diff --git a/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.cpp
index 6b50ad3cf10..85c11241490 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,39 @@
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 #include <QtCore/QPointer>
 
+#include <QtGui/QPushButton>
+
 enum { debug = 0 };
 
 namespace Core {
 namespace Utils {
 
+// QActionPushButton: A push button tied to an action
+// (similar to a QToolButton)
+class QActionPushButton : public QPushButton {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit QActionPushButton(QAction *a);
+
+private slots:
+    void actionChanged();
+};
+
+QActionPushButton::QActionPushButton(QAction *a) :
+     QPushButton(a->icon(), a->text())
+{
+    connect(a, SIGNAL(changed()), this, SLOT(actionChanged()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(clicked()), a, SLOT(trigger()));
+    setEnabled(a->isEnabled());
+}
+
+void QActionPushButton::actionChanged()
+{
+    if (const QAction *a = qobject_cast<QAction*>(sender()))
+        setEnabled(a->isEnabled());
+}
+
+// -----------  SubmitEditorWidgetPrivate
 struct SubmitEditorWidgetPrivate
 {
     SubmitEditorWidgetPrivate();
@@ -99,13 +127,15 @@ void SubmitEditorWidget::registerActions(QAction *editorUndoAction,  QAction *ed
             qDebug() << submitAction << m_d->m_ui.fileList->count() << "items" << m_d->m_filesChecked;
         submitAction->setEnabled(m_d->m_filesChecked);
         connect(this, SIGNAL(fileCheckStateChanged(bool)), submitAction, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
+        m_d->m_ui.buttonLayout->addWidget(new QActionPushButton(submitAction));
     }
     if (diffAction) {
         if (debug)
             qDebug() << diffAction << m_d->m_filesSelected;
-         diffAction->setEnabled(m_d->m_filesSelected);
-         connect(this, SIGNAL(fileSelectionChanged(bool)), diffAction, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
-         connect(diffAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(triggerDiffSelected()));
+        diffAction->setEnabled(m_d->m_filesSelected);
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(fileSelectionChanged(bool)), diffAction, SLOT(setEnabled(bool)));
+        connect(diffAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(triggerDiffSelected()));
+        m_d->m_ui.buttonLayout->addWidget(new QActionPushButton(diffAction));
     }
 }
 
@@ -305,3 +335,5 @@ void SubmitEditorWidget::insertTopWidget(QWidget *w)
 
 } // namespace Utils
 } // namespace Core
+
+#include "submiteditorwidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.ui b/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.ui
index 4971f7e72d0..69eed91eb32 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.ui
+++ b/src/libs/utils/submiteditorwidget.ui
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="buttonLayout">
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index f7bba284410..6b3eb20ad7f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ QString GitClient::readConfig(const QString &workingDirectory, const QStringList
 
     QByteArray outputText;
     if (synchronousGit(workingDirectory, arguments, &outputText))
-        return outputText;
+        return QString::fromLocal8Bit(outputText);
     return QString();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitconstants.h b/src/plugins/git/gitconstants.h
index 935310f68ea..98676249131 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitconstants.h
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ const char * const SUBMIT_CURRENT = "Nokia.Git.SubmitCurrentLog";
 const char * const DIFF_SELECTED = "Nokia.Git.DiffSelectedFilesInLog";
 const char * const SUBMIT_MIMETYPE = "application/vnd.nokia.text.git.submit";
 
-// TODO: For the moment, trust p4 is loaded...
-const char * const ICON_SUBMIT = ":/trolltech.perforce/images/submit.png";
-const char * const ICON_DIFF = ":/trolltech.perforce/images/diff.png";
-
 const char * const DIFF_FILE_INDICATOR = "--- ";
 enum { debug = 0 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index 6ee7bab39b0..29bca45779a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -354,12 +354,12 @@ bool GitPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *error_message)
     // Submit editor
     QList<int> submitContext;
     submitContext.push_back(m_core->uniqueIDManager()->uniqueIdentifier(QLatin1String(Constants::C_GITSUBMITEDITOR)));
-    m_submitCurrentAction = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_SUBMIT), tr("Commit"), this);
+    m_submitCurrentAction = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::submitIcon(), tr("Commit"), this);
     command = actionManager->registerAction(m_submitCurrentAction, Constants::SUBMIT_CURRENT, submitContext);
     // TODO
     connect(m_submitCurrentAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(submitCurrentLog()));
 
