diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 6d4c3711d..a755cd1a4 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-11-24  Andrew V. Samoilov  <sav@bcs.zp.ua>
+
+	* hotlist.c (add_new_group_input): Clean up.
+	* wtools.c (do_create_message): Eliminate g_strdup_printf().
+	(bg_message): Likewise.
+
 2003-11-21  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* view.c (check_left_right_keys): Implement fast scrolling if
diff --git a/src/hotlist.c b/src/hotlist.c
index 5a14f57e4..a5e3b8a11 100644
--- a/src/hotlist.c
+++ b/src/hotlist.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static int add_new_group_input (char *header, char *label, char **result)
     
     Quick_input.widgets = quick_widgets;
     if ((ret = quick_dialog (&Quick_input)) != B_CANCEL){
-	*result = *(quick_widgets [3].str_result);
+	*result = my_str;
 	return ret;
     } else
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/wtools.c b/src/wtools.c
index 37d066f0a..2f6ce6aaa 100644
--- a/src/wtools.c
+++ b/src/wtools.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ do_create_message (int flags, const char *title, const char *text)
     Dlg_head *d;
 
     /* Add empty lines before and after the message */
-    p = g_strdup_printf ("\n%s\n", text);
+    p = g_strconcat ("\n", text, "\n", NULL);
     query_dialog (title, p, flags, 0);
     d = last_query_dlg;
     init_dlg (d);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ fg_message (int flags, const char *title, const char *text)
 static void
 bg_message (int dummy, int *flags, char *title, const char *text)
 {
-    title = g_strdup_printf ("%s %s", _("Background process:"), title);
+    title = g_strconcat (_("Background process:"), " ", title, NULL);
     fg_message (*flags, title, text);
     g_free (title);
 }