diff --git a/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/qmltoolbar.cpp b/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/qmltoolbar.cpp
index 14c9c7c1a60bb461bb5410a921037a13685360fa..fe6ec1c1af7545086dc57aa450ad5eed2648f6f3 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/qmltoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/qmltoolbar.cpp
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ QmlToolbar::QmlToolbar(QWidget *parent) :
     m_isRunning(false),
     ui(new Ui)
 {
-    ui->designmode = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/designmode.png"), tr("Design Mode"), this);
-    ui->play = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/play.png"), tr("Play"), this);
-    ui->pause = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/pause.png"), tr("Pause"), this);
-    ui->select = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/select.png"), tr("Select"), this);
-    ui->selectMarquee = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/select-marquee.png"), tr("Select (Marquee)"), this);
-    ui->zoom = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/zoom.png"), tr("Zoom"), this);
-    ui->colorPicker = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/color-picker-hicontrast.png"), tr("Color Picker"), this);
-    ui->toQml = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/to-qml.png"), tr("Apply Changes to QML Viewer"), this);
-    ui->fromQml = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/from-qml.png"), tr("Apply Changes to Document"), this);
+    ui->designmode = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/designmode.png")), tr("Design Mode"), this);
+    ui->play = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/play.png")), tr("Play"), this);
+    ui->pause = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/pause.png")), tr("Pause"), this);
+    ui->select = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/select.png")), tr("Select"), this);
+    ui->selectMarquee = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/select-marquee.png")), tr("Select (Marquee)"), this);
+    ui->zoom = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/zoom.png")), tr("Zoom"), this);
+    ui->colorPicker = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/color-picker-hicontrast.png")), tr("Color Picker"), this);
+    ui->toQml = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/to-qml.png")), tr("Apply Changes to QML Viewer"), this);
+    ui->fromQml = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/from-qml.png")), tr("Apply Changes to Document"), this);
     ui->designmode->setCheckable(true);
     ui->designmode->setChecked(false);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/toolbarcolorbox.cpp b/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/toolbarcolorbox.cpp
index 8e1b94cfdd5b757b50b1a6022c3dea5e8c48aee7..e72f70842681c0798a2be68a6b1f1c966cd8a6c7 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/toolbarcolorbox.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmljsdebugger/editor/toolbarcolorbox.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace QmlViewer {
 ToolBarColorBox::ToolBarColorBox(QWidget *parent) :
     QLabel(parent)
 {
-    m_copyHexColor = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/color-picker-hicontrast.png"), tr("Copy"), this);
+    m_copyHexColor = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/color-picker-hicontrast.png")), tr("Copy"), this);
     connect(m_copyHexColor, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(copyColorToClipboard()));
     setScaledContents(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filterlineedit.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filterlineedit.cpp
index f74eb392ddf2a61d8ec46fbbee6fa905bf6e4e96..0ecd22e9e44ac40097ae0d16114c5c0b050578fa 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filterlineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filterlineedit.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ FilterLineEdit::FilterLineEdit(QWidget *parent) :
     QIcon icon = QIcon::fromTheme(layoutDirection() == Qt::LeftToRight ?
                      QLatin1String("edit-clear-locationbar-rtl") :
                      QLatin1String("edit-clear-locationbar-ltr"),
-                     QIcon::fromTheme("edit-clear", QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/editclear.png"))));
+                     QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("edit-clear"), QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/editclear.png"))));
 
     setButtonPixmap(Right, icon.pixmap(16));
     setButtonVisible(Right, true);
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/wizard.cpp b/src/libs/utils/wizard.cpp
index 0cfcb5c1c47bfe734f1161eb22d53001812043e1..90d7a1746b2a744c22357673a82c5b4156535e3c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/wizard.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/wizard.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ LinearProgressWidget::LinearProgressWidget(WizardProgress *progress, QWidget *pa
     m_dotsItemWidget(0),
     m_disableUpdatesCount(0)
 {
-    m_indicatorPixmap =  QIcon::fromTheme("go-next", QIcon(QLatin1String(":/utils/images/arrow.png"))).pixmap(16);
+    m_indicatorPixmap = QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("go-next"), QIcon(QLatin1String(":/utils/images/arrow.png"))).pixmap(16);
     m_wizardProgress = progress;
     m_mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     m_itemWidgetLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 3d1c180ae0131d20f2aedc81e7525d416524b56e..dec094d03195e8b949d08ed2d1d8920785fa7d87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "cmakeprojectconstants.h"
 #include "cmaketarget.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/environment.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/debugginghelper.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ CMakeRunConfigurationWidget::CMakeRunConfigurationWidget(CMakeRunConfiguration *
 
     QToolButton *resetButton = new QToolButton();
     resetButton->setToolTip(tr("Reset to default"));
-    resetButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/reset.png"));
+    resetButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_RESET)));
 
     QHBoxLayout *boxlayout = new QHBoxLayout();
     boxlayout->addWidget(m_workingDirectoryEdit);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreconstants.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreconstants.h
index f52aab9432025fce3da914a1332e4add0a68107b..31c1af8f6d7f0905edac913457650a3434dbf736 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/coreconstants.h
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@ const char * const ICON_REPLACE          = ":/core/images/replace.png";
 const char * const ICON_RESET            = ":/core/images/reset.png";
 const char * const ICON_MAGNIFIER        = ":/core/images/magnifier.png";
 const char * const ICON_TOGGLE_SIDEBAR   = ":/core/images/sidebaricon.png";
+const char * const ICON_CLOSE            = ":/core/images/closebutton.png";
+const char * const ICON_CLOSE_DARK       = ":/core/images/darkclosebutton.png";
+const char * const ICON_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL = ":/core/images/splitbutton_horizontal.png";
+const char * const ICON_FILTER           = ":/core/images/filtericon.png";
+const char * const ICON_LINK             = ":/core/images/linkicon.png";
+const char * const ICON_QTLOGO_32        = ":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_32.png";
+const char * const ICON_QTLOGO_128       = ":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_128.png";
 
