diff --git a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
index bf054c15..cae5ac6d 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ void settingsDialogImpl::isAccepted() {
 	ConfigFile myConfig;
 
 // 	Player Nicks
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("MyName", lineEdit_humanPlayerName->text().toStdString());
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent1Name", lineEdit_Opponent1Name->text().toStdString());
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent2Name", lineEdit_Opponent2Name->text().toStdString());
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent3Name", lineEdit_Opponent3Name->text().toStdString());
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent4Name", lineEdit_Opponent4Name->text().toStdString());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("MyName", lineEdit_humanPlayerName->text().toUtf8().constData());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent1Name", lineEdit_Opponent1Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent2Name", lineEdit_Opponent2Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent3Name", lineEdit_Opponent3Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("Opponent4Name", lineEdit_Opponent4Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
 
 // 	Local Game Settings
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("NumberOfPlayers", spinBox_quantityPlayers->value());
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void settingsDialogImpl::isAccepted() {
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("NetGameSpeed", spinBox_netGameSpeed->value());
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("NetEngineVersion", comboBox_netEngineVersion->currentIndex());
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("ServerPort", spinBox_serverPort->value());
-	myConfig.writeConfigString("ServerPassword", lineEdit_serverPassword->text().toStdString());
+	myConfig.writeConfigString("ServerPassword", lineEdit_serverPassword->text().toUtf8().constData());
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("ServerUseIpv6", checkBox_useIpv6->isChecked());
 	
 // 	Interface
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void settingsDialogImpl::isAccepted() {
 	myConfig.writeConfigInt("FlipsideOwn", radioButton_flipsideOwn->isChecked());
 
 	if(radioButton_flipsideOwn->isChecked()) {
-		if(QFile::QFile(lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text()).exists() && lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text() != "") {myConfig.writeConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile", lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text().toStdString()); }
+		if(QFile::QFile(lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text()).exists() && lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text() != "") {myConfig.writeConfigString("FlipsideOwnFile", lineEdit_OwnFlipsideFilename->text().toUtf8().constData()); }
 		else {	QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Settings Error"),
 			tr("The entered flipside picture doesn't exists.\n"
 			"Please enter an valid picture!"),
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void settingsDialogImpl::isAccepted() {
 	}
 
 //	Log
-	if(QDir::QDir(lineEdit_logDir->text()).exists() && lineEdit_logDir->text() != "") { myConfig.writeConfigString("LogDir", lineEdit_logDir->text().toStdString());	}
+	if(QDir::QDir(lineEdit_logDir->text()).exists() && lineEdit_logDir->text() != "") { myConfig.writeConfigString("LogDir", lineEdit_logDir->text().toUtf8().constData());	}
 	else { 
 		QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Settings Error"),
                    tr("The log file directory doesn't exists.\n"
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.cpp
index ba49705b..4c5a9b5a 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ void startNetworkGameDialogImpl::cancel() {
 }
 
 
+void startNetworkGameDialogImpl::addConnectedPlayer(std::string playerName) {
+
+	QTreeWidgetItem *item = new QTreeWidgetItem(treeWidget,0);
+	item->setData(0, 0, QString::fromStdString(playerName));
+}
+
 void startNetworkGameDialogImpl::keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent * event ) {
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.h b/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.h
index bbec61cb..7d7f02a0 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.h
+++ b/src/gui/qt/startnetworkgamedialog/startnetworkgamedialogimpl.h
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ public slots:
 
 	void startGame();
 	void cancel();
-	void keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent * event );
+	void addConnectedPlayer(std::string);
+	
+	void keyPressEvent ( QKeyEvent*);
 };
 
 #endif