diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4460e6c..e2fac388 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,75 +1,74 @@
 #set( KTECHLAB_DEVELOPER_BUILD "true" )
 
 project( ktechlab )
 set( VERSION 0.3.6 )
 
 find_package(Qt4 4.6.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(KDE4 REQUIRED)
 include( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/FindGLIB.cmake )
 include( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules/FindGPSim.cmake )
 
 #set(CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 
 add_definitions ( -DQT3_SUPPORT )
 #add_definitions ( -DQT3_SUPPORT_WARNINGS )
 
 if (KTECHLAB_DEVELOPER_BUILD)
 # for debugging with GCC 5
     add_definitions( -fno-omit-frame-pointer )
     set(SANITIZE_FLAGS " -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer ") # address
     #set(SANITIZE_FLAGS " -fsanitize=undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer ") # undefined
     #set(SANITIZE_FLAGS "") # disabled
 
     add_definitions( ${SANITIZE_FLAGS} )
     SET( CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} ${SANITIZE_FLAGS}" )
 
     add_definitions( -Wold-style-cast ) # warn on old style casts. as these could introduce bugs
 
 endif (KTECHLAB_DEVELOPER_BUILD)
 
 set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS
 	-fexceptions
 	)
 add_definitions( -fno-inline )  # do not inline any method calls; this is useful for crash debugging
 add_definitions(${QT_DEFINITIONS} ${GLIB2_DEFINITIONS}${KDE4_DEFINITIONS})
 
 # KDE disables STL compatibility by default; re-enabling it is supported
 # see http://kde.6490.n7.nabble.com/QT-NO-STL-in-KDE4-td1123882i20.html
 # and http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/HowToBuildKDE4Software#Some_useful_functions
 remove_definitions(-DQT_NO_STL)
 
 link_directories(${KDE4_LIB_DIR}) # not really needed, see FindKde4Internal.cmake
 
 if ( GPSIM_FOUND AND GLIB2_FOUND)
     include_directories( ${GLIB2_INCLUDE_DIRS} )
 endif (GPSIM_FOUND AND GLIB2_FOUND)
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
         ${KDE4_INCLUDE_DIR} ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR} )
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE( ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/config.h.cmake
 	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config.h )
 
 add_subdirectory( microbe )
 add_subdirectory( src )
 add_subdirectory( examples )
 add_subdirectory( icons )
 add_subdirectory( icons-kde3 )
-add_subdirectory( po )
 add_subdirectory( doc )
 
 
 add_subdirectory(tests)
 
 ########### install files ###############
 
 
 
 
 #original Makefile.am contents follow:
 
 #AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.5
 #
 #include admin/deps.am
 #
 #SUBDIRS=$(TOPSUBDIRS)
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index e00a50bb..c9381755 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,18 +1 @@
-message(STATUS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}: skipped subdir $(AUTODIRS)")
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${KDE3_INCLUDE_DIR} ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-
-
-########### install files ###############
-
-
-
-
-#original Makefile.am contents follow:
-
-## the SUBDIRS is filled automatically by am_edit. If files are 
-## in this directory they are installed into the english dir
-#
-#KDE_LANG = en
-#KDE_DOCS = AUTO
-#SUBDIRS = $(AUTODIRS)
-#
+add_subdirectory( en )
diff --git a/doc/en/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/en/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d97ba6a..17dbae96 100644
--- a/doc/en/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/en/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1 @@
-include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${KDE3_INCLUDE_DIR} ${QT_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-
-
-########### install files ###############
-
-
-
-
-#original Makefile.am contents follow:
-
-#KDE_DOCS = ktechlab
-## KDE_MANS = ktechlab
-#KDE_LANG = en
-## KDE_DOCS = AUTO
-#
-#kde_docs_KDEDOCS = debugging.docbook circuits.docbook flowcode.docbook \
-#		quick.docbook faq.docbook picprograms.docbook
+kde4_create_handbook(index.docbook INSTALL_DESTINATION ${HTML_INSTALL_DIR}/en SUBDIR ktechlab)