx>
 #include <cppuhelper/typeprovider.hxx>
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageContainer::draw( sal_Int32 nX, sal_Int32 nY ) throw(Run
     return aInfo;
 }
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageContainer::setProperty(const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,   const Any& Value ) throw(RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageContainer::setProperty(const OUString& PropertyName,   const Any& Value ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagemodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagemodel.cxx
index 9f4744dacda7..3f0e0d241f61 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagemodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtabpagemodel.cxx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::draw( sal_Int32 nX, sal_Int32 nY ) throw(::com::
 
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& /*PropertyName*/,
+    const OUString& /*PropertyName*/,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& /*Value*/ )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -92,35 +92,35 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setEnabled( ::sal_Bool _enabled ) throw (::com::
     //if ( pTabControl )
     //  pTabControl->EnablePage(0, true);
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     //TabControl* pTabControl = (TabControl*)GetWindow();
     //if ( pTabControl )
     //  return pTabControl->GetPageText(0);
     //else
-        return ::rtl::OUString();
+        return OUString();
 }
-void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& _title ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setTitle( const OUString& _title ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     //TabControl* pTabControl = (TabControl*)GetWindow();
     //if ( pTabControl )
     //  pTabControl->SetPageText(0, _title);
 
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getImageURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getImageURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 }
-void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setImageURL( const ::rtl::OUString& /*_imageurl*/ ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setImageURL( const OUString& /*_imageurl*/ ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     //m_sImageURL = _imageurl;
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getToolTip() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::getToolTip() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     //return m_sTooltip;
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 }
-void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setToolTip( const ::rtl::OUString& _tooltip ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPageModel::setToolTip( const OUString& _tooltip ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     (void)_tooltip;
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtoolkit.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtoolkit.cxx
index 8e1e4ebb6a6a..271ec312da14 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtoolkit.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxtoolkit.cxx
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ sal_uInt16 ImplGetComponentType( const String& rServiceName )
 
 
     ComponentInfo aSearch;
-    rtl::OString aServiceName(rtl::OUStringToOString(rServiceName, osl_getThreadTextEncoding()).toAsciiLowerCase());
+    OString aServiceName(OUStringToOString(rServiceName, osl_getThreadTextEncoding()).toAsciiLowerCase());
     if ( !aServiceName.isEmpty() )
         aSearch.pName = aServiceName.getStr();
     else
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
          )
     {
 #ifndef DISABLE_DYNLOADING
-        ::rtl::OUString aLibName = ::vcl::unohelper::CreateLibraryName(
+        OUString aLibName = ::vcl::unohelper::CreateLibraryName(
 #ifdef LIBO_MERGELIBS
                                                                        "merged",
 #else
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
             &thisModule, aLibName.pData, SAL_LOADMODULE_DEFAULT );
         if ( hSvToolsLib )
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aFunctionName( "CreateWindow" );
+            OUString aFunctionName( "CreateWindow" );
             fnSvtCreateWindow = (FN_SvtCreateWindow)osl_getFunctionSymbol( hSvToolsLib, aFunctionName.pData );
         }
 #else
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
                 // system child window could not be created
                 OSL_TRACE(
                     "VCLXToolkit::createSystemChild: caught %s\n",
-                    ::rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                    OUStringToOString(
                         rEx.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8).getStr());
                 pChildWindow = NULL;
             }
@@ -1233,10 +1233,10 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
 ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XMessageBox > SAL_CALL VCLXToolkit::createMessageBox(
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindowPeer >& aParent,
     const ::com::sun::star::awt::Rectangle& aPosSize,
-    const ::rtl::OUString& aType,
+    const OUString& aType,
     ::sal_Int32 aButtons,
-    const ::rtl::OUString& aTitle,
-    const ::rtl::OUString& aMessage ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+    const OUString& aTitle,
+    const OUString& aMessage ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::com::sun::star::awt::WindowDescriptor aDescriptor;
 
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
     return ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::dnd::XDropTarget >();
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboard > SAL_CALL VCLXToolkit::getClipboard( const ::rtl::OUString& clipboardName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::datatransfer::clipboard::XClipboard > SAL_CALL VCLXToolkit::getClipboard( const OUString& clipboardName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     if( clipboardName.isEmpty() )
     {
@@ -1351,18 +1351,18 @@ css::uno::Reference< css::awt::XWindowPeer > VCLXToolkit::ImplCreateWindow(
 }
 
 // XServiceInfo
-::rtl::OUString VCLXToolkit::getImplementationName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXToolkit::getImplementationName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return rtl::OUString("stardiv.Toolkit.VCLXToolkit");
+    return OUString("stardiv.Toolkit.VCLXToolkit");
 }
 
-sal_Bool VCLXToolkit::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool VCLXToolkit::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pArrayEnd = aSNL.getConstArray();
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
+    const OUString* pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
+    const OUString* pArrayEnd = aSNL.getConstArray();
     for (; pArray != pArrayEnd; ++pArray )
         if( *pArray == rServiceName )
             break;
@@ -1370,10 +1370,10 @@ sal_Bool VCLXToolkit::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) thr
     return pArray != pArrayEnd;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > VCLXToolkit::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > VCLXToolkit::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString aServiceName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_Toolkit ) );
-    return ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >( &aServiceName, 1);
+    OUString aServiceName( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_Toolkit ) );
+    return ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >( &aServiceName, 1);
 }
 
 // css::awt::XExtendedToolkit:
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ void VCLXToolkit::callTopWindowListeners(
                 {
                     OSL_TRACE(
                         "VCLXToolkit::callTopWindowListeners: caught %s\n",
-                        ::rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                        OUStringToOString(
                             rEx.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8).getStr());
                 }
             }
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ long VCLXToolkit::callKeyHandlers(::VclSimpleEvent const * pEvent,
             {
                 OSL_TRACE(
                     "VCLXToolkit::callKeyHandlers: caught %s\n",
-                    ::rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                    OUStringToOString(
                        rEx.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8).getStr());
             }
         }
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ void VCLXToolkit::callFocusListeners(::VclSimpleEvent const * pEvent,
                 {
                     OSL_TRACE(
                         "VCLXToolkit::callFocusListeners: caught %s\n",
-                        ::rtl::OUStringToOString(
+                        OUStringToOString(
                             rEx.Message, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8).getStr());
                 }
             }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
index f7912f6acf42..0f1bf33130cf 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow.cxx
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Reference< XStyleSettings > VCLXWindowImpl::getStyleSettings()
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     if ( mbDisposed )
-        throw DisposedException( ::rtl::OUString(), mrAntiImpl );
+        throw DisposedException( OUString(), mrAntiImpl );
     if ( !mxWindowStyleSettings.is() )
         mxWindowStyleSettings = new ::toolkit::WindowStyleSettings( maListenerContainerMutex, mrAntiImpl );
     return mxWindowStyleSettings;
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ namespace
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
         case BASEPROPERTY_LABEL:
         case BASEPROPERTY_TITLE:
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aText;
+            OUString aText;
             if ( Value >>= aText )
             {
                 switch (eWinType)
@@ -1534,27 +1534,27 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
         break;
         case BASEPROPERTY_ACCESSIBLENAME:
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aText;
+            OUString aText;
             if ( Value >>= aText )
                 pWindow->SetAccessibleName( aText );
         }
         break;
         case BASEPROPERTY_HELPURL:
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aURL;
+            OUString aURL;
             if ( Value >>= aURL )
             {
                 INetURLObject aHelpURL( aURL );
                 if ( aHelpURL.GetProtocol() == INET_PROT_HID )
-                    pWindow->SetHelpId( rtl::OUStringToOString( aHelpURL.GetURLPath(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
+                    pWindow->SetHelpId( OUStringToOString( aHelpURL.GetURLPath(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
                 else
-                    pWindow->SetHelpId( rtl::OUStringToOString( aURL, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
+                    pWindow->SetHelpId( OUStringToOString( aURL, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
             }
         }
         break;
         case BASEPROPERTY_HELPTEXT:
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aHelpText;
+            OUString aHelpText;
             if ( Value >>= aHelpText )
             {
                 pWindow->SetQuickHelpText( aHelpText );
@@ -1926,14 +1926,14 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
             break;
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
         {
-            rtl::OUString aName;
+            OUString aName;
             Value >>= aName;
             break;
         }
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXWindow::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXWindow::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2001,26 +2001,26 @@ void VCLXWindow::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
             case BASEPROPERTY_LABEL:
             case BASEPROPERTY_TITLE:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetText();
+                OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetText();
                 aProp <<= aText;
             }
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_ACCESSIBLENAME:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetAccessibleName();
+                OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetAccessibleName();
                 aProp <<= aText;
             }
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_HELPTEXT:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetQuickHelpText();
+                OUString aText = GetWindow()->GetQuickHelpText();
                 aProp <<= aText;
             }
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_HELPURL:
             {
-                rtl::OUString aHelpId( rtl::OStringToOUString( GetWindow()->GetHelpId(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
-                aProp <<= ::rtl::OUString( aHelpId );
+                OUString aHelpId( OStringToOUString( GetWindow()->GetHelpId(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
+                aProp <<= OUString( aHelpId );
             }
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_FONTDESCRIPTOR:
@@ -2582,13 +2582,13 @@ VCLXWindow::getProperties() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     return GetPropHelper()->getProperties();
 }
 ::com::sun::star::beans::Property SAL_CALL
-VCLXWindow::getPropertyByName( const ::rtl::OUString& rName ) throw (::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+VCLXWindow::getPropertyByName( const OUString& rName ) throw (::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return GetPropHelper()->getPropertyByName( rName );
 }
 
 ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL
-VCLXWindow::hasPropertyByName( const ::rtl::OUString& rName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+VCLXWindow::hasPropertyByName( const OUString& rName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return GetPropHelper()->hasPropertyByName( rName );
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow1.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow1.cxx
index 32baeb72ff30..30740d99bf1a 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow1.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindow1.cxx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::SetSystemParent_Impl( const com::sun::star::uno::Any& rHandle )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception *pException =
             new ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException;
-        pException->Message = ::rtl::OUString("not a work window");
+        pException->Message = OUString("not a work window");
         throw pException;
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void VCLXWindow::SetSystemParent_Impl( const com::sun::star::uno::Any& rHandle )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Exception *pException =
             new ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException;
-        pException->Message = ::rtl::OUString("incorrect window handle type");
+        pException->Message = OUString("incorrect window handle type");
         throw pException;
     }
     // create system parent data
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
index bba1abeb06c5..9e4c5d833578 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/vclxwindows.cxx
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void VCLXGraphicControl::setPosSize( sal_Int32 X, sal_Int32 Y, sal_Int32 Width,
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXGraphicControl::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXGraphicControl::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void VCLXGraphicControl::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXGraphicControl::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXGraphicControl::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void VCLXButton::removeItemListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::c
     maItemListeners.removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXButton::setLabel( const ::rtl::OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXButton::setLabel( const OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void VCLXButton::setLabel( const ::rtl::OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::sta
         pWindow->SetText( rLabel );
 }
 
-void VCLXButton::setActionCommand( const ::rtl::OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXButton::setActionCommand( const OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ void VCLXButton::setActionCommand( const ::rtl::OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com
     return AWTSize(aSz);
 }
 
-void VCLXButton::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXButton::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void VCLXButton::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXButton::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXButton::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void VCLXImageControl::ImplSetNewImage()
     return aSz;
 }
 
-void VCLXImageControl::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXImageControl::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void VCLXImageControl::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const :
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXImageControl::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXImageControl::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -837,13 +837,13 @@ void VCLXCheckBox::removeActionListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
     maActionListeners.removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXCheckBox::setActionCommand( const ::rtl::OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXCheckBox::setActionCommand( const OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     maActionCommand = rCommand;
 }
 
-void VCLXCheckBox::setLabel( const ::rtl::OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXCheckBox::setLabel( const OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void VCLXCheckBox::enableTriState( sal_Bool b ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Run
     return AWTSize(aSz);
 }
 
-void VCLXCheckBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXCheckBox::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ void VCLXCheckBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXCheckBox::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXCheckBox::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ void VCLXRadioButton::dispose() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     VCLXGraphicControl::dispose();
 }
 
-void VCLXRadioButton::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXRadioButton::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ void VCLXRadioButton::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXRadioButton::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXRadioButton::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ void VCLXRadioButton::removeActionListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Referen
     maActionListeners.removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXRadioButton::setLabel( const ::rtl::OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXRadioButton::setLabel( const OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ void VCLXRadioButton::setLabel( const ::rtl::OUString& rLabel ) throw(::com::sun
         pWindow->SetText( rLabel );
 }
 
-void VCLXRadioButton::setActionCommand( const ::rtl::OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXRadioButton::setActionCommand( const OUString& rCommand ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     maActionCommand = rCommand;
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::removeActionListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
     maActionListeners.removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXListBox::addItem( const ::rtl::OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXListBox::addItem( const OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::addItem( const ::rtl::OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(
         pBox->InsertEntry( aItem, nPos );
 }
 
-void VCLXListBox::addItems( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>& aItems, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXListBox::addItems( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>& aItems, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1556,8 +1556,8 @@ void VCLXListBox::addItems( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUStri
     if ( pBox )
     {
         sal_uInt16 nP = nPos;
-        const ::rtl::OUString* pItems = aItems.getConstArray();
-        const ::rtl::OUString* pItemsEnd = aItems.getConstArray() + aItems.getLength();
+        const OUString* pItems = aItems.getConstArray();
+        const OUString* pItemsEnd = aItems.getConstArray() + aItems.getLength();
         while ( pItems != pItemsEnd )
         {
             if ( (sal_uInt16)nP == 0xFFFF )
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXListBox::getItemCount() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeExcept
     return pBox ? pBox->GetEntryCount() : 0;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXListBox::getItem( sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXListBox::getItem( sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1603,20 +1603,20 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXListBox::getItemCount() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeExcept
     return aItem;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> VCLXListBox::getItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> VCLXListBox::getItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq;
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq;
     ListBox* pBox = (ListBox*) GetWindow();
     if ( pBox )
     {
         sal_uInt16 nEntries = pBox->GetEntryCount();
-        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>( nEntries );
+        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>( nEntries );
         for ( sal_uInt16 n = nEntries; n; )
         {
             --n;
-            aSeq.getArray()[n] = ::rtl::OUString( pBox->GetEntry( n ) );
+            aSeq.getArray()[n] = OUString( pBox->GetEntry( n ) );
         }
     }
     return aSeq;
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXListBox::getSelectedItemPos() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runtime
     return aSeq;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXListBox::getSelectedItem() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXListBox::getSelectedItem() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1657,18 +1657,18 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXListBox::getSelectedItemPos() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runtime
     return aItem;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> VCLXListBox::getSelectedItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> VCLXListBox::getSelectedItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq;
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq;
     ListBox* pBox = (ListBox*) GetWindow();
     if ( pBox )
     {
         sal_uInt16 nSelEntries = pBox->GetSelectEntryCount();
-        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>( nSelEntries );
+        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>( nSelEntries );
         for ( sal_uInt16 n = 0; n < nSelEntries; n++ )
-            aSeq.getArray()[n] = ::rtl::OUString( pBox->GetSelectEntry( n ) );
+            aSeq.getArray()[n] = OUString( pBox->GetSelectEntry( n ) );
     }
     return aSeq;
 }
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::selectItemsPos( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence<sal_Int1
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXListBox::selectItem( const ::rtl::OUString& rItemText, sal_Bool bSelect ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXListBox::selectItem( const OUString& rItemText, sal_Bool bSelect ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1841,7 +1841,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEvent )
     return getAccessibleFactory().createAccessibleContext( this );
 }
 
-void VCLXListBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXListBox::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com:
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST:
             {
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aItems;
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aItems;
                 if ( Value >>= aItems )
                 {
                     pListBox->Clear();
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com:
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXListBox::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXListBox::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -1955,8 +1955,8 @@ void VCLXListBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com:
             case BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST:
             {
                 sal_uInt16 nItems = pListBox->GetEntryCount();
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq( nItems );
-                ::rtl::OUString* pStrings = aSeq.getArray();
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq( nItems );
+                OUString* pStrings = aSeq.getArray();
                 for ( sal_uInt16 n = 0; n < nItems; n++ )
                     pStrings[n] = pListBox->GetEntry( n );
                 aProp <<= aSeq;
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ void VCLXListBox::ImplCallItemListeners()
 }
 namespace
 {
-     Image lcl_getImageFromURL( const ::rtl::OUString& i_rImageURL )
+     Image lcl_getImageFromURL( const OUString& i_rImageURL )
      {
          if ( i_rImageURL.isEmpty() )
              return Image();
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXListBox::listItemInserted( const ItemListEvent& i_rEvent ) thr
     ENSURE_OR_RETURN_VOID( ( i_rEvent.ItemPosition >= 0 ) && ( i_rEvent.ItemPosition <= sal_Int32( pListBox->GetEntryCount() ) ),
         "VCLXListBox::listItemInserted: illegal (inconsistent) item position!" );
     pListBox->InsertEntry(
-        i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : ::rtl::OUString(),
+        i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : OUString(),
         i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.IsPresent ? TkResMgr::getImageFromURL( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.Value ) : Image(),
         i_rEvent.ItemPosition );
 }
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXListBox::listItemModified( const ItemListEvent& i_rEvent ) thr
 
     // VCL's ListBox does not support changing an entry's text or image, so remove and re-insert
 
-    const ::rtl::OUString sNewText = i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : ::rtl::OUString( pListBox->GetEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition ) );
+    const OUString sNewText = i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : OUString( pListBox->GetEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition ) );
     const Image aNewImage( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.IsPresent ? TkResMgr::getImageFromURL( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.Value ) : pListBox->GetEntryImage( i_rEvent.ItemPosition  ) );
 
     pListBox->RemoveEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition );
@@ -2144,20 +2144,20 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXListBox::itemListChanged( const EventObject& i_rEvent ) throw
     uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xPropSet( i_rEvent.Source, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
     uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo > xPSI( xPropSet->getPropertySetInfo(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
     uno::Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver > xStringResourceResolver;
-    if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ) )
+    if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ) )
     {
         xStringResourceResolver.set(
-            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
+            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
             uno::UNO_QUERY
         );
     }
 
 
     Reference< XItemList > xItemList( i_rEvent.Source, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-    uno::Sequence< beans::Pair< ::rtl::OUString, ::rtl::OUString > > aItems = xItemList->getAllItems();
+    uno::Sequence< beans::Pair< OUString, OUString > > aItems = xItemList->getAllItems();
     for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<aItems.getLength(); ++i )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString aLocalizationKey( aItems[i].First );
+        OUString aLocalizationKey( aItems[i].First );
         if ( xStringResourceResolver.is() && !aLocalizationKey.isEmpty() && aLocalizationKey[0] == '&' )
         {
             aLocalizationKey = xStringResourceResolver->resolveString(aLocalizationKey.copy( 1 ));
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_START( VCLXMessageBox )
     VCLXTopWindow::getTypes()
 IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
 
-void VCLXMessageBox::setCaptionText( const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXMessageBox::setCaptionText( const OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ void VCLXMessageBox::setCaptionText( const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com:
         pWindow->SetText( rText );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXMessageBox::getCaptionText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXMessageBox::getCaptionText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@ void VCLXMessageBox::setCaptionText( const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com:
     return aText;
 }
 
-void VCLXMessageBox::setMessageText( const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXMessageBox::setMessageText( const OUString& rText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2232,11 +2232,11 @@ void VCLXMessageBox::setMessageText( const ::rtl::OUString& rText ) throw(::com:
         pBox->SetMessText( rText );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXMessageBox::getMessageText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXMessageBox::getMessageText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     MessBox* pBox = (MessBox*)GetWindow();
     if ( pBox )
         aText = pBox->GetMessText();
@@ -2302,16 +2302,16 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXDialog::endDialog( ::sal_Int32 i_result ) throw (RuntimeExcept
         pDialog->EndDialog( i_result );
 }
 
-void SAL_CALL VCLXDialog::setHelpId( const ::rtl::OUString& rId ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL VCLXDialog::setHelpId( const OUString& rId ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
-        pWindow->SetHelpId( rtl::OUStringToOString( rId, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
+        pWindow->SetHelpId( OUStringToOString( rId, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ) );
 }
 
-void VCLXDialog::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& Title ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXDialog::setTitle( const OUString& Title ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2320,11 +2320,11 @@ void VCLXDialog::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& Title ) throw(::com::sun::star
         pWindow->SetText( Title );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXDialog::getTitle() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXDialog::getTitle() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aTitle;
+    OUString aTitle;
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
         aTitle = pWindow->GetText();
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXDialog::draw( sal_Int32 nX, sal_Int32 nY ) throw(::com::sun::s
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXDialog::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -2528,11 +2528,11 @@ throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     return aInfo;
 }
 
-uno::Any SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+uno::Any SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     OSL_TRACE(" **** VCLXMultiPage::getProperty( %s )",
-        rtl::OUStringToOString( PropertyName,
+        OUStringToOString( PropertyName,
         RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ).getStr() );
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Any aProp;
     sal_uInt16 nPropType = GetPropertyId( PropertyName );
@@ -2551,12 +2551,12 @@ uno::Any SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyNam
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
-    OSL_TRACE(" **** VCLXMultiPage::setProperty( %s )", rtl::OUStringToOString( PropertyName, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ).getStr() );
+    OSL_TRACE(" **** VCLXMultiPage::setProperty( %s )", OUStringToOString( PropertyName, RTL_TEXTENCODING_UTF8 ).getStr() );
 
     TabControl* pTabControl = (TabControl*)GetWindow();
     if ( pTabControl )
@@ -2618,11 +2618,11 @@ sal_Int32 SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::insertTab() throw (uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     TabControl *pTabControl = getTabControl();
     TabPage* pTab = new TabPage( pTabControl );
-    rtl::OUString title ("");
+    OUString title ("");
     return static_cast< sal_Int32 >( insertTab( pTab, title ) );
 }
 
-sal_uInt16 VCLXMultiPage::insertTab( TabPage* pPage, rtl::OUString& sTitle )
+sal_uInt16 VCLXMultiPage::insertTab( TabPage* pPage, OUString& sTitle )
 {
     TabControl *pTabControl = getTabControl();
     sal_uInt16 id = sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >( mTabId++ );
@@ -2674,12 +2674,12 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::setTabProps( sal_Int32 ID, const uno::Sequence< bea
 
     for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i < Properties.getLength(); ++i)
     {
-        const rtl::OUString &name = Properties[i].Name;
+        const OUString &name = Properties[i].Name;
         const uno::Any &value = Properties[i].Value;
 
         if (name == "Title")
         {
-            rtl::OUString title = value.get<rtl::OUString>();
+            OUString title = value.get<OUString>();
             pTabControl->SetPageText( sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >( ID ), title );
         }
     }
@@ -2695,13 +2695,13 @@ uno::Sequence< beans::NamedValue > SAL_CALL VCLXMultiPage::getTabProps( sal_Int3
 
