Merge remote branch 'upstream/master' into soccer

44 files changed, 354 insertions, 189 deletions

diff --git a/common/EventDispatcher.cpp b/common/EventDispatcher.cpp
index e97068c0d0..ce1ef0c1c8 100644
--- a/common/EventDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/common/EventDispatcher.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ EventDispatcher::EventDispatcher() : _mapper(0) {
 }
 
 EventDispatcher::~EventDispatcher() {
-	for (Common::List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->autoFree)
 			delete i->source;
 	}
 
-	for (Common::List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->autoFree)
 			delete i->observer;
 	}
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ EventDispatcher::~EventDispatcher() {
 }
 
 void EventDispatcher::dispatch() {
-	Common::Event event;
+	Event event;
 
-	for (Common::List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
 		const bool allowMapping = i->source->allowMapping();
 
 		while (i->source->pollEvent(event)) {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void EventDispatcher::registerSource(EventSource *source, bool autoFree) {
 }
 
 void EventDispatcher::unregisterSource(EventSource *source) {
-	for (Common::List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<SourceEntry>::iterator i = _sources.begin(); i != _sources.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->source == source) {
 			if (i->autoFree)
 				delete source;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void EventDispatcher::registerObserver(EventObserver *obs, uint priority, bool a
 	newEntry.priority = priority;
 	newEntry.autoFree = autoFree;
 
-	for (Common::List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->priority < priority) {
 			_observers.insert(i, newEntry);
 			return;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void EventDispatcher::registerObserver(EventObserver *obs, uint priority, bool a
 }
 
 void EventDispatcher::unregisterObserver(EventObserver *obs) {
-	for (Common::List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->observer == obs) {
 			if (i->autoFree)
 				delete obs;
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ void EventDispatcher::unregisterObserver(EventObserver *obs) {
 }
 
 void EventDispatcher::dispatchEvent(const Event &event) {
-	for (Common::List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
+	for (List<ObserverEntry>::iterator i = _observers.begin(); i != _observers.end(); ++i) {
 		if (i->observer->notifyEvent(event))
 			break;
 	}
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/EventRecorder.cpp b/common/EventRecorder.cpp
index 4441070050..201043f52e 100644
--- a/common/EventRecorder.cpp
+++ b/common/EventRecorder.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ void EventRecorder::processMillis(uint32 &millis) {
 	g_system->unlockMutex(_timeMutex);
 }
 
+bool EventRecorder::processDelayMillis(uint &msecs) {
+	return false;
+}
+
 bool EventRecorder::notifyEvent(const Event &ev) {
 	if (_recordMode != kRecorderRecord)
 		return false;
@@ -360,4 +364,3 @@ bool EventRecorder::pollEvent(Event &ev) {
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/EventRecorder.h b/common/EventRecorder.h
index 8377d9e8bd..e20419695a 100644
--- a/common/EventRecorder.h
+++ b/common/EventRecorder.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ public:
 	/** TODO: Add documentation, this is only used by the backend */
 	void processMillis(uint32 &millis);
 
+	/** TODO: Add documentation, this is only used by the backend */
+	bool processDelayMillis(uint &msecs);
+
 private:
 	bool notifyEvent(const Event &ev);
 	bool pollEvent(Event &ev);
@@ -103,4 +106,3 @@ private:
 } // End of namespace Common
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/common/algorithm.h b/common/algorithm.h
index 00c0e1c98f..e7ccef4840 100644
--- a/common/algorithm.h
+++ b/common/algorithm.h
@@ -226,12 +226,12 @@ void sort(T first, T last, StrictWeakOrdering comp) {
  */
 template<typename T>
 void sort(T *first, T *last) {
-	sort(first, last, Common::Less<T>());
+	sort(first, last, Less<T>());
 }
 
 template<class T>
 void sort(T first, T last) {
-	sort(first, last, Common::Less<typename T::ValueType>());
+	sort(first, last, Less<typename T::ValueType>());
 }
 
 // MSVC is complaining about the minus operator being applied to an unsigned type
@@ -269,4 +269,3 @@ T gcd(T a, T b) {
 
 } // End of namespace Common
 #endif
-
diff --git a/common/archive.cpp b/common/archive.cpp
index 102d7aaa3f..954de8bcaa 100644
--- a/common/archive.cpp
+++ b/common/archive.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void SearchSet::addSubDirectoriesMatching(const FSNode &directory, String origPa
 	for (FSList::const_iterator i = subDirs.begin(); i != subDirs.end(); ++i) {
 		String name = i->getName();
 
-		if (Common::matchString(name.c_str(), pattern.c_str(), ignoreCase)) {
+		if (matchString(name.c_str(), pattern.c_str(), ignoreCase)) {
 			matchIter = multipleMatches.find(name);
 			if (matchIter == multipleMatches.end()) {
 				multipleMatches[name] = true;
@@ -288,4 +288,3 @@ void SearchManager::clear() {
 DECLARE_SINGLETON(SearchManager);
 
 } // namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/archive.h b/common/archive.h
index 8400c56d69..c8e78f9bc8 100644
--- a/common/archive.h
+++ b/common/archive.h
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void clear();
 
 private:
-	friend class Common::Singleton<SingletonBaseType>;
+	friend class Singleton<SingletonBaseType>;
 	SearchManager();
 };
 
diff --git a/common/array.h b/common/array.h
index e5434091fb..18cecfb98f 100644
--- a/common/array.h
+++ b/common/array.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Common {
  * management scheme. There, only elements that 'live' are actually constructed
  * (i.e., have their constructor called), and objects that are removed are
  * immediately destructed (have their destructor called).
- * With Common::Array, this is not the case; instead, it simply uses new[] and
+ * With Array, this is not the case; instead, it simply uses new[] and
  * delete[] to allocate whole blocks of objects, possibly more than are
  * currently 'alive'. This simplifies memory management, but may have
  * undesirable side effects when one wants to use an Array of complex
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ protected:
 		if (capacity) {
 			_storage = new T[capacity];
 			if (!_storage)
-				::error("Common::Array: failure to allocate %d bytes", capacity);
+				::error("Common::Array: failure to allocate %u bytes", capacity * (uint)sizeof(T));
 		} else {
 			_storage = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/common/config-file.cpp b/common/config-file.cpp
index ea3feff8ae..1ebd9b5701 100644
--- a/common/config-file.cpp
+++ b/common/config-file.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Common {
  * underscores. In particular, white space and "#", "=", "[", "]"
  * are not valid!
  */
-bool ConfigFile::isValidName(const Common::String &name) {
+bool ConfigFile::isValidName(const String &name) {
 	const char *p = name.c_str();
 	while (*p && (isalnum(static_cast<unsigned char>(*p)) || *p == '-' || *p == '_' || *p == '.'))
 		p++;
diff --git a/common/config-file.h b/common/config-file.h
index d28ad34036..7bc5604b4c 100644
--- a/common/config-file.h
+++ b/common/config-file.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 	 * underscores. In particular, white space and "#", "=", "[", "]"
 	 * are not valid!
 	 */
-	static bool isValidName(const Common::String &name);
+	static bool isValidName(const String &name);
 
