diff --git a/src/Row.cpp b/src/Row.cpp
index 1336d05a20..cab3ab750c 100644
--- a/src/Row.cpp
+++ b/src/Row.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ double Row::Element::pos2x(pos_type const i) const
 
 	bool const rtl = font.isVisibleRightToLeft();
 
-	int w = 0;
+	double w = 0;
 	//handle first the two bounds of the element
 	if (i == pos || type != STRING)
 		w = rtl ? width() : 0;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pos_type Row::Element::x2pos(double &x) const
 	case STRING: {
 		FontMetrics const & fm = theFontMetrics(font);
 		// FIXME: is it really necessary for x to be a double?
-		int xx = x;
+		int xx = int(x);
 		i = fm.x2pos(str, xx, rtl);
 		x = xx;
 		break;
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ bool Row::Element::breakAt(double w)
 		return false;
 	str = str.substr(0, new_pos - pos);
 	if (rtl)
-		dim.wid -= w;
+		dim.wid -= int(w);
 	else
-		dim.wid = w;
+		dim.wid = int(w);
 	endpos = new_pos;
 	return true;
 }
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void Row::shortenIfNeeded(pos_type const keep, int const w)
 	double max_w = w - x;
 	if (first_below->breakAt(max_w)) {
 		end_ = first_below->endpos;
-		dim_.wid = x + first_below->width();
+		dim_.wid = int(x + first_below->width());
 		// If there are other elements, they should be removed.
 		elements_.erase(boost::next(first_below), end);
 	} else if (first_below->pos > pos_) {
diff --git a/src/TextMetrics.cpp b/src/TextMetrics.cpp
index a5f03648de..0e16ab42b0 100644
--- a/src/TextMetrics.cpp
+++ b/src/TextMetrics.cpp
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ void TextMetrics::computeRowMetrics(pit_type const pit,
 			row.x += w;
 			break;
 		case LYX_ALIGN_CENTER:
-			row.dimension().wid = width - w / 2;
+			row.dimension().wid = width - int(w / 2);
 			row.x += w / 2;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void TextMetrics::computeRowMetrics(pit_type const pit,
 	for ( ; cit != cend; ++cit) {
 		if (row.label_hfill && cit->endpos == body_pos
 		    && cit->type == Row::SPACE)
-			cit->dim.wid -= row.label_hfill * (nlh - 1);
+			cit->dim.wid -= int(row.label_hfill * (nlh - 1));
 		if (!cit->inset || !cit->inset->isHfill())
 			continue;
 		if (pm.hfillExpansion(row, cit->pos))
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ int TextMetrics::labelFill(pit_type const pit, Row const & row) const
 	Paragraph const & par = text_->getPar(pit);
 	LBUFERR(par.beginOfBody() > 0 || par.isEnvSeparator(0));
 
-	int w = 0;
+	double w = 0;
 	Row::const_iterator cit = row.begin();
 	Row::const_iterator const end = row.end();
 	// iterate over elements before main body (except the last one,
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ int TextMetrics::labelFill(pit_type const pit, Row const & row) const
 	FontMetrics const & fm
 		= theFontMetrics(text_->labelFont(par));
 
-	return max(0, fm.width(label) - w);
+	return max(0, fm.width(label) - int(w));
 }
 
 
@@ -1108,10 +1108,10 @@ pos_type TextMetrics::getPosNearX(Row const & row, int & x,
 	pos_type pos = row.pos();
 	boundary = false;
 	if (row.empty())
-		x = row.x;
+		x = int(row.x);
 	else if (x <= row.x) {
 		pos = row.front().left_pos();
-		x = row.x;
+		x = int(row.x);
 	} else if (x >= row.width() - row.right_margin) {
 		pos = row.back().right_pos();
 		x = row.width() - row.right_margin;
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ pos_type TextMetrics::getPosNearX(Row const & row, int & x,
 			if (w <= x &&  w + cit->width() > x) {
 				double x_offset = x - w;
 				pos = cit->x2pos(x_offset);
-				x = x_offset + w;
+				x = int(x_offset + w);
 				break;
 			}
 			w += cit->width();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefLanguageUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefLanguageUi.ui
index 2684ee0ad6..44f2014b94 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefLanguageUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/PrefLanguageUi.ui
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@
   <tabstop>autoBeginCB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>autoEndCB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>markForeignCB</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>rtlGB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>logicalCursorRB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>visualCursorRB</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
@@ -313,54 +312,4 @@
   <include location="local">qt_i18n.h</include>
  </includes>
  <resources/>
- <connections>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>rtlGB</sender>
-   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>logicalCursorRB</receiver>
-   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>139</x>
-     <y>317</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>162</x>
-     <y>348</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>rtlGB</sender>
-   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>visualCursorRB</receiver>
-   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>139</x>
-     <y>317</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>228</x>
-     <y>348</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>rtlGB</sender>
-   <signal>toggled(bool)</signal>
-   <receiver>cursorMovementLA</receiver>
-   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>139</x>
-     <y>317</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>72</x>
-     <y>348</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
- </connections>
 </ui>