 #define ADD_PROP( seq, i, name, val ) {                                \
         beans::NamedValue value;                                                  \
-        value.Name = rtl::OUString( name ); \
+        value.Name = OUString( name ); \
         value.Value = uno::makeAny( val );                                      \
         seq[i] = value;                                                    \
     }
 
     uno::Sequence< beans::NamedValue > props( 2 );
-    ADD_PROP( props, 0, "Title", rtl::OUString( pTabControl->GetPageText( sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >( ID ) ) ) );
+    ADD_PROP( props, 0, "Title", OUString( pTabControl->GetPageText( sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >( ID ) ) ) );
     ADD_PROP( props, 1, "Position", pTabControl->GetPagePos( sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >( ID ) ) );
 #undef ADD_PROP
     return props;
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXTabPage::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
@@ -2840,7 +2840,7 @@ throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_TITLE:
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OUString sTitle;
+                    OUString sTitle;
                     if ( Value >>= sTitle )
                     {
                         pTabPage->SetText(sTitle);
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEve
             else
             {
                 // open the URL
-                ::rtl::OUString sURL;
+                OUString sURL;
                 FixedHyperlink* pBase = (FixedHyperlink*)GetWindow();
                 if ( pBase )
                     sURL = pBase->GetURL();
@@ -2930,7 +2930,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEve
                     {
                         // start browser
                         xSystemShellExecute->execute(
-                            sURL, ::rtl::OUString(), ::com::sun::star::system::SystemShellExecuteFlags::URIS_ONLY );
+                            sURL, OUString(), ::com::sun::star::system::SystemShellExecuteFlags::URIS_ONLY );
                     }
                     catch( uno::Exception& )
                     {
@@ -2950,7 +2950,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::ProcessWindowEvent( const VclWindowEvent& rVclWindowEve
     return getAccessibleFactory().createAccessibleContext( this );
 }
 
-void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setText( const OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2959,18 +2959,18 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun
         pBase->SetText(Text);
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXFixedHyperlink::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXFixedHyperlink::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
         aText = pWindow->GetText();
     return aText;
 }
 
-void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setURL( const ::rtl::OUString& URL ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setURL( const OUString& URL ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -2979,11 +2979,11 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setURL( const ::rtl::OUString& URL ) throw(::com::sun::
         pBase->SetURL( URL );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXFixedHyperlink::getURL(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXFixedHyperlink::getURL(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     FixedHyperlink* pBase = (FixedHyperlink*)GetWindow();
     if ( pBase )
         aText = pBase->GetURL();
@@ -3070,7 +3070,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::removeActionListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Refe
     return aSz;
 }
 
-void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
         {
             case BASEPROPERTY_LABEL:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString sNewLabel;
+                OUString sNewLabel;
                 if ( Value >>= sNewLabel )
                     pBase->SetText(sNewLabel);
                 break;
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
 
             case BASEPROPERTY_URL:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString sNewURL;
+                OUString sNewURL;
                 if ( Value >>= sNewURL )
                     pBase->SetURL( sNewURL );
                 break;
@@ -3104,7 +3104,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXFixedHyperlink::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXFixedHyperlink::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ void VCLXFixedHyperlink::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
         {
             case BASEPROPERTY_URL:
             {
-                aProp = makeAny( ::rtl::OUString( pBase->GetURL() ) );
+                aProp = makeAny( OUString( pBase->GetURL() ) );
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -3212,7 +3212,7 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
     return getAccessibleFactory().createAccessibleContext( this );
 }
 
-void VCLXFixedText::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXFixedText::setText( const OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3221,11 +3221,11 @@ void VCLXFixedText::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& Text ) throw(::com::sun::sta
         pWindow->SetText( Text );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXFixedText::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXFixedText::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
         aText = pWindow->GetText();
@@ -3531,7 +3531,7 @@ sal_Int32 VCLXScrollBar::getOrientation() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeEx
 }
 
 // ::com::sun::star::awt::VclWindowPeer
-void VCLXScrollBar::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXScrollBar::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ void VCLXScrollBar::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::co
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXScrollBar::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXScrollBar::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3864,7 +3864,7 @@ void VCLXEdit::removeTextListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com
     GetTextListeners().removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXEdit::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXEdit::setText( const OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3881,7 +3881,7 @@ void VCLXEdit::setText( const ::rtl::OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::u
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXEdit::insertText( const ::com::sun::star::awt::Selection& rSel, const ::rtl::OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXEdit::insertText( const ::com::sun::star::awt::Selection& rSel, const OUString& aText ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -3899,22 +3899,22 @@ void VCLXEdit::insertText( const ::com::sun::star::awt::Selection& rSel, const :
     }
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXEdit::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXEdit::getText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     Window* pWindow = GetWindow();
     if ( pWindow )
         aText = pWindow->GetText();
     return aText;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXEdit::getSelectedText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXEdit::getSelectedText() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aText;
+    OUString aText;
     Edit* pEdit = (Edit*) GetWindow();
     if ( pEdit)
         aText = pEdit->GetSelected();
@@ -3986,7 +3986,7 @@ void VCLXEdit::setEchoChar( sal_Unicode cEcho ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Run
         pEdit->SetEchoChar( cEcho );
 }
 
-void VCLXEdit::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXEdit::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4031,7 +4031,7 @@ void VCLXEdit::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::su
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXEdit::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXEdit::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4246,7 +4246,7 @@ void VCLXComboBox::removeActionListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference<
     maActionListeners.removeInterface( l );
 }
 
-void VCLXComboBox::addItem( const ::rtl::OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXComboBox::addItem( const OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4255,7 +4255,7 @@ void VCLXComboBox::addItem( const ::rtl::OUString& aItem, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw
         pBox->InsertEntry( aItem, nPos );
 }
 
-void VCLXComboBox::addItems( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>& aItems, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXComboBox::addItems( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>& aItems, sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4296,27 +4296,27 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXComboBox::getItemCount() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeExcep
     return pBox ? pBox->GetEntryCount() : 0;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXComboBox::getItem( sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXComboBox::getItem( sal_Int16 nPos ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aItem;
+    OUString aItem;
     ComboBox* pBox = (ComboBox*) GetWindow();
     if ( pBox )
         aItem = pBox->GetEntry( nPos );
     return aItem;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> VCLXComboBox::getItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> VCLXComboBox::getItems() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq;
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq;
     ComboBox* pBox = (ComboBox*) GetWindow();
     if ( pBox )
     {
         sal_uInt16 nEntries = pBox->GetEntryCount();
-        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>( nEntries );
+        aSeq = ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>( nEntries );
         for ( sal_uInt16 n = nEntries; n; )
         {
             --n;
@@ -4346,7 +4346,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXComboBox::getDropDownLineCount() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runt
     return nLines;
 }
 
-void VCLXComboBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXComboBox::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4372,7 +4372,7 @@ void VCLXComboBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST:
             {
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aItems;
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aItems;
                 if ( Value >>= aItems )
                 {
                     pComboBox->Clear();
@@ -4396,7 +4396,7 @@ void VCLXComboBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXComboBox::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXComboBox::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4420,8 +4420,8 @@ void VCLXComboBox::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com
             case BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST:
             {
                 sal_uInt16 nItems = pComboBox->GetEntryCount();
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq( nItems );
-                ::rtl::OUString* pStrings = aSeq.getArray();
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq( nItems );
+                OUString* pStrings = aSeq.getArray();
                 for ( sal_uInt16 n = 0; n < nItems; n++ )
                     pStrings[n] = pComboBox->GetEntry( n );
                 aProp <<= aSeq;
@@ -4555,7 +4555,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXComboBox::listItemInserted( const ItemListEvent& i_rEvent ) th
     ENSURE_OR_RETURN_VOID( ( i_rEvent.ItemPosition >= 0 ) && ( i_rEvent.ItemPosition <= sal_Int32( pComboBox->GetEntryCount() ) ),
         "VCLXComboBox::listItemInserted: illegal (inconsistent) item position!" );
     pComboBox->InsertEntry(
-        i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : ::rtl::OUString(),
+        i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : OUString(),
         i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.IsPresent ? lcl_getImageFromURL( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.Value ) : Image(),
         i_rEvent.ItemPosition );
 }
@@ -4585,7 +4585,7 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXComboBox::listItemModified( const ItemListEvent& i_rEvent ) th
 
     // VCL's ComboBox does not support changing an entry's text or image, so remove and re-insert
 
-    const ::rtl::OUString sNewText = i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : ::rtl::OUString( pComboBox->GetEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition ) );
+    const OUString sNewText = i_rEvent.ItemText.IsPresent ? i_rEvent.ItemText.Value : OUString( pComboBox->GetEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition ) );
     const Image aNewImage( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.IsPresent ? lcl_getImageFromURL( i_rEvent.ItemImageURL.Value ) : pComboBox->GetEntryImage( i_rEvent.ItemPosition  ) );
 
     pComboBox->RemoveEntry( i_rEvent.ItemPosition );
@@ -4615,22 +4615,22 @@ void SAL_CALL VCLXComboBox::itemListChanged( const EventObject& i_rEvent ) throw
 
     uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySet > xPropSet( i_rEvent.Source, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
     uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo > xPSI( xPropSet->getPropertySetInfo(), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-    // bool localize = xPSI->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) );
+    // bool localize = xPSI->hasPropertyByName( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) );
     uno::Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver > xStringResourceResolver;
-    if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ) )
+    if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ) )
     {
         xStringResourceResolver.set(
-            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
+            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
             uno::UNO_QUERY
         );
     }
 
 
     Reference< XItemList > xItemList( i_rEvent.Source, uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
-    uno::Sequence< beans::Pair< ::rtl::OUString, ::rtl::OUString > > aItems = xItemList->getAllItems();
+    uno::Sequence< beans::Pair< OUString, OUString > > aItems = xItemList->getAllItems();
     for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<aItems.getLength(); ++i )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString aLocalizationKey( aItems[i].First );
+        OUString aLocalizationKey( aItems[i].First );
         if ( xStringResourceResolver.is() && !aLocalizationKey.isEmpty() && aLocalizationKey[0] == '&' )
         {
             aLocalizationKey = xStringResourceResolver->resolveString(aLocalizationKey.copy( 1 ));
@@ -4679,7 +4679,7 @@ sal_Bool VCLXFormattedSpinField::isStrictFormat()
 }
 
 
-void VCLXFormattedSpinField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXFormattedSpinField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4718,7 +4718,7 @@ void VCLXFormattedSpinField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, c
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXFormattedSpinField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXFormattedSpinField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4812,7 +4812,7 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_START( VCLXDateField )
     VCLXFormattedSpinField::getTypes()
 IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
 
-void VCLXDateField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXDateField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -4881,7 +4881,7 @@ void VCLXDateField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::co
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXDateField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXDateField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5295,7 +5295,7 @@ sal_Bool VCLXTimeField::isStrictFormat() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeExc
 }
 
 
-void VCLXTimeField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXTimeField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ void VCLXTimeField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::co
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXTimeField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXTimeField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5625,7 +5625,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXNumericField::getDecimalDigits() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runt
     return pNumericFormatter ? pNumericFormatter->GetDecimalDigits() : 0;
 }
 
-void VCLXNumericField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXNumericField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5694,7 +5694,7 @@ void VCLXNumericField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const :
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXNumericField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXNumericField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5913,7 +5913,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXMetricField::getDecimalDigits() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runti
     return pNumericFormatter ? pNumericFormatter->GetDecimalDigits() : 0;
 }
 
-void VCLXMetricField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXMetricField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5945,7 +5945,7 @@ void VCLXMetricField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::
             }
             case BASEPROPERTY_CUSTOMUNITTEXT:
             {
-                rtl::OUString aStr;
+                OUString aStr;
                 if ( Value >>= aStr )
                     ((MetricField*)GetWindow())->SetCustomUnitText( aStr );
                 break;
@@ -5959,7 +5959,7 @@ void VCLXMetricField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXMetricField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXMetricField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -5977,7 +5977,7 @@ void VCLXMetricField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::
                 aProp <<= (sal_uInt16) ((MetricField*)GetWindow())->GetUnit();
                 break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_CUSTOMUNITTEXT:
-                aProp <<= rtl::OUString (((MetricField*)GetWindow())->GetCustomUnitText());
+                aProp <<= OUString (((MetricField*)GetWindow())->GetCustomUnitText());
                 break;
             default:
             {
@@ -6221,7 +6221,7 @@ sal_Int16 VCLXCurrencyField::getDecimalDigits() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Run
     return pCurrencyFormatter ? pCurrencyFormatter->GetDecimalDigits() : 0;
 }
 
-void VCLXCurrencyField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXCurrencyField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -6277,7 +6277,7 @@ void VCLXCurrencyField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_CURRENCYSYMBOL:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aString;
+                OUString aString;
                 if ( Value >>= aString )
                      ((LongCurrencyField*)GetWindow())->SetCurrencySymbol( aString );
             }
@@ -6297,7 +6297,7 @@ void VCLXCurrencyField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXCurrencyField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXCurrencyField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -6330,7 +6330,7 @@ void VCLXCurrencyField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_CURRENCYSYMBOL:
             {
-                aProp <<= ::rtl::OUString( ((LongCurrencyField*)GetWindow())->GetCurrencySymbol() );
+                aProp <<= OUString( ((LongCurrencyField*)GetWindow())->GetCurrencySymbol() );
             }
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_NUMSHOWTHOUSANDSEP:
@@ -6403,30 +6403,30 @@ IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_START( VCLXPatternField )
     VCLXFormattedSpinField::getTypes()
 IMPL_XTYPEPROVIDER_END
 
-void VCLXPatternField::setMasks( const ::rtl::OUString& EditMask, const ::rtl::OUString& LiteralMask ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXPatternField::setMasks( const OUString& EditMask, const OUString& LiteralMask ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
     PatternField* pPatternField = (PatternField*) GetWindow();
     if ( pPatternField )
     {
-        pPatternField->SetMask( rtl::OUStringToOString(EditMask, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US), LiteralMask );
+        pPatternField->SetMask( OUStringToOString(EditMask, RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US), LiteralMask );
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXPatternField::getMasks( ::rtl::OUString& EditMask, ::rtl::OUString& LiteralMask ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXPatternField::getMasks( OUString& EditMask, OUString& LiteralMask ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
     PatternField* pPatternField = (PatternField*) GetWindow();
     if ( pPatternField )
     {
-        EditMask = rtl::OStringToOUString(pPatternField->GetEditMask(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US);
+        EditMask = OStringToOUString(pPatternField->GetEditMask(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US);
         LiteralMask = pPatternField->GetLiteralMask();
     }
 }
 
-void VCLXPatternField::setString( const ::rtl::OUString& Str ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXPatternField::setString( const OUString& Str ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -6437,11 +6437,11 @@ void VCLXPatternField::setString( const ::rtl::OUString& Str ) throw(::com::sun:
     }
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString VCLXPatternField::getString() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString VCLXPatternField::getString() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aString;
+    OUString aString;
     PatternField* pPatternField = (PatternField*) GetWindow();
     if ( pPatternField )
         aString = pPatternField->GetString();
@@ -6458,7 +6458,7 @@ sal_Bool VCLXPatternField::isStrictFormat() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::Runtime
     return VCLXFormattedSpinField::isStrictFormat();
 }
 
-void VCLXPatternField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void VCLXPatternField::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -6470,10 +6470,10 @@ void VCLXPatternField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const :
             case BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK:
             case BASEPROPERTY_LITERALMASK:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aString;
+                OUString aString;
                 if ( Value >>= aString )
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OUString aEditMask, aLiteralMask;
+                    OUString aEditMask, aLiteralMask;
                     getMasks( aEditMask, aLiteralMask );
                     if ( nPropType == BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK )
                         aEditMask = aString;
@@ -6491,7 +6491,7 @@ void VCLXPatternField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const :
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXPatternField::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any VCLXPatternField::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -6504,7 +6504,7 @@ void VCLXPatternField::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const :
             case BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK:
             case BASEPROPERTY_LITERALMASK:
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aEditMask, aLiteralMask;
+                OUString aEditMask, aLiteralMask;
                 getMasks( aEditMask, aLiteralMask );
                 if ( nPropType == BASEPROPERTY_EDITMASK )
                     aProp <<= aEditMask;
@@ -6605,7 +6605,7 @@ throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 }
 
 void SAL_CALL VCLXFrame::setProperty(
-    const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName,
+    const OUString& PropertyName,
     const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value )
 throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
diff --git a/toolkit/source/awt/xsimpleanimation.cxx b/toolkit/source/awt/xsimpleanimation.cxx
index fb170c1bf73e..0e3d857f225a 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/awt/xsimpleanimation.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/awt/xsimpleanimation.cxx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL XSimpleAnimation::setProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName, const uno::Any& Value )
+    void SAL_CALL XSimpleAnimation::setProperty( const OUString& PropertyName, const uno::Any& Value )
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    uno::Any SAL_CALL XSimpleAnimation::getProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName )
+    uno::Any SAL_CALL XSimpleAnimation::getProperty( const OUString& PropertyName )
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
         SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/accessiblecontrolcontext.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/accessiblecontrolcontext.cxx
index 2edc94a49d6f..7be5732e1799 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/accessiblecontrolcontext.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/accessiblecontrolcontext.cxx
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL OAccessibleControlContext::getAccessibleDescription(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL OAccessibleControlContext::getAccessibleDescription(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
         OContextEntryGuard aGuard( this );
         return getModelStringProperty( "HelpText" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL OAccessibleControlContext::getAccessibleName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL OAccessibleControlContext::getAccessibleName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
         OContextEntryGuard aGuard( this );
         return getModelStringProperty( "Name" );
@@ -204,15 +204,15 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString OAccessibleControlContext::getModelStringProperty( const sal_Char* _pPropertyName )
+    OUString OAccessibleControlContext::getModelStringProperty( const sal_Char* _pPropertyName )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString sReturn;
+        OUString sReturn;
         try
         {
             if ( !m_xModelPropsInfo.is() && m_xControlModel.is() )
                 m_xModelPropsInfo = m_xControlModel->getPropertySetInfo();
 
-            ::rtl::OUString sPropertyName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pPropertyName ) );
+            OUString sPropertyName( OUString::createFromAscii( _pPropertyName ) );
             if ( m_xModelPropsInfo.is() && m_xModelPropsInfo->hasPropertyByName( sPropertyName ) )
                 m_xControlModel->getPropertyValue( sPropertyName ) >>= sReturn;
         }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/animatedimages.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/animatedimages.cxx
index c91b0b71e4a3..e2cd1d9359d9 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/animatedimages.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/animatedimages.cxx
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString AnimatedImagesControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString AnimatedImagesControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "AnimatedImages" );
+        return OUString( "AnimatedImages" );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.AnimatedImagesControl" );
+        return OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.AnimatedImagesControl" );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControl::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControl::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( AnimatedImagesControl_Base::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        Sequence< OUString > aServices( AnimatedImagesControl_Base::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 1 );
-        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControl );
+        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControl );
         return aServices;
     }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     //==================================================================================================================
     struct AnimatedImagesControlModel_Data
     {
-        ::std::vector< Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > >    aImageSets;
+        ::std::vector< Sequence< OUString > >    aImageSets;
     };
 
     namespace
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ namespace toolkit
             const bool i_forInsert = false )
         {
             if ( ( i_index < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_index ) > i_data.aImageSets.size() + ( i_forInsert ? 1 : 0 ) ) )
-                throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), i_context );
+                throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), i_context );
         }
 
         void lcl_notify( ::osl::ClearableMutexGuard& i_guard, ::cppu::OBroadcastHelper& i_broadcaseHelper,
             void ( SAL_CALL XContainerListener::*i_notificationMethod )( const ContainerEvent& ),
-            const sal_Int32 i_accessor, const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& i_imageURLs, const Reference< XInterface >& i_context )
+            const sal_Int32 i_accessor, const Sequence< OUString >& i_imageURLs, const Reference< XInterface >& i_context )
         {
             ::cppu::OInterfaceContainerHelper* pContainerListeners = i_broadcaseHelper.getContainer( XContainerListener::static_type() );
             if ( pContainerListeners == NULL )
@@ -270,22 +270,22 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.AnimatedImagesControlModel");
+        return OUString("org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.AnimatedImagesControlModel");
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames(2);
-        aServiceNames[0] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
+        aServiceNames[0] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
         aServiceNames[1] = "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlModel";
         return aServiceNames;
     }
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ namespace toolkit
                 &&  ( nImageScaleMode != ImageScaleMode::Isotropic )
                 &&  ( nImageScaleMode != ImageScaleMode::Anisotropic )
                 )
-                throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, 1 );
+                throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 1 );
         }
         break;
         }
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         switch ( i_propertyId )
         {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControl ) );
+            return makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControl ) );
 
         case BASEPROPERTY_BORDER:
             return makeAny( VisualEffect::NONE );
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::getImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
         if ( GetBroadcastHelper().bDisposed || GetBroadcastHelper().bInDispose )
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::insertImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index, const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& i_imageURLs ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::insertImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index, const Sequence< OUString >& i_imageURLs ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::ClearableMutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
         // sanity checks
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::replaceImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index, const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& i_imageURLs ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL AnimatedImagesControlModel::replaceImageSet( ::sal_Int32 i_index, const Sequence< OUString >& i_imageURLs ) throw (IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::ClearableMutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
         // sanity checks
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ namespace toolkit
         lcl_checkIndex( *m_pData, i_index, *this );
 
         // actual removal
-        ::std::vector< Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > >::iterator removalPos = m_pData->aImageSets.begin() + i_index;
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aRemovedElement( *removalPos );
+        ::std::vector< Sequence< OUString > >::iterator removalPos = m_pData->aImageSets.begin() + i_index;
+        Sequence< OUString > aRemovedElement( *removalPos );
         m_pData->aImageSets.erase( removalPos );
 
         // listener notification
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
index 1f087e9d2ee4..52f290fdd3d8 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/controlmodelcontainerbase.cxx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ using namespace toolkit;
 #define PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER OUString( "ResourceResolver" )
 
 //HELPER
-::rtl::OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
+OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
 
 struct LanguageDependentProp
 {
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ struct DisposeControlModel : public ::std::unary_function< Reference< XControlMo
 struct FindControlModel : public ::std::unary_function< ControlModelContainerBase::UnoControlModelHolder, bool >
 {
 private:
-    const ::rtl::OUString& m_rName;
+    const OUString& m_rName;
 
 public:
-    FindControlModel( const ::rtl::OUString& _rName ) : m_rName( _rName ) { }
+    FindControlModel( const OUString& _rName ) : m_rName( _rName ) { }
 
     bool operator()( const ControlModelContainerBase::UnoControlModelHolder& _rCompare )
     {
@@ -195,16 +195,16 @@ static void lcl_throwElementExistException( )
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static const ::rtl::OUString& getTabIndexPropertyName( )
+static const OUString& getTabIndexPropertyName( )
 {
-    static const ::rtl::OUString s_sTabIndexProperty( "TabIndex" );
+    static const OUString s_sTabIndexProperty( "TabIndex" );
     return s_sTabIndexProperty;
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static const ::rtl::OUString& getStepPropertyName( )
+static const OUString& getStepPropertyName( )
 {
-    static const ::rtl::OUString s_sStepProperty( "Step" );
+    static const OUString s_sStepProperty( "Step" );
     return s_sStepProperty;
 }
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ Any ControlModelContainerBase::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     switch ( nPropId )
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialog );
+            aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialog );
             break;
         default:
             aAny = UnoControlModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
@@ -319,13 +319,13 @@ UnoControlModel* ControlModelContainerBase::Clone() const
     return pClone;
 }
 
