diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
index d6a687d72..d11d5fd43 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <retroshare/rsforums.h>
 #include "gui/forums/CreateForumMsg.h"
-
+#include "gui/chat/HandleRichText.h"
 
 /****
  * #define DEBUG_ITEM 1
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void ForumMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		titleLabel->setText("Unknown Forum Post");
+		titleLabel->setText(tr("Unknown Forum Post"));
 	}
 
 	/* get actual Message */
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ForumMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 		{
 			prevSHLabel->setText("Subject: ");
 			prevSubLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.title));
-			prevMsgLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.msg));
+			prevMsgLabel->setText(RsHtml::formatText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.msg), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 			
             QDateTime qtime;
             qtime.setTime_t(msg.ts);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void ForumMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 		else
 		{
 			nextSubLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.title));
-			nextMsgLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.msg));
+			nextMsgLabel->setText(RsHtml::formatText(QString::fromStdWString(msg.msg), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 			
 			QDateTime qtime;
             qtime.setTime_t(msg.ts);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void ForumMsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 			if (rsForums->getForumMessage(mForumId, msg.parentId, msgParent))
 			{
 				prevSubLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msgParent.title));
-				prevMsgLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(msgParent.msg));
+				prevMsgLabel->setText(RsHtml::formatText(QString::fromStdWString(msgParent.msg), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
index 205cea2a7..0f57ca026 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.ui
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="pixmap">
-           <pixmap resource="../images.qrc">:/images/konversation.png</pixmap>
+           <pixmap>:/images/konversation.png</pixmap>
           </property>
           <property name="alignment">
            <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/replymail24.png</normaloff>:/images/replymail24.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
+             <property name="openExternalLinks">
+              <bool>true</bool>
+             </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
            <item>
@@ -496,6 +499,9 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>true</bool>
              </property>
+             <property name="openExternalLinks">
+              <bool>true</bool>
+             </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
           </layout>
@@ -508,8 +514,6 @@ border-radius: 10px}</string>
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
index c78ae4ec0..662e43ef9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "FeedHolder.h"
 #include "SubFileItem.h"
 #include "gui/msgs/MessageComposer.h"
+#include "gui/chat/HandleRichText.h"
 
 #include <retroshare/rsmsgs.h>
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
@@ -81,18 +82,18 @@ void MsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 	mPeerId = mi.srcId;
 
 	QString title;
-        QString timestamp;
+	QString timestamp;
 	QString srcName = QString::fromStdString(rsPeers->getPeerName(mi.srcId));
 
 	{
 		QDateTime qtime;
 		qtime.setTime_t(mi.ts);
-                timestamp = qtime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
+		timestamp = qtime.toString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss");
 	}
 
 	if (!mIsHome)
 	{
-		title = "Message From: ";
+		title = tr("Message From") + ": ";
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -101,15 +102,15 @@ void MsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 		switch(box)
 		{
 			case RS_MSG_SENTBOX:
-				title = "Sent Msg: ";
+				title = tr("Sent Msg") + ": ";
 				replyButton->setEnabled(false);
 				break;
 			case RS_MSG_DRAFTBOX:
-				title = "Draft Msg: ";
+				title = tr("Draft Msg") + ": ";
 				replyButton->setEnabled(false);
 				break;
 			case RS_MSG_OUTBOX:
-				title = "Pending Msg: ";
+				title = tr("Pending Msg") + ": ";
 				//deleteButton->setEnabled(false);
 				replyButton->setEnabled(false);
 				break;
@@ -121,11 +122,10 @@ void MsgItem::updateItemStatic()
 	}
 	title += srcName + " @ " + timestamp;
 
-
 	titleLabel->setText(title);
 	subjectLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(mi.title));
 		
-	msgLabel->setText(QString::fromStdWString(mi.msg));
+	msgLabel->setText(RsHtml::formatText(QString::fromStdWString(mi.msg), RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS | RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
 	std::list<FileInfo>::iterator it;
 	for(it = mi.files.begin(); it != mi.files.end(); it++)
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
index f79fa3ca9..0565daf15 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</normaloff>:/images/edit_add24.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
            <string/>
           </property>
           <property name="icon">
-           <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+           <iconset>
             <normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</normaloff>:/images/close_normal.png</iconset>
           </property>
          </widget>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
          <string>Reply Message</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
-         <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+         <iconset>
           <normaloff>:/images/mail_reply.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_reply.png</iconset>
         </property>
         <property name="toolButtonStyle">
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
          <string/>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
-         <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+         <iconset>
           <normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</normaloff>:/images/mail_delete.png</iconset>
         </property>
        </widget>
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
          <string/>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
-         <iconset resource="../images.qrc">
+         <iconset>
           <normaloff>:/images/startall.png</normaloff>:/images/startall.png</iconset>
         </property>
        </widget>
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
            <property name="wordWrap">
             <bool>true</bool>
            </property>
+           <property name="openExternalLinks">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>
@@ -272,8 +275,6 @@ stop: 0 #2291E0, stop: 1 #3EB3FF);
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../images.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections/>
 </ui>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm
index f54cd028b..cb7e9c3b0 100644
Binary files a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm and b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.qm differ
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
index 6e84c1f39..0a88f83b4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/lang/retroshare_de.ts
@@ -2423,7 +2423,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <translation>Als Antwort auf</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location line="+49"/>
+        <location line="+51"/>
         <source>RetroShare</source>
         <translation></translation>
     </message>
@@ -3446,12 +3446,12 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     <message>
         <location line="+57"/>
         <location line="+134"/>
-        <location line="+116"/>
+        <location line="+119"/>
         <source>Subject: </source>
         <translation>Betreff:</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location line="-191"/>
+        <location line="-194"/>
         <source>Unsubscribe To Forum</source>
         <translation>Forum abbestellen</translation>
     </message>
@@ -3461,7 +3461,12 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <translation>Antwort</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp" line="+137"/>
+        <location filename="../gui/feeds/ForumMsgItem.cpp" line="+92"/>
+        <source>Unknown Forum Post</source>
+        <translation>Unbekannter Forumbeitrag</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location line="+45"/>
         <source>In Reply to</source>
         <translation>Als Antwort auf</translation>
     </message>
@@ -6578,7 +6583,27 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
         <translation>Auf Nachricht antworten</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="../gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp" line="-6"/>
+        <location filename="../gui/feeds/MsgItem.cpp" line="-107"/>
+        <source>Message From</source>
+        <translation>Nachricht von</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location line="+9"/>
+        <source>Sent Msg</source>
+        <translation>Gesendet</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location line="+4"/>
+        <source>Draft Msg</source>
+        <translation>Entwurf</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location line="+4"/>
+        <source>Pending Msg</source>
+        <translation>Wartend</translation>
+    </message>
+    <message>
+        <location line="+84"/>
         <source>Hide</source>
         <translation>Verbergen</translation>
     </message>