-    m_diffSelectedFilesAction = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_DIFF), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
+    m_diffSelectedFilesAction = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::diffIcon(), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
     command = actionManager->registerAction(m_diffSelectedFilesAction, Constants::DIFF_SELECTED, submitContext);
 
     m_undoAction = new QAction(tr("&Undo"), this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
index 99400952f18..5d5cb0a2ef3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmiteditorwidget.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ GitSubmitEditorWidget::GitSubmitEditorWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 void GitSubmitEditorWidget::setPanelInfo(const GitSubmitEditorPanelInfo &info)
 {
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.repositoryLabel->setText(info.repository);
-    m_gitSubmitPanelUi.descriptionLabel->setText(info.description);
     m_gitSubmitPanelUi.branchLabel->setText(info.branch);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
index 8a42052a995..d408eeab11d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsubmitpanel.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>201</width>
-    <height>210</height>
+    <height>189</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
       <string>General Information</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QFormLayout" name="infoFormLayout">
+      <property name="fieldGrowthPolicy">
+       <enum>QFormLayout::ExpandingFieldsGrow</enum>
+      </property>
       <item row="0" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="repositoryLabelLabel">
         <property name="text">
@@ -32,30 +35,13 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="descriptionLabelLabel">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Description:</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="1" column="1">
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="descriptionLabel">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>description</string>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="2" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="branchLabelLabel">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Branch:</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-      <item row="2" column="1">
+      <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="branchLabel">
         <property name="text">
          <string>branch</string>
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforce.qrc b/src/plugins/perforce/perforce.qrc
index de0db02a3d9..3605faa03b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforce.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforce.qrc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/trolltech.perforce" >
-        <file>images/diff.png</file>
-        <file>images/submit.png</file>
         <file>Perforce.mimetypes.xml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceconstants.h b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceconstants.h
index 87072a01ad4..95c9f64ca6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceconstants.h
@@ -42,14 +42,10 @@ const char * const C_PERFORCEEDITOR  = "Perforce Editor";
 const char * const PERFORCEEDITOR_KIND  = "Perforce Editor";
 const char * const C_PERFORCESUBMITEDITOR  = "Perforce Submit Editor";
 const char * const PERFORCESUBMITEDITOR_KIND  = "Perforce Submit Editor";
-const char * const ICON_SUBMIT = ":/trolltech.perforce/images/submit.png";
-const char * const ICON_DIFF = ":/trolltech.perforce/images/diff.png";
 const char * const SUBMIT_CURRENT = "Nokia.Perforce.SubmitCurrentLog";
 const char * const DIFF_SELECTED = "Nokia.Perforce.DiffSelectedFilesInLog";
 const char * const SUBMIT_MIMETYPE = "application/vnd.nokia.text.p4.submit";
-
 enum { debug = 0 };
-
 } // Internal
 } // Perforce
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
index 60ffa06e99c..7f71282fbbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perforce/perforceplugin.cpp
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ bool PerforcePlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *erro
     connect(m_filelogAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(filelog()));
     mperforce->addAction(command);
 
-    m_submitCurrentLogAction = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_SUBMIT), tr("Submit"), this);
+    m_submitCurrentLogAction = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::submitIcon(), tr("Submit"), this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_submitCurrentLogAction, Constants::SUBMIT_CURRENT, perforcesubmitcontext);
     connect(m_submitCurrentLogAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(submitCurrentLog()));
 
-    m_diffSelectedFiles = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_DIFF), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
+    m_diffSelectedFiles = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::diffIcon(), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
     command = am->registerAction(m_diffSelectedFiles, Constants::DIFF_SELECTED, perforcesubmitcontext);
 
     m_undoAction = new QAction(tr("&Undo"), this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/images/diff.png b/src/plugins/subversion/images/diff.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b3597f9ff85..00000000000
Binary files a/src/plugins/subversion/images/diff.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/images/submit.png b/src/plugins/subversion/images/submit.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f302302b9e..00000000000
Binary files a/src/plugins/subversion/images/submit.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversion.qrc b/src/plugins/subversion/subversion.qrc
index 7fa3a2a31e1..51c899c701a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversion.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversion.qrc
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <RCC>
     <qresource prefix="/trolltech.subversion" >
-        <file>images/diff.png</file>
-        <file>images/submit.png</file>
         <file>Subversion.mimetypes.xml</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionconstants.h b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionconstants.h
index 9445926d838..6b2e9d34167 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionconstants.h
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionconstants.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ const char * const SUBVERSIONEDITOR  = "Subversion Editor";
 const char * const SUBVERSIONEDITOR_KIND  = "Subversion Editor";
 const char * const SUBVERSIONCOMMITEDITOR  = "Subversion Commit Editor";
 const char * const SUBVERSIONCOMMITEDITOR_KIND  = "Subversion Commit Editor";
-const char * const ICON_SUBMIT = ":/trolltech.subversion/images/submit.png";
-const char * const ICON_DIFF = ":/trolltech.subversion/images/diff.png";
 const char * const SUBMIT_CURRENT = "Nokia.Subversion.SubmitCurrentLog";
 const char * const DIFF_SELECTED = "Nokia.Subversion.DiffSelectedFilesInLog";
 enum { debug = 0 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
index 63c451f85c0..6532a9d4335 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ bool SubversionPlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *er
     QList<int> svncommitcontext;
     svncommitcontext << m_coreInstance->uniqueIDManager()->uniqueIdentifier(Constants::SUBVERSIONCOMMITEDITOR);
 
-    m_submitCurrentLogAction = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_SUBMIT), tr("Commit"), this);
+    m_submitCurrentLogAction = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::submitIcon(), tr("Commit"), this);
     command = ami->registerAction(m_submitCurrentLogAction, Constants::SUBMIT_CURRENT, svncommitcontext);
     connect(m_submitCurrentLogAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(submitCurrentLog()));
 
