Index: trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm
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--- trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm	(revision 466)
+++ trunk/ChameleonPrefPane/Sources/PreferencesControllerBase.mm	(revision 467)
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@
 		{
 			int val = (s.length()>0 ?  1 : 0 );
 			[(NSButton*)optionID setIntValue: val ];
-			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setStringValue: 
-			 [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: s.c_str()] ];
+			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setStringValue: [NSString stringWithUTF8String: s.c_str()] ];
 			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEnabled: val ? true : false]; 
 			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEditable: val ? true : false]; 
 		}
@@ -200,8 +199,7 @@
 		{
 			int val = (s.length()>0 ?  1 : 0 );
 			[(NSButton*)optionID setIntValue: val ];
-			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setStringValue: 
-				[[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: s.c_str()] ];
+			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setStringValue: [NSString stringWithUTF8String: s.c_str()] ];
 			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEnabled: val ? true: false]; 
 			[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEditable: val ? true : false]; 
 		}
@@ -217,16 +215,15 @@
 				if(bod->Type==OptionKernel)
 				{
 					[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setStringValue: 
-					 [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String: 
-						kernelFlags.rightMember(s).c_str()] ];
+					 [NSString stringWithUTF8String: kernelFlags.rightMember(s).c_str()] ];
 					[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEnabled: true]; 
 					[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEditable: true]; 
 				}
 
 			}
 			else
-			{ // set the default for thiso option 
-				[(NSButton*)optionID setIntValue: (bod->Default[0] ? 1 :0) ];
+			{ // set the default for this option
+				[(NSButton*)optionID setIntValue: (bod->Default && bod->Default[0] ? 1 : 0) ];
 				if(bod->Type==OptionKernel)
 				{
 					[(NSTextField*) bod->contentID setEnabled: false];