diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e41eb68..45c9f24 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ set(SRC_FILES
     resources/resources.cpp
     resources/qtutilsicons.qrc
 )
+
 set(WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES
     aboutdialog/aboutdialog.h
     enterpassworddialog/enterpassworddialog.h
@@ -68,8 +69,16 @@ set(WIDGETS_UI_FILES
     paletteeditor/paletteeditor.ui
 )
 
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_FILES
+    cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
+    cmake/modules/QtGuiConfig.cmake
+    cmake/modules/JsProviderConfig.cmake
+    cmake/modules/WebViewProviderConfig.cmake
+)
+
 # meta data
 set(META_PROJECT_NAME qtutilities)
+set(META_PROJECT_VARNAME QT_UTILITIES)
 set(META_APP_NAME "Qt Utilities")
 set(META_APP_AUTHOR "Martchus")
 set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
@@ -79,109 +88,10 @@ set(META_VERSION_MINOR 0)
 set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(META_APP_VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH})
 
-# stringification of meta data
-set(META_PROJECT_NAME_STR "\"${META_PROJECT_NAME}\"")
-set(META_APP_NAME_STR "\"${META_APP_NAME}\"")
-set(META_APP_AUTHOR_STR "\"${META_APP_AUTHOR}\"")
-set(META_APP_URL_STR "\"${META_APP_URL}\"")
-set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION_STR "\"${META_APP_DESCRIPTION}\"")
-set(META_APP_VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH})
-set(META_APP_VERSION_STR "\"${META_APP_VERSION}\"")
+# required to include CMake modules from own project directory
+set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules" "${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}")
 
-# define project
-project(${META_PROJECT_NAME})
-
-# add configuration header
-configure_file(
-    "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/config.h.in"
-    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/config.h"
-)
-include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}")
-
-# add windows resource file
-if(MINGW)
-    # create windows rc file from template
-    set(WINDOWS_EXT "dll")
-    configure_file(
-        "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/windows.rc.in"
-        "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/windows.rc"
-    )
-    # set windres as resource compiler
-    set(RES_FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/resources/windows.rc")
-    set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER_INIT windres)
-    set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILE_OBJECT "<CMAKE_RC_COMPILER> <FLAGS> -O coff <DEFINES> -i <SOURCE> -o <OBJECT>")
-    enable_language(RC)
-endif(MINGW)
-
-# remove library prefix when building with mingw-w64 (just for consistancy with qmake)
-if(MINGW)
-    set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_PREFIX "")
-endif(MINGW)
-
-# read cached variables
-set(WIDGETS_GUI "yes" CACHE STRING "enables/disables Qt Widgets specific features: yes (default) or no")
-if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
-    message(STATUS "Building with Qt Widgets specific features.")
-elseif(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "no")
-    message(STATUS "Building WITHOUT Qt Widgets specific features.")
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specification whether to build Qt Widgets specific features is invalid (must be either yes or no).")
-endif()
-set(GUI_QTQUICK "yes" CACHE STRING "enables/disables building Qt Quick specific features: yes (default) or no")
-if(${GUI_QTQUICK} STREQUAL "yes")
-    message(STATUS "Building with Qt Quick specific features.")
-elseif(${GUI_QTQUICK} STREQUAL "no")
-    message(STATUS "Building WITHOUT Qt Quick specific features.")
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specification whether to build Qt Quick specific features is invalid (must be either yes or no).")
-endif()
-
-# enable Qt Widgets specific features
-if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
-    add_definitions(
-        -DGUI_QTWIDGETS
-        -DMODEL_UNDO_SUPPORT
-    )
-endif()
-
-# enable Qt Quick specific features
-if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
-    add_definitions(
-        -DGUI_QTQUICK
-    )
-endif()
-
-# disable new ABI (can't catch ios_base::failure with new ABI)
-add_definitions(
-    -D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0
-)
-
-# enable code for debugging
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    add_definitions(-DDEBUG_BUILD)
-    message(STATUS "Debug build enabled.")