 const char * const WIZARD_CATEGORY_QT = "R.Qt";
 const char * const WIZARD_TR_CATEGORY_QT = QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Core", "Qt");
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index fc3ee7d4e0d0d9206015dec879a1b0374e1fce59..621e161a535b59868e7ed2b1bc3a0f75efee3546 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ EditorManagerPrivate::EditorManagerPrivate(ICore *core, QWidget *parent) :
     m_closeOtherEditorsAction(new QAction(EditorManager::tr("Close Others"), parent)),
     m_gotoNextDocHistoryAction(new QAction(EditorManager::tr("Next Open Document in History"), parent)),
     m_gotoPreviousDocHistoryAction(new QAction(EditorManager::tr("Previous Open Document in History"), parent)),
-    m_goBackAction(new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/help/images/previous.png")), EditorManager::tr("Go Back"), parent)),
-    m_goForwardAction(new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/help/images/next.png")), EditorManager::tr("Go Forward"), parent)),
+    m_goBackAction(new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_PREV)), EditorManager::tr("Go Back"), parent)),
+    m_goForwardAction(new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_NEXT)), EditorManager::tr("Go Forward"), parent)),
     m_openInExternalEditorAction(new QAction(EditorManager::tr("Open in External Editor"), parent)),
     m_windowPopup(0),
     m_coreListener(0),
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
index 61bd9b66e3f17a9dc5a7f15211986c22e64d29b7..77f37713f638d967a67f9e55f1548c92afa1731a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editorview.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ EditorView::EditorView(QWidget *parent) :
 
         m_infoWidgetCloseButton = new QToolButton;
         m_infoWidgetCloseButton->setAutoRaise(true);
-        m_infoWidgetCloseButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/clear.png"));
+        m_infoWidgetCloseButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLEAR)));
         m_infoWidgetCloseButton->setToolTip(tr("Close"));
 
         hbox->addWidget(m_infoWidgetCloseButton);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ EditorView::EditorView(QWidget *parent) :
 
         m_statusWidgetButton = new QToolButton;
         m_statusWidgetButton->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-        //m_statusWidgetButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/clear.png"));
+        //m_statusWidgetButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLEAR)));
         hbox->addWidget(m_statusWidgetButton);
 
         m_statusHLine->setVisible(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
index 1fe1f29b847e2b078dbbd0431539f18cd2258dae..c479950984c3887392079484249bd884c79830dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/openeditorsview.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ void OpenEditorsDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &o
     QStyledItemDelegate::paint(painter, option, index);
 
     if (index.column() == 1 && option.state & QStyle::State_MouseOver) {
-        QIcon icon((option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) ? ":/core/images/closebutton.png"
-               : ":/core/images/darkclosebutton.png");
+        const QIcon icon(QLatin1String((option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) ?
+                                       Constants::ICON_CLOSE : Constants::ICON_CLOSE_DARK));
 
         QRect iconRect(option.rect.right() - option.rect.height(),
                        option.rect.top(),
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
index 4ce33f5c4af916fb2866463f8e309cbffd6ecaaf..10caf248e42bda370a02c556e17b797e7fe50741 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editortoolbar.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ EditorToolBar::EditorToolBar(QWidget *parent) :
     m_lockButton->setVisible(false);
 
     m_closeButton->setAutoRaise(true);
-    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     m_closeButton->setProperty("type", QLatin1String("dockbutton"));
     m_closeButton->setEnabled(false);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
index 89df9eb24173a91c33a46532a6887e97b7116b7e..eb7a8b98b5218e5ad892fa0020ca17e4364937e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow() :
 
     setWindowTitle(tr("Qt Creator"));
 #ifndef Q_WS_MAC
-    qApp->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_128.png"));
+    QApplication::setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QTLOGO_128)));
 #endif
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName(QLatin1String("QtCreator"));
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::IDE_VERSION_LONG));
     QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName(QLatin1String("Nokia"));
     QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
-    QString baseName = qApp->style()->objectName();
+    QString baseName = QApplication::style()->objectName();
 #ifdef Q_WS_X11
     if (baseName == QLatin1String("windows")) {
         // Sometimes we get the standard windows 95 style as a fallback
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index 7d63911c3ab7335a7854873f0a9389694cf96b3d..29e4dabde6b9ea93cda798a3ba5f3921148ffcb4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QLibrary>
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
+
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 #include <utils/stylehelper.h>
 
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ ManhattanStylePrivate::ManhattanStylePrivate() :
     lineeditImage(QLatin1String(":/core/images/inputfield.png")),
     lineeditImage_disabled(QLatin1String(":/core/images/inputfield_disabled.png")),
     extButtonPixmap(QLatin1String(":/core/images/extension.png")),
-    closeButtonPixmap(QLatin1String(":/core/images/closebutton.png"))
+    closeButtonPixmap(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE))
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
index b23f7e67314baac400cf4cf8a1267d3b212f1088..2e8753f1775379a9d3a20c36a8d6282f1bb152b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/navigationwidget.cpp
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ NavigationSubWidget::NavigationSubWidget(NavigationWidget *parentWidget, int pos
     toolBarLayout->addWidget(m_navigationComboBox);
 
     QToolButton *splitAction = new QToolButton();
-    splitAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/splitbutton_horizontal.png"));
+    splitAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL)));
     splitAction->setToolTip(tr("Split"));
     QToolButton *close = new QToolButton();
-    close->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    close->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     close->setToolTip(tr("Close"));
 
     toolBarLayout->addWidget(splitAction);
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpane.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpane.cpp
index 5511b9be1e33a76e98fc645390225590bcb7d52e..2d180561b971f88e3fc792c15ee8c479e061a975 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/outputpane.cpp
@@ -209,17 +209,17 @@ OutputPaneManager::OutputPaneManager(QWidget *parent) :
     setWindowTitle(tr("Output"));
     connect(m_widgetComboBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(changePage()));
 