-ControlModelContainerBase::UnoControlModelHolderList::iterator ControlModelContainerBase::ImplFindElement( const ::rtl::OUString& rName )
+ControlModelContainerBase::UnoControlModelHolderList::iterator ControlModelContainerBase::ImplFindElement( const OUString& rName )
 {
     return ::std::find_if( maModels.begin(), maModels.end(), FindControlModel( rName ) );
 }
 
 // ::XMultiServiceFactory
-Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstance( const ::rtl::OUString& aServiceSpecifier ) throw(Exception, RuntimeException)
+Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstance( const OUString& aServiceSpecifier ) throw(Exception, RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstance( const ::rtl::
     return xNewModel;
 }
 
-Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstanceWithArguments( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceSpecifier, const Sequence< Any >& i_arguments ) throw(Exception, RuntimeException)
+Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstanceWithArguments( const OUString& ServiceSpecifier, const Sequence< Any >& i_arguments ) throw(Exception, RuntimeException)
 {
     const Reference< XInterface > xInstance( createInstance( ServiceSpecifier ) );
     const Reference< XInitialization > xInstanceInit( xInstance, UNO_QUERY );
@@ -421,39 +421,39 @@ Reference< XInterface > ControlModelContainerBase::createInstanceWithArguments(
     return xInstance;
 }
 
-Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > ControlModelContainerBase::getAvailableServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+Sequence< OUString > ControlModelContainerBase::getAvailableServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    static Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >* pNamesSeq = NULL;
+    static Sequence< OUString >* pNamesSeq = NULL;
     if ( !pNamesSeq )
     {
-        pNamesSeq = new Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >( 26 );
-        ::rtl::OUString* pNames = pNamesSeq->getArray();
-        pNames[0] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlEditModel );
-        pNames[1] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel );
-        pNames[2] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFileControlModel );
-        pNames[3] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlButtonModel );
-        pNames[4] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlImageControlModel );
-        pNames[5] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel );
-        pNames[6] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCheckBoxModel );
-        pNames[7] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedTextModel );
-        pNames[8] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlGroupBoxModel );
-        pNames[9] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlListBoxModel );
-        pNames[10] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlComboBoxModel );
-        pNames[11] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlDateFieldModel );
-        pNames[12] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlTimeFieldModel );
-        pNames[13] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlNumericFieldModel );
-        pNames[14] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCurrencyFieldModel );
-        pNames[15] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlPatternFieldModel );
-        pNames[16] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlProgressBarModel );
-        pNames[17] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlScrollBarModel );
-        pNames[18] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedLineModel );
-        pNames[19] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRoadmapModel );
-        pNames[20] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TreeControlModel );
-        pNames[21] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridControlModel );
-        pNames[22] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel );
-        pNames[23] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel );
-        pNames[24] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel );
-        pNames[25] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel );
+        pNamesSeq = new Sequence< OUString >( 26 );
+        OUString* pNames = pNamesSeq->getArray();
+        pNames[0] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlEditModel );
+        pNames[1] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel );
+        pNames[2] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFileControlModel );
+        pNames[3] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlButtonModel );
+        pNames[4] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlImageControlModel );
+        pNames[5] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel );
+        pNames[6] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCheckBoxModel );
+        pNames[7] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedTextModel );
+        pNames[8] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlGroupBoxModel );
+        pNames[9] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlListBoxModel );
+        pNames[10] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlComboBoxModel );
+        pNames[11] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlDateFieldModel );
+        pNames[12] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlTimeFieldModel );
+        pNames[13] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlNumericFieldModel );
+        pNames[14] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlCurrencyFieldModel );
+        pNames[15] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlPatternFieldModel );
+        pNames[16] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlProgressBarModel );
+        pNames[17] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlScrollBarModel );
+        pNames[18] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlFixedLineModel );
+        pNames[19] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRoadmapModel );
+        pNames[20] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TreeControlModel );
+        pNames[21] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridControlModel );
+        pNames[22] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel );
+        pNames[23] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel );
+        pNames[24] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel );
+        pNames[25] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel );
     }
     return *pNamesSeq;
 }
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ sal_Bool ControlModelContainerBase::hasElements() throw(RuntimeException)
 }
 
 // XNameContainer, XNameReplace, XNameAccess
-void ControlModelContainerBase::replaceByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+void ControlModelContainerBase::replaceByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::replaceByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, con
     implNotifyTabModelChange( aName );
 }
 
-Any ControlModelContainerBase::getByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+Any ControlModelContainerBase::getByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     UnoControlModelHolderList::iterator aElementPos = ImplFindElement( aName );
     if ( maModels.end() == aElementPos )
@@ -537,9 +537,9 @@ Any ControlModelContainerBase::getByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(N
     return makeAny( aElementPos->first );
 }
 
-Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > ControlModelContainerBase::getElementNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+Sequence< OUString > ControlModelContainerBase::getElementNames() throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames( maModels.size() );
+    Sequence< OUString > aNames( maModels.size() );
 
     ::std::transform(
         maModels.begin(), maModels.end(),               // source range
@@ -550,12 +550,12 @@ Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > ControlModelContainerBase::getElementNames() throw(R
     return aNames;
 }
 
-sal_Bool ControlModelContainerBase::hasByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool ControlModelContainerBase::hasByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     return maModels.end() != ImplFindElement( aName );
 }
 
-void ControlModelContainerBase::insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+void ControlModelContainerBase::insertByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -570,12 +570,12 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, cons
 
                 Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo > xPropInfo = xProps.get()->getPropertySetInfo();
 
-                ::rtl::OUString sImageSourceProperty = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_IMAGEURL );
+                OUString sImageSourceProperty = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_IMAGEURL );
                 if ( xPropInfo.get()->hasPropertyByName(  sImageSourceProperty ) && ImplHasProperty(BASEPROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL) )
                 {
                     Any aUrl = xProps.get()->getPropertyValue(  sImageSourceProperty );
 
-                    ::rtl::OUString absoluteUrl =
+                    OUString absoluteUrl =
                         getPhysicalLocation( getPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL ) ), aUrl );
 
                     aUrl <<= absoluteUrl;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, cons
     implNotifyTabModelChange( aName );
 }
 
-void ControlModelContainerBase::removeByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+void ControlModelContainerBase::removeByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > > SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getCo
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setGroup( const Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >&, const ::rtl::OUString& ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setGroup( const Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >&, const OUString& ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     // not supported. We have only implicit grouping:
     // We only have a sequence of control models, and we _know_ (yes, that's a HACK relying on
@@ -795,34 +795,34 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setEnabled( ::sal_Bool _enabled ) throw
 {
     m_bEnabled = _enabled;
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     Reference<XPropertySet> xThis(*this,UNO_QUERY);
-    ::rtl::OUString sTitle;
+    OUString sTitle;
     xThis->getPropertyValue(GetPropertyName(BASEPROPERTY_TITLE)) >>= sTitle;
     return sTitle;
     //return m_sTitle;
 }
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& _title ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setTitle( const OUString& _title ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     Reference<XPropertySet> xThis(*this,UNO_QUERY);
     xThis->setPropertyValue(GetPropertyName(BASEPROPERTY_TITLE),makeAny(_title));
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getImageURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getImageURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return m_sImageURL;
 }
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setImageURL( const ::rtl::OUString& _imageurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setImageURL( const OUString& _imageurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     m_sImageURL = _imageurl;
 }
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getToolTip() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getToolTip() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return m_sTooltip;
 }
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setToolTip( const ::rtl::OUString& _tooltip ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::setToolTip( const OUString& _tooltip ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     m_sTooltip = _tooltip;
 }
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ sal_Int32 SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroupCount(  ) throw (RuntimeEx
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroup( sal_Int32 _nGroup, Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >& _rGroup, ::rtl::OUString& _rName ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroup( sal_Int32 _nGroup, Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >& _rGroup, OUString& _rName ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroup( sal_Int32 _nGroup, Sequence<
     {
         OSL_TRACE( "UnoControlDialogModel::getGroup: invalid argument and I am not allowed to throw an exception!" );
         _rGroup.realloc( 0 );
-        _rName = ::rtl::OUString();
+        _rName = OUString();
     }
     else
     {
@@ -883,16 +883,16 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroup( sal_Int32 _nGroup, Sequence<
         // copy the models
         ::std::copy( aGroupPos->begin(), aGroupPos->end(), _rGroup.getArray() );
         // give the group a name
-        _rName = ::rtl::OUString::valueOf( _nGroup );
+        _rName = OUString::valueOf( _nGroup );
     }
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroupByName( const ::rtl::OUString& _rName, Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >& _rGroup ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::getGroupByName( const OUString& _rName, Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >& _rGroup ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString sDummyName;
+    OUString sDummyName;
     getGroup( _rName.toInt32( ), _rGroup, sDummyName );
 }
 
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::removeChangesListener( const Reference<
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void ControlModelContainerBase::implNotifyTabModelChange( const ::rtl::OUString& _rAccessor )
+void ControlModelContainerBase::implNotifyTabModelChange( const OUString& _rAccessor )
 {
     // multiplex to our change listeners:
     // the changes event
@@ -959,14 +959,14 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::implUpdateGroupStructure()
     sal_Bool    bIsRadioButton;                         // is it a radio button?
 
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
-    ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString > aCurrentGroupLabels;
+    ::std::vector< OUString > aCurrentGroupLabels;
 #endif
 
     for ( ; pControlModels != pControlModelsEnd; ++pControlModels )
     {
         // we'll need this in every state
         xModelSI = xModelSI.query( *pControlModels );
-        bIsRadioButton = xModelSI.is() && xModelSI->supportsService( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel ) );
+        bIsRadioButton = xModelSI.is() && xModelSI->supportsService( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoControlRadioButtonModel ) );
 
         switch ( eState )
         {
@@ -991,9 +991,9 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::implUpdateGroupStructure()
 
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
                 Reference< XPropertySet > xModelProps( *pControlModels, UNO_QUERY );
-                ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
-                if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) )
-                    xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
+                OUString sLabel;
+                if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( OUString("Label") ) )
+                    xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
                 aCurrentGroupLabels.push_back( sLabel );
 #endif
             }
@@ -1024,9 +1024,9 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::implUpdateGroupStructure()
 
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
                     Reference< XPropertySet > xModelProps( *pControlModels, UNO_QUERY );
-                    ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
-                    if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) )
-                        xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
+                    OUString sLabel;
+                    if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( OUString("Label") ) )
+                        xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
                     aCurrentGroupLabels.push_back( sLabel );
 #endif
                     continue;
@@ -1054,9 +1054,9 @@ void ControlModelContainerBase::implUpdateGroupStructure()
                 eState = eExpandingGroup;
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 1
                 Reference< XPropertySet > xModelProps( *pControlModels, UNO_QUERY );
-                ::rtl::OUString sLabel;
-                if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) )
-                    xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
+                OUString sLabel;
+                if ( xModelProps.is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo().is() && xModelProps->getPropertySetInfo()->hasPropertyByName( OUString("Label") ) )
+                    xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString("Label") ) >>= sLabel;
                 aCurrentGroupLabels.push_back( sLabel );
 #endif
             }
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlModelContainerBase::propertyChange( const PropertyChangeEve
         "UnoControlDialogModel::propertyChange: not listening for this property!" );
 
     // the accessor for the changed element
-    ::rtl::OUString sAccessor;
+    OUString sAccessor;
     UnoControlModelHolderList::const_iterator aPos =
         ::std::find_if(
             maModels.begin(), maModels.end(),
@@ -1375,11 +1375,11 @@ void ControlContainerBase::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit > & rxToolkit,
     UnoControlContainer::createPeer( rxToolkit, rParentPeer );
 }
 
-void ControlContainerBase::ImplInsertControl( Reference< XControlModel >& rxModel, const ::rtl::OUString& rName )
+void ControlContainerBase::ImplInsertControl( Reference< XControlModel >& rxModel, const OUString& rName )
 {
     Reference< XPropertySet > xP( rxModel, UNO_QUERY );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aDefCtrl;
+    OUString aDefCtrl;
     xP->getPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL ) ) >>= aDefCtrl;
     Reference < XControl > xCtrl( m_xContext->getServiceManager()->createInstanceWithContext(aDefCtrl, m_xContext), UNO_QUERY );
 
@@ -1420,10 +1420,10 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplSetPosSize( Reference< XControl >& rxCtrl )
     Reference< XPropertySet > xP( rxCtrl->getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
 
     sal_Int32 nX = 0, nY = 0, nWidth = 0, nHeight = 0;
-    xP->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "PositionX" ) ) >>= nX;
-    xP->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "PositionY" ) ) >>= nY;
-    xP->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "Width" ) ) >>= nWidth;
-    xP->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "Height" ) ) >>= nHeight;
+    xP->getPropertyValue( OUString( "PositionX" ) ) >>= nX;
+    xP->getPropertyValue( OUString( "PositionY" ) ) >>= nY;
+    xP->getPropertyValue( OUString( "Width" ) ) >>= nWidth;
+    xP->getPropertyValue( OUString( "Height" ) ) >>= nHeight;
     MapMode aMode( MAP_APPFONT );
     OutputDevice*pOutDev = Application::GetDefaultDevice();
     if ( pOutDev )
@@ -1539,8 +1539,8 @@ sal_Bool ControlContainerBase::setModel( const Reference< XControlModel >& rxMod
         Reference< XNameAccess > xNA( getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
         if ( xNA.is() )
         {
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames = xNA->getElementNames();
-            const ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
+            Sequence< OUString > aNames = xNA->getElementNames();
+            const OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
             sal_uInt32 nCtrls = aNames.getLength();
 
             Reference< XControlModel > xCtrlModel;
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ void ControlContainerBase::elementInserted( const ContainerEvent& Event ) throw(
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
 
     Reference< XControlModel > xModel;
-    ::rtl::OUString aName;
+    OUString aName;
 
     Event.Accessor >>= aName;
     Event.Element >>= xModel;
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ void ControlContainerBase::elementReplaced( const ContainerEvent& Event ) throw(
         DBG_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION();
     }
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aName;
+    OUString aName;
     Event.Accessor >>= aName;
     Event.Element >>= xModel;
     ENSURE_OR_RETURN_VOID( xModel.is(), "ControlContainerBase::elementReplaced: invalid new element!" );
@@ -1679,10 +1679,10 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyC
 {
     if( !isDesignMode() && !mbCreatingCompatiblePeer )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString s1( "PositionX" );
-        ::rtl::OUString s2( "PositionY" );
-        ::rtl::OUString s3( "Width" );
-        ::rtl::OUString s4( "Height" );
+        OUString s1( "PositionX" );
+        OUString s2( "PositionY" );
+        OUString s3( "Width" );
+        OUString s4( "Height" );
 
         sal_Int32 nLen = rEvents.getLength();
         for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nLen; i++ )
@@ -1728,8 +1728,8 @@ void ControlContainerBase::addingControl( const Reference< XControl >& _rxContro
         Reference< XMultiPropertySet > xProps( _rxControl->getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
         if ( xProps.is() )
         {
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames( 4 );
-            ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
+            Sequence< OUString > aNames( 4 );
+            OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
             *pNames++ = "PositionX";
             *pNames++ = "PositionY";
             *pNames++ = "Width";
@@ -1766,11 +1766,11 @@ void SAL_CALL ControlContainerBase::changesOccurred( const ChangesEvent& ) throw
 }
 static void lcl_ApplyResolverToNestedContainees(  const Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver >& xStringResourceResolver, const Reference< XControlContainer >& xContainer )
 {
-    rtl::OUString aPropName( PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER );
+    OUString aPropName( PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER );
 
     Any xNewStringResourceResolver; xNewStringResourceResolver <<= xStringResourceResolver;
 
-    Sequence< rtl::OUString > aPropNames(1);
+    Sequence< OUString > aPropNames(1);
     aPropNames[0] = aPropName;
 
     const Sequence< Reference< awt::XControl > > aSeq = xContainer->getControls();
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplStartListingForResourceEvents()
 
 void ControlContainerBase::ImplUpdateResourceResolver()
 {
-    rtl::OUString aPropName( PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER );
+    OUString aPropName( PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER );
     Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver > xStringResourceResolver;
 
     ImplGetPropertyValue( aPropName ) >>= xStringResourceResolver;
@@ -1852,16 +1852,16 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplUpdateResourceResolver()
 ////    Helper Method to convert relative url to physical location
 ////    ----------------------------------------------------
 
-::rtl::OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl )
+OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl )
 {
 
-    ::rtl::OUString baseLocation;
-    ::rtl::OUString url;
+    OUString baseLocation;
+    OUString url;
 
     rbase  >>= baseLocation;
     rUrl  >>= url;
 
-    ::rtl::OUString absoluteURL( url );
+    OUString absoluteURL( url );
     if ( !url.isEmpty() )
     {
         INetURLObject urlObj(baseLocation);
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplUpdateResourceResolver()
         const INetProtocol protocol = protocolCheck.GetProtocol();
         if ( protocol == INET_PROT_NOT_VALID )
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString testAbsoluteURL;
+            OUString testAbsoluteURL;
             if ( ::osl::FileBase::E_None == ::osl::FileBase::getAbsoluteFileURL( baseLocation, url, testAbsoluteURL ) )
                 absoluteURL = testAbsoluteURL;
         }
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ void ControlContainerBase::ImplUpdateResourceResolver()
 }
 
 void
-ControlModelContainerBase::updateUserFormChildren( const Reference< XNameContainer >& xAllChildren, const rtl::OUString& aName, ChildOperation Operation, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel >& xTarget ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+ControlModelContainerBase::updateUserFormChildren( const Reference< XNameContainer >& xAllChildren, const OUString& aName, ChildOperation Operation, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel >& xTarget ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     if ( Operation < Insert || Operation > Remove )
         throw IllegalArgumentException();
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ ControlModelContainerBase::updateUserFormChildren( const Reference< XNameContain
                 // global list of containees
                 if ( xProps.is() )
                     xProps->setPropertyValue(  GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_USERFORMCONTAINEES ), uno::makeAny( uno::Reference< XNameContainer >() ) );
-                Sequence< rtl::OUString > aChildNames = xChildContainer->getElementNames();
+                Sequence< OUString > aChildNames = xChildContainer->getElementNames();
                 for ( sal_Int32 index=0; index< aChildNames.getLength(); ++index )
                     updateUserFormChildren( xAllChildren, aChildNames[ index ], Operation,  Reference< XControlModel > () );
             }
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ ControlModelContainerBase::updateUserFormChildren( const Reference< XNameContain
                 Reference< XPropertySet > xProps( xChildContainer, UNO_QUERY );
                 if ( xProps.is() )
                     xProps->setPropertyValue(  GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_USERFORMCONTAINEES ), uno::makeAny( xAllChildren ) );
-                Sequence< rtl::OUString > aChildNames = xChildContainer->getElementNames();
+                Sequence< OUString > aChildNames = xChildContainer->getElementNames();
                 for ( sal_Int32 index=0; index< aChildNames.getLength(); ++index )
                 {
                     Reference< XControlModel > xChildTarget( xChildContainer->getByName( aChildNames[ index ] ), UNO_QUERY );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
index 4dc26286e818..096d07c0d848 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/dialogcontrol.cxx
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ using namespace ::com::sun::star::container;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::util;
 
-#define PROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL ::rtl::OUString( "DialogSourceURL" )
-#define PROPERTY_IMAGEURL ::rtl::OUString( "ImageURL" )
-#define PROPERTY_GRAPHIC ::rtl::OUString( "Graphic" )
+#define PROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL OUString( "DialogSourceURL" )
+#define PROPERTY_IMAGEURL OUString( "ImageURL" )
+#define PROPERTY_GRAPHIC OUString( "Graphic" )
 //
 
 // we probably will need both a hash of control models and hash of controls
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ typedef ::cppu::WeakImplHelper1< container::XNameContainer > SimpleNameContainer
 template< typename T >
 class SimpleNamedThingContainer : public SimpleNameContainer_BASE
 {
-    typedef boost::unordered_map< rtl::OUString, Reference< T >, ::rtl::OUStringHash,
-       ::std::equal_to< ::rtl::OUString > > NamedThingsHash;
+    typedef boost::unordered_map< OUString, Reference< T >, OUStringHash,
+       ::std::equal_to< OUString > > NamedThingsHash;
     NamedThingsHash things;
     ::osl::Mutex m_aMutex;
 public:
     // ::com::sun::star::container::XNameContainer, XNameReplace, XNameAccess
-    virtual void SAL_CALL replaceByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+    virtual void SAL_CALL replaceByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         if ( !hasByName( aName ) )
@@ -88,30 +88,30 @@ public:
             throw IllegalArgumentException();
         things[ aName ] = xElement;
     }
-    virtual Any SAL_CALL getByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+    virtual Any SAL_CALL getByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         if ( !hasByName( aName ) )
             throw NoSuchElementException();
         return uno::makeAny( things[ aName ] );
     }
-    virtual Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getElementNames(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    virtual Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getElementNames(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aResult( things.size() );
+        Sequence< OUString > aResult( things.size() );
         typename NamedThingsHash::iterator it = things.begin();
         typename NamedThingsHash::iterator it_end = things.end();
-        rtl::OUString* pName = aResult.getArray();
+        OUString* pName = aResult.getArray();
         for (; it != it_end; ++it, ++pName )
             *pName = it->first;
         return aResult;
     }
-    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL hasByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    virtual sal_Bool SAL_CALL hasByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         return ( things.find( aName ) != things.end() );
     }
-    virtual void SAL_CALL insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+    virtual void SAL_CALL insertByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         if ( hasByName( aName ) )
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
             throw IllegalArgumentException();
         things[ aName ] = xElement;
     }
-    virtual void SAL_CALL removeByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+    virtual void SAL_CALL removeByName( const OUString& aName ) throw(NoSuchElementException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         if ( !hasByName( aName ) )
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 ////HELPER
-::rtl::OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
+OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
 
 //  ----------------------------------------------------
 //  class UnoControlDialogModel
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ UnoControlDialogModel::UnoControlDialogModel( const UnoControlDialogModel& rMode
     Reference< XNameContainer > xSrcNameCont( const_cast< UnoControlDialogModel& >(rModel).getPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_USERFORMCONTAINEES ) ), UNO_QUERY );
     Reference<XNameContainer > xNameCont( new SimpleNamedThingContainer< XControlModel >() );
 
-    uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString > sNames = xSrcNameCont->getElementNames();
-    rtl::OUString* pName = sNames.getArray();
-    rtl::OUString* pNamesEnd = pName + sNames.getLength();
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > sNames = xSrcNameCont->getElementNames();
+    OUString* pName = sNames.getArray();
+    OUString* pNamesEnd = pName + sNames.getLength();
     for ( ; pName != pNamesEnd; ++pName )
     {
         if ( xSrcNameCont->hasByName( *pName ) )
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ UnoControlModel* UnoControlDialogModel::Clone() const
 }
 
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlDialogModel::getServiceName( ) throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlDialogModel::getServiceName( ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialogModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialogModel );
 }
 