 	/** Reset everything stored in this config file. */
 	void	clear();
diff --git a/common/config-manager.cpp b/common/config-manager.cpp
index fbdb611f3c..c62dee8bea 100644
--- a/common/config-manager.cpp
+++ b/common/config-manager.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ namespace Common {
 
 DECLARE_SINGLETON(ConfigManager);
 
-const char *ConfigManager::kApplicationDomain = "scummvm";
-const char *ConfigManager::kTransientDomain = "__TRANSIENT";
+char const *const ConfigManager::kApplicationDomain = "scummvm";
+char const *const ConfigManager::kTransientDomain = "__TRANSIENT";
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_KEYMAPPER
-const char *ConfigManager::kKeymapperDomain = "keymapper";
+char const *const ConfigManager::kKeymapperDomain = "keymapper";
 #endif
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void ConfigManager::loadConfigFile(const String &filename) {
  * Add a ready-made domain based on its name and contents
  * The domain name should not already exist in the ConfigManager.
  **/
-void ConfigManager::addDomain(const Common::String &domainName, const ConfigManager::Domain &domain) {
+void ConfigManager::addDomain(const String &domainName, const ConfigManager::Domain &domain) {
 	if (domainName.empty())
 		return;
 	if (domainName == kApplicationDomain) {
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ int ConfigManager::getInt(const String &key, const String &domName) const {
 bool ConfigManager::getBool(const String &key, const String &domName) const {
 	String value(get(key, domName));
 	bool val;
-	if (Common::parseBool(value, val))
+	if (parseBool(value, val))
 		return val;
 
 	error("ConfigManager::getBool(%s,%s): '%s' is not a valid bool",
@@ -696,4 +696,3 @@ bool ConfigManager::Domain::hasKVComment(const String &key) const {
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/config-manager.h b/common/config-manager.h
index 78a62b9808..02d4ec3438 100644
--- a/common/config-manager.h
+++ b/common/config-manager.h
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ public:
 	typedef HashMap<String, Domain, IgnoreCase_Hash, IgnoreCase_EqualTo> DomainMap;
 
 	/** The name of the application domain (normally 'scummvm'). */
-	static const char *kApplicationDomain;
+	static char const *const kApplicationDomain;
 
 	/** The transient (pseudo) domain. */
-	static const char *kTransientDomain;
+	static char const *const kTransientDomain;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_KEYMAPPER
 	/** The name of keymapper domain used to store the key maps */
-	static const char *kKeymapperDomain;
+	static char const *const kKeymapperDomain;
 #endif
 
 	void				loadDefaultConfigFile();
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private:
 	ConfigManager();
 
 	void			loadFromStream(SeekableReadStream &stream);
-	void			addDomain(const Common::String &domainName, const Domain &domain);
+	void			addDomain(const String &domainName, const Domain &domain);
 	void			writeDomain(WriteStream &stream, const String &name, const Domain &domain);
 	void			renameDomain(const String &oldName, const String &newName, DomainMap &map);
 
diff --git a/common/dcl.cpp b/common/dcl.cpp
index b75f7f3fa6..1879be992d 100644
--- a/common/dcl.cpp
+++ b/common/dcl.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Common {
 
 class DecompressorDCL {
 public:
-	bool unpack(Common::ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked);
+	bool unpack(ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked);
 
 protected:
 	/**
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ protected:
 	 * @param nUnpacket	size of unpacked data
 	 * @return 0 on success, non-zero on error
 	 */
-	void init(Common::ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked);
+	void init(ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked);
 
 	/**
 	 * Get a number of bits from _src stream, starting with the least
@@ -73,12 +73,11 @@ protected:
 	uint32 _szUnpacked;	///< size of the decompressed data
 	uint32 _dwRead;		///< number of bytes read from _src
 	uint32 _dwWrote;	///< number of bytes written to _dest
-	Common::ReadStream *_src;
+	ReadStream *_src;
 	byte *_dest;
 };
 
-void DecompressorDCL::init(Common::ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked,
-                        uint32 nUnpacked) {
+void DecompressorDCL::init(ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked) {
 	_src = src;
 	_dest = dest;
 	_szPacked = nPacked;
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ int DecompressorDCL::huffman_lookup(const int *tree) {
 #define DCL_BINARY_MODE 0
 #define DCL_ASCII_MODE 1
 
-bool DecompressorDCL::unpack(Common::ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked) {
+bool DecompressorDCL::unpack(ReadStream *src, byte *dest, uint32 nPacked, uint32 nUnpacked) {
 	init(src, dest, nPacked, nUnpacked);
 
 	int value;
diff --git a/common/dcl.h b/common/dcl.h
index 12c4e12772..78ffa631ed 100644
--- a/common/dcl.h
+++ b/common/dcl.h
@@ -52,4 +52,3 @@ SeekableReadStream *decompressDCL(ReadStream *src, uint32 packedSize, uint32 unp
 } // End of namespace Common
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/common/events.h b/common/events.h
index 371080c1b2..7df2731687 100644
--- a/common/events.h
+++ b/common/events.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ struct Event {
 	 * Virtual screen coordinates means: the coordinate system of the
 	 * screen area as defined by the most recent call to initSize().
 	 */
-	Common::Point mouse;
+	Point mouse;
 