-endif()
-
-# check required Qt 5 modules
-find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
-if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
-    find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
-endif()
-
-# enable moc, uic and rcc
-set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
-set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
-set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
-set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
-
-# stuff which is only required when linking against Qt Widgets
-if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
-    set(WIDGETS_STUFF ${GUI_TYPE} ${WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES} ${WIDGETS_SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_UI_FILES} ${QM_FILES} ${RES_FILES})
-endif()
-
-# executable and linking
-add_library(${META_PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_STUFF} ${RES_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH})
+# configure platform specific capslock detection
 if(WIN32)
     # WinAPI provides functions required for capslock detection
     add_definitions(-DPLATFORM_SPECIFIC_CAPSLOCK_DETECTION)
@@ -189,91 +99,18 @@ else()
     # X11 can provide functions required for capslock detection under non-Windows environments
     find_package(X11)
     if(X11_FOUND)
+        list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${X11_LIBRARIES})
         add_definitions(-DPLATFORM_SPECIFIC_CAPSLOCK_DETECTION -DX_AVAILABLE)
     endif()
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(${META_PROJECT_NAME} c++utilities Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets ${X11_LIBRARIES})
-set_target_properties(${META_PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES
-    VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}
-    SOVERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}
-    CXX_STANDARD 11
-)
-if(MINGW)
-    # enable static library when building with mingw-w64
-    add_library(${META_PROJECT_NAME}_static STATIC ${HEADER_FILES} ${SRC_FILES} ${RES_FILES} ${WINDOWS_ICON_PATH})
-    target_link_libraries(${META_PROJECT_NAME}_static c++utilities Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets ${X11_LIBRARIES})
-    set_target_properties(${META_PROJECT_NAME}_static PROPERTIES
-        VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH}
-        SOVERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}
-        OUTPUT_NAME ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
-        CXX_STANDARD 11
-    )
-endif(MINGW)
 
-# add install target
-install(TARGETS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-    COMPONENT binary
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-    COMPONENT binary
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-    COMPONENT binary
-)
-if(MINGW)
-    install(TARGETS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}_static
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-        COMPONENT binary
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-        COMPONENT binary
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
-        COMPONENT binary
-    )
-endif(MINGW)
-foreach(HEADER_FILE ${HEADER_FILES})
-    get_filename_component(HEADER_DIR ${HEADER_FILE} DIRECTORY)
-    install(
-        FILES ${HEADER_FILE}
-        DESTINATION include/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/${HEADER_DIR}
-        COMPONENT header
-    )
-endforeach()
-if(NOT TARGET install-binary)
-    add_custom_target(install-binary
-        DEPENDS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=binary -P "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake"
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-header)
-    add_custom_target(install-header
-        DEPENDS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=header -P "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake"
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-mingw-w64)
-    add_custom_target(install-mingw-w64
-        DEPENDS install-binary install-header
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-binary-strip)
-    add_custom_target(install-binary-strip
-        DEPENDS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_DO_STRIP=1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=binary -P "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake"
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-mingw-w64-importlib-strip)
-    add_custom_target(install-mingw-w64-importlib-strip
-        DEPENDS install-binary-strip
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin/strip" --strip-unneeded "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/lib${META_PROJECT_NAME}.dll.a"
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-mingw-w64-staticlib-strip)
-    add_custom_target(install-mingw-w64-staticlib-strip
-        DEPENDS install-binary-strip
-        COMMAND "${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin/strip" -g "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/lib${META_PROJECT_NAME}.a"
-    )
-endif()
-if(NOT TARGET install-mingw-w64-strip)
-    add_custom_target(install-mingw-w64-strip
-        DEPENDS install-binary-strip install-mingw-w64-importlib-strip install-mingw-w64-staticlib-strip install-header
-    )
-endif()
+# find c++utilities
+find_package(c++utilities REQUIRED)
+use_cpp_utilities()
+
+# include modules to apply configuration
+include(BasicConfig)
+include(QtGuiConfig)
+include(QtConfig)
+include(WindowsResources)
+include(LibraryTarget)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/JsProviderConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/JsProviderConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03264e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/JsProviderConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# determines the JavaScript provider (either Qt Script or Qt Declarative)
+
+set(JS_PROVIDER "auto" CACHE STRING "specifies the JavaScript provider: auto (default), qml, script or none")
+if(${JS_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "auto")
+    find_package(Qt5Script)
+    if(Qt5Script_FOUND)
+        set(JS_PROVIDER Qt5::Script)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_SCRIPT")
+        message(STATUS "No JavaScript provider explicitly specified, defaulting to Qt Script.")
+    else()
+        find_package(Qt5Qml REQUIRED)
+        set(JS_PROVIDER Qt5::Qml)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_JSENGINE")
+        message(STATUS "No JavaScript provider explicitly specified, defaulting to Qt QML.")