 Any UnoControlDialogModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ Any UnoControlDialogModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     switch ( nPropId )
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialog );
+            aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlDialog );
             break;
         case BASEPROPERTY_SCROLLWIDTH:
         case BASEPROPERTY_SCROLLHEIGHT:
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlDialogModel::setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32
     {
         if ( nHandle == BASEPROPERTY_IMAGEURL && ImplHasProperty( BASEPROPERTY_GRAPHIC ) )
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString sImageURL;
+            OUString sImageURL;
             OSL_VERIFY( rValue >>= sImageURL );
             setPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_GRAPHIC ), uno::makeAny( ImageHelper::getGraphicAndGraphicObjectFromURL_nothrow( mxGrfObj, sImageURL ) ) );
         }
@@ -291,15 +291,15 @@ UnoDialogControl::~UnoDialogControl()
 {
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoDialogControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoDialogControl::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
 
     sal_Bool bDecoration( sal_True );
     ImplGetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_DECORATION )) >>= bDecoration;
     if ( bDecoration )
-        return ::rtl::OUString("Dialog");
+        return OUString("Dialog");
     else
-        return ::rtl::OUString("TabPage");
+        return OUString("TabPage");
 }
 
 void UnoDialogControl::dispose() throw(RuntimeException)
@@ -373,12 +373,12 @@ void UnoDialogControl::PrepareWindowDescriptor( ::com::sun::star::awt::WindowDes
     // into the peer via propertiesChangeEvents. As the order of
     // can lead to overwrites we have to set the graphic property
     // before the propertiesChangeEvents are sent!
-    ::rtl::OUString aImageURL;
+    OUString aImageURL;
     Reference< graphic::XGraphic > xGraphic;
     if (( ImplGetPropertyValue( PROPERTY_IMAGEURL ) >>= aImageURL ) &&
         ( !aImageURL.isEmpty() ))
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString absoluteUrl = aImageURL;
+        OUString absoluteUrl = aImageURL;
         if ( !aImageURL.startsWith( UNO_NAME_GRAPHOBJ_URLPREFIX ) )
             absoluteUrl = getPhysicalLocation( ImplGetPropertyValue( PROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL ),
                                  uno::makeAny( aImageURL ) );
@@ -475,11 +475,11 @@ throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
         // Remember that changes have been done by listener. No need to
         // update the position because of property change event.
         mbSizeModified = true;
-        Sequence< rtl::OUString > aProps( 2 );
+        Sequence< OUString > aProps( 2 );
         Sequence< Any > aValues( 2 );
         // Properties in a sequence must be sorted!
-        aProps[0] = rtl::OUString( "Height" );
-        aProps[1] = rtl::OUString( "Width" );
+        aProps[0] = OUString( "Height" );
+        aProps[1] = OUString( "Width" );
         aValues[0] <<= aAppFontSize.Height();
         aValues[1] <<= aAppFontSize.Width();
 
@@ -503,10 +503,10 @@ throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
         // Remember that changes have been done by listener. No need to
         // update the position because of property change event.
         mbPosModified = true;
-        Sequence< rtl::OUString > aProps( 2 );
+        Sequence< OUString > aProps( 2 );
         Sequence< Any > aValues( 2 );
-        aProps[0] = rtl::OUString( "PositionX" );
-        aProps[1] = rtl::OUString( "PositionY" );
+        aProps[0] = OUString( "PositionX" );
+        aProps[1] = OUString( "PositionY" );
         aValues[0] <<= aTmp.Width();
         aValues[1] <<= aTmp.Height();
 
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoDialogControl::endDialog( ::sal_Int32 i_result ) throw (Runtime
         xPeerDialog->endDialog( i_result );
 }
 
-void SAL_CALL UnoDialogControl::setHelpId( const rtl::OUString& i_id ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL UnoDialogControl::setHelpId( const OUString& i_id ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     Reference< XDialog2 > xPeerDialog( getPeer(), UNO_QUERY );
     if ( xPeerDialog.is() )
         xPeerDialog->setHelpId( i_id );
 }
 
-void UnoDialogControl::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& Title ) throw(RuntimeException)
+void UnoDialogControl::setTitle( const OUString& Title ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     Any aAny;
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void UnoDialogControl::setTitle( const ::rtl::OUString& Title ) throw(RuntimeExc
     ImplSetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_TITLE ), aAny, sal_True );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoDialogControl::getTitle() throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoDialogControl::getTitle() throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aGuard;
     return ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( BASEPROPERTY_TITLE );
@@ -602,12 +602,12 @@ void UnoDialogControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChang
         sal_Bool bOwnModel = (XControlModel*)xModel.get() == (XControlModel*)getModel().get();
         if ( bOwnModel && rEvt.PropertyName.equalsAsciiL( "ImageURL", 8 ))
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aImageURL;
+            OUString aImageURL;
             Reference< graphic::XGraphic > xGraphic;
             if (( ImplGetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_IMAGEURL ) ) >>= aImageURL ) &&
                 ( !aImageURL.isEmpty() ))
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString absoluteUrl = aImageURL;
+                OUString absoluteUrl = aImageURL;
                 if ( !aImageURL.startsWith( UNO_NAME_GRAPHOBJ_URLPREFIX ) )
 
                     absoluteUrl = getPhysicalLocation( ImplGetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_DIALOGSOURCEURL )),
@@ -749,14 +749,14 @@ uno::Any UnoMultiPageControl::queryAggregation( const uno::Type & rType ) throw(
     return (aRet.hasValue() ? aRet : ControlContainerBase::queryAggregation( rType ));
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoMultiPageControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoMultiPageControl::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
     sal_Bool bDecoration( sal_True );
     ImplGetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_DECORATION )) >>= bDecoration;
     if ( bDecoration )
-        return ::rtl::OUString("tabcontrol");
+        return OUString("tabcontrol");
     // Hopefully we can tweak the tabcontrol to display without tabs
-    return ::rtl::OUString("tabcontrolnotabs");
+    return OUString("tabcontrolnotabs");
 }
 
 void UnoMultiPageControl::bindPage( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl )
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ void UnoMultiPageControl::bindPage( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxCo
         VCLXMultiPage* pXTab = dynamic_cast< VCLXMultiPage* >( xTabCntrl.get() );
         if ( pXTab )
         {
-            rtl::OUString sTitle;
+            OUString sTitle;
             xProps->getPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_TITLE ) ) >>= sTitle;
             pXTab->insertTab( pPage, sTitle);
         }
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ UnoMultiPageModel::Clone() const
     return pClone;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoMultiPageModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoMultiPageModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageModel );
 }
 
 uno::Any UnoMultiPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ uno::Any UnoMultiPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     if ( nPropId == BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL )
     {
         uno::Any aAny;
-        aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageControl );
+        aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoMultiPageControl );
         return aAny;
     }
     return ControlModelContainerBase::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo > UnoMultiPageModel::getPropertySetInfo(
     return xInfo;
 }
 
-void UnoMultiPageModel::insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+void UnoMultiPageModel::insertByName( const OUString& aName, const Any& aElement ) throw(IllegalArgumentException, ElementExistException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
 {
     Reference< XServiceInfo > xInfo;
     aElement >>= xInfo;
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ void UnoMultiPageModel::insertByName( const ::rtl::OUString& aName, const Any& a
         throw IllegalArgumentException();
 
     // Only a Page model can be inserted into the multipage
-    if ( !xInfo->supportsService( rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel ) ) )
+    if ( !xInfo->supportsService( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel ) ) )
         throw IllegalArgumentException();
 
     return ControlModelContainerBase::insertByName( aName, aElement );
@@ -938,9 +938,9 @@ UnoPageControl::~UnoPageControl()
 {
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoPageControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoPageControl::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString("tabpage");
+    return OUString("tabpage");
 }
 
 
@@ -990,9 +990,9 @@ UnoPageModel::Clone() const
     return pClone;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoPageModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoPageModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageModel );
 }
 
 uno::Any UnoPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ uno::Any UnoPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     if ( nPropId == BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL )
     {
         uno::Any aAny;
-        aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageControl );
+        aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoPageControl );
         return aAny;
     }
     return ControlModelContainerBase::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
@@ -1045,15 +1045,15 @@ UnoFrameControl::~UnoFrameControl()
 {
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoFrameControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoFrameControl::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString("frame");
+    return OUString("frame");
 }
 
 void UnoFrameControl::ImplSetPosSize( Reference< XControl >& rxCtrl )
 {
     bool bOwnCtrl = false;
-    rtl::OUString sTitle;
+    OUString sTitle;
     if ( rxCtrl.get() == Reference<XControl>( this ).get() )
         bOwnCtrl = true;
     Reference< XPropertySet > xProps( getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
@@ -1155,9 +1155,9 @@ UnoFrameModel::Clone() const
     return pClone;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoFrameModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoFrameModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameModel );
 }
 
 uno::Any UnoFrameModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ uno::Any UnoFrameModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
         {
-            aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameControl );
+            aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoFrameControl );
             return aAny;
         }
         case BASEPROPERTY_SCROLLWIDTH:
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/eventcontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/eventcontainer.cxx
index b141b85dffac..35999d38240c 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/eventcontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/eventcontainer.cxx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ using namespace cppu;
 using namespace osl;
 using namespace std;
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 
 namespace toolkit
 {
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/formattedcontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/formattedcontrol.cxx
index 1ed4fd4b5848..9aa143b54560 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/formattedcontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/formattedcontrol.cxx
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoControlFormattedFieldModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString UnoControlFormattedFieldModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFormattedFieldModel );
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             Any aEffectiveValue;
             getFastPropertyValue( aEffectiveValue, BASEPROPERTY_EFFECTIVE_VALUE );
 
-            ::rtl::OUString sStringValue;
+            OUString sStringValue;
             if ( !( aEffectiveValue >>= sStringValue ) )
             {
                 double nDoubleValue(0);
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL UnoControlFormattedFieldModel::setPropertyValues( const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& _rPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& _rValues ) throw(PropertyVetoException, IllegalArgumentException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL UnoControlFormattedFieldModel::setPropertyValues( const Sequence< OUString >& _rPropertyNames, const Sequence< Any >& _rValues ) throw(PropertyVetoException, IllegalArgumentException, WrappedTargetException, RuntimeException)
     {
         bool bSettingValue = false;
         bool bSettingText = false;
-        for (   const ::rtl::OUString* pPropertyNames = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+        for (   const OUString* pPropertyNames = _rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
                 pPropertyNames != _rPropertyNames.getConstArray() + _rPropertyNames.getLength();
                 ++pPropertyNames
             )
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         if ( BASEPROPERTY_EFFECTIVE_DEFAULT == nPropId && rValue.hasValue() )
         {
             double dVal = 0;
-            ::rtl::OUString sVal;
+            OUString sVal;
             sal_Bool bStreamed = (rValue >>= dVal);
             if ( bStreamed )
             {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         Any aReturn;
         switch (nPropId)
         {
-            case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL: aReturn <<= ::rtl::OUString( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFormattedField ) ); break;
+            case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL: aReturn <<= OUString( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlFormattedField ) ); break;
 
             case BASEPROPERTY_TREATASNUMBER: aReturn <<= (sal_Bool)sal_True; break;
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         Reference< XVclWindowPeer >  xPeer(getPeer(), UNO_QUERY);
         OSL_ENSURE(xPeer.is(), "UnoFormattedFieldControl::textChanged : what kind of peer do I have ?");
 
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames( 2 );
+        Sequence< OUString > aNames( 2 );
         aNames[0] = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_EFFECTIVE_VALUE );
         aNames[1] = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_TEXT );
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/geometrycontrolmodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/geometrycontrolmodel.cxx
index 98ae06f40a27..b512ffe587d5 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/geometrycontrolmodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/geometrycontrolmodel.cxx
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@
 #define GCM_PROPERTY_ID_TAG                 8
 #define GCM_PROPERTY_ID_RESOURCERESOLVER    9
 
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_POS_X              ::rtl::OUString("PositionX")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_POS_Y              ::rtl::OUString("PositionY")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_WIDTH              ::rtl::OUString("Width")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_HEIGHT             ::rtl::OUString("Height")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_NAME               ::rtl::OUString("Name")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_TABINDEX           ::rtl::OUString("TabIndex")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_STEP               ::rtl::OUString("Step")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_TAG                ::rtl::OUString("Tag")
-#define GCM_PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER   ::rtl::OUString("ResourceResolver")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_POS_X              OUString("PositionX")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_POS_Y              OUString("PositionY")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_WIDTH              OUString("Width")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_HEIGHT             OUString("Height")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_NAME               OUString("Name")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_TABINDEX           OUString("TabIndex")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_STEP               OUString("Step")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_TAG                OUString("Tag")
+#define GCM_PROPERTY_RESOURCERESOLVER   OUString("ResourceResolver")
 
 #define DEFAULT_ATTRIBS()       PropertyAttribute::BOUND | PropertyAttribute::TRANSIENT
 
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_POS_Y:             aDefault <<= (sal_Int32) 0; break;
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_WIDTH:             aDefault <<= (sal_Int32) 0; break;
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_HEIGHT:            aDefault <<= (sal_Int32) 0; break;
-            case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_NAME:              aDefault <<= ::rtl::OUString(); break;
+            case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_NAME:              aDefault <<= OUString(); break;
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_TABINDEX:          aDefault <<= (sal_Int16) -1; break;
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_STEP:              aDefault <<= (sal_Int32) 0; break;
-            case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_TAG:               aDefault <<= ::rtl::OUString(); break;
+            case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_TAG:               aDefault <<= OUString(); break;
             case GCM_PROPERTY_ID_RESOURCERESOLVER:  aDefault <<= Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver >(); break;
             default:                            OSL_FAIL( "ImplGetDefaultValueByHandle - unknown Property" );
         }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
     void SAL_CALL OGeometryControlModel_Base::getFastPropertyValue(Any& _rValue, sal_Int32 _nHandle) const
     {
         OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper& rPH = static_cast<OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper&>(const_cast<OGeometryControlModel_Base*>(this)->getInfoHelper());
-        ::rtl::OUString sPropName;
+        OUString sPropName;
         sal_Int32   nOriginalHandle = -1;
 
         if (rPH.fillAggregatePropertyInfoByHandle(&sPropName, &nOriginalHandle, _nHandle))
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@
             Reference< XNameContainer > xEventCont = xEventsSupplier->getEvents();
             Reference< XNameContainer > xCloneEventCont = xCloneEventsSupplier->getEvents();
 
-            ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNames =
+            ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aNames =
                 xEventCont->getElementNames();
-            const ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
+            const OUString* pNames = aNames.getConstArray();
             sal_Int32 i, nNameCount = aNames.getLength();
 
             for( i = 0 ; i < nNameCount ; i++ )
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aName = pNames[ i ];
+                OUString aName = pNames[ i ];
                 ::com::sun::star::uno::Any aElement = xEventCont->getByName( aName );
                 xCloneEventCont->insertByName( aName, aElement );
             }
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
     //====================================================================
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    typedef ::boost::unordered_map< ::rtl::OUString, sal_Int32, ::rtl::OUStringHash > HashMapString2Int;
+    typedef ::boost::unordered_map< OUString, sal_Int32, OUStringHash > HashMapString2Int;
     typedef ::std::vector< ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::Property > >   PropSeqArray;
     typedef ::std::vector< ::std::vector< sal_Int32 > > IntArrayArray;
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
 
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    OCommonGeometryControlModel::OCommonGeometryControlModel( Reference< XCloneable >& _rxAgg, const ::rtl::OUString& _rServiceSpecifier )
+    OCommonGeometryControlModel::OCommonGeometryControlModel( Reference< XCloneable >& _rxAgg, const OUString& _rServiceSpecifier )
         :OGeometryControlModel_Base( _rxAgg )
         ,m_sServiceSpecifier( _rServiceSpecifier )
         ,m_nPropertyMapId( 0 )
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
     struct PropertyNameEqual : public ::std::unary_function< Property, bool >
     {
-        const ::rtl::OUString&  m_rCompare;
-        PropertyNameEqual( const ::rtl::OUString& _rCompare ) : m_rCompare( _rCompare ) { }
+        const OUString&  m_rCompare;
+        PropertyNameEqual( const OUString& _rCompare ) : m_rCompare( _rCompare ) { }
 
         bool operator()( const Property& _rLHS )
         {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
         if ( rDuplicateIds.end() != aPos )
         {
             // yes, it is such a property
-            ::rtl::OUString sPropName;
+            OUString sPropName;
             sal_Int16 nAttributes(0);
             static_cast< OPropertyArrayAggregationHelper* >( getArrayHelper( m_nPropertyMapId ) )->fillPropertyMembersByHandle( &sPropName, &nAttributes, _nHandle );
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.cxx
index d114fb5a4c0e..37e8b8fb6a0e 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.cxx
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if ( ( i_columnIndex < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_columnIndex ) >= m_aColumns.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         Columns::iterator const pos = m_aColumns.begin() + i_columnIndex;
         Reference< XGridColumn > const xColumn( *pos );
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             {
                 ::rtl::Reference< GridColumn > const pGridColumn = new GridColumn();
                 Reference< XGridColumn > const xColumn( pGridColumn.get() );
-                ::rtl::OUStringBuffer colTitle;
+                OUStringBuffer colTitle;
                 colTitle.appendAscii( "Column " );
                 colTitle.append( i + 1 );
                 pGridColumn->setTitle( colTitle.makeStringAndClear() );
@@ -299,15 +299,15 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.DefaultGridColumnModel" );
+        return OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.DefaultGridColumnModel" );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    sal_Bool SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::supportsService( const OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        const Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
         for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<aServiceNames.getLength(); ++i )
             if ( aServiceNames[i] == i_serviceName )
                 return sal_True;
@@ -315,10 +315,10 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL DefaultGridColumnModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        const ::rtl::OUString aServiceName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_DefaultGridColumnModel ) );
-        const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
+        const OUString aServiceName( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_DefaultGridColumnModel ) );
+        const Sequence< OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
         return aSeq;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.hxx
index 83b4f1ed75e8..859235e3f8d3 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgridcolumnmodel.hxx
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ public:
     virtual void SAL_CALL setDefaultColumns(sal_Int32 rowElements) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XServiceInfo
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XContainer
     virtual void SAL_CALL addContainerListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::container::XContainerListener >& xListener ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.cxx
index b486d6c7eab3..e59078e6374c 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.cxx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         if  (   ( i_row < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_row ) > m_aData.size() )
             ||  ( i_column < 0 ) || ( i_column > m_nColumnCount )
             )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *const_cast< DefaultGridDataModel* >( this ) );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *const_cast< DefaultGridDataModel* >( this ) );
 
         RowData const & rRow( m_aData[ i_row ] );
         if ( size_t( i_column ) < rRow.size() )
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     {
         OSL_ENSURE( i_requiredColumnCount <= size_t( m_nColumnCount ), "DefaultGridDataModel::impl_getRowDataAccess_throw: invalid column count!" );
         if  ( ( i_rowIndex < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_rowIndex ) >= m_aData.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         RowData& rRowData( m_aData[ i_rowIndex ] );
         if ( rRowData.size() < i_requiredColumnCount )
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     DefaultGridDataModel::CellData& DefaultGridDataModel::impl_getCellDataAccess_throw( sal_Int32 const i_columnIndex, sal_Int32 const i_rowIndex )
     {
         if  ( ( i_columnIndex < 0 ) || ( i_columnIndex >= m_nColumnCount ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         RowData& rRowData( impl_getRowDataAccess_throw( i_rowIndex, size_t( i_columnIndex + 1 ) ) );
         return rRowData[ i_columnIndex ];
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if ( ( i_row < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_row ) >= m_aRowHeaders.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         return m_aRowHeaders[ i_row ];
     }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if ( ( i_index < 0 ) || ( i_index > impl_getRowCount_nolck() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         // actually insert the row
         impl_insertRow( i_index, i_heading, i_data );
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@ namespace toolkit
     void SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::insertRows( ::sal_Int32 i_index, const Sequence< Any>& i_headings, const Sequence< Sequence< Any > >& i_data ) throw (IllegalArgumentException, IndexOutOfBoundsException, RuntimeException)
     {
         if ( i_headings.getLength() != i_data.getLength() )
-            throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, -1 );
+            throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, -1 );
 
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if ( ( i_index < 0 ) || ( i_index > impl_getRowCount_nolck() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         sal_Int32 const rowCount = i_headings.getLength();
         if ( rowCount == 0 )
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if ( ( i_rowIndex < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_rowIndex ) >= m_aData.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         m_aRowHeaders.erase( m_aRowHeaders.begin() + i_rowIndex );
         m_aData.erase( m_aData.begin() + i_rowIndex );
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if  ( ( i_rowIndex < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_rowIndex ) >= m_aData.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         if ( i_columnIndexes.getLength() != i_values.getLength() )
-            throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, 1 );
+            throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 1 );
 
         sal_Int32 const columnCount = i_columnIndexes.getLength();
         if ( columnCount == 0 )
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         for ( sal_Int32 col = 0; col < columnCount; ++col )
         {
             if ( ( i_columnIndexes[col] < 0 ) || ( i_columnIndexes[col] > m_nColumnCount ) )
-                throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+                throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
         }
 
         RowData& rDataRow = m_aData[ i_rowIndex ];
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
 
         if  ( ( i_rowIndex < 0 ) || ( size_t( i_rowIndex ) >= m_aRowHeaders.size() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         m_aRowHeaders[ i_rowIndex ] = i_heading;
 
@@ -421,23 +421,23 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        static const ::rtl::OUString aImplName( "toolkit.DefaultGridDataModel" );
+        static const OUString aImplName( "toolkit.DefaultGridDataModel" );
         return aImplName;
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    sal_Bool SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
         return ServiceName.equalsAscii( szServiceName_DefaultGridDataModel );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL DefaultGridDataModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        static const ::rtl::OUString aServiceName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_DefaultGridDataModel ) );
-        static const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
+        static const OUString aServiceName( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_DefaultGridDataModel ) );
+        static const Sequence< OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
         return aSeq;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.hxx
index 82fd47021e9a..e58c81dbd8cc 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/defaultgriddatamodel.hxx
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ public:
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::util::XCloneable > SAL_CALL createClone(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XServiceInfo
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException);
 
 private:
     typedef ::std::pair< Any, Any >     CellData;
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.cxx
index a0b26c96c09f..10c796b5f495 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.cxx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     {
         Reference< XInterface > const xSource( static_cast< ::cppu::OWeakObject* >( this ) );
         GridColumnEvent const aEvent(
-            xSource, ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( i_asciiAttributeName ),
+            xSource, OUString::createFromAscii( i_asciiAttributeName ),
             i_oldValue, i_newValue, m_nIndex
         );
 
