diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 5e1761bedb..419d603051 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2005-07-18  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
+
+	* QPrefsDialog.C (switch_copierLB, switch_copierCO): remove debug
+	information
+
+	* QWorkArea.C (dropEvent): convert file name to internal path
+	before loading it.
+
 2005-07-17  Jean-Marc Lasgouttes  <lasgouttes@lyx.org>
 
 	* QGraphics.C (update_contents): fix out of range access.
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefsDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefsDialog.C
index 4ac91ca7ae..f3283916e9 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefsDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QPrefsDialog.C
@@ -552,8 +552,6 @@ void QPrefsDialog::switch_copierLB(int nr)
 {
 	std::string const browser_text =
 		fromqstr(copiersModule->AllCopiersLB->currentText());
-	lyxerr << "switch_copierLB(" << nr << ")\n"
-	       << "browser_text " << browser_text << std::endl;
 	Format const * fmt = getFormat(browser_text);
 	if (fmt == 0)
 		return;
@@ -562,11 +560,6 @@ void QPrefsDialog::switch_copierLB(int nr)
 	string const & gui_name = fmt->prettyname();
 	string const & command = form_->movers().command(fmt_name);
 
-	lyxerr << "switch_copierLB(" << nr << ")\n"
-	       << "fmt_name " << fmt_name << '\n'
-	       << "gui_name " << gui_name << '\n'
-	       << "command " << command << std::endl;
-
 	copiersModule->copierED->clear();
 	int const combo_size = copiersModule->copierFormatCO->count();
 	for (int i = 0; i < combo_size; ++i) {
@@ -575,7 +568,6 @@ void QPrefsDialog::switch_copierLB(int nr)
 		if (text == gui_name) {
 			copiersModule->copierFormatCO->setCurrentItem(i);
 			copiersModule->copierED->setText(toqstr(command));
-			lyxerr << "found combo item " << i << std::endl;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -587,8 +579,6 @@ void QPrefsDialog::switch_copierCO(int nr)
 {
 	std::string const combo_text =
 		fromqstr(copiersModule->copierFormatCO->currentText());
-	lyxerr << "switch_copierCO(" << nr << ")\n"
-	       << "combo_text " << combo_text << std::endl;
 	Format const * fmt = getFormat(combo_text);
 	if (fmt == 0)
 		return;
@@ -597,11 +587,6 @@ void QPrefsDialog::switch_copierCO(int nr)
 	string const & gui_name = fmt->prettyname();
 	string const & command = form_->movers().command(fmt_name);
 
-	lyxerr << "switch_copierCO(" << nr << ")\n"
-	       << "fmt_name " << fmt_name << '\n'
-	       << "gui_name " << gui_name << '\n'
-	       << "command " << command << std::endl;
-
 	copiersModule->copierED->setText(toqstr(command));
 
 	int const index = copiersModule->AllCopiersLB->currentItem();
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QWorkArea.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QWorkArea.C
index 40a1f90d30..6fcd0b6172 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QWorkArea.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QWorkArea.C
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "funcrequest.h"
 #include "LColor.h"
+#include "support/os.h"
 
 #include <qapplication.h>
 #include <qclipboard.h>
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@
 using std::endl;
 using std::string;
 
+namespace os = lyx::support::os;
+
 namespace {
 QWorkArea const * wa_ptr = 0;
 }
@@ -225,7 +228,9 @@ void QWorkArea::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event)
 		lyxerr[Debug::GUI] << "QWorkArea::dropEvent: got URIs!"
 				   << endl;
 		for (QStringList::Iterator i = files.begin();
-		     i!=files.end(); ++i)
-			dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_FILE_OPEN, fromqstr(*i)));
+		     i!=files.end(); ++i) {
+			string const file = os::internal_path(fromqstr(*i));
+			dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_FILE_OPEN, file));
+		}
 	}
 }