-    m_clearButton->setIcon(QIcon(Constants::ICON_CLEAN_PANE));
+    m_clearButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_CLEAN_PANE)));
     m_clearButton->setToolTip(tr("Clear"));
     connect(m_clearButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(clearPage()));
 
     m_nextAction = new QAction(this);
-    m_nextAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/next.png"));
+    m_nextAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_NEXT)));
     m_nextAction->setText(tr("Next Item"));
     connect(m_nextAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(slotNext()));
 
     m_prevAction = new QAction(this);
-    m_prevAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/prev.png"));
+    m_prevAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_PREV)));
     m_prevAction->setText(tr("Previous Item"));
     connect(m_prevAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(slotPrev()));
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ OutputPaneManager::OutputPaneManager(QWidget *parent) :
     m_minMaxAction->setIcon(m_maximizeIcon);
     m_minMaxAction->setText(tr("Maximize Output Pane"));
 
-    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     connect(m_closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(slotHide()));
 
     QVBoxLayout *mainlayout = new QVBoxLayout;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
index 1f30a508452102e41a3825bf67fe880f996f6cd0..44cb0fd7de78eede3fc92f94bee19b6de9349945 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/sidebar.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "sidebar.h"
 #include "imode.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
+
 #include "actionmanager/actionmanager.h"
 #include "actionmanager/command.h"
 
@@ -324,12 +326,12 @@ SideBarWidget::SideBarWidget(SideBar *sideBar, const QString &id)
     m_toolbar->addWidget(m_comboBox);
 
     m_splitButton = new QToolButton;
-    m_splitButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/splitbutton_horizontal.png"));
+    m_splitButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL)));
     m_splitButton->setToolTip(tr("Split"));
     connect(m_splitButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SIGNAL(splitMe()));
 
     m_closeButton = new QToolButton;
-    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     m_closeButton->setToolTip(tr("Close"));
 
     connect(m_closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SIGNAL(closeMe()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
index e92b81627294af83dffa766bdbaf3fbf923fe2d0..646afccd7fc3b0a6b79d1da95102a517218152a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/versiondialog.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
 {
     // We need to set the window icon explicitly here since for some reason the
     // application icon isn't used when the size of the dialog is fixed (at least not on X11/GNOME)
-    setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_128.png"));
+    setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QTLOGO_128)));
 
     setWindowTitle(tr("About Qt Creator"));
     setWindowFlags(windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ VersionDialog::VersionDialog(QWidget *parent)
     connect(buttonBox , SIGNAL(rejected()), this, SLOT(reject()));
 
     QLabel *logoLabel = new QLabel;
-    logoLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(QLatin1String(":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_128.png")));
+    logoLabel->setPixmap(QPixmap(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QTLOGO_128)));
     layout->addWidget(logoLabel , 0, 0, 1, 1);
     layout->addWidget(copyRightLabel, 0, 1, 4, 4);
     layout->addWidget(buttonBox, 4, 0, 1, 5);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
index 9d269b536efc4199005005d4178fc296c650f03f..f12c1c9a46a273fac2e11f5b218c9af487cc5d41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppplugin.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ CppEditorFactory::CppEditorFactory(CppPlugin *owner) :
 #if !defined(Q_WS_MAC) && !defined(Q_WS_WIN)
     Core::FileIconProvider *iconProvider = Core::FileIconProvider::instance();
     Core::MimeDatabase *mimeDatabase = Core::ICore::instance()->mimeDatabase();
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(":/cppeditor/images/qt_cpp.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/cppeditor/images/qt_cpp.png")),
                                                  mimeDatabase->findByType(QLatin1String(CppEditor::Constants::CPP_SOURCE_MIMETYPE)));
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(":/cppeditor/images/qt_c.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/cppeditor/images/qt_c.png")),
                                                  mimeDatabase->findByType(QLatin1String(CppEditor::Constants::C_SOURCE_MIMETYPE)));
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(":/cppeditor/images/qt_h.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForMimeType(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/cppeditor/images/qt_h.png")),
                                                  mimeDatabase->findByType(QLatin1String(CppEditor::Constants::CPP_HEADER_MIMETYPE)));
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/breakwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/breakwindow.cpp
index 222fa8f400cb425c6ed99a37e4f15019a0a0d01a..630f99c718a9b6e184b9733bcd29a497fd848779 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/breakwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/breakwindow.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ BreakWindow::BreakWindow(QWidget *parent)
     setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
     setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
     setWindowTitle(tr("Breakpoints"));
-    setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_breakpoints.png"));
+    setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/debugger_breakpoints.png")));
     setAlternatingRowColors(act->isChecked());
     setRootIsDecorated(false);
     setIconSize(QSize(10, 10));
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
index 10adf8d645585776b85f2b28ad5f9fd699faefd1..608499b1936af56868871ac70982035d4c866d68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggeractions.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ DebuggerSettings *DebuggerSettings::instance()
     item->setText(tr("Operate by Instruction"));
     item->setCheckable(true);
     item->setDefaultValue(false);
-    item->setIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_singleinstructionmode.png"));
+    item->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/debugger_singleinstructionmode.png")));
     item->setToolTip(tr("This switches the debugger to instruction-wise "
         "operation mode. In this mode, stepping operates on single "
         "instructions and the source location view also shows the "
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index e2442ae85cf3c74bb5714fb29db03dd92e6e36b3..e7ad33ad28f99c6a16f4d96d265ec82a5145f9e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public:
     {
         setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("Debugger::Internal::DebugMode", "Debug"));
         setId(MODE_DEBUG);
-        setIcon(QIcon(":/fancyactionbar/images/mode_Debug.png"));
+        setIcon(QIcon(__(":/fancyactionbar/images/mode_Debug.png")));
         setPriority(P_MODE_DEBUG);
     }
 
