diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/colors/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/colors/index.docbook
--- a/doc/kcontrol/colors/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kcontrol/colors/index.docbook
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   assigning colors.</para>
 
   <itemizedlist>
-    <listitem><para><guilabel>Apply inactive window color effects</guilabel>
+    <listitem><para><guilabel>Apply effects to inactive windows</guilabel>
       &mdash; If checked, state effects (see below) will be applied to inactive
       windows. This can help visually identify active versus inactive windows,
       and may have aesthetic value, depending on your taste. However, some
diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook
--- a/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
 <variablelist>
 
 <varlistentry> 
-<term><guilabel>Show icons on buttons</guilabel></term>
+<term><guilabel>Show icons in buttons</guilabel></term>
 <listitem>
 <para>If this option is selected, action buttons (like <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and 
 <guibutton>Apply</guibutton>) will have a small icon located within them to act
 as a visual reference.  If this option is not selected, then only text
-will appear on the button.</para>
+will appear in the button.</para>
 </listitem> 
 </varlistentry> 
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 </varlistentry> 
 
 <varlistentry> 
-<term><guilabel>Main toolbar text</guilabel>, <guilabel>Secondary toolbar text</guilabel></term>
+<term><guilabel>Main toolbar text location</guilabel>, <guilabel>Secondary toolbar text location</guilabel></term>
 <listitem>
 <para>These drop down boxes lets you determine where on the button in both toolbars the 
 text name of the button will appear as the default.  
diff --git a/kcms/colors/scmeditoroptions.ui b/kcms/colors/scmeditoroptions.ui
--- a/kcms/colors/scmeditoroptions.ui
+++ b/kcms/colors/scmeditoroptions.ui
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="useInactiveEffects">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Apply inactive window color &amp;effects</string>
+      <string>Apply &amp;effects to inactive windows</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
diff --git a/kcms/style/finetuning.ui b/kcms/style/finetuning.ui
--- a/kcms/style/finetuning.ui
+++ b/kcms/style/finetuning.ui
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
    <item row="0" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Show icons on buttons:</string>
+      <string>Show icons in buttons:</string>
      </property>
      <property name="alignment">
       <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Main toolbar text:</string>
+         <string>Main toolbar text location:</string>
         </property>
         <property name="alignment">
          <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Secondary toolbar text:</string>
+         <string>Secondary toolbar text location:</string>
         </property>
         <property name="alignment">
          <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
diff --git a/kcms/workspaceoptions/mainpage.ui b/kcms/workspaceoptions/mainpage.ui
--- a/kcms/workspaceoptions/mainpage.ui
+++ b/kcms/workspaceoptions/mainpage.ui
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    <item row="0" column="1">
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showToolTips">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Show Informational Tips</string>
+      <string>Display informational tooltips on hover</string>
      </property>
      <property name="checked">
       <bool>true</bool>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
    <item row="1" column="1">
     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showOsd">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Visual feedback for status changes</string>
+      <string>Display visual feedback for status changes</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>