+    endif()
+else()
+    if(${JS_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "script")
+        find_package(Qt5Script REQUIRED)
+        set(JS_PROVIDER Qt5::Script)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_SCRIPT")
+        message(STATUS "Using Qt Script as JavaScript provider.")
+    elseif(${JS_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "qml")
+        find_package(Qt5Qml REQUIRED)
+        set(JS_PROVIDER Qt5::Qml)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_JSENGINE")
+        message(STATUS "Using Qt QML as JavaScript provider.")
+    elseif(${JS_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "none")
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}NO_JSENGINE")
+        message(STATUS "JavaScript provider has been disabled.")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "The specified JavaScript provider '${JS_PROVIDER}' is unknown.")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${JS_PROVIDER})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..631c3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# applies Qt specific configuration
+# for GUI applications, QtGuiAppConfig must be included before
+# after including this module, AppTarget must be included
+
+# add the Core module as it is always required
+# also add additional Qt/KF modules which must have been specified before if required
+# the Gui/Widgets/Quick modules should be added by including QtGuiAppConfig
+set(QT_MODULES Core ${ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES})
+set(KF_MODULES ${ADDITIONAL_KF_MODULES})
+
+# enable lrelease and add install target for localization
+if(TS_FILES)
+    message(STATUS "Project has translations which will be released.")
+
+    # the LinguistTools module is required
+    # (but not add it to QT_MODULES because we don't link against it)
+    find_package(Qt5LinguistTools REQUIRED)
+
+    # adds the translations and a target for it
+    qt5_add_translation(QM_FILES ${TS_FILES})
+    add_custom_target(${META_PROJECT_NAME}_translations ALL DEPENDS ${QM_FILES})
+
+    # add installs and install target for translations
+    install(FILES ${QM_FILES}
+        DESTINATION share/${META_PROJECT_NAME}/translations
+        COMPONENT localization
+    )
+    if(NOT TARGET install-localization)
+        set(LOCALIZATION_TARGET "install-localization")
+        add_custom_target(${LOCALIZATION_TARGET}
+            DEPENDS ${META_PROJECT_NAME}_translations
+            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=localization -P "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake"
+        )
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+# check whether D-Bus interfaces need to be processed
+if(DBUS_FILES)
+    message(STATUS "Project has D-Bus interface declarations which will be processed.")
+    # the D-Bus Qt module is required
+    list(APPEND QT_MODULES DBus)
+endif()
+
+# actually find the required Qt/KF modules
+foreach(QT_MODULE ${QT_MODULES})
+    find_package(Qt5${QT_MODULE} REQUIRED)
+    list(APPEND LIBRARIES Qt5::${QT_MODULE})
+endforeach()
+
+foreach(KF_MODULE ${KF_MODULES})
+    find_package(KF5${KF_MODULE} REQUIRED)
+    list(APPEND LIBRARIES KF5::${KF_MODULE})
+endforeach()
+
+# generate DBus interfaces
+if(DBUS_FILES)
+    qt5_add_dbus_interfaces(SRC_FILES ${DBUS_FILES})
+endif()
+
+# enable moc, uic and rcc
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
+    set(CMAKE_AUTOUIC ON)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/QtGuiConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/QtGuiConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c911e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/QtGuiConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# after including this module, AppConfig must be included
+
+# enable Qt Widgets GUI
+set(WIDGETS_GUI "yes" CACHE STRING "enables/disables building the Qt Widgets GUI: yes (default) or no")
+if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
+    add_definitions(
+        -DGUI_QTWIDGETS
+        -DMODEL_UNDO_SUPPORT
+    )
+    list(APPEND WIDGETS_FILES ${WIDGETS_HEADER_FILES} ${WIDGETS_SRC_FILES} ${WIDGETS_RES_FILES} ${WIDGETS_UI_FILES})
+    if(WIDGETS_FILES)
+        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES Widgets)
+        message(STATUS "Building with Qt Widgets GUI.")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Qt Widgets GUI is not available.")
+    endif()
+elseif(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "no")
+    message(STATUS "Building WITHOUT Qt Widgets GUI.")
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specification whether to build with Qt Widgets GUI is invalid (must be either yes or no).")
+endif()
+
+# enable Qt Quick GUI
+set(QUICK_GUI "yes" CACHE STRING "enables/disables building the Qt Quick GUI: yes (default) or no")
+if(${QUICK_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
+    add_definitions(
+        -DGUI_QTQUICK
+    )
+    list(APPEND QML_FILES ${QML_HEADER_FILES} ${QML_SRC_FILES} ${QML_RES_FILES})
+    if(QML_FILES)
+        list(APPEND ADDITIONAL_QT_MODULES Quick)
+        message(STATUS "Building with Qt Quick GUI.")