@@ -1083,9 +1083,9 @@ bool DebuggerPluginPrivate::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     const Core::Context cppeditorcontext(CppEditor::Constants::C_CPPEDITOR);
 
     m_stopIcon = QIcon(_(":/debugger/images/debugger_stop_small.png"));
-    m_stopIcon.addFile(":/debugger/images/debugger_stop.png");
+    m_stopIcon.addFile(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_stop.png"));
     m_interruptIcon = QIcon(_(":/debugger/images/debugger_interrupt_small.png"));
-    m_interruptIcon.addFile(":/debugger/images/debugger_interrupt.png");
+    m_interruptIcon.addFile(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_interrupt.png"));
     m_locationMarkIcon = QIcon(_(":/debugger/images/location_16.png"));
 
     m_busy = false;
@@ -1133,8 +1133,8 @@ bool DebuggerPluginPrivate::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
         this, SLOT(updateWatchersHeader(int,int,int)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
     m_actions.continueAction = new QAction(tr("Continue"), this);
-    QIcon continueIcon = QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_continue_small.png");
-    continueIcon.addFile(":/debugger/images/debugger_continue.png");
+    QIcon continueIcon = QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_continue_small.png"));
+    continueIcon.addFile(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_continue.png"));
     m_actions.continueAction->setIcon(continueIcon);
     m_actions.continueAction->setProperty(Role, RequestExecContinueRole);
 
@@ -1154,17 +1154,17 @@ bool DebuggerPluginPrivate::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     m_actions.nextAction = new QAction(tr("Step Over"), this);
     m_actions.nextAction->setProperty(Role, RequestExecNextRole);
     m_actions.nextAction->setIcon(
-        QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepover_small.png"));
+        QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepover_small.png")));
 
     m_actions.stepAction = new QAction(tr("Step Into"), this);
     m_actions.stepAction->setProperty(Role, RequestExecStepRole);
     m_actions.stepAction->setIcon(
-        QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepinto_small.png"));
+        QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepinto_small.png")));
 
     m_actions.stepOutAction = new QAction(tr("Step Out"), this);
     m_actions.stepOutAction->setProperty(Role, RequestExecStepOutRole);
     m_actions.stepOutAction->setIcon(
-        QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepout_small.png"));
+        QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_stepout_small.png")));
 
     m_actions.runToLineAction1 = new QAction(tr("Run to Line"), this);
     m_actions.runToLineAction1->setProperty(Role, RequestExecRunToLineRole);
@@ -1194,14 +1194,14 @@ bool DebuggerPluginPrivate::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     m_actions.snapshotAction = new QAction(tr("Create Snapshot"), this);
     m_actions.snapshotAction->setProperty(Role, RequestCreateSnapshotRole);
     m_actions.snapshotAction->setIcon(
-        QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_snapshot_small.png"));
+        QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_snapshot_small.png")));
 
     m_actions.reverseDirectionAction =
         new QAction(tr("Reverse Direction"), this);
     m_actions.reverseDirectionAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_actions.reverseDirectionAction->setChecked(false);
     m_actions.reverseDirectionAction->setIcon(
-        QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_reversemode_16.png"));
+        QIcon(__(":/debugger/images/debugger_reversemode_16.png")));
     m_actions.reverseDirectionAction->setIconVisibleInMenu(false);
 
     m_actions.frameDownAction =
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/snapshothandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/snapshothandler.cpp
index 40c827a42fc3b51b5f7e04e8e6074ab1d3c404e0..0bcfcc9054e93ec5793ff3aa37dba65a8e0eede1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/snapshothandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/snapshothandler.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ QDebug operator<<(QDebug d, const  SnapshotData &f)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 SnapshotHandler::SnapshotHandler()
-  : m_positionIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/location_16.png")),
-    m_emptyIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_empty_14.png"))
+  : m_positionIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/location_16.png"))),
+    m_emptyIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/debugger_empty_14.png")))
 {
     m_currentIndex = -1;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
index 3cb1787eadf532c52b1c737f167db464bee3d5bc..0e46db76f74eb5890b4d1fd1efa610e3e89819c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/stackhandler.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ namespace Internal {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 StackHandler::StackHandler(DebuggerEngine *engine)
-  : m_positionIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/location_16.png")),
-    m_emptyIcon(QIcon(":/debugger/images/debugger_empty_14.png"))
+  : m_positionIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/location_16.png"))),
+    m_emptyIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/debugger/images/debugger_empty_14.png")))
 {
     m_engine = engine;
     m_disassemblerViewAgent = new DisassemblerViewAgent(engine);
diff --git a/src/plugins/find/findtoolbar.cpp b/src/plugins/find/findtoolbar.cpp
index 30cadf84fa0189dc74fdfa1732d21e83a90ae0ab..f12506f2e9591772356e3d1bfef07d9ed12966e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/find/findtoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/find/findtoolbar.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ FindToolBar::FindToolBar(FindPlugin *plugin, CurrentDocumentFind *currentDocumen
 
     connect(m_ui.findEdit, SIGNAL(editingFinished()), this, SLOT(invokeResetIncrementalSearch()));
 