@@ -145,27 +145,27 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     {
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
         return m_sTitle;
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL GridColumn::setTitle(const ::rtl::OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL GridColumn::setTitle(const OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     {
         impl_set( m_sTitle, value, "Title" );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getHelpText() throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getHelpText() throw (RuntimeException)
     {
         ::comphelper::ComponentGuard aGuard( *this, rBHelper );
         return m_sHelpText;
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    void SAL_CALL GridColumn::setHelpText( const ::rtl::OUString & value ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    void SAL_CALL GridColumn::setHelpText( const OUString & value ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
         impl_set( m_sHelpText, value, "HelpText" );
     }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     void SAL_CALL GridColumn::setFlexibility( ::sal_Int32 i_value ) throw (IllegalArgumentException, RuntimeException)
     {
         if ( i_value < 0 )
-            throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, 1 );
+            throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 1 );
         impl_set( m_nFlexibility, i_value, "Flexibility" );
     }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     {
         ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( m_aMutex );
         m_aIdentifier.clear();
-        m_sTitle = m_sHelpText = ::rtl::OUString();
+        m_sTitle = m_sHelpText = OUString();
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -259,15 +259,15 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL GridColumn::getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.GridColumn" );
+        return OUString( "org.openoffice.comp.toolkit.GridColumn" );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    sal_Bool SAL_CALL GridColumn::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    sal_Bool SAL_CALL GridColumn::supportsService( const OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        const Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
         for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<aServiceNames.getLength(); ++i )
             if ( aServiceNames[i] == i_serviceName )
                 return sal_True;
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL GridColumn::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL GridColumn::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        const ::rtl::OUString aServiceName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridColumn ) );
-        const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
+        const OUString aServiceName( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridColumn ) );
+        const Sequence< OUString > aSeq( &aServiceName, 1 );
         return aSeq;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.hxx
index cd4d1e038ad7..8a287608a389 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcolumn.hxx
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ public:
     virtual void SAL_CALL setResizeable(::sal_Bool the_value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Int32 SAL_CALL getFlexibility() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual void SAL_CALL setFlexibility( ::sal_Int32 _flexibility ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setTitle(const ::rtl::OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getHelpText() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setHelpText(const ::rtl::OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getTitle() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setTitle(const OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getHelpText() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setHelpText(const OUString & value) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Int32 SAL_CALL getIndex() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Int32 SAL_CALL getDataColumnIndex() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual void SAL_CALL setDataColumnIndex( ::sal_Int32 i_dataColumnIndex ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ public:
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::util::XCloneable > SAL_CALL createClone(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XServiceInfo
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XUnoTunnel and friends
     virtual sal_Int64 SAL_CALL getSomething( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 >& i_identifier ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ private:
     sal_Int32                                       m_nMinWidth;
     sal_Int32                                       m_nFlexibility;
     sal_Bool                                        m_bResizeable;
-    ::rtl::OUString                                 m_sTitle;
-    ::rtl::OUString                                 m_sHelpText;
+    OUString                                 m_sTitle;
+    OUString                                 m_sHelpText;
     ::com::sun::star::style::HorizontalAlignment    m_eHorizontalAlign;
 };
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.cxx
index bf169595abaf..e7de2d50facf 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.cxx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
 #include <tools/color.hxx>
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::awt;
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ Any UnoGridModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     switch( nPropId )
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridControl ) );
+            return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_GridControl ) );
         case BASEPROPERTY_GRID_SELECTIONMODE:
             return uno::makeAny( SelectionType(1) );
         case BASEPROPERTY_GRID_SHOWROWHEADER:
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ namespace
         try
         {
             Reference< XContainer > const xColModel(
-                xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "ColumnModel" ) ),
+                xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "ColumnModel" ) ),
                 UNO_QUERY_THROW );
             if ( i_add )
                 xColModel->addContainerListener( i_listener.get() );
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ namespace
                 xColModel->removeContainerListener( i_listener.get() );
 
             Reference< XGridDataModel > const xDataModel(
-                xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "GridDataModel" ) ),
+                xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "GridDataModel" ) ),
                 UNO_QUERY_THROW
             );
             Reference< XMutableGridDataModel > const xMutableDataModel( xDataModel, UNO_QUERY );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.hxx
index 607d4552fe98..3bc402bdfcb8 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/gridcontrol.hxx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL getPropertySetInfo(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // ::com::sun::star::io::XPersistObject
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    OUString SAL_CALL getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // OPropertySetHelper
     void SAL_CALL setFastPropertyValue_NoBroadcast( sal_Int32 nHandle, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::Exception);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class UnoGridControl : public UnoGridControl_Base
 {
 public:
     UnoGridControl();
-    ::rtl::OUString             GetComponentServiceName();
+    OUString             GetComponentServiceName();
 
     // ::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent
     void SAL_CALL dispose(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/initguard.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/initguard.hxx
index f4c96cb719d0..176229ac32f8 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/initguard.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/initguard.hxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace toolkit
             :comphelper::ComponentGuard( i_component, i_broadcastHelper )
         {
             if ( !i_component.isInitialized() )
-                throw ::com::sun::star::lang::NotInitializedException( ::rtl::OUString(), *&i_component );
+                throw ::com::sun::star::lang::NotInitializedException( OUString(), *&i_component );
         }
 
         ~InitGuard()
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.cxx
index 870c8e6aa4a8..d4a218c80172 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.cxx
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         DBG_CHECK_ME();
 
         if ( m_delegator.is() )
-            throw AlreadyInitializedException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw AlreadyInitializedException( OUString(), *this );
 
         Reference< XMutableGridDataModel > xDelegator;
         Reference< XCollator > xCollator;
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ namespace toolkit
             xDelegator.set( i_arguments[0], UNO_QUERY );
             xCollator.set( i_arguments[1], UNO_QUERY );
             if ( !xCollator.is() )
-                throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, 2 );
+                throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 2 );
             break;
         }
         if ( !xDelegator.is() )
-            throw IllegalArgumentException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this, 1 );
+            throw IllegalArgumentException( OUString(), *this, 1 );
 
         m_delegator = xDelegator;
         m_collator = xCollator;
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         DBG_CHECK_ME();
 
         if ( ( i_columnIndex < 0 ) || ( i_columnIndex >= getColumnCount() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *this );
 
         if ( !impl_reIndex_nothrow( i_columnIndex, i_sortAscending ) )
             return;
@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL SortableGridDataModel::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL SortableGridDataModel::supportsService( const OUString& i_serviceName ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > const aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        Sequence< OUString > const aServiceNames( getSupportedServiceNames() );
         for ( sal_Int32 i=0; i<aServiceNames.getLength(); ++i )
             if ( aServiceNames[i] == i_serviceName )
                 return sal_True;
@@ -844,10 +844,10 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL SortableGridDataModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL SortableGridDataModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServiceNames(1);
-        aServiceNames[0] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SortableGridDataModel );
+        Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames(1);
+        aServiceNames[0] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SortableGridDataModel );
         return aServiceNames;
     }
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ namespace toolkit
     ::sal_Int32 SortableGridDataModel::impl_getPrivateRowIndex_throw( ::sal_Int32 const i_publicRowIndex ) const
     {
         if ( ( i_publicRowIndex < 0 ) || ( i_publicRowIndex >= m_delegator->getRowCount() ) )
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), *const_cast< SortableGridDataModel* >( this ) );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), *const_cast< SortableGridDataModel* >( this ) );
 
         if ( !impl_isSorted_nothrow() )
             // no need to translate anything
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.hxx
index 85c5abd56c19..b9cdfb5a00ca 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/grid/sortablegriddatamodel.hxx
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ namespace toolkit
         virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::util::XCloneable > SAL_CALL createClone(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
         // XServiceInfo
-        virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-        virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-        virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+        virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+        virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+        virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
         // XInitialization
         virtual void SAL_CALL initialize( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >& aArguments ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::Exception, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapcontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapcontrol.cxx
index 04049a06856b..d5ffa5b9a3be 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapcontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapcontrol.cxx
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ static void lcl_throwIndexOutOfBoundsException( )
     }
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoControlRoadmapModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString UnoControlRoadmapModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlRoadmapModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlRoadmapModel );
     }
 
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void lcl_throwIndexOutOfBoundsException( )
                     aReturn <<= (sal_Int16) 2;              // No Border
                     break;
                 case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-                    aReturn <<= ::rtl::OUString( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlRoadmap ) );
+                    aReturn <<= OUString( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlRoadmap ) );
                     break;
             default : aReturn = UnoControlRoadmapModel_Base::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId ); break;
         }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void lcl_throwIndexOutOfBoundsException( )
         if ( !xRoadmapItem.is() )
             lcl_throwIllegalArgumentException();
         Reference< XServiceInfo > xServiceInfo( xRoadmapItem, UNO_QUERY );
-        sal_Bool bIsRoadmapItem = xServiceInfo->supportsService( ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.awt.RoadmapItem") );
+        sal_Bool bIsRoadmapItem = xServiceInfo->supportsService( OUString("com.sun.star.awt.RoadmapItem") );
         if ( !bIsRoadmapItem )
             lcl_throwIllegalArgumentException();
     }
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ static void lcl_throwIndexOutOfBoundsException( )
         if ( xProps.is() )
         {
             sal_Int32 LocID = 0;
-            Any aValue = xPropertySet->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("ID") );
+            Any aValue = xPropertySet->getPropertyValue( OUString("ID") );
             aValue >>= LocID;
             if (LocID < 0)              // index may not be smaller than zero
             {
                 aAny <<= GetUniqueID();
-                xPropertySet->setPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("ID"), aAny );
+                xPropertySet->setPropertyValue( OUString("ID"), aAny );
             }
         }
     }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void lcl_throwIndexOutOfBoundsException( )
               {
                 CurRoadmapItem = *i;
                 Reference< XPropertySet > xPropertySet( CurRoadmapItem, UNO_QUERY );
-                aAny = xPropertySet->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString("ID") );
+                aAny = xPropertySet->getPropertyValue( OUString("ID") );
                 aAny >>= n_CurItemID;
                 if (n_CurItemID == CurID)
                 {
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL UnoRoadmapControl::setModel(const Reference< XControlModel >&
 
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoRoadmapControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString UnoRoadmapControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("Roadmap");
+        return OUString("Roadmap");
     }
 
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void UnoRoadmapControl::elementInserted( const ContainerEvent& rEvent )throw(Run
     rEvent.Element >>= xRoadmapItem;
     Reference< XPropertySet > xRoadmapPropertySet( xRoadmapItem, UNO_QUERY );
     if ( xRoadmapPropertySet.is() )
-        xRoadmapPropertySet->addPropertyChangeListener( rtl::OUString(), this );
+        xRoadmapPropertySet->addPropertyChangeListener( OUString(), this );
 
     Reference< XContainerListener >  xPeer(getPeer(), UNO_QUERY);
     if ( xPeer.is() )
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void UnoRoadmapControl::elementInserted( const ContainerEvent& rEvent )throw(Run
         xPeer->elementInserted( rEvent );
         Reference < XPropertySet > xPropertySet( xPeer, UNO_QUERY );
         if ( xPropertySet.is() )
-            xPropertySet->addPropertyChangeListener( rtl::OUString(), this );
+            xPropertySet->addPropertyChangeListener( OUString(), this );
     }
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void UnoRoadmapControl::elementRemoved( const ContainerEvent& rEvent )throw(Runt
     rEvent.Element >>= xRoadmapItem;
     Reference< XPropertySet > xPropertySet( xRoadmapItem, UNO_QUERY );
     if ( xPropertySet.is() )
-        xPropertySet->removePropertyChangeListener( rtl::OUString(), this );
+        xPropertySet->removePropertyChangeListener( OUString(), this );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapentry.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapentry.cxx
index e2a8344ba6f3..4bf6a48272b0 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapentry.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/roadmapentry.cxx
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ ORoadmapEntry::ORoadmapEntry() : ORoadmapEntry_Base( )
 {
     // registerProperty or registerMayBeVoidProperty or registerPropertyNoMember
 
-    registerProperty( ::rtl::OUString("Label"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_LABEL,
+    registerProperty( OUString("Label"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_LABEL,
                       ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::BOUND |
                       ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::CONSTRAINED,
                       & m_sLabel, ::getCppuType( &m_sLabel ) );
     m_nID = -1;
-    registerProperty( ::rtl::OUString("ID"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_ID,
+    registerProperty( OUString("ID"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_ID,
                       ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::BOUND |
                       ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::CONSTRAINED,
                       & m_nID, ::getCppuType( &m_nID ) );
     m_bEnabled = sal_True;
-    registerProperty( ::rtl::OUString("Enabled"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_ENABLED,
+    registerProperty( OUString("Enabled"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_ENABLED,
                     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::BOUND |
                     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT,
                     & m_bEnabled, ::getCppuType( &m_bEnabled ) );
 
-    registerProperty( ::rtl::OUString("Interactive"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_INTERACTIVE,
+    registerProperty( OUString("Interactive"), RM_PROPERTY_ID_INTERACTIVE,
                     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::BOUND |
                     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::MAYBEDEFAULT,
                     & m_bInteractive, ::getCppuType( &m_bInteractive ) );
@@ -78,22 +78,22 @@ IMPLEMENT_FORWARD_XTYPEPROVIDER2( ORoadmapEntry, ORoadmapEntry_Base, ::comphelpe
         createPropertySetInfo( getInfoHelper() ) );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::getImplementationName(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString aStr("com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.RoadmapItem");
+    OUString aStr("com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.RoadmapItem");
     return aStr;
 }
 
-sal_Bool SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::supportsService( const OUString& ServiceName ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     return ServiceName == "com.sun.star.awt.RoadmapItem";
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL ORoadmapEntry::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aRet(1);
-    ::rtl::OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
-    pArray[0] = ::rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.awt.RoadmapItem");
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aRet(1);
+    OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
+    pArray[0] = OUString("com.sun.star.awt.RoadmapItem");
     return aRet;
 }
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/spinningprogress.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/spinningprogress.cxx
index 6fa34e09e01a..a4d402f9b682 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/spinningprogress.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/spinningprogress.cxx
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ namespace toolkit
                 };
                 for ( size_t i=0; i < sizeof( aImageSets ) / sizeof( aImageSets[0] ); ++i )
                 {
-                    const ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString > aDefaultURLs( Throbber::getDefaultImageURLs( aImageSets[i] ) );
-                    const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aImageURLs( &aDefaultURLs[0], aDefaultURLs.size() );
+                    const ::std::vector< OUString > aDefaultURLs( Throbber::getDefaultImageURLs( aImageSets[i] ) );
+                    const Sequence< OUString > aImageURLs( &aDefaultURLs[0], aDefaultURLs.size() );
                     insertImageSet( i, aImageURLs );
                 }
             }
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL SpinningProgressControlModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL SpinningProgressControlModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SpinningProgressControlModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SpinningProgressControlModel );
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL SpinningProgressControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL SpinningProgressControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
         Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames(3);
-        aServiceNames[0] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SpinningProgressControlModel );
-        aServiceNames[1] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
+        aServiceNames[0] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_SpinningProgressControlModel );
+        aServiceNames[1] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_AnimatedImagesControlModel );
         aServiceNames[2] = "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlModel";
         return aServiceNames;
     }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
index 08969cf70f11..2ffdea5ef272 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontroller.cxx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ sal_Bool StdTabController::ImplCreateComponentSequence(
             if ( pTabs )
             {
                 // opt: Constant String for TabStop name
-                static const ::rtl::OUString aTabStopName( "Tabstop" );
+                static const OUString aTabStopName( "Tabstop" );
 
                 Reference< XPropertySet >  xPSet( xCtrl->getModel(), UNO_QUERY );
                 Reference< XPropertySetInfo >  xInfo = xPSet->getPropertySetInfo();
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void StdTabController::activateTabOrder(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
 
     xVclContainerPeer->setTabOrder( aCompSeq, aTabSeq, mxModel->getGroupControl() );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString aName;
+    OUString aName;
     Sequence< Reference< XControlModel > >  aThisGroupModels;
     Sequence< Reference< XWindow > >        aControlComponents;
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
index b857bf05bc72..6857ae317bd5 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/stdtabcontrollermodel.cxx
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::setControlModels( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Seque
     return aSeq;
 }
 
-void StdTabControllerModel::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& Group, const ::rtl::OUString& GroupName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void StdTabControllerModel::setGroup( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& Group, const OUString& GroupName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ sal_Int32 StdTabControllerModel::getGroupCount(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::
     return nGroups;
 }
 
-void StdTabControllerModel::getGroup( sal_Int32 nGroup, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& rGroup, ::rtl::OUString& rName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void StdTabControllerModel::getGroup( sal_Int32 nGroup, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& rGroup, OUString& rName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::getGroup( sal_Int32 nGroup, ::com::sun::star::uno::S
     rGroup = aSeq;
 }
 
-void StdTabControllerModel::getGroupByName( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& rGroup ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void StdTabControllerModel::getGroupByName( const OUString& rName, ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > >& rGroup ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::getGroupByName( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, ::com:
         {
             if ( pEntry->pGroup->GetName() == rName )
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString Dummy;
+                OUString Dummy;
                 getGroup( nGroup, rGroup, Dummy );
                 break;
             }
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::getGroupByName( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, ::com:
 
 
 // ::com::sun::star::io::XPersistObject
-::rtl::OUString StdTabControllerModel::getServiceName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString StdTabControllerModel::getServiceName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TabControllerModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TabControllerModel );
 }
 
 void StdTabControllerModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::io::XObjectOutputStream >& OutStream ) throw(::com::sun::star::io::IOException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com
     for ( sal_uInt32 n = 0; n < nGroups; n++ )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > > aGroupCtrls;
-        ::rtl::OUString aGroupName;
+        OUString aGroupName;
         getGroup( n, aGroupCtrls, aGroupName );
         OutStream->writeUTF( aGroupName );
         ImplWriteControls( OutStream, aGroupCtrls );
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void StdTabControllerModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com:
     sal_uInt32 nGroups = InStream->readLong();
     for ( sal_uInt32 n = 0; n < nGroups; n++ )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString aGroupName = InStream->readUTF();
+        OUString aGroupName = InStream->readUTF();
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControlModel > > aCtrlSeq = ImplReadControls( InStream );
         setGroup( aCtrlSeq, aGroupName );
     }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagecontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagecontainer.cxx
index 44d1defb8180..efbac8b28b54 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagecontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagecontainer.cxx
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <tools/diagnose_ex.h>
 #include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::lang;
@@ -61,9 +60,9 @@ UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::UnoControlTabPageContainerModel( const Referenc
     ImplRegisterProperty( BASEPROPERTY_TEXT );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::getServiceName() throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainerModel );
 }
 
 uno::Any UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ uno::Any UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropI
     switch(nPropId)
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainer ) );
+            return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageContainer ) );
         case BASEPROPERTY_BORDER:
             return uno::makeAny((sal_Int16) 0);              // No Border
         default:
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ Reference< XTabPageModel > SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::createTabPa
     return lcl_createTabPageModel( m_xContext, aInitArgs, this );
 }
 
-Reference< XTabPageModel > SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::loadTabPage( ::sal_Int16 i_tabPageID, const ::rtl::OUString& i_resourceURL ) throw (RuntimeException)
+Reference< XTabPageModel > SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::loadTabPage( ::sal_Int16 i_tabPageID, const OUString& i_resourceURL ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     Sequence< Any > aInitArgs(2);
     aInitArgs[0] <<= i_tabPageID;
@@ -160,11 +159,11 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainerModel::insertByIndex( ::sal_Int32 nIndex
             m_aTabPageVector.insert( aIter, xTabPageModel );
         }
         else
-            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( ::rtl::OUString(), (OWeakObject *)this );
+            throw IndexOutOfBoundsException( OUString(), (OWeakObject *)this );
         ContainerEvent aEvent;
         aEvent.Source = *this;
         aEvent.Element <<= aElement;
-        aEvent.Accessor <<= ::rtl::OUString::valueOf(nIndex);
+        aEvent.Accessor <<= OUString::valueOf(nIndex);
         maContainerListeners.elementInserted( aEvent );
     }
     else
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ void UnoControlTabPageContainer::updateFromModel()
         xContainerListener->elementInserted( aEvent );
     }
 }
-void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainer::addControl( const ::rtl::OUString& Name, const Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControl >& Control ) throw (RuntimeException)
+void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageContainer::addControl( const OUString& Name, const Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::XControl >& Control ) throw (RuntimeException)
 {
     SolarMutexGuard aSolarGuard;
     ControlContainerBase::addControl(Name,Control);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagemodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagemodel.cxx
index 7ba7f420b055..f06f7e76699d 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagemodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tabpagemodel.cxx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ using namespace ::com::sun::star::beans;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::util;
 
 ////HELPER
-::rtl::OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
+OUString getPhysicalLocation( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rbase, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rUrl );
 
 //  ----------------------------------------------------
 //  class UnoControlTabPageModel
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ UnoControlTabPageModel::UnoControlTabPageModel( Reference< XComponentContext > c
     ImplRegisterProperty( BASEPROPERTY_ENABLED );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlTabPageModel::getServiceName( ) throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlTabPageModel::getServiceName( ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPageModel );
 }
 
 Any UnoControlTabPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Any UnoControlTabPageModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     switch ( nPropId )
     {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            aAny <<= ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPage );
+            aAny <<= OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlTabPage );
             break;
         default:
             aAny = UnoControlModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageModel::initialize (const Sequence<Any>& rArgument
         if ( !( rArguments[ 0 ] >>= nPageId ))
              throw lang::IllegalArgumentException();
         m_nTabPageId = nPageId;
-        ::rtl::OUString sURL;
+        OUString sURL;
         if ( !( rArguments[ 1 ] >>= sURL ))
             throw lang::IllegalArgumentException();
         Reference<container::XNameContainer > xDialogModel = awt::UnoControlDialogModelProvider::create( m_xContext, sURL );
         if ( xDialogModel.is() )
         {
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aNames = xDialogModel->getElementNames();
-            const ::rtl::OUString* pIter = aNames.getConstArray();
-            const ::rtl::OUString* pEnd = pIter + aNames.getLength();
+            Sequence< OUString> aNames = xDialogModel->getElementNames();
+            const OUString* pIter = aNames.getConstArray();
+            const OUString* pEnd = pIter + aNames.getLength();
             for(;pIter != pEnd;++pIter)
             {
                 try
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageModel::initialize (const Sequence<Any>& rArgument
             Reference<XPropertySet> xDialogProp(xDialogModel,UNO_QUERY);
             if ( xDialogProp.is() )
             {
-                static const ::rtl::OUString s_sResourceResolver("ResourceResolver");
+                static const OUString s_sResourceResolver("ResourceResolver");
                 Reference<XPropertySet> xThis(*this,UNO_QUERY);
                 xThis->setPropertyValue(s_sResourceResolver,xDialogProp->getPropertyValue(s_sResourceResolver));
                 xThis->setPropertyValue(GetPropertyName(BASEPROPERTY_TITLE),xDialogProp->getPropertyValue(GetPropertyName(BASEPROPERTY_TITLE)));
@@ -167,16 +167,16 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageModel::initialize (const Sequence<Any>& rArgument
         m_nTabPageId = -1;
 }
 //===== Service ===============================================================
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlTabPageModel_getImplementationName (void) throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlTabPageModel_getImplementationName (void) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    return rtl::OUString("com.sun.star.awt.tab.UnoControlTabPageModel");
+    return OUString("com.sun.star.awt.tab.UnoControlTabPageModel");
 }
 
-Sequence<rtl::OUString> SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageModel_getSupportedServiceNames (void)
+Sequence<OUString> SAL_CALL UnoControlTabPageModel_getSupportedServiceNames (void)
      throw (RuntimeException)
 {
-     const ::rtl::OUString sServiceName("com.sun.star.awt.tab.UnoControlTabPageModel");
-     return Sequence<rtl::OUString>(&sServiceName, 1);
+     const OUString sServiceName("com.sun.star.awt.tab.UnoControlTabPageModel");
+     return Sequence<OUString>(&sServiceName, 1);
 }
 //=============================================================================
 // = class UnoControlTabPage
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ UnoControlTabPage::~UnoControlTabPage()
 {
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlTabPage::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoControlTabPage::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString("TabPageModel");
+    return OUString("TabPageModel");
 }
 
 void UnoControlTabPage::dispose() throw(RuntimeException)
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
         // Remember that changes have been done by listener. No need to
         // update the position because of property change event.
         mbSizeModified = true;
-        Sequence< rtl::OUString > aProps( 2 );
+        Sequence< OUString > aProps( 2 );
         Sequence< Any > aValues( 2 );
         // Properties in a sequence must be sorted!
-        aProps[0] = rtl::OUString( "Height" );
-        aProps[1] = rtl::OUString( "Width"  );
+        aProps[0] = OUString( "Height" );
+        aProps[1] = OUString( "Width"  );
         aValues[0] <<= aAppFontSize.Height();
         aValues[1] <<= aAppFontSize.Width();
 