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Qt Quick GUI is not available.")
+    endif()
+elseif(${QUICK_GUI} STREQUAL "no")
+    message(STATUS "Building WITHOUT Qt Quick GUI.")
+else()
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Specification whether to build with Qt Quick GUI is invalid (must be either yes or no).")
+endif()
+
+# set "GUI-type" to WIN32 to hide console under windows
+if(WIN32)
+    if(${WIDGETS_GUI} STREQUAL "yes" or ${QUICK_GUI} STREQUAL "yes")
+        list(APPEND QT_MODULES Gui)
+        set(GUI_TYPE WIN32)
+    endif()
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/WebViewProviderConfig.cmake b/cmake/modules/WebViewProviderConfig.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..642ddce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/modules/WebViewProviderConfig.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# determines the web view provider (either Qt WebKit or Qt WebEngine)
+
+set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER "auto" CACHE STRING "specifies the web view provider: auto (default), webkit, webengine or none")
+if(${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "auto")
+    find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets)
+    if(Qt5WebKitWidgets_FOUND)
+        set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER Qt5::WebKitWidgets)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_WEBKIT")
+        message(STATUS "No web view provider explicitly specified, defaulting to Qt WebKit.")
+    else()
+        find_package(Qt5WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
+        set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER Qt5::WebEngineWidgets)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_WEBENGINE")
+        message(STATUS "No web view provider explicitly specified, defaulting to Qt WebEngine.")
+    endif()
+else()
+    if(${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "webkit")
+        find_package(Qt5WebKitWidgets REQUIRED)
+        set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER Qt5::WebKitWidgets)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_WEBKIT")
+        message(STATUS "Using Qt WebKit as webview provider.")
+    elseif(${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "webengine")
+        find_package(Qt5WebEngineWidgets REQUIRED)
+        set(WEBVIEW_PROVIDER Qt5::WebEngineWidgets)
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}USE_WEBENGINE")
+        message(STATUS "Using Qt WebEngine as webview provider.")
+    elseif(${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER} STREQUAL "none")
+        set(JS_DEFINITION "-D${META_PROJECT_NAME}NO_WEBVIEW")
+        message(STATUS "Webview has been disabled.")
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "The specified web view provider '${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER}' is unknown.")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+list(APPEND LIBRARIES ${WEBVIEW_PROVIDER})
diff --git a/general.pri b/general.pri
deleted file mode 100644
index f417d7d..0000000
--- a/general.pri
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# specify build directories for moc, object and rcc files
-MOC_DIR = ./moc
-OBJECTS_DIR = ./obj
-RCC_DIR = ./res
-
-# compiler flags: enable C++11
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-QMAKE_LFLAGS += -std=c++11
-
-# disable new ABI (can't catch ios_base::failure with new ABI)
-DEFINES += _GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0
-
-# variables to check target architecture
-win32-g++:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = $$QMAKE_HOST.arch
-win32-g++-32:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = x86
-win32-g++-64:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = x86_64
-linux-g++:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = $$QMAKE_HOST.arch
-linux-g++-32:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = x86
-linux-g++-64:QMAKE_TARGET.arch = x86_64
-
-# determine and print target prefix
-targetprefix = $$(TARGET_PREFIX)
-message("Using target prefix \"$${targetprefix}\".")
-
-# print install root
-message("Using install root \"$$(INSTALL_ROOT)\".")
-
-# set target
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-    TARGET = $${targetprefix}$${projectname}d
-} else {
-    TARGET = $${targetprefix}$${projectname}
-}
-
-# add defines for meta data
-DEFINES += "APP_METADATA_AVAIL"
-DEFINES += "'PROJECT_NAME=\"$${projectname}\"'"
-DEFINES += "'APP_NAME=\"$${appname}\"'"
-DEFINES += "'APP_AUTHOR=\"$${appauthor}\"'"
-DEFINES += "'APP_URL=\"$${appurl}\"'"
-DEFINES += "'APP_VERSION=\"$${VERSION}\"'"
-
-# configure Qt modules and defines
-mobile {
-    DEFINES += CONFIG_MOBILE
-} else:desktop {
-    DEFINES += CONFIG_DESKTOP
-} else:android {
-    CONFIG += mobile
-    DEFINES += CONFIG_MOBILE
-} else {
-    CONFIG += desktop
-    DEFINES += CONFIG_DESKTOP
-}
-no-gui {
-    QT -= gui
-    DEFINES += GUI_NONE
-    guiqtquick || guiqtwidgets {
-        error("Can not use no-gui with guiqtquick or guiqtwidgets.")
