diff --git a/drawzone.cpp b/drawzone.cpp
--- a/drawzone.cpp
+++ b/drawzone.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QDropEvent>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QMimeType>
+#include <QMimeData>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPixmap>
@@ -857,7 +858,7 @@
 }
 
 void DrawZone::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent*e) {
-  KUrl::List uris = KUrl::List::fromMimeData( e->mimeData() );
+  QList<QUrl> uris = e->mimeData()->urls();
 
   if ( uris.isEmpty() )
     return;
@@ -871,7 +872,7 @@
 }
 
 void DrawZone::dropEvent( QDropEvent* e) {
-  KUrl::List urlList = KUrl::List::fromMimeData( e->mimeData() );
+  QList<QUrl> urlList = e->mimeData()->urls();
   // A file from konqueror was dropped
 	if (!urlList.isEmpty()) {
 		imageMapEditor->openFile(urlList.first());
diff --git a/imagemapchoosedialog.h b/imagemapchoosedialog.h
--- a/imagemapchoosedialog.h
+++ b/imagemapchoosedialog.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <QLinkedList>
 
 #include <QDialog>
-#include <kurl.h>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 #include "kimagemapeditor.h"
 
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
     QLineEdit *mapNameEdit;
     QList<MapTag*> maps;
     QList<ImageTag*> images;
-    KUrl baseUrl;
+    QUrl baseUrl;
     void initImageListTable(QLayout*);
  public:
     ImageMapChooseDialog(QWidget* parent,QList<MapTag*> _maps,
-			 QList<ImageTag*> _images, const KUrl & _baseUrl);
+			 QList<ImageTag*> _images, const QUrl & _baseUrl);
     ~ImageMapChooseDialog();
-    KUrl pixUrl;
+    QUrl pixUrl;
     MapTag* currentMap;
  protected slots:
    void slotImageChanged();
diff --git a/imagemapchoosedialog.cpp b/imagemapchoosedialog.cpp
--- a/imagemapchoosedialog.cpp
+++ b/imagemapchoosedialog.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "imagemapchoosedialog.h"
 
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QDir>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QListWidget>
 #include <QLabel>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
     QWidget* parent,
     QList<MapTag*> _maps,
     QList<ImageTag*> _images,
-    const KUrl & _baseUrl)
+    const QUrl & _baseUrl)
   : QDialog(parent)
 {
   qCDebug(KIMAGEMAPEDITOR_LOG) << "ImageMapChooseDialog::ImageMapChooseDialog";
@@ -203,7 +204,12 @@
   if (images.at(i)->contains("src")) {
     QString str = images.at(i)->value("src");
     // relative url
-    pixUrl=KUrl(baseUrl,str);
+    if (baseUrl.path().isEmpty() | !baseUrl.path().endsWith('/')) {
+        pixUrl=QUrl(baseUrl.path() + '/').resolved(QUrl(str));
+    }
+    else {
+        pixUrl=baseUrl.resolved(QUrl(str));
+    }
     pix=QImage(pixUrl.path());
     double zoom1=1;
     double zoom2=1;
diff --git a/imageslistview.h b/imageslistview.h
--- a/imageslistview.h
+++ b/imageslistview.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <QTreeWidget>
 #include <QLinkedList>
 
-#include <kurl.h>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 #include "kimagemapeditor.h"
 
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@
   /**
    * Sets the base URL of all images
    */
-  void setBaseUrl(const KUrl & url) { _baseUrl = url; };
+  void setBaseUrl(const QUrl & url) { _baseUrl = url; };
 
 protected slots:
   void slotSelectionChanged();
 
 signals:
-  void imageSelected(const KUrl &);
+  void imageSelected(const QUrl &);
 
 protected:
-  KUrl _baseUrl;
+  QUrl _baseUrl;
 
   /**
    * Finds the first ImageListViewItem with the given ImageTag
diff --git a/imageslistview.cpp b/imageslistview.cpp
--- a/imageslistview.cpp
+++ b/imageslistview.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 // Qt
 #include <QLinkedList>
 
-
 // KDE Frameworks
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include "kimagemapeditor_debug.h"
@@ -139,7 +138,12 @@
   QTreeWidgetItem* item = selectedItems().first();
   QString src = item->text(0);
 
-  emit imageSelected(KUrl(_baseUrl,src));
+  if (_baseUrl.path().isEmpty() | !_baseUrl.path().endsWith('/')) {
+      emit imageSelected(QUrl(_baseUrl.path() + '/').resolved(QUrl(src)));
+  }
+  else {
+      emit imageSelected(_baseUrl.resolved(QUrl(src)));
+  }
 }
 