-    m_ui.close->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    m_ui.close->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     connect(m_ui.close, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(hideAndResetFocus()));
 
     m_findCompleter->setModel(m_plugin->findCompletionModel());
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ FindToolBar::FindToolBar(FindPlugin *plugin, CurrentDocumentFind *currentDocumen
     m_ui.replaceAllButton->setDefaultAction(cmd->action());
 
     m_caseSensitiveAction = new QAction(tr("Case Sensitive"), this);
-    m_caseSensitiveAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/find/images/casesensitively.png"));
+    m_caseSensitiveAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/find/images/casesensitively.png")));
     m_caseSensitiveAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_caseSensitiveAction->setChecked(false);
     cmd = am->registerAction(m_caseSensitiveAction, Constants::CASE_SENSITIVE, globalcontext);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ FindToolBar::FindToolBar(FindPlugin *plugin, CurrentDocumentFind *currentDocumen
     lineEditMenu->addAction(m_caseSensitiveAction);
 
     m_wholeWordAction = new QAction(tr("Whole Words Only"), this);
-    m_wholeWordAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/find/images/wholewords.png"));
+    m_wholeWordAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/find/images/wholewords.png")));
     m_wholeWordAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_wholeWordAction->setChecked(false);
     cmd = am->registerAction(m_wholeWordAction, Constants::WHOLE_WORDS, globalcontext);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ FindToolBar::FindToolBar(FindPlugin *plugin, CurrentDocumentFind *currentDocumen
     lineEditMenu->addAction(m_wholeWordAction);
 
     m_regularExpressionAction = new QAction(tr("Use Regular Expressions"), this);
-    m_regularExpressionAction->setIcon(QIcon(":/find/images/regexp.png"));
+    m_regularExpressionAction->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/find/images/regexp.png")));
     m_regularExpressionAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_regularExpressionAction->setChecked(false);
     cmd = am->registerAction(m_regularExpressionAction, Constants::REGULAR_EXPRESSIONS, globalcontext);
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
index 83df160161de5d458719c5678c26bdc0014b5aad..9ff9a4e063ffec7a691b90256ed7a854024aff94 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void HelpPlugin::createRightPaneContextViewer()
     hboxLayout->addStretch();
 
     QToolButton *closeButton = new QToolButton();
-    closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     connect(closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(slotHideRightPane()));
 
     // close button to the right
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ QToolBar *HelpPlugin::createToolBar()
         SLOT(updateSideBarSource()));
 
     m_closeButton = new QToolButton();
-    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/closebutton.png"));
+    m_closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE)));
     m_closeButton->setToolTip(tr("Close current Page"));
     connect(m_closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), &OpenPagesManager::instance(),
         SLOT(closeCurrentPage()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/openpageswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/help/openpageswidget.cpp
index 5de1e56eece5b22d1e761c7e6c697f056333c251..b872de9c89f3242276cf97b59d12d1f00f83efbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/openpageswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/openpageswidget.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include "centralwidget.h"
 #include "openpagesmodel.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
+
 #include <QtGui/QApplication>
 #include <QtGui/QPainter>
 
@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@ void OpenPagesDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &opt
 
     if (index.column() == 1 && index.model()->rowCount() > 1
         && option.state & QStyle::State_MouseOver) {
-        QIcon icon((option.state & QStyle::State_Selected)
-            ? ":/core/images/closebutton.png" : ":/core/images/darkclosebutton.png");
+        const QIcon icon(QLatin1String((option.state & QStyle::State_Selected) ?
+                                       Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE : Core::Constants::ICON_CLOSE_DARK));
 
         const QRect iconRect(option.rect.right() - option.rect.height(),
             option.rect.top(), option.rect.height(), option.rect.height());
diff --git a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
index d58481ee60f1e531efb4363802cf65f0139bd221..5887390987fb4cd20e3d9827ed9c7094e00ca08b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ LocatorWidget::LocatorWidget(LocatorPlugin *qop) :
     layout->setMargin(0);
     layout->addWidget(m_fileLineEdit);
 
-    setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/locator/images/locator.png"));
+    setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/locator/images/locator.png")));
     QPixmap image(Core::Constants::ICON_MAGNIFIER);
     m_fileLineEdit->setButtonPixmap(Utils::FancyLineEdit::Left, image);
     m_fileLineEdit->setPlaceholderText(tr("Type to locate"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
index 7b2bd3d8dd83b0ca4ae18ba69349000f7360ecce..f6df541a56957a7313d5ffd2f5b406438c4b0636 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstepspage.cpp
@@ -180,19 +180,19 @@ void BuildStepsPage::addBuildStepWidget(int pos, BuildStep *step)
     s.upButton->setAutoRaise(true);
     s.upButton->setToolTip(tr("Move Up"));
     s.upButton->setFixedSize(buttonSize);
-    s.upButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/darkarrowup.png"));
+    s.upButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/darkarrowup.png")));
 
     s.downButton = new QToolButton(toolWidget);
     s.downButton->setAutoRaise(true);
     s.downButton->setToolTip(tr("Move Down"));
     s.downButton->setFixedSize(buttonSize);
-    s.downButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/darkarrowdown.png"));
+    s.downButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/darkarrowdown.png")));
 
     s.removeButton  = new QToolButton(toolWidget);
     s.removeButton->setAutoRaise(true);
     s.removeButton->setToolTip(tr("Remove Item"));
     s.removeButton->setFixedSize(buttonSize);
-    s.removeButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/darkclose.png"));
+    s.removeButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/darkclose.png")));
 
     toolWidget->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Expanding);
     QHBoxLayout *hbox = new QHBoxLayout();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/compileoutputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/compileoutputwindow.cpp
index 862df157ef02742a24743e0b2c1065a972f06292..8849832ab683269268fa541cb2e0a541e2a456b9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/compileoutputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/compileoutputwindow.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <find/basetextfind.h>
 #include <aggregation/aggregate.h>
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
+#include <qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtGui/QKeyEvent>
 #include <QtGui/QIcon>
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ CompileOutputWindow::CompileOutputWindow(BuildManager * /*bm*/)
 {
     m_outputWindow = new OutputWindow();
     m_outputWindow->setWindowTitle(tr("Compile Output"));
-    m_outputWindow->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/window.png"));
+    m_outputWindow->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Qt4ProjectManager::Constants::ICON_WINDOW)));
     m_outputWindow->setReadOnly(true);
 