-    } else {
-        message("Configured for no GUI support.")
-    }
-} else {
-    QT += gui
-    mobile {
-        CONFIG += guiqtquick
-    }
-    desktop {
-        CONFIG += guiqtwidgets
-    }
-}
-guiqtquick {
-    message("Configured for Qt Quick GUI support.")
-    QT += quick
-    CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-        CONFIG += qml_debug
-    }
-    DEFINES += GUI_QTQUICK
-}
-guiqtwidgets {
-    message("Configured for Qt widgets GUI support.")
-    QT += widgets
-    DEFINES += GUI_QTWIDGETS
-    DEFINES += MODEL_UNDO_SUPPORT
-}
-
-# configuration for cross compliation with mingw-w64
-win32 {
-    QMAKE_TARGET_PRODUCT = "$${appname}"
-    QMAKE_TARGET_COPYRIGHT = "by $${appauthor}"
-}
-mingw-w64-manualstrip-dll {
-    QMAKE_POST_LINK=$${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/$(TARGET); \
-        $${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/lib$(TARGET).a
-}
-mingw-w64-manualstrip-exe {
-    QMAKE_POST_LINK=$${CROSS_COMPILE}strip --strip-unneeded ./release/$(TARGET)
-}
-mingw-w64-noversion {
-    TARGET_EXT = ".dll"
-    TARGET_VERSION_EXT = ""
-    CONFIG += skip_target_version_ext
-}
diff --git a/qtutilities.pro b/qtutilities.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index ea41bce..0000000
--- a/qtutilities.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-# meta data
-projectname = qtutilities
-appname = "Qt Utilities"
-appauthor = Martchus
-QMAKE_TARGET_DESCRIPTION = "Common Qt related C++ classes and routines used by my applications such as dialogs, widgets and models."
-VERSION = 3.1.1
-
-# include ../../common.pri when building as part of a subdirs project; otherwise include general.pri
-!include(../../common.pri) {
-    !include(./general.pri) {
-        error("Couldn't find the common.pri or the general.pri file!")
-    }
-}
-
-# basic configuration: shared library
-TEMPLATE = lib
-QT += core gui
-CONFIG += shared
-
-# enable platform specific capslock detection (for password dialog)
-CONFIG(noplatformspecificcapslockdetection, noplatformspecificcapslockdetection|platformspecificcapslockdetection) {
-    DEFINES -= PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_CAPSLOCK_DETECTION
-} else {
-    DEFINES += PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_CAPSLOCK_DETECTION
-}
-
-# add project files
-HEADERS += \
-    resources/resources.h \
-    models/checklistmodel.h \
-    resources/qtconfigarguments.h \
-    misc/dialogutils.h \
-    misc/desktoputils.h \
-    misc/xmlparsermacros.h \
-    misc/undefxmlparsermacros.h \
-    misc/trylocker.h \
-    misc/adoptlocker.h
-
-SOURCES += resources/resources.cpp \
-    models/checklistmodel.cpp \
-    resources/qtconfigarguments.cpp \
-    misc/dialogutils.cpp \
-    misc/desktoputils.cpp
-
-contains(DEFINES, GUI_QTWIDGETS) {
-    HEADERS += \
-        aboutdialog/aboutdialog.h \
-        enterpassworddialog/enterpassworddialog.h \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategorymodel.h \
-        settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategory.h \
-        settingsdialog/optionpage.h \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategoryfiltermodel.h \
-        widgets/clearlineedit.h \
-        widgets/iconbutton.h \
-        widgets/buttonoverlay.h \
-        widgets/clearcombobox.h \
-        widgets/clearspinbox.h \
-        widgets/clearplaintextedit.h
-
-    SOURCES += \
-        aboutdialog/aboutdialog.cpp \
-        enterpassworddialog/enterpassworddialog.cpp \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategorymodel.cpp \
-        settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp \
-        settingsdialog/optionpage.cpp \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategory.cpp \
-        settingsdialog/optioncategoryfiltermodel.cpp \
-        widgets/clearlineedit.cpp \
-        widgets/iconbutton.cpp \
-        widgets/buttonoverlay.cpp \
-        widgets/clearcombobox.cpp \
-        widgets/clearspinbox.cpp \
-        widgets/clearplaintextedit.cpp
-
-    FORMS += \