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
         // Remember that changes have been done by listener. No need to
         // update the position because of property change event.
         mbPosModified = true;
-        Sequence< rtl::OUString > aProps( 2 );
+        Sequence< OUString > aProps( 2 );
         Sequence< Any > aValues( 2 );
-        aProps[0] = rtl::OUString( "PositionX"  );
-        aProps[1] = rtl::OUString( "PositionY" );
+        aProps[0] = OUString( "PositionX"  );
+        aProps[1] = OUString( "PositionY" );
         aValues[0] <<= aTmp.Width();
         aValues[1] <<= aTmp.Height();
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tkscrollbar.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tkscrollbar.cxx
index f2293bc6edec..2f7f0dd43ddf 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tkscrollbar.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tkscrollbar.cxx
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoControlScrollBarModel::getServiceName( ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+    OUString UnoControlScrollBarModel::getServiceName( ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlScrollBarModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlScrollBarModel );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         case BASEPROPERTY_LIVE_SCROLL:
             return uno::makeAny( (sal_Bool)sal_False );
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlScrollBar ) );
+            return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlScrollBar ) );
 
         default:
             return UnoControlModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     {
     }
 
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoScrollBarControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString UnoScrollBarControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("ScrollBar");
+        return OUString("ScrollBar");
     }
 
     // ::com::sun::star::uno::XInterface
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tksimpleanimation.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tksimpleanimation.cxx
index 1b893b19805b..e581b8ce1141 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tksimpleanimation.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tksimpleanimation.cxx
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getServiceName()
+    OUString UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getServiceName()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         switch ( nPropId )
         {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControl ) );
+            return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControl ) );
 
         case BASEPROPERTY_STEP_TIME:
             return uno::makeAny( (sal_Int32) 100 );
@@ -88,22 +88,22 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getImplementationName()
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getImplementationName()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames()
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 2 );
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 2]
-            = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
+            = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 1]
-            = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
+            = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName2_UnoSimpleAnimationControlModel );
         return aServices;
     }
 
@@ -117,25 +117,25 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoSimpleAnimationControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString UnoSimpleAnimationControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("SimpleAnimation");
+        return OUString("SimpleAnimation");
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControl::getImplementationName()
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControl::getImplementationName()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSimpleAnimationControl" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSimpleAnimationControl" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControl::getSupportedServiceNames()
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSimpleAnimationControl::getSupportedServiceNames()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoSimpleAnimationControl_Base::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoSimpleAnimationControl_Base::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 1 );
-        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControl );
+        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSimpleAnimationControl );
         return aServices;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tkspinbutton.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tkspinbutton.cxx
index ef5a9665c993..ad20b0ff22ba 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tkspinbutton.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tkspinbutton.cxx
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoSpinButtonModel::getServiceName( ) throw (RuntimeException)
+    OUString UnoSpinButtonModel::getServiceName( ) throw (RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonModel );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         switch ( nPropId )
         {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonControl ) );
+            return makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonControl ) );
 
         case BASEPROPERTY_BORDER:
             return makeAny( (sal_Int16) 0 );
@@ -109,17 +109,17 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSpinButtonModel" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSpinButtonModel" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonModel::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonModel::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 1 );
-        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonModel );
+        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonModel );
         return aServices;
     }
 
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoSpinButtonControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString UnoSpinButtonControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("SpinButton");
+        return OUString("SpinButton");
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -172,17 +172,17 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSpinButtonControl" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoSpinButtonControl" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonControl::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
+    Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoSpinButtonControl::getSupportedServiceNames() throw(RuntimeException)
     {
-        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoControlBase::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoControlBase::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 1 );
-        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonControl );
+        aServices[ aServices.getLength() - 1 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoSpinButtonControl );
         return aServices;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tkthrobber.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tkthrobber.cxx
index 7eff4193f3c9..30fe9793b2c7 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tkthrobber.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tkthrobber.cxx
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoThrobberControlModel::getServiceName( ) throw ( uno::RuntimeException )
+    OUString UnoThrobberControlModel::getServiceName( ) throw ( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoThrobberControlModel );
+        return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoThrobberControlModel );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace toolkit
         switch ( nPropId )
         {
         case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-            return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoThrobberControl ) );
+            return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoThrobberControl ) );
         case BASEPROPERTY_BORDER:
             return uno::makeAny( (sal_Int16) 0 );
         default:
@@ -86,22 +86,22 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControlModel::getImplementationName()
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControlModel::getImplementationName()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoThrobberControlModel" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoThrobberControlModel" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames()
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 2 );
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 2] =
-            ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName_UnoThrobberControlModel);
+            OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName_UnoThrobberControlModel);
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 1] =
-            ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName2_UnoThrobberControlModel);
+            OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName2_UnoThrobberControlModel);
         return aServices;
     }
 
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString UnoThrobberControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+    OUString UnoThrobberControl::GetComponentServiceName()
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString("Throbber");
+        return OUString("Throbber");
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -141,22 +141,22 @@ namespace toolkit
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControl::getImplementationName()
+    OUString SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControl::getImplementationName()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        return ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoThrobberControl" );
+        return OUString( "com.sun.star.comp.toolkit.UnoThrobberControl" );
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControl::getSupportedServiceNames()
+    uno::Sequence< OUString > SAL_CALL UnoThrobberControl::getSupportedServiceNames()
         throw( uno::RuntimeException )
     {
-        uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServices( UnoControlBase::getSupportedServiceNames() );
+        uno::Sequence< OUString > aServices( UnoControlBase::getSupportedServiceNames() );
         aServices.realloc( aServices.getLength() + 2 );
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 2] =
-            ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName_UnoThrobberControl);
+            OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName_UnoThrobberControl);
         aServices[sal::static_int_cast<sal_uInt32>(aServices.getLength()) - 1] =
-            ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName2_UnoThrobberControl);
+            OUString::createFromAscii(szServiceName2_UnoThrobberControl);
         return aServices;
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.cxx
index 69e88eb9d522..a3fc00d27c8a 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <comphelper/processfactory.hxx>
 #include <osl/diagnose.h>
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::awt::tree;
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ Any UnoTreeModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
     case BASEPROPERTY_TREE_SHOWSHANDLES:
         return Any( sal_True );
     case BASEPROPERTY_DEFAULTCONTROL:
-        return uno::makeAny( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TreeControl ) );
+        return uno::makeAny( OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_TreeControl ) );
     default:
         return UnoControlModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( nPropId );
     }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.hxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.hxx
index a36d242f637a..208b066307da 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.hxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treecontrol.hxx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo > SAL_CALL getPropertySetInfo(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // ::com::sun::star::io::XPersistObject
-    ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    OUString SAL_CALL getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XServiceInfo
     DECLIMPL_SERVICEINFO_DERIVED( UnoTreeModel, UnoControlModel, szServiceName_TreeControlModel )
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class UnoTreeControl : public UnoTreeControl_Base
 {
 public:
     UnoTreeControl();
-    ::rtl::OUString             GetComponentServiceName();
+    OUString             GetComponentServiceName();
 
     // ::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent
     void SAL_CALL dispose(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ public:
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::container::XEnumeration > SAL_CALL createReverseSelectionEnumeration(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // ::com::sun::star::awt::XTreeControl
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getDefaultExpandedGraphicURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setDefaultExpandedGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& _defaultexpandedgraphicurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getDefaultCollapsedGraphicURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setDefaultCollapsedGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& _defaultcollapsedgraphicurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getDefaultExpandedGraphicURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setDefaultExpandedGraphicURL( const OUString& _defaultexpandedgraphicurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getDefaultCollapsedGraphicURL() throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setDefaultCollapsedGraphicURL( const OUString& _defaultcollapsedgraphicurl ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL isNodeExpanded( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::XTreeNode >& Node ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL isNodeCollapsed( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::XTreeNode >& Node ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual void SAL_CALL makeNodeVisible( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::XTreeNode >& Node ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::ExpandVetoException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treedatamodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treedatamodel.cxx
index 90fe37d6d844..891525d9d913 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treedatamodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/tree/treedatamodel.cxx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <toolkit/helper/mutexandbroadcasthelper.hxx>
 #include <toolkit/helper/servicenames.hxx>
 
-using ::rtl::OUString;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::uno;
 using namespace ::com::sun::star::awt;
@@ -103,9 +102,9 @@ public:
     virtual void SAL_CALL removeChildByIndex( ::sal_Int32 Index ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IndexOutOfBoundsException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual void SAL_CALL setHasChildrenOnDemand( ::sal_Bool ChildrenOnDemand ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual void SAL_CALL setDisplayValue( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& Value ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setNodeGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setExpandedGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual void SAL_CALL setCollapsedGraphicURL( const ::rtl::OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setNodeGraphicURL( const OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setExpandedGraphicURL( const OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual void SAL_CALL setCollapsedGraphicURL( const OUString& URL ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XTreeNode
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::XTreeNode > SAL_CALL getChildAt( ::sal_Int32 Index ) throw (::com::sun::star::lang::IndexOutOfBoundsException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
@@ -114,9 +113,9 @@ public:
     virtual ::sal_Int32 SAL_CALL getIndex( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::awt::tree::XTreeNode >& Node ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::sal_Bool SAL_CALL hasChildrenOnDemand(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
     virtual ::com::sun::star::uno::Any SAL_CALL getDisplayValue(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getNodeGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getExpandedGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
-    virtual ::rtl::OUString SAL_CALL getCollapsedGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getNodeGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getExpandedGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
+    virtual OUString SAL_CALL getCollapsedGraphicURL(  ) throw (::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException);
 
     // XServiceInfo
     virtual OUString SAL_CALL getImplementationName(  ) throw (RuntimeException);
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
index cbf541d9fe9f..499d331f464d 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrol.cxx
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@ static const LanguageDependentProp aLanguageDependentProp[] =
     { 0, 0                 }
 };
 
-static Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( const Reference< XMultiPropertySet > & rxModel )
+static Sequence< OUString> lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( const Reference< XMultiPropertySet > & rxModel )
 {
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aNames;
+    Sequence< OUString> aNames;
     Reference< XPropertySetInfo >  xPSInf = rxModel->getPropertySetInfo();
     DBG_ASSERT( xPSInf.is(), "UpdateFromModel: No PropertySetInfo!" );
     if ( xPSInf.is() )
     {
         Sequence< Property> aProps = xPSInf->getProperties();
         sal_Int32 nLen = aProps.getLength();
-        aNames = Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>( nLen );
-        ::rtl::OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
+        aNames = Sequence< OUString>( nLen );
+        OUString* pNames = aNames.getArray();
         const Property* pProps = aProps.getConstArray();
         for ( sal_Int32 n = 0; n < nLen; ++n, ++pProps, ++pNames)
             *pNames = pProps->Name;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ private:
     VclListenerLock& operator=( const VclListenerLock& );   // never implemented
 };
 
-typedef ::std::map< ::rtl::OUString, sal_Int32 >    MapString2Int;
+typedef ::std::map< OUString, sal_Int32 >    MapString2Int;
 struct UnoControl_Data
 {
     MapString2Int   aSuspendedPropertyNotifications;
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ UnoControl::~UnoControl()
     DBG_DTOR( UnoControl, NULL );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControl::GetComponentServiceName()
+OUString UnoControl::GetComponentServiceName()
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 }
 
 Reference< XWindowPeer >    UnoControl::ImplGetCompatiblePeer( sal_Bool bAcceptExistingPeer )
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ Reference< XWindowPeer >    UnoControl::ImplGetCompatiblePeer( sal_Bool bAcceptE
     return xCompatiblePeer;
 }
 
-bool UnoControl::ImplCheckLocalize( ::rtl::OUString& _rPossiblyLocalizable )
+bool UnoControl::ImplCheckLocalize( OUString& _rPossiblyLocalizable )
 {
     if  (   !mpData->bLocalizationSupport
         ||  ( _rPossiblyLocalizable.isEmpty() )
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ bool UnoControl::ImplCheckLocalize( ::rtl::OUString& _rPossiblyLocalizable )
     {
         Reference< XPropertySet > xPropSet( mxModel, UNO_QUERY_THROW );
         Reference< resource::XStringResourceResolver > xStringResourceResolver(
-            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
+            xPropSet->getPropertyValue( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) ),
             UNO_QUERY
         );
         if ( xStringResourceResolver.is() )
         {
-            ::rtl::OUString aLocalizationKey( _rPossiblyLocalizable.copy( 1 ) );
+            OUString aLocalizationKey( _rPossiblyLocalizable.copy( 1 ) );
             _rPossiblyLocalizable = xStringResourceResolver->resolveString( aLocalizationKey );
             return true;
         }
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bool UnoControl::ImplCheckLocalize( ::rtl::OUString& _rPossiblyLocalizable )
     return false;
 }
 
-void UnoControl::ImplSetPeerProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropName, const Any& rVal )
+void UnoControl::ImplSetPeerProperty( const OUString& rPropName, const Any& rVal )
 {
     // since a change made in propertiesChange, we can't be sure that this is called with an valid getPeer(),
     // this assumption may be false in some (seldom) multi-threading scenarios (cause propertiesChange
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ void UnoControl::ImplSetPeerProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropName, const An
                 ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "CurrencySymbol", 14 )) ||
                 ( rPropName.equalsAsciiL( "StringItemList", 14 )) )
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aValue;
-                uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString > aSeqValue;
+                OUString aValue;
+                uno::Sequence< OUString > aSeqValue;
                 if ( aConvertedValue >>= aValue )
                 {
                     if ( ImplCheckLocalize( aValue ) )
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void UnoControl::updateFromModel()
         Reference< XMultiPropertySet >  xPropSet( mxModel, UNO_QUERY );
         if( xPropSet.is() )
         {
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aNames = lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( xPropSet );
+            Sequence< OUString> aNames = lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( xPropSet );
             xPropSet->firePropertiesChangeEvent( aNames, this );
         }
     }
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void UnoControl::removeEventListener( const Reference< XEventListener >& rxListe
     maDisposeListeners.removeInterface( rxListener );
 }
 
-sal_Bool UnoControl::requiresNewPeer( const ::rtl::OUString& /* _rPropertyName */ ) const
+sal_Bool UnoControl::requiresNewPeer( const OUString& /* _rPropertyName */ ) const
 {
     return sal_False;
 }
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void UnoControl::propertiesChange( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent >& rEvent
     ImplModelPropertiesChanged( aEvents );
 }
 
-void UnoControl::ImplLockPropertyChangeNotification( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName, bool bLock )
+void UnoControl::ImplLockPropertyChangeNotification( const OUString& rPropertyName, bool bLock )
 {
     MapString2Int::iterator pos = mpData->aSuspendedPropertyNotifications.find( rPropertyName );
     if ( bLock )
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ void UnoControl::ImplLockPropertyChangeNotification( const ::rtl::OUString& rPro
     }
 }
 
-void UnoControl::ImplLockPropertyChangeNotifications( const Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& rPropertyNames, bool bLock )
+void UnoControl::ImplLockPropertyChangeNotifications( const Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames, bool bLock )
 {
-    for (   const ::rtl::OUString* pPropertyName = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
+    for (   const OUString* pPropertyName = rPropertyNames.getConstArray();
             pPropertyName != rPropertyNames.getConstArray() + rPropertyNames.getLength();
             ++pPropertyName
         )
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void UnoControl::ImplModelPropertiesChanged( const Sequence< PropertyChangeEvent
                 if ( bMustBeInserted )
                 {
                     // Add language dependent props at the end
-                    ::rtl::OUString aPropName( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( pLangDepProp->pPropName ));
+                    OUString aPropName( OUString::createFromAscii( pLangDepProp->pPropName ));
                     if ( xPSI.is() && xPSI->hasPropertyByName( aPropName ) )
                     {
                         aPeerPropertiesToSet.push_back(
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ void UnoControl::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit >& rxToolkit, const Refer
     if ( !mxModel.is() )
     {
         RuntimeException aException;
-        aException.Message = ::rtl::OUString("createPeer: no model!");
+        aException.Message = OUString("createPeer: no model!");
         aException.Context = (XAggregation*)(::cppu::OWeakAggObject*)this;
         throw( aException );
     }
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ void UnoControl::createPeer( const Reference< XToolkit >& rxToolkit, const Refer
         Reference< XPropertySetInfo >  xInfo = xPSet->getPropertySetInfo();
 
         Any aVal;
-        ::rtl::OUString aPropName = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_BORDER );
+        OUString aPropName = GetPropertyName( BASEPROPERTY_BORDER );
         if ( xInfo->hasPropertyByName( aPropName ) )
         {
             aVal = xPSet->getPropertyValue( aPropName );
@@ -1352,10 +1352,10 @@ sal_Bool UnoControl::setModel( const Reference< XControlModel >& rxModel ) throw
             xPropSet.set( mxModel, UNO_QUERY_THROW );
             Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xPSI( xPropSet->getPropertySetInfo(), UNO_SET_THROW );
 
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aNames = lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( xPropSet );
+            Sequence< OUString> aNames = lcl_ImplGetPropertyNames( xPropSet );
             xPropSet->addPropertiesChangeListener( aNames, xListener );
 
-            mpData->bLocalizationSupport = xPSI->hasPropertyByName( ::rtl::OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) );
+            mpData->bLocalizationSupport = xPSI->hasPropertyByName( OUString( "ResourceResolver" ) );
         }
         catch( const Exception& )
         {
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ void UnoControl::setDesignMode( sal_Bool bOn ) throw(RuntimeException)
         disposeAccessibleContext();
 
         aModeChangeEvent.Source = *this;
-        aModeChangeEvent.NewMode = mbDesignMode ? ::rtl::OUString("design") : ::rtl::OUString("alive" );
+        aModeChangeEvent.NewMode = mbDesignMode ? OUString("design") : OUString("alive" );
     }
 
     // ajust the visibility of our window
@@ -1418,19 +1418,19 @@ sal_Bool UnoControl::isTransparent(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
 }
 
 // XServiceInfo
-::rtl::OUString UnoControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControl::getImplementationName(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     OSL_FAIL( "This method should be overloaded!" );
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 }
 
-sal_Bool UnoControl::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) throw(RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool UnoControl::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::MutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pArrayEnd = aSNL.getConstArray() + aSNL.getLength();
+    Sequence< OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
+    const OUString* pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
+    const OUString* pArrayEnd = aSNL.getConstArray() + aSNL.getLength();
     for (; pArray != pArrayEnd; ++pArray )
         if( *pArray == rServiceName )
             break;
@@ -1438,10 +1438,10 @@ sal_Bool UnoControl::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) thro
     return pArray != pArrayEnd;
 }
 
-Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > UnoControl::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
+Sequence< OUString > UnoControl::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw(RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString sName( "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControl" );
-    return Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >( &sName, 1 );
+    OUString sName( "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControl" );
+    return Sequence< OUString >( &sName, 1 );
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
index 961f6e0ac3ee..566d11bb3653 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolbase.cxx
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 
 sal_Bool UnoControlBase::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId )
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString aPropName( GetPropertyName( nPropId ) );
+    OUString aPropName( GetPropertyName( nPropId ) );
     return ImplHasProperty( aPropName );
 }
 
-sal_Bool UnoControlBase::ImplHasProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName )
+sal_Bool UnoControlBase::ImplHasProperty( const OUString& aPropertyName )
 {
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet >  xPSet( mxModel, ::com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY );
     if ( !xPSet.is() )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlBase::ImplHasProperty( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName )
     return xInfo->hasPropertyByName( aPropertyName );
 }
 
-void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& aPropertyNames, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >& aValues, sal_Bool bUpdateThis )
+void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >& aPropertyNames, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >& aValues, sal_Bool bUpdateThis )
 {
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XMultiPropertySet > xMPS( mxModel, ::com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY );
     if ( !mxModel.is() )
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequenc
     }
 }
 
-void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& aValue, sal_Bool bUpdateThis )
+void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValue( const OUString& aPropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& aValue, sal_Bool bUpdateThis )
 {
     // Model might be logged off already but an event still fires
     if ( mxModel.is() )
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void UnoControlBase::ImplSetPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName,
     }
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any UnoControlBase::ImplGetPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& aPropertyName )
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any UnoControlBase::ImplGetPropertyValue( const OUString& aPropertyName )
 {
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet >  xPSet( mxModel, ::com::sun::star::uno::UNO_QUERY );
     if ( xPSet.is() )
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ double UnoControlBase::ImplGetPropertyValue_DOUBLE( sal_uInt16 nProp )
     return n;
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlBase::ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( sal_uInt16 nProp )
+OUString UnoControlBase::ImplGetPropertyValue_UString( sal_uInt16 nProp )
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString aStr;
+    OUString aStr;
     if ( mxModel.is() )
     {
         ::com::sun::star::uno::Any aVal = ImplGetPropertyValue( GetPropertyName( nProp ) );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
index 97fe8dce2380..015dd1b37069 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainer.cxx
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ using namespace ::com::sun::star;
 struct UnoControlHolder
 {
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl > mxControl;
-    ::rtl::OUString                 msName;
+    OUString                 msName;
 
 public:
-    UnoControlHolder( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl > & rControl )
+    UnoControlHolder( const OUString& rName, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl > & rControl )
     :   mxControl( rControl ),
         msName( rName )
     {
     }
 
-    inline const ::rtl::OUString&                   getName() const { return msName; }
+    inline const OUString&                   getName() const { return msName; }
     inline const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >&   getControl() const { return mxControl; }
 };
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public:
         @return
             the identifier of the newly added control
     */
-    ControlIdentifier   addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const ::rtl::OUString* _pName );
+    ControlIdentifier   addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const OUString* _pName );
 
     /** returns the number of controls in the list
     */
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
     /** returns the first control which is registered under the given name
     */
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl >
-            getControlForName( const ::rtl::OUString& _rName ) const;
+            getControlForName( const OUString& _rName ) const;
 
     /** returns the identifier which a control is registered for, or -1 if the control
             isn't registered
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ private:
     */
     ControlIdentifier impl_addControl(
         const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl,
-        const ::rtl::OUString*  _pName
+        const OUString*  _pName
     );
 
     /** finds a free identifier
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ private:
         @throw uno::RuntimeException
             if no free name can be found
     */
-    ::rtl::OUString impl_getFreeName_throw();
+    OUString impl_getFreeName_throw();
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ UnoControlHolderList::~UnoControlHolderList()
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const ::rtl::OUString* _pName )
+UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const OUString* _pName )
 {
     return impl_addControl( _rxControl, _pName );
 }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ size_t UnoControlHolderList::getIdentifiers( uno::Sequence< sal_Int32 >& _out_rI
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-uno::Reference< awt::XControl > UnoControlHolderList::getControlForName( const ::rtl::OUString& _rName ) const
+uno::Reference< awt::XControl > UnoControlHolderList::getControlForName( const OUString& _rName ) const
 {
     for (   ControlMap::const_iterator loop = maControls.begin();
             loop != maControls.end();
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@ void UnoControlHolderList::replaceControlById( ControlIdentifier _nId, const uno
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::impl_addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const ::rtl::OUString* _pName )
+UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::impl_addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const OUString* _pName )
 {
     DBG_ASSERT( _rxControl.is(), "UnoControlHolderList::impl_addControl: invalid control!" );
 