 ImageTag* ImagesListView::selectedImage() {
diff --git a/kimagemapeditor.h b/kimagemapeditor.h
--- a/kimagemapeditor.h
+++ b/kimagemapeditor.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <KConfig>
 #include <KParts/ReadWritePart>
-#include <kurl.h>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 #include "kimearea.h"
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
      * If it's an HTML file openURL is called
      * If it's an Image, the image is added to the image list
      */
-    void openFile(const KUrl &);
+    void openFile(const QUrl &);
 
     /**
      * Opens the last URL the user worked with.
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@
 
 protected:
     void init();
-    bool openHTMLFile(const KUrl &);
-    void saveImageMap(const KUrl &);
+    bool openHTMLFile(const QUrl &);
+    void saveImageMap(const QUrl &);
 
     /**
      * Returns a language dependent background picture, with
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
     HtmlContent _htmlContent;
 
     // the url of the working image;
-    KUrl _imageUrl;
+    QUrl _imageUrl;
     QString _mapName;
     QImage _backgroundImage;
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
     HtmlImgElement* findHtmlImgElement(ImageTag*);
     HtmlMapElement* findHtmlMapElement(const QString &);
     void deleteAllMaps();
-    void addImage(const KUrl &);
+    void addImage(const QUrl &);
     void setImageActionsEnabled(bool);
     void setMapActionsEnabled(bool);
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
     void slotShowMapPopupMenu(const QPoint &);
     void slotShowImagePopupMenu(const QPoint &);
     void slotConfigChanged();
-    void setPicture(const KUrl & url);
+    void setPicture(const QUrl & url);
     void setMap(const QString &);
     void setMapName(const QString & s);
 
diff --git a/kimagemapeditor.cpp b/kimagemapeditor.cpp
--- a/kimagemapeditor.cpp
+++ b/kimagemapeditor.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
            this,
            SLOT(slotShowMapPopupMenu(QPoint)));
 
-  connect( imagesListView, SIGNAL(imageSelected(KUrl)),
-           this, SLOT(setPicture(KUrl)));
+  connect( imagesListView, &ImagesListView::imageSelected,
+           this, QOverload<const QUrl &>::of(&KImageMapEditor::setPicture));
 
   connect( imagesListView,
            SIGNAL(customContextMenuRequested(QPoint)),
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
 }
 
 void KImageMapEditor::openLastURL(const KConfigGroup & config) {
-  KUrl lastURL ( config.readPathEntry("lastopenurl", QString()) );
+  QUrl lastURL ( config.readPathEntry("lastopenurl", QString()) );
   QString lastMap = config.readEntry("lastactivemap");
   QString lastImage = config.readPathEntry("lastactiveimage", QString());
 
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@
 }
 
 
-void KImageMapEditor::setPicture(const KUrl & url) {
+void KImageMapEditor::setPicture(const QUrl & url) {
   _imageUrl=url;
   if (QFileInfo(url.path()).exists()) {
      QImage img(url.path());
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@
   delete dialog;
 }
 
-void KImageMapEditor::openFile(const KUrl & url) {
+void KImageMapEditor::openFile(const QUrl & url) {
   if ( ! url.isEmpty()) {
     QMimeDatabase db;
     QMimeType openedFileType = db.mimeTypeForUrl(url);
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@
                      i18n("Web File (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.htm *.html);;Images (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.bmp *.xbm *.xpm *.pnm *.mng);;"
                           "HTML Files (*.htm *.html);;All Files (*)"));
 
-  openFile(KUrl( fileName ));
+  openFile(QUrl::fromUserInput( fileName ));
 }
 
 
@@ -1657,37 +1657,23 @@
 
 void KImageMapEditor::fileSaveAs() {
 
-  KUrl url = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(widget(), QString(), QUrl(), i18n("HTML File (*.htm *.html);;Text File (*.txt);;All Files (*)" ));
+  QUrl url = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(widget(), QString(), QUrl(), i18n("HTML File (*.htm *.html);;Text File (*.txt);;All Files (*)" ));
   if (url.isEmpty() || !url.isValid()) {
     return;
   }
 
 
   QFileInfo fileInfo(url.path());
 
-  if ( fileInfo.exists() )
-  {
-  	if (KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(widget(),
-      i18n("<qt>The file <em>%1</em> already exists.<br />Do you want to overwrite it?</qt>", fileInfo.fileName()),
-      i18n("Overwrite File?"), KGuiItem(i18n("Overwrite")))==KMessageBox::Cancel)
-      return;
-
-    if(!fileInfo.isWritable()) {
-      KMessageBox::sorry(widget(), i18n("<qt>You do not have write permission for the file <em>%1</em>.</qt>", fileInfo.fileName()));
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-
-
   saveAs(url);
   recentFilesAction->addUrl(url);
 