-        aboutdialog/aboutdialog.ui \
-        enterpassworddialog/enterpassworddialog.ui \
-        settingsdialog/settingsdialog.ui
-}
-
-RESOURCES += \
-    resources/qtutilsicons.qrc
-
-OTHER_FILES += \
-    README.md \
-    LICENSE \
-    CMakeLists.txt \
-    resources/config.h.in \
-    resources/windows.rc.in
-
-
-# add libs
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
-    LIBS += -lc++utilitiesd
-} else {
-    LIBS += -lc++utilities
-}
-contains(DEFINES, PLATFORM_SPECIFIC_CAPSLOCK_DETECTION) {
-    x11 {
-        LIBS += -lX11
-        DEFINES += X_AVAILABLE
-    }
-}
-
-# installs
-mingw-w64-install {
-    target.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)
-    target.extra = install -m755 -D $${OUT_PWD}/release/lib$(TARGET).a $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib/lib$(TARGET).a
-    INSTALLS += target
-    dlltarget.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)
-    dlltarget.extra = install -m755 -D $${OUT_PWD}/release/$(TARGET) $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/bin/$(TARGET)
-    INSTALLS += dlltarget
-} else {
-    target.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/lib
-    INSTALLS += target
-}
-for(dir, $$list(aboutdialog enterpassworddialog models resources settingsdialog widgets misc)) {
-    eval(inc_$${dir} = $${dir})
-    inc_$${dir}.path = $$(INSTALL_ROOT)/include/$$projectname/$${dir}
-    inc_$${dir}.files = $${dir}/*.h
-    INSTALLS += inc_$${dir}
-}
diff --git a/resources/config.h.in b/resources/config.h.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f9ca46..0000000
--- a/resources/config.h.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef APP_METADATA_AVAIL
-#define APP_METADATA_AVAIL
-#define PROJECT_NAME @META_PROJECT_NAME_STR@
-#define APP_NAME @META_APP_NAME_STR@
-#define APP_VERSION @META_APP_VERSION_STR@
-#define APP_AUTHOR @META_APP_AUTHOR_STR@
-#define APP_URL @META_APP_URL_STR@
-#define APP_DESCRIPTION @META_APP_DESCRIPTION_STR@
-#endif // APP_METADATA_AVAIL
diff --git a/resources/windows.rc.in b/resources/windows.rc.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 82b5923..0000000
--- a/resources/windows.rc.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# if defined(UNDER_CE)
-#  include <winbase.h>
-# else
-#  include <windows.h>
-# endif
-
-@WINDOWS_ICON_RC_ENTRY@
-
-VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
-    FILEVERSION @META_VERSION_MAJOR@,@META_VERSION_MINOR@,@META_VERSION_PATCH@,0
-    PRODUCTVERSION @META_VERSION_MAJOR@,@META_VERSION_MINOR@,@META_VERSION_PATCH@,0
-    FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-    FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
-#else
-    FILEFLAGS 0x0L
-#endif
-    FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
-    FILETYPE VFT_DLL
-    FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
-    BEGIN
-        BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
-        BEGIN
-            BLOCK "040904b0"
-            BEGIN
-                VALUE "CompanyName", "@META_APP_AUTHOR@\0"
-                VALUE "FileDescription", "@META_APP_DESCRIPTION@\0"
-                VALUE "FileVersion", "@META_APP_VERSION@\0"
-                VALUE "LegalCopyright", "by @META_APP_AUTHOR@\0"
-                VALUE "OriginalFilename", "@META_PROJECT_NAME@.@WINDOWS_EXT@\0"
-                VALUE "ProductName", "@META_APP_NAME@\0"
-                VALUE "ProductVersion", "@META_APP_VERSION@\0"
-            END
-        END
-        BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
-        BEGIN
-            VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 1200
-        END
-    END
-/* End of Version info */
diff --git a/widgets/pathselection.cpp b/widgets/pathselection.cpp
index 003b2bf..7b66570 100644
--- a/widgets/pathselection.cpp
+++ b/widgets/pathselection.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <c++utilities/io/path.h>
 
+#ifndef SEARCH_PATH_SEP_CHAR
+# error "wtf"
+#endif
+
 #include <qtutilities/misc/desktoputils.h>
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>