 	Event() : type(EVENT_INVALID), synthetic(false) {}
 };
@@ -139,13 +139,13 @@ public:
  */
 class ArtificialEventSource : public EventSource {
 protected:
-	Common::Queue<Common::Event> _artificialEventQueue;
+	Queue<Event> _artificialEventQueue;
 public:
-	void addEvent(const Common::Event &ev) {
+	void addEvent(const Event &ev) {
 		_artificialEventQueue.push(ev);
 	}
 
-	bool pollEvent(Common::Event &ev) {
+	bool pollEvent(Event &ev) {
 	if (!_artificialEventQueue.empty()) {
 			ev = _artificialEventQueue.pop();
 			return true;
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ private:
 		EventSource *source;
 	};
 
-	Common::List<SourceEntry> _sources;
+	List<SourceEntry> _sources;
 
 	struct ObserverEntry : public Entry {
 		uint priority;
 		EventObserver *observer;
 	};
 
-	Common::List<ObserverEntry> _observers;
+	List<ObserverEntry> _observers;
 
 	void dispatchEvent(const Event &event);
 };
@@ -315,15 +315,15 @@ public:
 	 * @param event	point to an Event struct, which will be filled with the event data.
 	 * @return true if an event was retrieved.
 	 */
-	virtual bool pollEvent(Common::Event &event) = 0;
+	virtual bool pollEvent(Event &event) = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Pushes a "fake" event into the event queue
 	 */
-	virtual void pushEvent(const Common::Event &event) = 0;
+	virtual void pushEvent(const Event &event) = 0;
 
 	/** Return the current mouse position */
-	virtual Common::Point getMousePos() const = 0;
+	virtual Point getMousePos() const = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Return a bitmask with the button states:
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ public:
 	// TODO: Consider removing OSystem::getScreenChangeID and
 	// replacing it by a generic getScreenChangeID method here
 #ifdef ENABLE_KEYMAPPER
-	virtual Common::Keymapper *getKeymapper() = 0;
+	virtual Keymapper *getKeymapper() = 0;
 #endif
 
 	enum {
diff --git a/common/file.cpp b/common/file.cpp
index 381bf12ecf..12d73c9973 100644
--- a/common/file.cpp
+++ b/common/file.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool File::open(const FSNode &node) {
 	return open(stream, node.getPath());
 }
 
-bool File::open(SeekableReadStream *stream, const Common::String &name) {
+bool File::open(SeekableReadStream *stream, const String &name) {
 	assert(!_handle);
 
 	if (stream) {
diff --git a/common/file.h b/common/file.h
index 86c67c077c..b6319dfc3c 100644
--- a/common/file.h
+++ b/common/file.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 	 * @param	name		a string describing the 'file' corresponding to stream
 	 * @return	true if stream was non-zero, false otherwise
 	 */
-	virtual bool open(SeekableReadStream *stream, const Common::String &name);
+	virtual bool open(SeekableReadStream *stream, const String &name);
 
 	/**
 	 * Close the file, if open.
diff --git a/common/fs.cpp b/common/fs.cpp
index 3dc8c289aa..8aa1115f9d 100644
--- a/common/fs.cpp
+++ b/common/fs.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ FSNode::FSNode(AbstractFSNode *realNode)
 	: _realNode(realNode) {
 }
 
-FSNode::FSNode(const Common::String &p) {
+FSNode::FSNode(const String &p) {
 	assert(g_system);
 	FilesystemFactory *factory = g_system->getFilesystemFactory();
 	AbstractFSNode *tmp = 0;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ FSNode::FSNode(const Common::String &p) {
 		tmp = factory->makeCurrentDirectoryFileNode();
 	else
 		tmp = factory->makeFileNodePath(p);
-	_realNode = Common::SharedPtr<AbstractFSNode>(tmp);
+	_realNode = SharedPtr<AbstractFSNode>(tmp);
 }
 
 bool FSNode::operator<(const FSNode& node) const {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool FSNode::exists() const {
 	return _realNode && _realNode->exists();
 }
 
-FSNode FSNode::getChild(const Common::String &n) const {
+FSNode FSNode::getChild(const String &n) const {
 	// If this node is invalid or not a directory, return an invalid node
 	if (_realNode == 0 || !_realNode->isDirectory())
 		return FSNode();
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ bool FSNode::getChildren(FSList &fslist, ListMode mode, bool hidden) const {
 	return true;
 }
 
-Common::String FSNode::getDisplayName() const {
+String FSNode::getDisplayName() const {
 	assert(_realNode);
 	return _realNode->getDisplayName();
 }
 
-Common::String FSNode::getName() const {
+String FSNode::getName() const {
 	assert(_realNode);
 	return _realNode->getName();
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ FSNode FSNode::getParent() const {
 	}
 }
 
-Common::String FSNode::getPath() const {
+String FSNode::getPath() const {
 	assert(_realNode);
 	return _realNode->getPath();
 }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool FSNode::isWritable() const {
 	return _realNode && _realNode->isWritable();
 }
 
-Common::SeekableReadStream *FSNode::createReadStream() const {
+SeekableReadStream *FSNode::createReadStream() const {
 	if (_realNode == 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Common::SeekableReadStream *FSNode::createReadStream() const {
 	return _realNode->createReadStream();
 }
 
-Common::WriteStream *FSNode::createWriteStream() const {
+WriteStream *FSNode::createWriteStream() const {
 	if (_realNode == 0)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/common/func.h b/common/func.h
index e09ab1a438..db57d73668 100644
--- a/common/func.h
+++ b/common/func.h
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ private:
  * are interesting for that matter.
  */
 template<class Arg, class Res>
-struct Functor1 : public Common::UnaryFunction<Arg, Res> {
+struct Functor1 : public UnaryFunction<Arg, Res> {
 	virtual ~Functor1() {}
 
 	virtual bool isValid() const = 0;
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ private:
  * @see Functor1
  */
 template<class Arg1, class Arg2, class Res>
-struct Functor2 : public Common::BinaryFunction<Arg1, Arg2, Res> {
+struct Functor2 : public BinaryFunction<Arg1, Arg2, Res> {
 	virtual ~Functor2() {}
 
 	virtual bool isValid() const = 0;
@@ -538,4 +538,3 @@ GENERATE_TRIVIAL_HASH_FUNCTOR(unsigned long);
 }	// End of namespace Common
 
