diff --git a/effects/coverswitch_config.ui b/effects/coverswitch_config.ui
index 5f2c252e63..ed3df3e0f7 100644
--- a/effects/coverswitch_config.ui
+++ b/effects/coverswitch_config.ui
@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@
       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2" >
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkAnimateSwitch" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>Animate &amp;Switch</string>
+         <string>Animate &amp;switch</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2" >
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkAnimateStart" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>Animation on Tab Box &amp;open</string>
+         <string>Animation on tab box &amp;open</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="2" column="0" colspan="2" >
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkAnimateStop" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>Animation on Tab Box &amp;close</string>
+         <string>Animation on tab box &amp;close</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       <item row="4" column="0" >
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>&amp;Animation Duration:</string>
+         <string>&amp;Animation duration:</string>
         </property>
         <property name="buddy" >
          <cstring>spinDuration</cstring>
diff --git a/effects/flipswitch_config.ui b/effects/flipswitch_config.ui
index fe9b03ccfa..7005da3949 100644
--- a/effects/flipswitch_config.ui
+++ b/effects/flipswitch_config.ui
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
       <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2" >
        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkAnimateFlip" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>Animate &amp;Flip</string>
+         <string>Animate &amp;flip</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item row="1" column="0" >
        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
         <property name="text" >
-         <string>F&amp;lip Animation Duration:</string>
+         <string>F&amp;lip Animation duration:</string>
         </property>
         <property name="buddy" >
          <cstring>spinFlipDuration</cstring>
diff --git a/effects/showfps_config.ui b/effects/showfps_config.ui
index 9e34304d0b..85592cec94 100644
--- a/effects/showfps_config.ui
+++ b/effects/showfps_config.ui
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
           <property name="text" >
-           <string>Text Position</string>
+           <string>Text position:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2" >
           <property name="text" >
-           <string>Text Font</string>
+           <string>Text font:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
           <property name="text" >
-           <string>Text Color</string>
+           <string>Text color:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         <item>
          <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
           <property name="text" >
-           <string>Text Alpha</string>
+           <string>Text alpha:</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
diff --git a/effects/snow_config.cpp b/effects/snow_config.cpp
index 1ae02ea3d3..5ceced187d 100644
--- a/effects/snow_config.cpp
+++ b/effects/snow_config.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ SnowEffectConfig::SnowEffectConfig(QWidget* parent, const QVariantList& args) :
     m_actionCollection->setConfigGlobal(true);
 
     KAction* a = (KAction*)m_actionCollection->addAction( "Snow" );
-    a->setText( i18n("Toggle Snow on the desktop" ));
+    a->setText( i18n("Toggle Snow on Desktop" ));
     a->setGlobalShortcut( KShortcut( Qt::CTRL + Qt::META + Qt::Key_F12 ));
 
     load();