     Aggregation::Aggregate *agg = new Aggregation::Aggregate;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
index 4c1be6fa9de08a20acac97b4b9737073531e8c0e..6add41d6992e405cbef8fe84f01d09703e37b2e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/foldernavigationwidget.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ Core::NavigationView FolderNavigationWidgetFactory::createWidget()
     FolderNavigationWidget *ptw = new FolderNavigationWidget;
     n.widget = ptw;
     QToolButton *toggleSync = new QToolButton;
-    toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/linkicon.png")));
+    toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_LINK)));
     toggleSync->setCheckable(true);
     toggleSync->setChecked(ptw->autoSynchronization());
     toggleSync->setToolTip(tr("Synchronize with Editor"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/outputwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/outputwindow.cpp
index 67ab62a32f5db25603eaa5e26f69bb207ef17e8f..bcee5d1c771a7dbca556484003211ce37926427b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/outputwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/outputwindow.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <aggregation/aggregate.h>
 #include <texteditor/basetexteditor.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtGui/QIcon>
 #include <QtGui/QScrollBar>
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ void OutputPane::createNewOutputWindow(RunControl *rc)
     if (!found) {
         OutputWindow *ow = new OutputWindow(m_tabWidget);
         ow->setWindowTitle(tr("Application Output Window"));
-        ow->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/window.png"));
+        ow->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Qt4ProjectManager::Constants::ICON_WINDOW)));
         ow->setFormatter(rc->outputFormatter());
         Aggregation::Aggregate *agg = new Aggregation::Aggregate;
         agg->add(ow);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index 0189bd667f1fb3fa1b3f31708e22133691850e37..c3931e2ea5f8c48876dd3dc88a5626fcd204a931 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "projectexplorerconstants.h"
 #include "projectmodels.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ ProjectTreeWidget::ProjectTreeWidget(QWidget *parent)
             this, SLOT(startupProjectChanged(ProjectExplorer::Project *)));
 
     m_toggleSync = new QToolButton;
-    m_toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/linkicon.png"));
+    m_toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_LINK)));
     m_toggleSync->setCheckable(true);
     m_toggleSync->setChecked(autoSynchronization());
     m_toggleSync->setToolTip(tr("Synchronize with Editor"));
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ Core::NavigationView ProjectTreeWidgetFactory::createWidget()
     n.widget = ptw;
 
     QToolButton *filter = new QToolButton;
-    filter->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/filtericon.png"));
+    filter->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_FILTER)));
     filter->setToolTip(tr("Filter tree"));
     filter->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
     QMenu *filterMenu = new QMenu(filter);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepagewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepagewidget.cpp
index 9c30289eb4fbdce405b157e7a1227440c757f85b..22cfd95d2b70d58b0f833444265241e99241690b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepagewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepagewidget.cpp
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ ProjectWelcomePageWidget::ProjectWelcomePageWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     connect(ui->manageSessionsButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(manageSessions()));
 
     ui->createNewProjectButton->setIcon(
-            QIcon::fromTheme("document-new", ui->createNewProjectButton->icon()));
+            QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("document-new"), ui->createNewProjectButton->icon()));
     ui->openProjectButton->setIcon(
-            QIcon::fromTheme("document-open", ui->openProjectButton->icon()));
+            QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("document-open"), ui->openProjectButton->icon()));
 }
 
 ProjectWelcomePageWidget::~ProjectWelcomePageWidget()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
index 3f7358f9d563385663a065b12c7e0842a6946a0a..3bd62297180ad52f33c8aa499151b97429e0186e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/taskwindow.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
+#include <qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ TaskWindow::TaskWindow(TaskHub *taskhub) : d(new TaskWindowPrivate)
     d->m_listview->setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView::SingleSelection);
     Internal::TaskDelegate *tld = new Internal::TaskDelegate(this);
     d->m_listview->setItemDelegate(tld);
-    d->m_listview->setWindowIcon(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/window.png"));
+    d->m_listview->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Qt4ProjectManager::Constants::ICON_WINDOW)));
     d->m_listview->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::ActionsContextMenu);
     d->m_listview->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
 
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ TaskWindow::TaskWindow(TaskHub *taskhub) : d(new TaskWindowPrivate)
     connect(d->m_categoriesMenu, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction*)), this, SLOT(filterCategoryTriggered(QAction*)));
 
     d->m_categoriesButton = new QToolButton;
-    d->m_categoriesButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/filtericon.png"));
+    d->m_categoriesButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_FILTER)));
     d->m_categoriesButton->setToolTip(tr("Filter by categories"));
     d->m_categoriesButton->setAutoRaise(true);
     d->m_categoriesButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/easingpane/easingcontextpane.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/easingpane/easingcontextpane.cpp
index ff33ef5c9c508a4233e57692fb599840c4b19cfe..1e32aa552b83138575ccf98ddd22feef01a453ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/easingpane/easingcontextpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/easingpane/easingcontextpane.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ EasingContextPane::EasingContextPane(QWidget *parent) :
     m_easingGraph->raise();
     setLinear();
 
-    ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/playicon.png"));
+    ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/playicon.png")));
 
 
 
@@ -215,14 +215,14 @@ void EasingContextPane::startAnimation()
         m_simulation->stop();
     else {
         m_simulation->animate(ui->durationSpinBox->value(), m_easingGraph->easingCurve());
-        ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/stopicon.png"));
+        ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/stopicon.png")));
     }
 
 }
 
 void EasingContextPane::switchToGraph()
 {
-    ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/playicon.png"));
+    ui->playButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/playicon.png")));
     setGraphDisplayMode(GraphMode);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreeview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreeview.cpp
index 13e61c24b00f66e4c5527df0927295a6473331b9..a363d7c57b090217d322a80c4cafaf9807ccd073 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/navigator/navigatortreeview.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void IdItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter,
 
     // if the library was also empty, use the default icon
     if (icon.isNull())
-        icon = QIcon(":/ItemLibrary/images/item-default-icon.png");
+        icon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/ItemLibrary/images/item-default-icon.png"));
 