 #endif
-
diff --git a/common/huffman.h b/common/huffman.h
index 9a8b712c23..4175d0d309 100644
--- a/common/huffman.h
+++ b/common/huffman.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ private:
 		Symbol(uint32 c, uint32 s);
 	};
 
-	typedef Common::List<Symbol> CodeList;
-	typedef Common::Array<CodeList> CodeLists;
-	typedef Common::Array<Symbol *> SymbolList;
+	typedef List<Symbol> CodeList;
+	typedef Array<CodeList> CodeLists;
+	typedef Array<Symbol*> SymbolList;
 
 	/** Lists of codes and their symbols, sorted by code length. */
 	CodeLists _codes;
diff --git a/common/iff_container.cpp b/common/iff_container.cpp
index 02b445ae05..7bcbf86e0f 100644
--- a/common/iff_container.cpp
+++ b/common/iff_container.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 namespace Common {
 
-IFFParser::IFFParser(Common::ReadStream *stream, bool disposeStream) : _stream(stream), _disposeStream(disposeStream) {
+IFFParser::IFFParser(ReadStream *stream, bool disposeStream) : _stream(stream), _disposeStream(disposeStream) {
 	setInputStream(stream);
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ IFFParser::~IFFParser() {
 	_stream = 0;
 }
 
-void IFFParser::setInputStream(Common::ReadStream *stream) {
+void IFFParser::setInputStream(ReadStream *stream) {
 	assert(stream);
 	_formChunk.setInputStream(stream);
 	_chunk.setInputStream(stream);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void IFFParser::parse(IFFCallback &callback) {
 		_chunk.readHeader();
 
 		// invoke the callback
-		Common::SubReadStream stream(&_chunk, _chunk.size);
+		SubReadStream stream(&_chunk, _chunk.size);
 		IFFChunk chunk(_chunk.id, _chunk.size, &stream);
 		stop = callback(chunk);
 
diff --git a/common/iff_container.h b/common/iff_container.h
index 1b12ef70e5..104ecf0f36 100644
--- a/common/iff_container.h
+++ b/common/iff_container.h
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ page 376) */
  *  Client code must *not* deallocate _stream when done.
  */
 struct IFFChunk {
-	Common::IFF_ID			_type;
-	uint32					_size;
-	Common::ReadStream		*_stream;
+	IFF_ID      _type;
+	uint32      _size;
+	ReadStream *_stream;
 
-	IFFChunk(Common::IFF_ID type, uint32 size, Common::ReadStream *stream) : _type(type), _size(size), _stream(stream) {
+	IFFChunk(IFF_ID type, uint32 size, ReadStream *stream) : _type(type), _size(size), _stream(stream) {
 		assert(_stream);
 	}
 };
@@ -163,17 +163,17 @@ class IFFParser {
 	/**
 	 *  This private class implements IFF chunk navigation.
 	 */
-	class IFFChunkNav : public Common::ReadStream {
+	class IFFChunkNav : public ReadStream {
 	protected:
-		Common::ReadStream *_input;
+		ReadStream *_input;
 		uint32 _bytesRead;
 	public:
-		Common::IFF_ID id;
+		IFF_ID id;
 		uint32 size;
 
 		IFFChunkNav() : _input(0) {
 		}
-		void setInputStream(Common::ReadStream *input) {
+		void setInputStream(ReadStream *input) {
 			_input = input;
 			size = _bytesRead = 0;
 		}
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class IFFParser {
 				readByte();
 			}
 		}
-		// Common::ReadStream implementation
+		// ReadStream implementation
 		bool eos() const { return _input->eos(); }
 		bool err() const { return _input->err(); }
 		void clearErr() { _input->clearErr(); }
@@ -215,21 +215,21 @@ protected:
 	IFFChunkNav _chunk; 	///< The current chunk.
 
 	uint32 _formSize;
-	Common::IFF_ID _formType;
+	IFF_ID _formType;
 
-	Common::ReadStream *_stream;
+	ReadStream *_stream;
 	bool _disposeStream;
 
-	void setInputStream(Common::ReadStream *stream);
+	void setInputStream(ReadStream *stream);
 
 public:
-	IFFParser(Common::ReadStream *stream, bool disposeStream = false);
+	IFFParser(ReadStream *stream, bool disposeStream = false);
 	~IFFParser();
 
 	/**
 	 * Callback type for the parser.
 	 */
-	typedef Common::Functor1< IFFChunk&, bool > IFFCallback;
+	typedef Functor1< IFFChunk&, bool > IFFCallback;
 
 	/**
 	 * Parse the IFF container, invoking the callback on each chunk encountered.
diff --git a/common/memorypool.cpp b/common/memorypool.cpp
index 3a570ac50e..19adc54d00 100644
--- a/common/memorypool.cpp
+++ b/common/memorypool.cpp
@@ -180,4 +180,3 @@ void MemoryPool::freeUnusedPages() {
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/ptr.h b/common/ptr.h
index fc272d3d41..2b0670caae 100644
--- a/common/ptr.h
+++ b/common/ptr.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
 #include "common/noncopyable.h"
+#include "common/types.h"
 
 namespace Common {
 
@@ -185,12 +186,12 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	template<class T2>
-	bool operator==(const Common::SharedPtr<T2> &r) const {
+	bool operator==(const SharedPtr<T2> &r) const {
 		return _pointer == r.get();
 	}
 
 	template<class T2>
-	bool operator!=(const Common::SharedPtr<T2> &r) const {
+	bool operator!=(const SharedPtr<T2> &r) const {
 		return _pointer != r.get();
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ public:
 
 	ReferenceType operator*() const { return *_pointer; }
 	PointerType operator->() const { return _pointer; }
-	operator PointerType() const { return _pointer; }
 
 	/**
 	 * Implicit conversion operator to bool for convenience, to make
@@ -274,6 +274,41 @@ private:
 	PointerType _pointer;
 };
 