 }
 
 
 bool KImageMapEditor::openFile()
 {
-  KUrl u = url();
+  QUrl u = url();
   QFileInfo fileInfo(u.path());
 
   if ( !fileInfo.exists() )
@@ -1873,7 +1859,7 @@
 }
 
 
-bool KImageMapEditor::openHTMLFile(const KUrl & url)
+bool KImageMapEditor::openHTMLFile(const QUrl & url)
 {
   QFile f(url.path());
   if ( !f.exists () )
@@ -1957,7 +1943,7 @@
 
   f.close();
 
-  KUrl imageUrl;
+  QUrl imageUrl;
 
   map = 0L;
 
@@ -1970,8 +1956,14 @@
     if (images.count() > 1) {
       ImageTag* imgTag = images.first();
       if (imgTag) {
-        if (imgTag->contains("src"))
-          imageUrl = KUrl(url,imgTag->value("src"));
+        if (imgTag->contains("src")) {
+            if (url.path().isEmpty() | !url.path().endsWith('/')) {
+                imageUrl = QUrl(url.path() + '/').resolved(QUrl(imgTag->value("src")));
+            }
+            else {
+                imageUrl = url.resolved(QUrl(imgTag->value("src")));
+            }
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -1989,7 +1981,12 @@
                 QString usemapName = usemap.right(usemap.length()-1);
                 if (usemapName == mapTag->name) {
 		  if (imageTag->contains("src")) {
-                      imageUrl = KUrl(url,imageTag->value("src"));
+                      if (url.path().isEmpty() | !url.path().endsWith('/')) {
+                          imageUrl = QUrl(url.path() + '/').resolved(QUrl(imageTag->value("src")));
+                      }
+                      else {
+                          imageUrl = url.resolved(QUrl(imageTag->value("src")));
+                      }
 		      found = true;
 		  }
                 }
@@ -2331,14 +2328,14 @@
  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  (at your option) any later version.
 */
-static KUrl toRelative(const KUrl& urlToConvert,const KUrl& baseURL)
+static QUrl toRelative(const QUrl& urlToConvert,const QUrl& baseURL)
 {
-  KUrl resultURL = urlToConvert;
-  if (urlToConvert.protocol() == baseURL.protocol())
+  QUrl resultURL = urlToConvert;
+  if (urlToConvert.scheme() == baseURL.scheme())
   {
     QString path = urlToConvert.path();
-    QString basePath = baseURL.path(KUrl::AddTrailingSlash);
-    if (path.startsWith("/"))
+    QString basePath = baseURL.path().endsWith('/') ? baseURL.path() : baseURL.path() + '/';
+    if (path.startsWith("/") && basePath != "/")
     {
       path.remove(0, 1);
       basePath.remove(0, 1);
@@ -2371,24 +2368,24 @@
     resultURL.setPath(QDir::cleanPath(path));
   }
 
-  if (urlToConvert.path().endsWith('/')) resultURL.adjustPath(KUrl::AddTrailingSlash);
+  if (urlToConvert.path().endsWith('/')) resultURL.setPath(resultURL.path() + '/');
   return resultURL;
 }
 
 
-void KImageMapEditor::saveImageMap(const KUrl & url)
+void KImageMapEditor::saveImageMap(const QUrl & url)
 {
   QFileInfo fileInfo(url.path());
 
-  if (!QFileInfo(url.directory()).isWritable()) {
+  if (!QFileInfo(url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename|QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).path()).isWritable()) {
     KMessageBox::error(widget(),
       i18n("<qt>The file <i>%1</i> could not be saved, because you do not have the required write permissions.</qt>", url.path()));
     return;
   }
 
   if (!backupFileCreated) {
     QString backupFile = url.path()+'~';
-    KIO::file_copy(url, KUrl(backupFile ), -1, KIO::Overwrite | KIO::HideProgressInfo);
+    KIO::file_copy(url, QUrl::fromUserInput(backupFile ), -1, KIO::Overwrite | KIO::HideProgressInfo);
     backupFileCreated = true;
   }
 