-    ::rtl::OUString sName = _pName ? *_pName : impl_getFreeName_throw();
+    OUString sName = _pName ? *_pName : impl_getFreeName_throw();
     sal_Int32 nId = impl_getFreeIdentifier_throw();
 
     maControls[ nId ] = ControlInfo( new UnoControlHolder( sName, _rxControl ) );
@@ -289,16 +289,16 @@ UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::impl_getFreeIdenti
         if ( existent == maControls.end() )
             return candidateId;
     }
-    throw uno::RuntimeException( ::rtl::OUString( "out of identifiers" ), NULL );
+    throw uno::RuntimeException( OUString( "out of identifiers" ), NULL );
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlHolderList::impl_getFreeName_throw()
+OUString UnoControlHolderList::impl_getFreeName_throw()
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString name( "control_" );
+    OUString name( "control_" );
     for ( ControlIdentifier candidateId = 0; candidateId < ::std::numeric_limits< ControlIdentifier >::max(); ++candidateId )
     {
-        ::rtl::OUString candidateName( name + ::rtl::OUString::valueOf( candidateId ) );
+        OUString candidateName( name + OUString::valueOf( candidateId ) );
         ControlMap::const_iterator loop = maControls.begin();
         for ( ; loop != maControls.end(); ++loop )
         {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier UnoControlHolderList::impl_getFreeIdenti
         if ( loop == maControls.end() )
             return candidateName;
     }
-    throw uno::RuntimeException( ::rtl::OUString( "out of identifiers" ), NULL );
+    throw uno::RuntimeException( OUString( "out of identifiers" ), NULL );
 }
 //  ----------------------------------------------------
 //  Function to set the controls' visibility according
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void implUpdateVisibility
                 ( xModel, uno::UNO_QUERY );
             uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo >
                 xInfo = xPSet->getPropertySetInfo();
-            ::rtl::OUString aPropName( "Step" );
+            OUString aPropName( "Step" );
             sal_Int32 nControlStep = 0;
             if ( xInfo->hasPropertyByName( aPropName ) )
             {
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::removeContainerListener( const uno::Reference< contain
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl > xControl;
     if ( !( _rElement >>= xControl ) || !xControl.is() )
         throw lang::IllegalArgumentException(
-            ::rtl::OUString( "Elements must support the XControl interface." ),
+            OUString( "Elements must support the XControl interface." ),
             *this,
             1
         );
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlContainer::removeByIdentifier( ::sal_Int32 _nIdentifier
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl > xControl;
     if ( !mpControls->getControlForIdentifier( _nIdentifier, xControl ) )
         throw container::NoSuchElementException(
-            ::rtl::OUString( "There is no element with the given identifier." ),
+            OUString( "There is no element with the given identifier." ),
             *this
         );
 
@@ -523,14 +523,14 @@ void SAL_CALL UnoControlContainer::replaceByIdentifer( ::sal_Int32 _nIdentifier,
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl > xExistentControl;
     if ( !mpControls->getControlForIdentifier( _nIdentifier, xExistentControl ) )
         throw container::NoSuchElementException(
-            ::rtl::OUString( "There is no element with the given identifier." ),
+            OUString( "There is no element with the given identifier." ),
             *this
         );
 
     uno::Reference< awt::XControl > xNewControl;
     if ( !( _rElement >>= xNewControl ) )
         throw lang::IllegalArgumentException(
-            ::rtl::OUString( "Elements must support the XControl interface." ),
+            OUString( "Elements must support the XControl interface." ),
             *this,
             1
         );
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ uno::Type SAL_CALL UnoControlContainer::getElementType(  ) throw (uno::RuntimeEx
 }
 
 // awt::XControlContainer
-void UnoControlContainer::setStatusText( const ::rtl::OUString& rStatusText ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
+void UnoControlContainer::setStatusText( const OUString& rStatusText ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ uno::Sequence< uno::Reference< awt::XControl > > UnoControlContainer::getControl
     return aControls;
 }
 
-uno::Reference< awt::XControl > UnoControlContainer::getControl( const ::rtl::OUString& rName ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
+uno::Reference< awt::XControl > UnoControlContainer::getControl( const OUString& rName ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
     return mpControls->getControlForName( rName );
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::impl_createControlPeerIfNecessary( const uno::Referenc
 
 }
 
-sal_Int32 UnoControlContainer::impl_addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const ::rtl::OUString* _pName )
+sal_Int32 UnoControlContainer::impl_addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const OUString* _pName )
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
     UnoControlHolderList::ControlIdentifier id = mpControls->addControl( _rxControl, _pName );
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ sal_Int32 UnoControlContainer::impl_addControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XCont
     return id;
 }
 
-void UnoControlContainer::addControl( const ::rtl::OUString& rName, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& rControl ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
+void UnoControlContainer::addControl( const OUString& rName, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& rControl ) throw(uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     if ( rControl.is() )
         impl_addControl( rControl, &rName );
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::removingControl( const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >
     }
 }
 
-void UnoControlContainer::impl_removeControl( sal_Int32 _nId, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const ::rtl::OUString* _pNameAccessor )
+void UnoControlContainer::impl_removeControl( sal_Int32 _nId, const uno::Reference< awt::XControl >& _rxControl, const OUString* _pNameAccessor )
 {
 #ifdef DBG_UTIL
     {
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ void UnoControlContainer::createPeer( const uno::Reference< awt::XToolkit >& rxT
                 ( xModel, uno::UNO_QUERY );
             uno::Reference< beans::XPropertySetInfo >
                 xInfo = xPSet->getPropertySetInfo();
-            ::rtl::OUString aPropName( "Step" );
+            OUString aPropName( "Step" );
             if ( xInfo->hasPropertyByName( aPropName ) )
             {
                 ::com::sun::star::uno::Any aVal = xPSet->getPropertyValue( aPropName );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainermodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainermodel.cxx
index 4af12d9c7226..316d4980ab7d 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainermodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolcontainermodel.cxx
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ UnoControlContainerModel::UnoControlContainerModel( const ::com::sun::star::uno:
     ImplRegisterProperty( BASEPROPERTY_TEXT );
 }
 
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlContainerModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlContainerModel::getServiceName() throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    return ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlContainerModel );
+    return OUString::createFromAscii( szServiceName_UnoControlContainerModel );
 }
 
 ::com::sun::star::uno::Any UnoControlContainerModel::ImplGetDefaultValue( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
index 2def6aef5d80..be3aa3bfa611 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrolmodel.cxx
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
             case BASEPROPERTY_LITERALMASK:
             case BASEPROPERTY_LABEL:
             case BASEPROPERTY_TITLE:
-            case BASEPROPERTY_TEXT:                 aDefault <<= ::rtl::OUString(); break;
+            case BASEPROPERTY_TEXT:                 aDefault <<= OUString(); break;
 
             case BASEPROPERTY_WRITING_MODE:
             case BASEPROPERTY_CONTEXT_WRITING_MODE:
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
 
             case BASEPROPERTY_STRINGITEMLIST:
             {
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aStringSeq;
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aStringSeq;
                 aDefault <<= aStringSeq;
 
             }
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
             break;
             case BASEPROPERTY_CURRENCYSYMBOL:
             {
-                rtl::OUString sDefaultCurrency(
+                OUString sDefaultCurrency(
                     utl::ConfigManager::getDefaultCurrency() );
 
                 // extract the bank symbol
                 sal_Int32 nSepPos = sDefaultCurrency.indexOf( '-' );
-                ::rtl::OUString sBankSymbol;
+                OUString sBankSymbol;
                 if ( nSepPos >= 0 )
                 {
                     sBankSymbol = sDefaultCurrency.copy( 0, nSepPos );
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
                 const Currency2* pAllCurrencies     =                       aAllCurrencies.getConstArray();
                 const Currency2* pAllCurrenciesEnd  =   pAllCurrencies  +   aAllCurrencies.getLength();
 
-                ::rtl::OUString sCurrencySymbol = aLocaleInfo.getCurrSymbol();
+                OUString sCurrencySymbol = aLocaleInfo.getCurrSymbol();
                 if ( sBankSymbol.isEmpty() )
                 {
                     DBG_ASSERT( pAllCurrencies != pAllCurrenciesEnd, "UnoControlModel::ImplGetDefaultValue: no currencies at all!" );
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::removeEventListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Referenc
 
 
 // ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertyState
-::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState UnoControlModel::getPropertyState( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState UnoControlModel::getPropertyState( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -478,12 +478,12 @@ void UnoControlModel::removeEventListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Referenc
     return CompareProperties( aValue, aDefault ) ? ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState_DEFAULT_VALUE : ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState_DIRECT_VALUE;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState > UnoControlModel::getPropertyStates( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& PropertyNames ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState > UnoControlModel::getPropertyStates( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >& PropertyNames ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
     sal_uInt32 nNames = PropertyNames.getLength();
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pNames = PropertyNames.getConstArray();
+    const OUString* pNames = PropertyNames.getConstArray();
 
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState > aStates( nNames );
     ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyState* pStates = aStates.getArray();
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::removeEventListener( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Referenc
     return aStates;
 }
 
-void UnoControlModel::setPropertyToDefault( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void UnoControlModel::setPropertyToDefault( const OUString& PropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     Any aDefaultValue;
     {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::setPropertyToDefault( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName
     setPropertyValue( PropertyName, aDefaultValue );
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Any UnoControlModel::getPropertyDefault( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Any UnoControlModel::getPropertyDefault( const OUString& rPropertyName ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
@@ -513,12 +513,12 @@ void UnoControlModel::setPropertyToDefault( const ::rtl::OUString& PropertyName
 
 
 // ::com::sun::star::io::XPersistObjec
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlModel::getServiceName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlModel::getServiceName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
     OSL_FAIL( "ServiceName von UnoControlModel ?!" );
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 }
 
 void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::io::XObjectOutputStream >& OutStream ) throw(::com::sun::star::io::IOException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
@@ -569,9 +569,9 @@ void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
                 rValue >>= b;
                 OutStream->writeBoolean( b );
             }
-            else if ( rType == ::getCppuType((const ::rtl::OUString*)0) )
+            else if ( rType == ::getCppuType((const OUString*)0) )
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString aUString;
+                OUString aUString;
                 rValue >>= aUString;
                 OutStream->writeUTF( aUString );
             }
@@ -627,9 +627,9 @@ void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
                 OutStream->writeBoolean( aFD.WordLineMode );
                 OutStream->writeShort( aFD.Type );
             }
-            else if ( rType == ::getCppuType((const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>*)0 ) )
+            else if ( rType == ::getCppuType((const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>*)0 ) )
             {
-                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq;
+                ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq;
                 rValue >>= aSeq;
                 long nEntries = aSeq.getLength();
                 OutStream->writeLong( nEntries );
@@ -663,12 +663,12 @@ void UnoControlModel::write( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun:
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0
             else
             {
-                ::rtl::OString sMessage( "UnoControlModel::write: don't know how to handle a property of type '" );
-                ::rtl::OUString sTypeName( rType.getTypeName() );
-                sMessage += ::rtl::OString( sTypeName.getStr(), sTypeName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+                OString sMessage( "UnoControlModel::write: don't know how to handle a property of type '" );
+                OUString sTypeName( rType.getTypeName() );
+                sMessage += OString( sTypeName.getStr(), sTypeName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
                 sMessage += "'.\n(Currently handling property '";
-                ::rtl::OUString sPropertyName( GetPropertyName( *it ) );
-                sMessage += ::rtl::OString( sPropertyName.getStr(), sPropertyName.getLength(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
+                OUString sPropertyName( GetPropertyName( *it ) );
+                sMessage += OString( sPropertyName.getStr(), sPropertyName.getLength(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
                 sMessage += "'.)";
                 OSL_FAIL( sMessage.getStr() );
             }
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
 
     short nVersion = InStream->readShort();
     sal_uInt32 nProps = (sal_uInt32)InStream->readLong();
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aProps( nProps );
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aProps( nProps );
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any> aValues( nProps );
     sal_Bool bInvalidEntries = sal_False;
 
@@ -778,9 +778,9 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
                     sal_Bool b = InStream->readBoolean();
                     aValue <<= b;
                 }
-                else if ( *pType == ::getCppuType((const ::rtl::OUString*)0) )
+                else if ( *pType == ::getCppuType((const OUString*)0) )
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OUString aUTF = InStream->readUTF();
+                    OUString aUTF = InStream->readUTF();
                     aValue <<= aUTF;
                 }
                 else if ( *pType == ::getCppuType((const sal_uInt16*)0) )
@@ -829,10 +829,10 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
                     aFD.Type = InStream->readShort();
                     aValue <<= aFD;
                 }
-                else if ( *pType == ::getCppuType((const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString>*)0 ) )
+                else if ( *pType == ::getCppuType((const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString>*)0 ) )
                 {
                     long nEntries = InStream->readLong();
-                    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString> aSeq( nEntries );
+                    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString> aSeq( nEntries );
                     for ( long n = 0; n < nEntries; n++ )
                         aSeq.getArray()[n] = InStream->readUTF();
                     aValue <<= aSeq;
@@ -862,12 +862,12 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OString sMessage( "UnoControlModel::read: don't know how to handle a property of type '" );
-                    ::rtl::OUString sTypeName( pType->getTypeName() );
-                    sMessage += ::rtl::OString( sTypeName.getStr(), sTypeName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+                    OString sMessage( "UnoControlModel::read: don't know how to handle a property of type '" );
+                    OUString sTypeName( pType->getTypeName() );
+                    sMessage += OString( sTypeName.getStr(), sTypeName.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
                     sMessage += "'.\n(Currently handling property '";
-                    ::rtl::OUString sPropertyName( GetPropertyName( nPropId ) );
-                    sMessage += ::rtl::OString( sPropertyName.getStr(), sPropertyName.getLength(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
+                    OUString sPropertyName( GetPropertyName( nPropId ) );
+                    sMessage += OString( sPropertyName.getStr(), sPropertyName.getLength(), osl_getThreadTextEncoding() );
                     sMessage += "'.)";
                     OSL_FAIL( sMessage.getStr() );
                 }
@@ -993,29 +993,29 @@ void UnoControlModel::read( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::
 
 
 // ::com::sun::star::lang::XServiceInfo
-::rtl::OUString UnoControlModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+OUString UnoControlModel::getImplementationName(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     OSL_FAIL( "This method should be overloaded!" );
-    return ::rtl::OUString();
+    return OUString();
 
 }
 
-sal_Bool UnoControlModel::supportsService( const ::rtl::OUString& rServiceName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+sal_Bool UnoControlModel::supportsService( const OUString& rServiceName ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::Guard< ::osl::Mutex > aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
-    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
-    const ::rtl::OUString * pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
+    ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > aSNL = getSupportedServiceNames();
+    const OUString * pArray = aSNL.getConstArray();
     for( sal_Int32 i = 0; i < aSNL.getLength(); i++ )
         if( pArray[i] == rServiceName )
             return sal_True;
     return sal_False;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > UnoControlModel::getSupportedServiceNames(  ) throw(::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString sName( "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlModel" );
-    return Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >( &sName, 1 );
+    OUString sName( "com.sun.star.awt.UnoControlModel" );
+    return Sequence< OUString >( &sName, 1 );
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoControlModel::convertFastPropertyValue( Any & rConvertedValue, Any &
 
                 if (!bConverted)
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OUStringBuffer aErrorMessage;
+                    OUStringBuffer aErrorMessage;
                     aErrorMessage.appendAscii( "Unable to convert the given value for the property " );
                     aErrorMessage.append     ( GetPropertyName( (sal_uInt16)nPropId ) );
                     aErrorMessage.appendAscii( ".\n" );
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::getFastPropertyValue( ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue,
 }
 
 // ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySet
-void UnoControlModel::setPropertyValue( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void UnoControlModel::setPropertyValue( const OUString& rPropertyName, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Any& rValue ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException, ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     sal_Int32 nPropId = 0;
     {
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ void UnoControlModel::setFastPropertyValue( sal_Int32 nPropId, const ::com::sun:
     return ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::beans::XPropertySetInfo >();
 }
 
-void UnoControlModel::setPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >& rPropertyNames, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >& Values ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
+void UnoControlModel::setPropertyValues( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString >& rPropertyNames, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::com::sun::star::uno::Any >& Values ) throw(::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyVetoException, ::com::sun::star::lang::IllegalArgumentException, ::com::sun::star::lang::WrappedTargetException, ::com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException)
 {
     ::osl::ClearableMutexGuard aGuard( GetMutex() );
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
index 92d49df671d8..669a8b305da4 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/controls/unocontrols.cxx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ImageHelper::getGraphicAndGraphicObjectFromURL_nothrow( uno::Reference< graphic:
     if ( _rURL.startsWith( UNO_NAME_GRAPHOBJ_URLPREFIX ) )
     {
         // graphic manager uniqueid
-        rtl::OUString sID = _rURL.copy( sizeof( UNO_NAME_GRAPHOBJ_URLPREFIX ) - 1 );
+        OUString sID = _rURL.copy( sizeof( UNO_NAME_GRAPHOBJ_URLPREFIX ) - 1 );
         xOutGraphicObj = graphic::GraphicObject::createWithId( ::comphelper::getProcessComponentContext(), sID );
     }
     else // linked
@@ -2616,8 +2616,8 @@ void UnoListBoxControl::itemStateChanged( const awt::ItemEvent& rEvent ) throw(u
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL == 0
             (void) e; // suppress warning
 #else
-            ::rtl::OString sMessage( "UnoListBoxControl::itemStateChanged: caught an exception:\n" );
-            sMessage += ::rtl::OString( e.Message.getStr(), e.Message.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            OString sMessage( "UnoListBoxControl::itemStateChanged: caught an exception:\n" );
+            sMessage += OString( e.Message.getStr(), e.Message.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
             OSL_FAIL( sMessage.getStr() );
 #endif
         }
@@ -2919,8 +2919,8 @@ void UnoComboBoxControl::itemStateChanged( const awt::ItemEvent& rEvent ) throw(
 #if OSL_DEBUG_LEVEL == 0
             (void) e; // suppress warning
 #else
-            ::rtl::OString sMessage( "UnoComboBoxControl::itemStateChanged: caught an exception:\n" );
-            sMessage += ::rtl::OString( e.Message.getStr(), e.Message.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
+            OString sMessage( "UnoComboBoxControl::itemStateChanged: caught an exception:\n" );
+            sMessage += OString( e.Message.getStr(), e.Message.getLength(), RTL_TEXTENCODING_ASCII_US );
             OSL_FAIL( sMessage.getStr() );
 #endif
         }
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/accessibilityclient.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/accessibilityclient.cxx
index 3119ba6e3dc9..9ab29d0a4e75 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/accessibilityclient.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/accessibilityclient.cxx
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ namespace toolkit
             if ( !s_pFactory.get() )
             {
 #ifndef DISABLE_DYNLOADING
-                const ::rtl::OUString sModuleName( SVLIBRARY( "acc" ) );
+                const OUString sModuleName( SVLIBRARY( "acc" ) );
                 s_hAccessibleImplementationModule = osl_loadModuleRelative( &thisModule, sModuleName.pData, 0 );
                 if ( s_hAccessibleImplementationModule != NULL )
                 {
-                    const ::rtl::OUString sFactoryCreationFunc =
-                        ::rtl::OUString("getStandardAccessibleFactory");
+                    const OUString sFactoryCreationFunc =
+                        OUString("getStandardAccessibleFactory");
                     s_pAccessibleFactoryFunc = (GetStandardAccComponentFactory)
                         osl_getFunctionSymbol( s_hAccessibleImplementationModule, sFactoryCreationFunc.pData );
 
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/formpdfexport.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/formpdfexport.cxx
index 98b509be625f..6d4824acf30e 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/formpdfexport.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/formpdfexport.cxx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
         */
         sal_Int16 classifyFormControl( const Reference< XPropertySet >& _rxModel ) SAL_THROW(( Exception ))
         {
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_CLASSID("ClassId");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_CLASSID("ClassId");
             sal_Int16 nControlType = FormComponentType::CONTROL;
 
             Reference< XPropertySetInfo > xPSI;
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ namespace toolkitform
             ::std::vector< sal_Int32 >                 aPath;
 
             Reference< XInterface > xNormalizedLookup( _rxRadioModel, UNO_QUERY );
-            ::rtl::OUString sRadioGroupName;
-            OSL_VERIFY( _rxRadioModel->getPropertyValue( rtl::OUString(FM_PROP_NAME) ) >>= sRadioGroupName );
+            OUString sRadioGroupName;
+            OSL_VERIFY( _rxRadioModel->getPropertyValue( OUString(FM_PROP_NAME) ) >>= sRadioGroupName );
 
             Reference< XIndexAccess > xCurrentContainer( xRoot );
             sal_Int32 nStartWithChild = 0;
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ namespace toolkitform
                     if ( xElement.get() == xNormalizedLookup.get() )
                     {
                         // look up the name of the radio group in the list of all element names
-                        Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aElementNames( xElementNameAccess->getElementNames() );
-                        const ::rtl::OUString* pElementNames = aElementNames.getConstArray();
-                        const ::rtl::OUString* pElementNamesEnd = pElementNames + aElementNames.getLength();
+                        Sequence< OUString > aElementNames( xElementNameAccess->getElementNames() );
+                        const OUString* pElementNames = aElementNames.getConstArray();
+                        const OUString* pElementNamesEnd = pElementNames + aElementNames.getLength();
                         while ( pElementNames != pElementNamesEnd )
                         {
                             if ( *pElementNames == sRadioGroupName )
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ namespace toolkitform
         //--------------------------------------------------------------------
         /** copies a StringItemList to a PDF widget's list
         */
-        void getStringItemVector( const Reference< XPropertySet >& _rxModel, ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString >& _rVector )
+        void getStringItemVector( const Reference< XPropertySet >& _rxModel, ::std::vector< OUString >& _rVector )
         {
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_STRINGITEMLIST("StringItemList");
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aListEntries;
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_STRINGITEMLIST("StringItemList");
+            Sequence< OUString > aListEntries;
             OSL_VERIFY( _rxModel->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_STRINGITEMLIST ) >>= aListEntries );
             ::std::copy( aListEntries.getConstArray(), aListEntries.getConstArray() + aListEntries.getLength(),
-                ::std::back_insert_iterator< ::std::vector< ::rtl::OUString > >( _rVector ) );
+                ::std::back_insert_iterator< ::std::vector< OUString > >( _rVector ) );
         }
     }
 
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
             // --------------------------------
             // Name, Description, Text
-            OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( rtl::OUString(FM_PROP_NAME) ) >>= _rpDescriptor->Name );
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_HELPTEXT("HelpText");
+            OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString(FM_PROP_NAME) ) >>= _rpDescriptor->Name );
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_HELPTEXT("HelpText");
             OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_HELPTEXT ) >>= _rpDescriptor->Description );
             Any aText;
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_TEXT("Text");
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_LABEL("Label");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_TEXT("Text");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_LABEL("Label");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_TEXT ) )
                 aText = xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_TEXT );
             else if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_LABEL ) )
@@ -297,21 +297,21 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
             // --------------------------------
             // readonly
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_READONLY("ReadOnly");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_READONLY("ReadOnly");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_READONLY ) )
                 OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_READONLY ) >>= _rpDescriptor->ReadOnly );
 