+
+template<typename T>
+class DisposablePtr : NonCopyable {
+public:
+	typedef T  ValueType;
+	typedef T *PointerType;
+	typedef T &ReferenceType;
+
+	explicit DisposablePtr(PointerType o, DisposeAfterUse::Flag dispose) : _pointer(o), _dispose(dispose) {}
+
+	~DisposablePtr() {
+		if (_dispose) delete _pointer;
+	}
+
+	ReferenceType operator*() const { return *_pointer; }
+	PointerType operator->() const { return _pointer; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Implicit conversion operator to bool for convenience, to make
+	 * checks like "if (scopedPtr) ..." possible.
+	 */
+	operator bool() const { return _pointer; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the plain pointer value.
+	 *
+	 * @return the pointer the DisposablePtr manages
+	 */
+	PointerType get() const { return _pointer; }
+
+private:
+	PointerType           _pointer;
+	DisposeAfterUse::Flag _dispose;
+};
+
 } // End of namespace Common
 
 #endif
diff --git a/common/quicktime.cpp b/common/quicktime.cpp
index ee49b092a4..9ea8c229ea 100644
--- a/common/quicktime.cpp
+++ b/common/quicktime.cpp
@@ -8,19 +8,16 @@
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
  * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
+ *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
-
+ *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *
- * $URL$
- * $Id$
- *
  */
 
 //
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ QuickTimeParser::QuickTimeParser() {
 	_fd = 0;
 	_scaleFactorX = 1;
 	_scaleFactorY = 1;
-	_resFork = new Common::MacResManager();
+	_resFork = new MacResManager();
 	_disposeFileHandle = DisposeAfterUse::YES;
 
 	initParseTable();
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ QuickTimeParser::~QuickTimeParser() {
 	delete _resFork;
 }
 
-bool QuickTimeParser::parseFile(const Common::String &filename) {
+bool QuickTimeParser::parseFile(const String &filename) {
 	if (!_resFork->open(filename) || !_resFork->hasDataFork())
 		return false;
 
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ bool QuickTimeParser::parseFile(const Common::String &filename) {
 
 	if (_resFork->hasResFork()) {
 		// Search for a 'moov' resource
-		Common::MacResIDArray idArray = _resFork->getResIDArray(MKTAG('m', 'o', 'o', 'v'));
+		MacResIDArray idArray = _resFork->getResIDArray(MKTAG('m', 'o', 'o', 'v'));
 
 		if (!idArray.empty())
 			_fd = _resFork->getResource(MKTAG('m', 'o', 'o', 'v'), idArray[0]);
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ bool QuickTimeParser::parseFile(const Common::String &filename) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool QuickTimeParser::parseStream(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeFileHandle) {
+bool QuickTimeParser::parseStream(SeekableReadStream *stream, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeFileHandle) {
 	_fd = stream;
 	_foundMOOV = false;
 	_disposeFileHandle = disposeFileHandle;
@@ -277,7 +274,7 @@ int QuickTimeParser::readCMOV(Atom atom) {
 
 	// Uncompress the data
 	unsigned long dstLen = uncompressedSize;
-	if (!Common::uncompress(uncompressedData, &dstLen, compressedData, compressedSize)) {
+	if (!uncompress(uncompressedData, &dstLen, compressedData, compressedSize)) {
 		warning ("Could not uncompress cmov chunk");
 		free(compressedData);
 		free(uncompressedData);
@@ -285,8 +282,8 @@ int QuickTimeParser::readCMOV(Atom atom) {
 	}
 
 	// Load data into a new MemoryReadStream and assign _fd to be that
-	Common::SeekableReadStream *oldStream = _fd;
-	_fd = new Common::MemoryReadStream(uncompressedData, uncompressedSize, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
+	SeekableReadStream *oldStream = _fd;
+	_fd = new MemoryReadStream(uncompressedData, uncompressedSize, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 
 	// Read the contents of the uncompressed data
 	Atom a = { MKTAG('m', 'o', 'o', 'v'), 0, uncompressedSize };
@@ -336,8 +333,8 @@ int QuickTimeParser::readMVHD(Atom atom) {
 	uint32 yMod = _fd->readUint32BE();
 	_fd->skip(16);
 
-	_scaleFactorX = Common::Rational(0x10000, xMod);
-	_scaleFactorY = Common::Rational(0x10000, yMod);
+	_scaleFactorX = Rational(0x10000, xMod);
+	_scaleFactorY = Rational(0x10000, yMod);
 
 	_scaleFactorX.debugPrint(1, "readMVHD(): scaleFactorX =");
 	_scaleFactorY.debugPrint(1, "readMVHD(): scaleFactorY =");
@@ -406,8 +403,8 @@ int QuickTimeParser::readTKHD(Atom atom) {
 	uint32 yMod = _fd->readUint32BE();
 	_fd->skip(16);
 
-	track->scaleFactorX = Common::Rational(0x10000, xMod);
-	track->scaleFactorY = Common::Rational(0x10000, yMod);
+	track->scaleFactorX = Rational(0x10000, xMod);
+	track->scaleFactorY = Rational(0x10000, yMod);
 
 	track->scaleFactorX.debugPrint(1, "readTKHD(): scaleFactorX =");
 	track->scaleFactorY.debugPrint(1, "readTKHD(): scaleFactorY =");
@@ -434,7 +431,7 @@ int QuickTimeParser::readELST(Atom atom) {
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < track->editCount; i++){
 		track->editList[i].trackDuration = _fd->readUint32BE();
 		track->editList[i].mediaTime = _fd->readSint32BE();
-		track->editList[i].mediaRate = Common::Rational(_fd->readUint32BE(), 0x10000);
+		track->editList[i].mediaRate = Rational(_fd->readUint32BE(), 0x10000);
 		debugN(3, "\tDuration = %d, Media Time = %d, ", track->editList[i].trackDuration, track->editList[i].mediaTime);
 		track->editList[i].mediaRate.debugPrint(3, "Media Rate =");
 	}
@@ -698,7 +695,7 @@ enum {
 	kMP4DecSpecificDescTag = 5
 };
 
-static int readMP4DescLength(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
+static int readMP4DescLength(SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 	int length = 0;
 	int count = 4;
 
@@ -713,7 +710,7 @@ static int readMP4DescLength(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream) {
 	return length;
 }
 
-static void readMP4Desc(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, byte &tag, int &length) {
+static void readMP4Desc(SeekableReadStream *stream, byte &tag, int &length) {
 	tag = stream->readByte();
 	length = readMP4DescLength(stream);
 }
diff --git a/common/quicktime.h b/common/quicktime.h
index cb2bed1202..e4c821e209 100644
--- a/common/quicktime.h
+++ b/common/quicktime.h
@@ -8,19 +8,16 @@
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
  * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
  * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
+ *
  * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  * GNU General Public License for more details.
-
+ *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *
- * $URL$
- * $Id$
- *
  */
 