-    m_submitDiffAction = new QAction(QIcon(Constants::ICON_DIFF), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
+    m_submitDiffAction = new QAction(VCSBase::VCSBaseSubmitEditor::diffIcon(), tr("Diff Selected Files"), this);
     command = ami->registerAction(m_submitDiffAction , Constants::DIFF_SELECTED, svncommitcontext);
 
     m_submitUndoAction = new QAction(tr("&Undo"), this);
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/images/diff.png b/src/plugins/vcsbase/images/diff.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/perforce/images/diff.png
rename to src/plugins/vcsbase/images/diff.png
diff --git a/src/plugins/perforce/images/submit.png b/src/plugins/vcsbase/images/submit.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/plugins/perforce/images/submit.png
rename to src/plugins/vcsbase/images/submit.png
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qrc b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qrc
index 648425980aa..f4fa641bf5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qrc
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qrc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <RCC>
-    <qresource prefix="/trolltech.vcsbase" >
+    <qresource prefix="/vcsbase" >
         <file>VCSBase.mimetypes.xml</file>
+        <file>images/diff.png</file>
+        <file>images/submit.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
index f8a89c1eca3..f5a480126ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseplugin.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool VCSBasePlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *error
 {
     Core::ICore *core = ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::instance()->getObject<Core::ICore>();
 
-    if (!core->mimeDatabase()->addMimeTypes(QLatin1String(":/trolltech.vcsbase/VCSBase.mimetypes.xml"), errorMessage))
+    if (!core->mimeDatabase()->addMimeTypes(QLatin1String(":/vcsbase/VCSBase.mimetypes.xml"), errorMessage))
         return false;
 
     return true;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool VCSBasePlugin::initialize(const QStringList & /*arguments*/, QString *error
 void VCSBasePlugin::extensionsInitialized()
 {
 }
-    
+
 VCSBasePlugin *VCSBasePlugin::instance()
 {
     return m_instance;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
index 3960ca6c75f..3ac864f9ab4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QDebug>
 
 enum { debug = 0 };
+enum { wantToolBar = 0 };
 
 static inline QAction *actionFromId(const Core::ICore *core, const char *id)
 {
@@ -187,8 +188,27 @@ const char *VCSBaseSubmitEditor::kind() const
     return m_d->m_parameters->kind;
 }
 
+static QToolBar *createToolBar(const QWidget *someWidget, QAction *submitAction, QAction *diffAction)
+{
+    // Create
+    QToolBar *toolBar = new QToolBar;
+    toolBar->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
+    const int size = someWidget->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize);
+    toolBar->setIconSize(QSize(size, size));
+    toolBar->addSeparator();
+
+    if (submitAction)
+        toolBar->addAction(submitAction);
+    if (diffAction)
+        toolBar->addAction(diffAction);
+    return toolBar;
+}
+
 QToolBar *VCSBaseSubmitEditor::toolBar()
 {
+    if (!wantToolBar)
+        return 0;
+
     if (m_d->m_toolWidget)
         return m_d->m_toolWidget;
 
@@ -196,18 +216,8 @@ QToolBar *VCSBaseSubmitEditor::toolBar()
         return 0;
 
     // Create
-    QToolBar *toolBar = new QToolBar;
-    toolBar->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
-    const int size = m_d->m_widget->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize);
-    toolBar->setIconSize(QSize(size, size));
-    toolBar->addSeparator();
-
-    if (m_d->m_submitAction)
-        toolBar->addAction(m_d->m_submitAction);
-    if (m_d->m_diffAction)
-        toolBar->addAction(m_d->m_diffAction);
-    m_d->m_toolWidget = toolBar;
-    return toolBar;
+    m_d->m_toolWidget = createToolBar(m_d->m_widget, m_d->m_submitAction, m_d->m_diffAction);
+    return m_d->m_toolWidget;
 }
 
 QList<int> VCSBaseSubmitEditor::context() const
@@ -279,4 +289,14 @@ bool VCSBaseSubmitEditor::setFileContents(const QString &contents)
     return true;
 }
 
-} // namespace VCSBase
+QIcon VCSBaseSubmitEditor::diffIcon()
+{
+    return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/vcsbase/images/diff.png"));
+}
+
+QIcon VCSBaseSubmitEditor::submitIcon()
+{
+    return QIcon(QLatin1String(":/vcsbase/images/submit.png"));
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.h
index 796f5c6129f..dcaf7cf89d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbasesubmiteditor.h
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 
 #include <QtCore/QList>
 
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+class QIcon;
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
 namespace Core {
     namespace Utils {
         class SubmitEditorWidget;
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ public:
     void setFileList(const QStringList&);
     void addFiles(const QStringList&, bool checked = true, bool userCheckable = true);
 
+    // Utilities returning some predefined icons for actions
+    static QIcon diffIcon();
+    static QIcon submitIcon();
+
 signals:
     void diffSelectedFiles(const QStringList &files);