@@ -2410,7 +2407,7 @@
       << "<body>\n"
       << "  " << getHTMLImageMap()
       << "\n"
-      << "  <img src=\"" << toRelative(_imageUrl,KUrl( url.directory() )).path() << "\""
+      << "  <img src=\"" << toRelative(_imageUrl,QUrl( url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename|QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).path() )).path() << "\""
       << " usemap=\"#" << _mapName << "\""
       << " width=\"" << drawZone->picture().width() << "\""
       << " height=\"" << drawZone->picture().height() << "\">\n"
@@ -2788,11 +2785,11 @@
 
 }
 
-void KImageMapEditor::addImage(const KUrl & imgUrl) {
+void KImageMapEditor::addImage(const QUrl & imgUrl) {
     if (imgUrl.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    QString relativePath ( toRelative(imgUrl, KUrl( url().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename).path() )).path() );
+    QString relativePath ( toRelative(imgUrl, QUrl( url().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename).path() )).path() );
 
     QString imgHtml = QString("<img src=\"")+relativePath+QString("\">");
     ImageTag* imgTag = new ImageTag();
@@ -2831,7 +2828,7 @@
 
 
 void KImageMapEditor::imageAdd() {
-    KUrl imgUrl = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(widget(), i18n("Select image"),
+    QUrl imgUrl = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(widget(), i18n("Select image"),
                   QUrl(), i18n("Images (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.bmp *.xbm *.xpm *.pnm *.mng);;All Files (*)"));
     addImage(imgUrl);
 }
@@ -2850,7 +2847,7 @@
       ImageTag* selected = imagesListView->selectedImage();
       if (selected) {
 	if (selected->contains("src")) {
-	  setPicture(KUrl(selected->value("src")));
+	  setPicture(QUrl(selected->value("src")));
 	}
       }
     }
diff --git a/kimedialogs.cpp b/kimedialogs.cpp
--- a/kimedialogs.cpp
+++ b/kimedialogs.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 }
 
 void AreaDialog::slotChooseHref() {
-  KUrl url = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(this, i18n("Choose File"), QString(), i18n("All Files (*)"));
+  QUrl url = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(this, i18n("Choose File"), QString(), i18n("All Files (*)"));
   if (!url.isEmpty()) {
     hrefEdit->setText(url.url());
   }
diff --git a/kimeshell.h b/kimeshell.h
--- a/kimeshell.h
+++ b/kimeshell.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <kparts/mainwindow.h>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
-#include <kurl.h>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 class KImageMapEditor;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   virtual ~KimeShell();
 
   void setStdout(bool b);
-  void openFile(const KUrl & url);
+  void openFile(const QUrl & url);
 
   /**
    * Opens the last open file, if the
diff --git a/kimeshell.cpp b/kimeshell.cpp
--- a/kimeshell.cpp
+++ b/kimeshell.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
+#include <KWindowConfig>
 
 #include "drawzone.h"
 #include "kimagemapeditor.h"	// the KPart
@@ -80,8 +81,7 @@
   QApplication::sendEvent( m_part, &ev );
   //setCentralWidget(part->widget());
   qCDebug(KIMAGEMAPEDITOR_LOG) << "KimeShell starting 3";
-  if (!initialGeometrySet())
-    resize( QSize(725, 525).expandedTo(minimumSizeHint()));
+  resize( QSize(725, 525).expandedTo(minimumSizeHint()));
 
   connect( m_part, SIGNAL(setStatusBarText(QString)),
            this, SLOT(slotSetStatusBarText(QString)));
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     };
 }
 
-void KimeShell::openFile(const KUrl & url)
+void KimeShell::openFile(const QUrl & url)
 {
 	m_part->openFile(url);
 }
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
 void KimeShell::fileOpen()
 {
-  KUrl url = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(this, i18n("Choose Picture to Open"), QString(),
+  QUrl url = QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrl(this, i18n("Choose Picture to Open"), QString(),
              i18n("Web File (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.htm *.html);;Images (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif *.bmp *.xbm *.xpm *.pnm *.mng);;"
                   "HTML Files (*.htm *.html);;All Files (*)"));
   if (!url.isEmpty()) {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 
 void KimeShell::writeConfig(KConfigGroup &config) {
 	saveMainWindowSettings(config);
-	saveWindowSize(config);
+	KWindowConfig::saveWindowSize(windowHandle(), config);
 	//  writeDockConfig(config);
   config.sync();
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QCommandLineOption>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #include <KAboutData>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@
             kimeShell->setStdout(parser.isSet("stdout"));
             kimeShell->readConfig();
             kimeShell->show();
-            kimeShell->openFile(parser.positionalArguments().at(i));
+            kimeShell->openFile(QUrl::fromUserInput(parser.positionalArguments().at(i), QDir::currentPath(), QUrl::AssumeLocalFile));
           }
       }