diff --git a/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.cpp b/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.cpp
index eb8fbe023..fd53d31f7 100644
--- a/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ using namespace gui;
 using namespace gui::workspace;
 using namespace gui::model;
 using namespace gui::controller;
-
+using namespace std;
 
 GtkLumiera the_application;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ GtkLumiera::main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   Main kit(argc, argv);
   
-  Glib::set_application_name(AppTitle);
+  Glib::set_application_name(get_app_title());
 
   Project project;
   Controller controller(project);
@@ -84,30 +84,52 @@ GtkLumiera::get_home_data_path()
   return ustring::compose("%1/.%2", path, app_name);
 }
 
+const Glib::ustring
+GtkLumiera::get_app_title()
+{
+  return "Lumiera";
+}
+
+const Glib::ustring
+GtkLumiera::get_app_version()
+{
+  return "0.1-dev";
+}
+
+const Glib::ustring GtkLumiera::get_app_copyright()
+{
+  return _("© 2008 The Lumiera Team");
+}
+
+const Glib::ustring GtkLumiera::get_app_website()
+{
+  return "www.lumiera.org";
+}
+
+const std::vector<Glib::ustring>
+GtkLumiera::get_app_authors()
+{
+  const gchar* app_authors[] = {
+    "Joel Holdsworth",
+    "Christian Thaeter",
+    "Hermann Vosseler",
+    "<Other Authors Here>"};
+  
+  const int count = sizeof(app_authors) / sizeof(gchar*);
+  std::vector<Glib::ustring> list(count);
+  for(int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+    list[i] = app_authors[i];
+  return list;
+}
+
 GtkLumiera&
 application()
 {
   return the_application;  
 }
 
-/* ===== Constants ===== */
-
-const gchar* GtkLumiera::AppTitle = "Lumiera";
-const gchar* GtkLumiera::AppVersion = _("0.1-dev");
-const gchar* GtkLumiera::AppCopyright = 
-  _("© 2008 The Lumiera Team");
-const gchar* GtkLumiera::AppWebsite = "www.lumiera.org";
-const gchar* GtkLumiera::AppAuthors[] = {
-  "Joel Holdsworth",
-  "Christian Thaeter",
-  "Hermann Vosseler",
-  "<Other Authors Here>"};
-const int GtkLumiera::AppAuthorCount = 4;
-
 }   // namespace gui
 
-
-
 /**
  * Run the Lumiera GTK GUI as standalone application without backend.
  */
diff --git a/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.hpp b/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.hpp
index a01bc5dc4..53d146b95 100644
--- a/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/gtk-lumiera.hpp
@@ -73,38 +73,30 @@ public:
   
   static Glib::ustring get_home_data_path();
 
-
-public:
-  /* ----- Constants ----- */
   /**
-   *  The name of the application 
-   */
-  static const gchar* AppTitle;
-
-  /**
-   *  The version number of the application 
-   */
-  static const gchar* AppVersion;
-
-  /**
-   *  The copyright of the application
-   */
-  static const gchar* AppCopyright;
-
-  /**
-   *  The website of the application
-   */
-  static const gchar* AppWebsite;
-
-  /**
-   *  An alphabetical list of the application's authors
-   */
-  static const gchar* AppAuthors[];
-  
-  /**
-   *  The number of authors in AppAuthors
+   * Returns the name of the application 
    **/
-  static const int AppAuthorCount;
+  static const Glib::ustring get_app_title();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the version number of the application 
+   **/
+  static const Glib::ustring get_app_version();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the copyright of the application
+   **/
+  static const Glib::ustring get_app_copyright();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the website of the application
+   **/
+  static const Glib::ustring get_app_website();
+
+  /**
+   * Returns tn alphabetical list of the application's authors
+   **/
+  static const std::vector<Glib::ustring> get_app_authors();
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp b/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
index 2ac749528..9cbc94aea 100644
--- a/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/workspace/actions.cpp
@@ -208,12 +208,11 @@ Actions::on_menu_help_about()
   AboutDialog dialog;
   
   //dialog.set_program_name(AppTitle);
-  dialog.set_version(GtkLumiera::AppVersion);
+  dialog.set_version(GtkLumiera::get_app_version());
   //dialog.set_version(AppState::get("version"));
-  dialog.set_copyright(GtkLumiera::AppCopyright);
-  dialog.set_website(GtkLumiera::AppWebsite);
-  dialog.set_authors(StringArrayHandle(GtkLumiera::AppAuthors,
-    GtkLumiera::AppAuthorCount, OWNERSHIP_NONE));
+  dialog.set_copyright(GtkLumiera::get_app_copyright());
+  dialog.set_website(GtkLumiera::get_app_website());
+  dialog.set_authors(GtkLumiera::get_app_authors());
 
   dialog.set_transient_for(workspaceWindow);
   
diff --git a/src/gui/workspace/workspace-window.cpp b/src/gui/workspace/workspace-window.cpp
index 24557053d..abcce5601 100644
--- a/src/gui/workspace/workspace-window.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/workspace/workspace-window.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void
 WorkspaceWindow::create_ui()
 {    
   //----- Configure the Window -----//
-  set_title(GtkLumiera::AppTitle);
+  set_title(GtkLumiera::get_app_title());
   set_default_size(1024, 768);
 
   //----- Set up the UI Manager -----//