             // --------------------------------
             // border
             {
-                static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_BORDER("Border");
+                static const OUString FM_PROP_BORDER("Border");
                 if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_BORDER ) )
                 {
                     sal_Int16 nBorderType = 0;
                     OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_BORDER ) >>= nBorderType );
                     _rpDescriptor->Border = ( nBorderType != 0 );
 
-                    ::rtl::OUString sBorderColorPropertyName( "BorderColor" );
+                    OUString sBorderColorPropertyName( "BorderColor" );
                     if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( sBorderColorPropertyName ) )
                     {
                         sal_Int32 nBoderColor = COL_TRANSPARENT;
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
             // --------------------------------
             // background color
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_BACKGROUNDCOLOR("BackgroundColor");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_BACKGROUNDCOLOR("BackgroundColor");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_BACKGROUNDCOLOR ) )
             {
                 sal_Int32 nBackColor = COL_TRANSPARENT;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
             // --------------------------------
             // text color
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_TEXTCOLOR("TextColor");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_TEXTCOLOR("TextColor");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_TEXTCOLOR ) )
             {
                 sal_Int32 nTextColor = COL_TRANSPARENT;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
             // multi line and word break
             // The MultiLine property of the control is mapped to both the "MULTILINE" and
             // "WORDBREAK" style flags
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_MULTILINE("MultiLine");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_MULTILINE("MultiLine");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_MULTILINE ) )
             {
                 sal_Bool bMultiLine = sal_False;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
             }
             // ............................
             // horizontal alignment
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_ALIGN("Align");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_ALIGN("Align");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_ALIGN ) )
             {
                 sal_Int16 nAlign = awt::TextAlign::LEFT;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
             // ............................
             // vertical alignment
             {
-                ::rtl::OUString sVertAlignPropertyName( "VerticalAlign" );
+                OUString sVertAlignPropertyName( "VerticalAlign" );
                 if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( sVertAlignPropertyName ) )
                 {
                     sal_Int16 nAlign = VerticalAlignment_MIDDLE;
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
             }
 
             // font
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_FONT("FontDescriptor");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_FONT("FontDescriptor");
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_FONT ) )
             {
                 FontDescriptor aUNOFont;
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
             }
 
             // tab order
-            rtl::OUString aTabIndexString( "TabIndex" );
+            OUString aTabIndexString( "TabIndex" );
             if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( aTabIndexString ) )
             {
                 sal_Int16 nIndex = -1;
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
                 pEditWidget->MultiLine = ( _rpDescriptor->TextStyle & TEXT_DRAW_MULTILINE ) != 0;
                 // ............................
                 // password input
-                ::rtl::OUString sEchoCharPropName( "EchoChar" );
+                OUString sEchoCharPropName( "EchoChar" );
                 if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( sEchoCharPropName ) )
                 {
                     sal_Int16 nEchoChar = 0;
@@ -435,12 +435,12 @@ namespace toolkitform
                 }
                 // ............................
                 // file select
-                static const ::rtl::OUString FM_SUN_COMPONENT_FILECONTROL("com.sun.star.form.component.FileControl");
+                static const OUString FM_SUN_COMPONENT_FILECONTROL("com.sun.star.form.component.FileControl");
                 if ( xSI->supportsService( FM_SUN_COMPONENT_FILECONTROL ) )
                     pEditWidget->FileSelect = true;
                 // ............................
                 // maximum text length
-                static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_MAXTEXTLEN("MaxTextLen");
+                static const OUString FM_PROP_MAXTEXTLEN("MaxTextLen");
                 if ( xPSI->hasPropertyByName( FM_PROP_MAXTEXTLEN ) )
                 {
                     sal_Int16 nMaxTextLength = 0;
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ namespace toolkitform
             {
                 ::vcl::PDFWriter::PushButtonWidget* pButtonWidget = static_cast< ::vcl::PDFWriter::PushButtonWidget* >( _rpDescriptor.get() );
                 FormButtonType eButtonType = FormButtonType_PUSH;
-                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "ButtonType" ) ) >>= eButtonType );
-                static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_TARGET_URL("TargetURL");
+                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "ButtonType" ) ) >>= eButtonType );
+                static const OUString FM_PROP_TARGET_URL("TargetURL");
                 if ( eButtonType == FormButtonType_SUBMIT )
                 {
                     // if a button is a submit button, then it uses the URL at it's parent form
@@ -470,19 +470,19 @@ namespace toolkitform
                     if ( xParentProps.is() )
                     {
                         Reference< XServiceInfo > xParentSI( xParentProps, UNO_QUERY );
-                        if ( xParentSI.is() && xParentSI->supportsService( ::rtl::OUString( "com.sun.star.form.component.HTMLForm" ) ) )
+                        if ( xParentSI.is() && xParentSI->supportsService( OUString( "com.sun.star.form.component.HTMLForm" ) ) )
                         {
                             OSL_VERIFY( xParentProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_TARGET_URL ) >>= pButtonWidget->URL );
                             pButtonWidget->Submit = true;
                             FormSubmitMethod eMethod = FormSubmitMethod_POST;
-                            OSL_VERIFY( xParentProps->getPropertyValue( rtl::OUString( "SubmitMethod" ) ) >>= eMethod );
+                            OSL_VERIFY( xParentProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "SubmitMethod" ) ) >>= eMethod );
                             pButtonWidget->SubmitGet = (eMethod == FormSubmitMethod_GET);
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 else if ( eButtonType == FormButtonType_URL )
                 {
-                    ::rtl::OUString sURL;
+                    OUString sURL;
                     OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_TARGET_URL ) >>= sURL );
                     const bool bDocumentLocalTarget = !sURL.isEmpty() && ( sURL.getStr()[0] == '#' );
                     if ( bDocumentLocalTarget )
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
             // --------------------------------
             // check boxes
-            static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_STATE("State");
+            static const OUString FM_PROP_STATE("State");
             if ( _rpDescriptor->getType() == ::vcl::PDFWriter::CheckBox )
             {
                 ::vcl::PDFWriter::CheckBoxWidget* pCheckBoxWidget = static_cast< ::vcl::PDFWriter::CheckBoxWidget* >( _rpDescriptor.get() );
@@ -538,12 +538,12 @@ namespace toolkitform
                 pRadioWidget->RadioGroup = determineRadioGroupId( xModelProps );
                 try
                 {
-                    static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_REFVALUE("RefValue");
+                    static const OUString FM_PROP_REFVALUE("RefValue");
                     xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_REFVALUE ) >>= pRadioWidget->OnValue;
                 }
                 catch(...)
                 {
-                    pRadioWidget->OnValue = rtl::OUString( "On" );
+                    pRadioWidget->OnValue = OUString( "On" );
                 }
             }
 
@@ -554,11 +554,11 @@ namespace toolkitform
                 ::vcl::PDFWriter::ListBoxWidget* pListWidget = static_cast< ::vcl::PDFWriter::ListBoxWidget* >( _rpDescriptor.get() );
                 // ............................
                 // drop down
-                static const ::rtl::OUString FM_PROP_DROPDOWN("Dropdown");
+                static const OUString FM_PROP_DROPDOWN("Dropdown");
                 OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( FM_PROP_DROPDOWN ) >>= pListWidget->DropDown );
                 // ............................
                 // multi selection
-                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( ::rtl::OUString( "MultiSelection" ) ) >>= pListWidget->MultiSelect );
+                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "MultiSelection" ) ) >>= pListWidget->MultiSelect );
                 // ............................
                 // entries
                 getStringItemVector( xModelProps, pListWidget->Entries );
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ namespace toolkitform
 
                 // get selected items
                 Sequence< sal_Int16 > aSelectIndices;
-                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( rtl::OUString( "SelectedItems" ) ) >>= aSelectIndices );
+                OSL_VERIFY( xModelProps->getPropertyValue( OUString( "SelectedItems" ) ) >>= aSelectIndices );
                 if( aSelectIndices.getLength() > 0 )
                 {
                     pListWidget->SelectedEntries.resize( 0 );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/property.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/property.cxx
index ba26d0225f3b..451d048f7cd7 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/property.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/property.cxx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ using ::com::sun::star::graphic::XGraphic;
 
 struct ImplPropertyInfo
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString                 aName;
+    OUString                 aName;
     sal_uInt16                      nPropId;
     ::com::sun::star::uno::Type     aType;
     sal_Int16                       nAttribs;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct ImplPropertyInfo
            bDependsOnOthers = sal_False;
      }
 
-    ImplPropertyInfo( rtl::OUString const & theName, sal_uInt16 nId, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Type& rType,
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString const & theName, sal_uInt16 nId, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Type& rType,
                         sal_Int16 nAttrs, sal_Bool bDepends = sal_False )
      : aName( theName )
      {
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ struct ImplPropertyInfo
 };
 
 #define DECL_PROP_1( asciiname, id, type, attrib1 ) \
-    ImplPropertyInfo( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 )
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 )
 #define DECL_PROP_2( asciiname, id, type, attrib1, attrib2 ) \
-    ImplPropertyInfo( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 )
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 )
 #define DECL_PROP_3( asciiname, id, type, attrib1, attrib2, attrib3 ) \
-    ImplPropertyInfo( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib3 )
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib3 )
 
 #define DECL_DEP_PROP_2( asciiname, id, type, attrib1, attrib2 ) \
-    ImplPropertyInfo( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2, sal_True )
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2, sal_True )
 #define DECL_DEP_PROP_3( asciiname, id, type, attrib1, attrib2, attrib3 ) \
-    ImplPropertyInfo( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib3, sal_True )
+    ImplPropertyInfo( OUString::createFromAscii( asciiname ), BASEPROPERTY_##id, ::getCppuType( static_cast< const type* >( NULL ) ), ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib1 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib2 | ::com::sun::star::beans::PropertyAttribute::attrib3, sal_True )
 
 ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
 {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
         {
             static ImplPropertyInfo aImplPropertyInfos [] =
             {
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "AccessibleName",         ACCESSIBLENAME,     ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "AccessibleName",         ACCESSIBLENAME,     OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "Align",                  ALIGN,              sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Autocomplete",           AUTOCOMPLETE,       bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "AutoHScroll",            AUTOHSCROLL,        bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "Border",                 BORDER,             sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_DEP_PROP_3 ( "BorderColor",            BORDERCOLOR,        sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Closeable",              CLOSEABLE,          bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "CurrencySymbol",         CURRENCYSYMBOL,     ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "CustomUnitText",         CUSTOMUNITTEXT,     ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "CurrencySymbol",         CURRENCYSYMBOL,     OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "CustomUnitText",         CUSTOMUNITTEXT,     OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_DEP_PROP_3 ( "Date",                   DATE,               sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DateFormat",             EXTDATEFORMAT,      sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DateMax",                DATEMAX,            sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "DateShowCentury",        DATESHOWCENTURY,    bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DecimalAccuracy",        DECIMALACCURACY,    sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DefaultButton",          DEFAULTBUTTON,      bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "DefaultControl",         DEFAULTCONTROL,     ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "DefaultControl",         DEFAULTCONTROL,     OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DesktopAsParent",        DESKTOP_AS_PARENT,  bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "DisplayBackgroundColor", DISPLAYBACKGROUNDCOLOR, sal_Int32, BOUND, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Dropdown",               DROPDOWN,           bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "EchoChar",               ECHOCHAR,           sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "EditMask",               EDITMASK,           ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "EditMask",               EDITMASK,           OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "EffectiveDefault",       EFFECTIVE_DEFAULT, Any,                BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "EffectiveMax",           EFFECTIVE_MAX,      double,             BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "EffectiveMin",           EFFECTIVE_MIN,      double,             BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontDescriptor",         FONTDESCRIPTOR,     FontDescriptor,     BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
 
             // Teile des ::com::sun::star::awt::FontDescriptor
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontName",               FONTDESCRIPTORPART_NAME,         ::rtl::OUString,BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontStyleName",          FONTDESCRIPTORPART_STYLENAME,    ::rtl::OUString,BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontName",               FONTDESCRIPTORPART_NAME,         OUString,BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontStyleName",          FONTDESCRIPTORPART_STYLENAME,    OUString,BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontFamily",             FONTDESCRIPTORPART_FAMILY,       sal_Int16,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontCharset",            FONTDESCRIPTORPART_CHARSET,      sal_Int16,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "FontHeight",             FONTDESCRIPTORPART_HEIGHT,       float,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -166,23 +166,23 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "FormatsSupplier",        FORMATSSUPPLIER,    Reference< ::com::sun::star::util::XNumberFormatsSupplier >, BOUND, MAYBEVOID, TRANSIENT ),
 
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Graphic",                GRAPHIC,            Reference< XGraphic >, BOUND, TRANSIENT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "GroupName",              GROUPNAME,          ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "HelpText",               HELPTEXT,           ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "HelpURL",                HELPURL,            ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "GroupName",              GROUPNAME,          OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "HelpText",               HELPTEXT,           OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "HelpURL",                HELPURL,            OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "HideInactiveSelection",  HIDEINACTIVESELECTION, bool,            BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "HighContrastMode",       HIGHCONTRASTMODE,   bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "HScroll",                HSCROLL,            bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "HardLineBreaks",         HARDLINEBREAKS,     bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "ImageAlign",             IMAGEALIGN,         sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "ImagePosition",          IMAGEPOSITION,      sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "ImageURL",               IMAGEURL,           ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "ImageURL",               IMAGEURL,           OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "ItemSeparatorPos",       ITEM_SEPARATOR_POS, sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Label",                  LABEL,              ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Label",                  LABEL,              OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "LineColor",              LINECOLOR,          sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "LineCount",              LINECOUNT,          sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "LineEndFormat",          LINE_END_FORMAT,    sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_DEP_PROP_2 ( "LineIncrement",          LINEINCREMENT,      sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "LiteralMask",            LITERALMASK,        ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "LiteralMask",            LITERALMASK,        OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "LiveScroll",             LIVE_SCROLL,        bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "MaxTextLen",             MAXTEXTLEN,         sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Moveable",               MOVEABLE,           bool,               BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -224,18 +224,18 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "SpinValueMin",           SPINVALUE_MIN,          sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_DEP_PROP_2 ( "State",                  STATE,                  sal_Int16,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "StrictFormat",           STRICTFORMAT,           bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "StringItemList",         STRINGITEMLIST,         Sequence< ::rtl::OUString >, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "StringItemList",         STRINGITEMLIST,         Sequence< OUString >, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "VisualEffect",           VISUALEFFECT,           sal_Int16,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "SymbolColor",            SYMBOL_COLOR,           sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "Tabstop",                TABSTOP,                bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Text",                   TEXT,                   ::rtl::OUString, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Text",                   TEXT,                   OUString, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "TextColor",              TEXTCOLOR,              sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "TextLineColor",          TEXTLINECOLOR,          sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_DEP_PROP_3 ( "Time",                   TIME,                   sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "TimeFormat",             EXTTIMEFORMAT,          sal_Int16,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "TimeMax",                TIMEMAX,                sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "TimeMin",                TIMEMIN,                sal_Int32,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Title",                  TITLE,                  ::rtl::OUString, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "Title",                  TITLE,                  OUString, BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "Toggle",                 TOGGLE,                 bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "TreatAsNumber",          TREATASNUMBER,          bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT,TRANSIENT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "TriState",               TRISTATE,               bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "ShowsRootHandles",       TREE_SHOWSROOTHANDLES,  sal_Bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "RowHeight",              ROW_HEIGHT,             sal_Int32,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, MAYBEVOID ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "InvokesStopNodeEditing", TREE_INVOKESSTOPNODEEDITING, sal_Bool,      BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "DialogSourceURL",        DIALOGSOURCEURL,        ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
-            DECL_PROP_2     ( "URL",                    URL,                    ::rtl::OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "DialogSourceURL",        DIALOGSOURCEURL,        OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
+            DECL_PROP_2     ( "URL",                    URL,                    OUString,    BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "WritingMode",            WRITING_MODE,           sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
             DECL_PROP_3     ( "ContextWritingMode",     CONTEXT_WRITING_MODE,   sal_Int16,          BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT, TRANSIENT ),
             DECL_PROP_2     ( "ShowRowHeader",          GRID_SHOWROWHEADER,     sal_Bool,           BOUND, MAYBEDEFAULT ),
@@ -297,17 +297,17 @@ ImplPropertyInfo* ImplGetPropertyInfos( sal_uInt16& rElementCount )
 }
 
 
-struct ImplPropertyInfoCompareFunctor : ::std::binary_function<ImplPropertyInfo,::rtl::OUString,bool>
+struct ImplPropertyInfoCompareFunctor : ::std::binary_function<ImplPropertyInfo,OUString,bool>
 {
     inline bool operator()(const ImplPropertyInfo& lhs,const ImplPropertyInfo& rhs) const
     {
         return lhs.aName.compareTo(rhs.aName) < 0;
     }
-    inline bool operator()(const ImplPropertyInfo& lhs,const ::rtl::OUString& rhs)  const
+    inline bool operator()(const ImplPropertyInfo& lhs,const OUString& rhs)  const
     {
         return lhs.aName.compareTo(rhs) < 0;
     }
-    inline bool operator()(const ::rtl::OUString& lhs,const ImplPropertyInfo& rhs)  const
+    inline bool operator()(const OUString& lhs,const ImplPropertyInfo& rhs)  const
     {
         return lhs.compareTo(rhs.aName) < 0;
     }
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void ImplAssertValidPropertyArray()
     }
 }
 
-sal_uInt16 GetPropertyId( const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName )
+sal_uInt16 GetPropertyId( const OUString& rPropertyName )
 {
     ImplAssertValidPropertyArray();
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ sal_uInt16 GetPropertyOrderNr( sal_uInt16 nPropertyId )
     return 0xFFFF;
 }
 
-const ::rtl::OUString& GetPropertyName( sal_uInt16 nPropertyId )
+const OUString& GetPropertyName( sal_uInt16 nPropertyId )
 {
     const ImplPropertyInfo* pImplPropertyInfo = ImplGetImplPropertyInfo( nPropertyId );
     DBG_ASSERT( pImplPropertyInfo, "Invalid PropertyId!" );
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/registerservices.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/registerservices.cxx
index 4cecef1ad62b..f4e2bd242c07 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/registerservices.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/registerservices.cxx
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ namespace toolkit
 
         if ( rtl_str_compare( _pRequiredImplName, _pComponentImplName ) == 0 )
         {
-            Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aServiceNames( _pAsciiServiceName2 ? 2 : 1 );
-            aServiceNames.getArray()[ 0 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiServiceName1 );
+            Sequence< OUString > aServiceNames( _pAsciiServiceName2 ? 2 : 1 );
+            aServiceNames.getArray()[ 0 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiServiceName1 );
             if ( _pAsciiServiceName2 )
-                aServiceNames.getArray()[ 1 ] = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiServiceName2 );
+                aServiceNames.getArray()[ 1 ] = OUString::createFromAscii( _pAsciiServiceName2 );
             Reference< XSingleServiceFactory > xFactory( ::cppu::createSingleFactory(
-                _rxServiceFactory, ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( _pComponentImplName ),
+                _rxServiceFactory, OUString::createFromAscii( _pComponentImplName ),
                 _pInstantiation, aServiceNames
             ) );
             if ( xFactory.is() )
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/tkresmgr.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/tkresmgr.cxx
index 376cc51c501a..1d788efe5c64 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/tkresmgr.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/tkresmgr.cxx
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ void TkResMgr::ensureImplExists()
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-::rtl::OUString TkResMgr::loadString( sal_uInt16 nResId )
+OUString TkResMgr::loadString( sal_uInt16 nResId )
 {
-    ::rtl::OUString sReturn;
+    OUString sReturn;
 
     ensureImplExists();
     if ( m_pSimpleResMgr )
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Image TkResMgr::loadImage( sal_uInt16 nResId )
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Image TkResMgr::getImageFromURL( const ::rtl::OUString& i_rImageURL )
+Image TkResMgr::getImageFromURL( const OUString& i_rImageURL )
 {
     if ( i_rImageURL.isEmpty() )
         return Image();
diff --git a/toolkit/source/helper/unopropertyarrayhelper.cxx b/toolkit/source/helper/unopropertyarrayhelper.cxx
index aec93eaf7f53..ccad3c9a7a88 100644
--- a/toolkit/source/helper/unopropertyarrayhelper.cxx
+++ b/toolkit/source/helper/unopropertyarrayhelper.cxx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::ImplHasProperty( sal_uInt16 nPropId ) const
 }
 
 // ::cppu::IPropertyArrayHelper
-sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillPropertyMembersByHandle( ::rtl::OUString * pPropName, sal_Int16 * pAttributes, sal_Int32 nPropId )
+sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillPropertyMembersByHandle( OUString * pPropName, sal_Int16 * pAttributes, sal_Int32 nPropId )
 {
     sal_uInt16 id = sal::static_int_cast< sal_uInt16 >(nPropId);
     sal_Bool bValid = ImplHasProperty( id );
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillPropertyMembersByHandle( ::rtl::OUString *
     return aProps;
 }
 
-::com::sun::star::beans::Property UnoPropertyArrayHelper::getPropertyByName(const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName) throw (::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException)
+::com::sun::star::beans::Property UnoPropertyArrayHelper::getPropertyByName(const OUString& rPropertyName) throw (::com::sun::star::beans::UnknownPropertyException)
 {
     ::com::sun::star::beans::Property aProp;
     sal_uInt16 nId = GetPropertyId( rPropertyName );
@@ -114,20 +114,20 @@ sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillPropertyMembersByHandle( ::rtl::OUString *
     return aProp;
 }
 
-sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::hasPropertyByName(const ::rtl::OUString& rPropertyName)
+sal_Bool UnoPropertyArrayHelper::hasPropertyByName(const OUString& rPropertyName)
 {
     return ImplHasProperty( GetPropertyId( rPropertyName ) );
 }
 
-sal_Int32 UnoPropertyArrayHelper::getHandleByName( const ::rtl::OUString & rPropertyName )
+sal_Int32 UnoPropertyArrayHelper::getHandleByName( const OUString & rPropertyName )
 {
     sal_Int32 nId = (sal_Int32 ) GetPropertyId( rPropertyName );
     return nId ? nId : (-1);
 }
 
-sal_Int32 UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillHandles( sal_Int32* pHandles, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > & rPropNames )
+sal_Int32 UnoPropertyArrayHelper::fillHandles( sal_Int32* pHandles, const ::com::sun::star::uno::Sequence< OUString > & rPropNames )
 {
-    const ::rtl::OUString* pNames = rPropNames.getConstArray();
+    const OUString* pNames = rPropNames.getConstArray();
     sal_Int32 nValues = rPropNames.getLength();
     sal_Int32 nValidHandles = 0;
author	Luboš Luňák <l.lunak@suse.cz>	2013-04-07 12:06:47 +0200
committer	Luboš Luňák <l.lunak@suse.cz>	2013-04-07 14:23:11 +0200
commit	1946794ae09ba732022fe6a74ea45e304ab70b84 (patch)
tree	e32bd7ba61fa021ecc7f8c85959df8ca837d6e81 /toolkit/source
parent	5b08c6e7a21dda94d5b755eea0b1ed1e9c199bec (diff)