     // If no icon is present, leave an empty space of 24 pixels anyway
     int pixmapSide = 16;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
index 104e036ac92758ae2764f812efb4b670bd551c63..e89ec025c3af9bf3895ea2e9659a293a36187513 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljseditor/qmljseditorplugin.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ bool QmlJSEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *e
     error_message->clear();
 
     Core::FileIconProvider *iconProvider = Core::FileIconProvider::instance();
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/qmljseditor/images/qmlfile.png"), "qml");
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qmljseditor/images/qmlfile.png")), "qml");
 
     m_quickFixCollector = new QmlJSQuickFixCollector;
     addAutoReleasedObject(m_quickFixCollector);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmlinspectortoolbar.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmlinspectortoolbar.cpp
index 98d4dd3adabb90050b82165a34efba0afe9d5fd6..0363979896a0a788b73ee1657d2f13fa9642f036 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmlinspectortoolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmlinspectortoolbar.cpp
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ void QmlInspectorToolbar::createActions(const Core::Context &context)
     ExtensionSystem::PluginManager *pluginManager = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::instance();
     Debugger::DebuggerUISwitcher *uiSwitcher = pluginManager->getObject<Debugger::DebuggerUISwitcher>();
 
-    m_fromQmlAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/from-qml-small.png"), tr("Apply Changes to Document"), this);
-    m_designmodeAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/designmode.png"), "Design Mode", this);
-
-    m_reloadAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/reload.png"), "Reload", this);
-    m_playAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/play-small.png"), tr("Play animations"), this);
-    m_pauseAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/pause-small.png"), tr("Pause animations"), this);
-    m_selectAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/select-small.png"), tr("Select"), this);
-    m_selectMarqueeAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/select-marquee-small.png"), tr("Select (Marquee)"), this);
-    m_zoomAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/zoom-small.png"), tr("Zoom"), this);
-    m_colorPickerAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/color-picker-small.png"), tr("Color Picker"), this);
-    m_toQmlAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/to-qml-small.png"), tr("Live Preview Changes in QML Viewer"), this);
+    m_fromQmlAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/from-qml-small.png")), tr("Apply Changes to Document"), this);
+    m_designmodeAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/designmode.png")), QLatin1String("Design Mode"), this); // TODO: tr?
+
+    m_reloadAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/reload.png")), QLatin1String("Reload"), this); // TODO: tr?
+    m_playAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/play-small.png")), tr("Play animations"), this);
+    m_pauseAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/pause-small.png")), tr("Pause animations"), this);
+    m_selectAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/select-small.png")), tr("Select"), this);
+    m_selectMarqueeAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/select-marquee-small.png")), tr("Select (Marquee)"), this);
+    m_zoomAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/zoom-small.png")), tr("Zoom"), this);
+    m_colorPickerAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/color-picker-small.png")), tr("Color Picker"), this);
+    m_toQmlAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/to-qml-small.png")), tr("Live Preview Changes in QML Viewer"), this);
 
     m_designmodeAction->setCheckable(true);
     m_designmodeAction->setChecked(false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljstoolbarcolorbox.cpp b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljstoolbarcolorbox.cpp
index 64d4f7411ae9d5e26845bc6f0e1570cdb165c501..5ea4b1a34957d3a45e0d553b75c7188d85492767 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljstoolbarcolorbox.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljsinspector/qmljstoolbarcolorbox.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ToolBarColorBox::ToolBarColorBox(QWidget *parent) :
     m_borderColorOuter = Qt::white;
     m_borderColorInner = QColor(143, 143 ,143);
 
-    m_copyHexColorAction = new QAction(QIcon(":/qml/images/color-picker-small-hicontrast.png"), tr("Copy Color"), this);
+    m_copyHexColorAction = new QAction(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qml/images/color-picker-small-hicontrast.png")), tr("Copy Color"), this);
     connect(m_copyHexColorAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(copyColorToClipboard()));
     setScaledContents(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
index 4ee13444258062a392ae3c8d4586c3b8fcd7d021..4c1dff9367ba763b0befba2178e61882fd0c6d9d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectplugin.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool QmlProjectPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &, QString *errorMessage)
     QmlProjectFileFormat::registerDeclarativeTypes();
 
     Core::FileIconProvider *iconProvider = Core::FileIconProvider::instance();
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/qmlproject/images/qmlproject.png"), "qmlproject");
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/qmlproject/images/qmlproject.png")), "qmlproject");
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/gettingstartedwelcomepagewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/gettingstartedwelcomepagewidget.cpp
index a44cbb90d049ff5bd32d041a49bb45dc0ef0b136..1719ec5130d8fa7c75a3643c7c9fd3621cb32a00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/gettingstartedwelcomepagewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/gettingstartedwelcomepagewidget.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ GettingStartedWelcomePageWidget::GettingStartedWelcomePageWidget(QWidget *parent
     connect(ui->createNewProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(slotCreateNewProject()));
 