 //
@@ -59,14 +56,14 @@ public:
 	 * Load a QuickTime file
 	 * @param filename	the filename to load
 	 */
-	bool parseFile(const Common::String &filename);
+	bool parseFile(const String &filename);
 
 	/**
 	 * Load a QuickTime file from a SeekableReadStream
 	 * @param stream	the stream to load
 	 * @param disposeFileHandle whether to delete the stream after use
 	 */
-	bool parseStream(Common::SeekableReadStream *stream, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeFileHandle = DisposeAfterUse::YES);
+	bool parseStream(SeekableReadStream *stream, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeFileHandle = DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 
 	/**
 	 * Close a QuickTime file
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	// This is the file handle from which data is read from. It can be the actual file handle or a decompressed stream.
-	Common::SeekableReadStream *_fd;
+	SeekableReadStream *_fd;
 
 	DisposeAfterUse::Flag _disposeFileHandle;
 
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ protected:
 	struct EditListEntry {
 		uint32 trackDuration;
 		int32 mediaTime;
-		Common::Rational mediaRate;
+		Rational mediaRate;
 	};
 
 	struct Track;
@@ -157,18 +154,18 @@ protected:
 		uint16 height;
 		CodecType codecType;
 
-		Common::Array<SampleDesc *> sampleDescs;
+		Array<SampleDesc*> sampleDescs;
 
 		uint32 editCount;
 		EditListEntry *editList;
 
-		Common::SeekableReadStream *extraData;
+		SeekableReadStream *extraData;
 
 		uint32 frameCount;
 		uint32 duration;
 		uint32 startTime;
-		Common::Rational scaleFactorX;
-		Common::Rational scaleFactorY;
+		Rational scaleFactorX;
+		Rational scaleFactorY;
 
 		byte objectTypeMP4;
 	};
@@ -179,11 +176,11 @@ protected:
 	bool _foundMOOV;
 	uint32 _timeScale;
 	uint32 _duration;
-	Common::Rational _scaleFactorX;
-	Common::Rational _scaleFactorY;
-	Common::Array<Track *> _tracks;
+	Rational _scaleFactorX;
+	Rational _scaleFactorY;
+	Array<Track*> _tracks;
 	uint32 _beginOffset;
-	Common::MacResManager *_resFork;
+	MacResManager *_resFork;
 
 	void initParseTable();
 	void init();
diff --git a/common/rational.cpp b/common/rational.cpp
index cb287869bb..f5495da3a9 100644
--- a/common/rational.cpp
+++ b/common/rational.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ Rational &Rational::operator-=(const Rational &right) {
 Rational &Rational::operator*=(const Rational &right) {
 	// Cross-cancel to avoid unnecessary overflow;
 	// the result then is automatically normalized
-	const int gcd1 = Common::gcd(_num, right._denom);
-	const int gcd2 = Common::gcd(right._num, _denom);
+	const int gcd1 = gcd(_num, right._denom);
+	const int gcd2 = gcd(right._num, _denom);
 
 	_num   = (_num    / gcd1) * (right._num    / gcd2);
 	_denom = (_denom  / gcd2) * (right._denom  / gcd1);
diff --git a/common/serializer.h b/common/serializer.h
index b874624d38..5b08a9a9fa 100644
--- a/common/serializer.h
+++ b/common/serializer.h
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ public:
 	static const Version kLastVersion = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
 protected:
-	Common::SeekableReadStream *_loadStream;
-	Common::WriteStream *_saveStream;
+	SeekableReadStream *_loadStream;
+	WriteStream *_saveStream;
 
 	uint _bytesSynced;
 
 	Version _version;
 
 public:
-	Serializer(Common::SeekableReadStream *in, Common::WriteStream *out)
+	Serializer(SeekableReadStream *in, WriteStream *out)
 		: _loadStream(in), _saveStream(out), _bytesSynced(0), _version(0) {
 		assert(in || out);
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
 	 * Sync a C-string, by treating it as a zero-terminated byte sequence.
 	 * @todo Replace this method with a special Syncer class for Common::String
 	 */
-	void syncString(Common::String &str, Version minVersion = 0, Version maxVersion = kLastVersion) {
+	void syncString(String &str, Version minVersion = 0, Version maxVersion = kLastVersion) {
 		if (_version < minVersion || _version > maxVersion)
 			return;	// Ignore anything which is not supposed to be present in this save game version
 
diff --git a/common/str.h b/common/str.h
index 8e07b6233d..5039130707 100644
--- a/common/str.h
+++ b/common/str.h
@@ -219,14 +219,14 @@ public:
 	 * except that it stores the result in (variably sized) String
 	 * instead of a fixed size buffer.
 	 */
-	static Common::String format(const char *fmt, ...) GCC_PRINTF(1,2);
+	static String format(const char *fmt, ...) GCC_PRINTF(1,2);
 
 	/**
 	 * Print formatted data into a String object. Similar to vsprintf,
 	 * except that it stores the result in (variably sized) String
 	 * instead of a fixed size buffer.
 	 */
-	static Common::String vformat(const char *fmt, va_list args);
+	static String vformat(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 
 public:
 	typedef char *        iterator;
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ extern char *trim(char *t);
  * @param sep character used to separate path components
  * @return The last component of the path.
  */
-Common::String lastPathComponent(const Common::String &path, const char sep);
+String lastPathComponent(const String &path, const char sep);
 
