void ConfigInfoView::menuInfo(void)
 {
        struct symbol* sym;
-       QString head, debug, help;
+       QString info;
+       QTextStream stream(&info);
 
        sym = _menu->sym;
        if (sym) {
                if (_menu->prompt) {
-                       head += "<big><b>";
-                       head += print_filter(_menu->prompt->text);
-                       head += "</b></big>";
+                       stream << "<big><b>";
+                       stream << print_filter(_menu->prompt->text);
+                       stream << "</b></big>";
                        if (sym->name) {
-                               head += " (";
+                               stream << " (";
                                if (showDebug())
-                                       head += QString().sprintf("<a href=\"s%s\">", sym->name);
-                               head += print_filter(sym->name);
+                                       stream << "<a href=\"s" << sym->name << "\">";
+                               stream << print_filter(sym->name);
                                if (showDebug())
-                                       head += "</a>";
-                               head += ")";
+                                       stream << "</a>";
+                               stream << ")";
                        }
                } else if (sym->name) {
-                       head += "<big><b>";
+                       stream << "<big><b>";
                        if (showDebug())
-                               head += QString().sprintf("<a href=\"s%s\">", sym->name);
-                       head += print_filter(sym->name);
+                               stream << "<a href=\"s" << sym->name << "\">";
+                       stream << print_filter(sym->name);
                        if (showDebug())
-                               head += "</a>";
-                       head += "</b></big>";
+                               stream << "</a>";
+                       stream << "</b></big>";
                }
-               head += "<br><br>";
+               stream << "<br><br>";
 
                if (showDebug())
-                       debug = debug_info(sym);
+                       stream << debug_info(sym);
+
        } else if (_menu->prompt) {
-               head += "<big><b>";
-               head += print_filter(_menu->prompt->text);
-               head += "</b></big><br><br>";
+               stream << "<big><b>";
+               stream << print_filter(_menu->prompt->text);
+               stream << "</b></big><br><br>";
                if (showDebug()) {
                        if (_menu->prompt->visible.expr) {
-                               debug += "  dep: ";
-                               expr_print(_menu->prompt->visible.expr, expr_print_help, &debug, E_NONE);
-                               debug += "<br><br>";
+                               stream << "  dep: ";
+                               expr_print(_menu->prompt->visible.expr,
+                                          expr_print_help, &stream, E_NONE);
+                               stream << "<br><br>";
                        }
                }
        }
        if (showDebug())
-               debug += QString().sprintf("defined at %s:%d<br><br>", _menu->file->name, _menu->lineno);
+               stream << "defined at " << _menu->file->name << ":"
+                      << _menu->lineno << "<br><br>";
 
-       setText(head + debug);
+       setText(info);
 }
 
 QString ConfigInfoView::debug_info(struct symbol *sym)
 {
        QString debug;
+       QTextStream stream(&debug);
 
-       debug += "type: ";
-       debug += print_filter(sym_type_name(sym->type));
+       stream << "type: ";
+       stream << print_filter(sym_type_name(sym->type));
        if (sym_is_choice(sym))
-               debug += " (choice)";
+               stream << " (choice)";
        debug += "<br>";
        if (sym->rev_dep.expr) {
-               debug += "reverse dep: ";
-               expr_print(sym->rev_dep.expr, expr_print_help, &debug, E_NONE);
-               debug += "<br>";
+               stream << "reverse dep: ";
+               expr_print(sym->rev_dep.expr, expr_print_help, &stream, E_NONE);
+               stream << "<br>";
        }
        for (struct property *prop = sym->prop; prop; prop = prop->next) {
                switch (prop->type) {
                case P_PROMPT:
                case P_MENU:
-                       debug += QString().sprintf("prompt: <a href=\"m%s\">", sym->name);
-                       debug += print_filter(prop->text);
-                       debug += "</a><br>";
+                       stream << "prompt: <a href=\"m" << sym->name << "\">";
+                       stream << print_filter(prop->text);
+                       stream << "</a><br>";
                        break;
                case P_DEFAULT:
                case P_SELECT:
                case P_COMMENT:
                case P_IMPLY:
                case P_SYMBOL:
-                       debug += prop_get_type_name(prop->type);
-                       debug += ": ";
-                       expr_print(prop->expr, expr_print_help, &debug, E_NONE);
-                       debug += "<br>";
+                       stream << prop_get_type_name(prop->type);
+                       stream << ": ";
+                       expr_print(prop->expr, expr_print_help,
+                                  &stream, E_NONE);
+                       stream << "<br>";
                        break;
                case P_CHOICE:
                        if (sym_is_choice(sym)) {
-                               debug += "choice: ";
-                               expr_print(prop->expr, expr_print_help, &debug, E_NONE);
-                               debug += "<br>";
+                               stream << "choice: ";
+                               expr_print(prop->expr, expr_print_help,
+                                          &stream, E_NONE);
+                               stream << "<br>";
                        }
                        break;
                default:
-                       debug += "unknown property: ";
-                       debug += prop_get_type_name(prop->type);
-                       debug += "<br>";
+                       stream << "unknown property: ";
+                       stream << prop_get_type_name(prop->type);
+                       stream << "<br>";
                }
                if (prop->visible.expr) {
-                       debug += "    dep: ";
-                       expr_print(prop->visible.expr, expr_print_help, &debug, E_NONE);
-                       debug += "<br>";
+                       stream << "    dep: ";
+                       expr_print(prop->visible.expr, expr_print_help,
+                                  &stream, E_NONE);
+                       stream << "<br>";
                }
        }
-       debug += "<br>";
+       stream << "<br>";
 
        return debug;
 }
 
 void ConfigInfoView::expr_print_help(void *data, struct symbol *sym, const char *str)
 {
-       QString* text = reinterpret_cast<QString*>(data);
-       QString str2 = print_filter(str);
+       QTextStream *stream = reinterpret_cast<QTextStream *>(data);
 
        if (sym && sym->name && !(sym->flags & SYMBOL_CONST)) {
-               *text += QString().sprintf("<a href=\"s%s\">", sym->name);
-               *text += str2;
-               *text += "</a>";
-       } else
-               *text += str2;
+               *stream << "<a href=\"s" << sym->name << "\">";
+               *stream << print_filter(str);
+               *stream << "</a>";
+       } else {
+               *stream << print_filter(str);
+       }
 }
 
 void ConfigInfoView::clicked(const QUrl &url)