     ui->createNewProjectButton->setIcon(
-            QIcon::fromTheme("document-new", ui->createNewProjectButton->icon()));
+            QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("document-new"), ui->createNewProjectButton->icon()));
     ui->openProjectButton->setIcon(
-            QIcon::fromTheme("document-open", ui->openProjectButton->icon()));
+            QIcon::fromTheme(QLatin1String("document-open"), ui->openProjectButton->icon()));
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(slotSetPrivateQmlExamples()));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
index 0fabec8677bf22bfab2cf990fcd5e6a08ff599a2..c2e5e02889680a21be78b33d41cd7769db250a22 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/profileeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ ProFileEditorFactory::ProFileEditorFactory(Qt4Manager *manager, TextEditor::Text
     m_actionHandler(handler)
 {
     Core::FileIconProvider *iconProvider = Core::FileIconProvider::instance();
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/qt_project.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QT_PROJECT)),
                                         QLatin1String("pro"));
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/qt_project.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QT_PROJECT)),
                                         QLatin1String("pri"));
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/qt4projectmanager/images/qt_project.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(Constants::ICON_QT_PROJECT)),
                                         QLatin1String("prf"));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemorunconfigurationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemorunconfigurationwidget.cpp
index a3a726dc3f9b042f335832cb22a342e1f69d13ee..c8ce15d61e9268d8383d2dca49ffbb4294e59139 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemorunconfigurationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemorunconfigurationwidget.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "maemorunconfiguration.h"
 #include "maemosettingspage.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/environmenteditmodel.h>
 #include <utils/detailswidget.h>
@@ -201,12 +202,12 @@ void MaemoRunConfigurationWidget::addMountWidgets(QVBoxLayout *mainLayout)
     tableLayout->addLayout(mountViewButtonsLayout);
     QToolButton *addMountButton = new QToolButton;
     QIcon plusIcon;
-    plusIcon.addFile(QLatin1String(":/core/images/plus.png"));
+    plusIcon.addFile(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_PLUS));
     addMountButton->setIcon(plusIcon);
     mountViewButtonsLayout->addWidget(addMountButton);
     m_removeMountButton = new QToolButton;
     QIcon minusIcon;
-    minusIcon.addFile(QLatin1String(":/core/images/minus.png"));
+    minusIcon.addFile(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_MINUS));
     m_removeMountButton->setIcon(minusIcon);
     mountViewButtonsLayout->addWidget(m_removeMountButton);
     mountViewButtonsLayout->addStretch(1);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
index ae4df4907de4d4d3fc1d213002de449846d7c2c6..41ca1944eb0065fffef698d0e9af73279005f468 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4projectmanagerconstants.h
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ const char * const S60_DEVICE_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.S60DeviceTarge
 const char * const MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.MaemoDeviceTarget");
 const char * const QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID("Qt4ProjectManager.Target.QtSimulatorTarget");
 
+// ICONS
+const char * const ICON_QT_PROJECT = ":/qt4projectmanager/images/qt_project.png";
+const char * const ICON_WINDOW = ":/qt4projectmanager/images/window.png";
+
 } // namespace Constants
 } // namespace Qt4ProjectManager
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4runconfiguration.cpp
index d866299aa53ae91a55bc982d4f61cf27cf30f83d..2a97ea2cbde80d5f93686136d037f87580011ef6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "qt4projectmanagerconstants.h"
 #include "qtoutputformatter.h"
 
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/messagemanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/variablemanager.h>
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ Qt4RunConfigurationWidget::Qt4RunConfigurationWidget(Qt4RunConfiguration *qt4Run
 
     QToolButton *resetButton = new QToolButton(this);
     resetButton->setToolTip(tr("Reset to default"));
-    resetButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/reset.png"));
+    resetButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_RESET)));
 
     QHBoxLayout *boxlayout = new QHBoxLayout();
     boxlayout->setMargin(0);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
index 6387799691ef9eed6e489fa1db5637ce39b4d25b..a5cbb8ce852a97a0d12d48dc411b75d031790566 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4target.cpp
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ QIcon iconForId(const QString &id) {
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::DESKTOP_TARGET_ID))
         return QIcon(qApp->style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_ComputerIcon));
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::S60_EMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
-        return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianEmulator.png");
+        return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianEmulator.png"));
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::S60_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
-        return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianDevice.png");
+        return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianDevice.png"));
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::MAEMO_DEVICE_TARGET_ID))
-        return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/MaemoDevice.png");
+        return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/MaemoDevice.png"));
     if (id == QLatin1String(Constants::QT_SIMULATOR_TARGET_ID))
-        return QIcon(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianEmulator.png");
+        return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/SymbianEmulator.png"));
     return QIcon();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
index 2809cf15e1507c2fe3019ea81b54df6cdd29dd6e..7a3019b69dfb72eb8136608cd80b94d705e6f4e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorfactory.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ResourceEditorFactory::ResourceEditorFactory(ResourceEditorPlugin *plugin) :
     m_plugin(plugin)
 {
     Core::FileIconProvider *iconProvider = Core::FileIconProvider::instance();
-    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(":/resourceeditor/images/qt_qrc.png"),
+    iconProvider->registerIconOverlayForSuffix(QIcon(QLatin1String(":/resourceeditor/images/qt_qrc.png")),
                                                QLatin1String("qrc"));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/outlinefactory.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/outlinefactory.cpp
index e2542ee9536195298de1629264d01be95f910a36..9829115f120b691a80bbc4257174308039788dc3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/outlinefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/outlinefactory.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "outlinefactory.h"
+#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditor.h>
@@ -27,14 +28,14 @@ OutlineWidgetStack::OutlineWidgetStack(OutlineFactory *factory) :
     addWidget(label);
 
     m_toggleSync = new QToolButton;
-    m_toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/linkicon.png"));
+    m_toggleSync->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_LINK)));
     m_toggleSync->setCheckable(true);
     m_toggleSync->setChecked(true);
     m_toggleSync->setToolTip(tr("Synchronize with Editor"));
     connect(m_toggleSync, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)), this, SLOT(toggleCursorSynchronization()));
 
     m_filterButton = new QToolButton;
-    m_filterButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/core/images/filtericon.png"));
+    m_filterButton->setIcon(QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_FILTER)));
     m_filterButton->setToolTip(tr("Filter tree"));
     m_filterButton->setPopupMode(QToolButton::InstantPopup);
     m_filterMenu = new QMenu(m_filterButton);
diff --git a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.cpp b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.cpp
index 7d345bc471a743c88bfa5648ab1be524036e80bd..4c7e3d576303c871569769ec2943db0f460a7d8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ QString WelcomeMode::displayName() const
 
 QIcon WelcomeMode::icon() const
 {
-    return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/core/images/qtcreator_logo_32.png"));
+    return QIcon(QLatin1String(Core::Constants::ICON_QTLOGO_32));
 }
 
 int WelcomeMode::priority() const