 /**
  * Normalize a given path to a canonical form. In particular:
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ Common::String lastPathComponent(const Common::String &path, const char sep);
  * @param sep   the separator token (usually '/' on Unix-style systems, or '\\' on Windows based stuff)
  * @return      the normalized path
  */
-Common::String normalizePath(const Common::String &path, const char sep);
+String normalizePath(const String &path, const char sep);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/common/stream.cpp b/common/stream.cpp
index 60b40d0df2..30b3bca497 100644
--- a/common/stream.cpp
+++ b/common/stream.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "common/ptr.h"
 #include "common/stream.h"
 #include "common/memstream.h"
 #include "common/substream.h"
@@ -258,8 +259,7 @@ namespace {
  */
 class BufferedReadStream : virtual public ReadStream {
 protected:
-	ReadStream *_parentStream;
-	DisposeAfterUse::Flag _disposeParentStream;
+	DisposablePtr<ReadStream> _parentStream;
 	byte *_buf;
 	uint32 _pos;
 	bool _eos; // end of stream
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 BufferedReadStream::BufferedReadStream(ReadStream *parentStream, uint32 bufSize, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeParentStream)
-	: _parentStream(parentStream),
-	_disposeParentStream(disposeParentStream),
+	: _parentStream(parentStream, disposeParentStream),
 	_pos(0),
 	_eos(false),
 	_bufSize(0),
@@ -291,8 +290,6 @@ BufferedReadStream::BufferedReadStream(ReadStream *parentStream, uint32 bufSize,
 }
 
 BufferedReadStream::~BufferedReadStream() {
-	if (_disposeParentStream)
-		delete _parentStream;
 	delete[] _buf;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/substream.h b/common/substream.h
index f4f79ff02f..7e67389da1 100644
--- a/common/substream.h
+++ b/common/substream.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef COMMON_SUBSTREAM_H
 #define COMMON_SUBSTREAM_H
 
+#include "common/ptr.h"
 #include "common/stream.h"
 #include "common/types.h"
 
@@ -38,24 +39,18 @@ namespace Common {
  */
 class SubReadStream : virtual public ReadStream {
 protected:
-	ReadStream *_parentStream;
-	DisposeAfterUse::Flag _disposeParentStream;
+	DisposablePtr<ReadStream> _parentStream;
 	uint32 _pos;
 	uint32 _end;
 	bool _eos;
 public:
 	SubReadStream(ReadStream *parentStream, uint32 end, DisposeAfterUse::Flag disposeParentStream = DisposeAfterUse::NO)
-		: _parentStream(parentStream),
-		  _disposeParentStream(disposeParentStream),
+		: _parentStream(parentStream, disposeParentStream),
 		  _pos(0),
 		  _end(end),
 		  _eos(false) {
 		assert(parentStream);
 	}
-	~SubReadStream() {
-		if (_disposeParentStream)
-			delete _parentStream;
-	}
 
 	virtual bool eos() const { return _eos | _parentStream->eos(); }
 	virtual bool err() const { return _parentStream->err(); }
diff --git a/common/system.cpp b/common/system.cpp
index 8d5bfd39cd..59210544ab 100644
--- a/common/system.cpp
+++ b/common/system.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "common/savefile.h"
 #include "common/str.h"
 #include "common/taskbar.h"
+#include "common/updates.h"
 #include "common/textconsole.h"
 
 #include "backends/audiocd/default/default-audiocd.h"
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ OSystem::OSystem() {
 #if defined(USE_TASKBAR)
 	_taskbarManager = 0;
 #endif
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+	_updateManager = 0;
+#endif
 	_fsFactory = 0;
 }
 
@@ -62,6 +66,11 @@ OSystem::~OSystem() {
 	_taskbarManager = 0;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+	delete _updateManager;
+	_updateManager = 0;
+#endif
+
 	delete _savefileManager;
 	_savefileManager = 0;
 
diff --git a/common/system.h b/common/system.h
index 9b833c5b1a..413fe326a7 100644
--- a/common/system.h
+++ b/common/system.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class String;
 #if defined(USE_TASKBAR)
 class TaskbarManager;
 #endif
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+class UpdateManager;
+#endif
 class TimerManager;
 class SeekableReadStream;
 class WriteStream;
@@ -161,6 +164,15 @@ protected:
 	Common::TaskbarManager *_taskbarManager;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+	/**
+	 * No default value is provided for _updateManager by OSystem.
+	 *
+	 * @note _updateManager is deleted by the OSystem destructor.
+	 */
+	Common::UpdateManager *_updateManager;
+#endif
+
 	/**
 	 * No default value is provided for _fsFactory by OSystem.
 	 *
@@ -391,6 +403,11 @@ public:
 	 * factor 2x, too, just like the game graphics. But if it has a
 	 * cursorTargetScale of 2, then it shouldn't be scaled again by
 	 * the game graphics scaler.
+	 *
+	 * On a note for OSystem users here. We do not require our graphics
+	 * to be thread safe and in fact most/all backends using OpenGL are
+	 * not. So do *not* try to call any of these functions from a timer
+	 * and/or audio callback (like readBuffer of AudioStreams).
 	 */
 	//@{
 
@@ -1071,6 +1088,18 @@ public:
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+	/**
+	 * Returns the UpdateManager, used to handle auto-updating,
+	 * and updating of ScummVM in general.
+	 *
+	 * @return the UpdateManager for the current architecture
+	 */
+	virtual Common::UpdateManager *getUpdateManager() {
+		return _updateManager;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the FilesystemFactory object, depending on the current architecture.
 	 *
diff --git a/common/taskbar.h b/common/taskbar.h
index 023227e5e0..ba99d4e487 100644
--- a/common/taskbar.h
+++ b/common/taskbar.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  *
- * $URL$
- * $Id$
  */
 
 #ifndef COMMON_TASKBAR_MANAGER_H
@@ -124,6 +122,18 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual void addRecent(const String &name, const String &description) {}
 
+	/**
+	 * Notifies the user an error occured through the taskbar icon
+	 *
+	 * This will for example show the taskbar icon as red (using progress of 100% and an error state)
+	 * on Windows, and set the launcher icon in the urgent state on Unity
+	 */
+	virtual void notifyError() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Clears the error notification
+	 */
+	virtual void clearError() {}
 };
 
 }	// End of namespace Common
diff --git a/common/timer.h b/common/timer.h
index 40438f078c..3db32df76a 100644
--- a/common/timer.h
+++ b/common/timer.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define COMMON_TIMER_H
 
 #include "common/scummsys.h"
+#include "common/str.h"
 #include "common/noncopyable.h"
 
 namespace Common {
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ public:
 	 * @param proc		the callback
 	 * @param interval	the interval in which the timer shall be invoked (in microseconds)
 	 * @param refCon	an arbitrary void pointer; will be passed to the timer callback
+	 * @param id            unique string id of the installed timer. Used by the event recorder
 	 * @return	true if the timer was installed successfully, false otherwise
 	 */
-	virtual bool installTimerProc(TimerProc proc, int32 interval, void *refCon) = 0;
+	virtual bool installTimerProc(TimerProc proc, int32 interval, void *refCon, const Common::String &id) = 0;
 
 	/**
 	 * Remove the given timer callback. It will not be invoked anymore,
diff --git a/common/tokenizer.cpp b/common/tokenizer.cpp
index 395ff0767a..46ba7a8d8b 100644
--- a/common/tokenizer.cpp
+++ b/common/tokenizer.cpp
@@ -53,4 +53,3 @@ String StringTokenizer::nextToken() {
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/unarj.cpp b/common/unarj.cpp
index f45dddaa38..cccc330bb5 100644
--- a/common/unarj.cpp
+++ b/common/unarj.cpp
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ ArjHeader *readHeader(SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	Common::strlcpy(header.filename, (const char *)&headData[header.firstHdrSize], ARJ_FILENAME_MAX);
-	Common::strlcpy(header.comment, (const char *)&headData[header.firstHdrSize + strlen(header.filename) + 1], ARJ_COMMENT_MAX);
+	strlcpy(header.filename, (const char *)&headData[header.firstHdrSize], ARJ_FILENAME_MAX);
+	strlcpy(header.comment, (const char *)&headData[header.firstHdrSize + strlen(header.filename) + 1], ARJ_COMMENT_MAX);
 
 	// Process extended headers, if any
 	uint16 extHeaderSize;
@@ -692,15 +692,15 @@ void ArjDecoder::decode_f(int32 origsize) {
 
 typedef HashMap<String, ArjHeader*, IgnoreCase_Hash, IgnoreCase_EqualTo> ArjHeadersMap;
 
-class ArjArchive : public Common::Archive {
+class ArjArchive : public Archive {
 	ArjHeadersMap _headers;
-	Common::String _arjFilename;
+	String _arjFilename;
 
 public:
 	ArjArchive(const String &name);
 	virtual ~ArjArchive();
 
-	// Common::Archive implementation
+	// Archive implementation
 	virtual bool hasFile(const String &name);
 	virtual int listMembers(ArchiveMemberList &list);
 	virtual ArchiveMemberPtr getMember(const String &name);
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 ArjArchive::ArjArchive(const String &filename) : _arjFilename(filename) {
-	Common::File arjFile;
+	File arjFile;
 
 	if (!arjFile.open(_arjFilename)) {
 		warning("ArjArchive::ArjArchive(): Could not find the archive file");
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ SeekableReadStream *ArjArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const String &name) co
 
 	ArjHeader *hdr = _headers[name];
 
-	Common::File archiveFile;
+	File archiveFile;
 	archiveFile.open(_arjFilename);
 	archiveFile.seek(hdr->pos, SEEK_SET);
 
@@ -794,8 +794,8 @@ SeekableReadStream *ArjArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const String &name) co
 		// If reading from archiveFile directly is too slow to be usable,
 		// maybe the filesystem code should instead wrap its files
 		// in a BufferedReadStream.
-		decoder->_compressed = Common::wrapBufferedReadStream(&archiveFile, 4096, DisposeAfterUse::NO);
-		decoder->_outstream = new Common::MemoryWriteStream(uncompressedData, hdr->origSize);
+		decoder->_compressed = wrapBufferedReadStream(&archiveFile, 4096, DisposeAfterUse::NO);
+		decoder->_outstream = new MemoryWriteStream(uncompressedData, hdr->origSize);
 
 		if (hdr->method == 1 || hdr->method == 2 || hdr->method == 3)
 			decoder->decode(hdr->origSize);
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ SeekableReadStream *ArjArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const String &name) co
 		delete decoder;
 	}
 
-	return new Common::MemoryReadStream(uncompressedData, hdr->origSize, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
+	return new MemoryReadStream(uncompressedData, hdr->origSize, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 }
 
 Archive *makeArjArchive(const String &name) {
diff --git a/common/unzip.cpp b/common/unzip.cpp
index 91f352f40a..8650c91866 100644
--- a/common/unzip.cpp
+++ b/common/unzip.cpp
@@ -1458,11 +1458,11 @@ ZipArchive::~ZipArchive() {
 	unzClose(_zipFile);
 }
 
-bool ZipArchive::hasFile(const Common::String &name) {
+bool ZipArchive::hasFile(const String &name) {
 	return (unzLocateFile(_zipFile, name.c_str(), 2) == UNZ_OK);
 }
 
-int ZipArchive::listMembers(Common::ArchiveMemberList &list) {
+int ZipArchive::listMembers(ArchiveMemberList &list) {
 	int matches = 0;
 	int err = unzGoToFirstFile(_zipFile);
 
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ ArchiveMemberPtr ZipArchive::getMember(const String &name) {
 	return ArchiveMemberPtr(new GenericArchiveMember(name, this));
 }
 
-Common::SeekableReadStream *ZipArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const Common::String &name) const {
+SeekableReadStream *ZipArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const String &name) const {
 	if (unzLocateFile(_zipFile, name.c_str(), 2) != UNZ_OK)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ Common::SeekableReadStream *ZipArchive::createReadStreamForMember(const Common::
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return new Common::MemoryReadStream(buffer, fileInfo.uncompressed_size, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
+	return new MemoryReadStream(buffer, fileInfo.uncompressed_size, DisposeAfterUse::YES);
 
 	// FIXME: instead of reading all into a memory stream, we could
 	// instead create a new ZipStream class. But then we have to be
diff --git a/common/updates.h b/common/updates.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e0babdf6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/updates.h
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef BACKENDS_UPDATES_ABSTRACT_H
+#define BACKENDS_UPDATES_ABSTRACT_H
+
+#if defined(USE_UPDATES)
+
+namespace Common {
+
+/**
+ * The UpdateManager allows configuring of the automatic update checking
+ * for systems that support it:
+ *  - using Sparkle on MacOSX
+ *  - using WinSparkle on Windows
+ *
+ * Most of the update checking is completely automated and this class only
+ * gives access to basic settings. It is mostly used by the GUI to set
+ * widgets state on the update page and for manually checking for updates
+ *
+ */
+class UpdateManager {
+public:
+	enum UpdateState {
+		kUpdateStateDisabled     = 0,
+		kUpdateStateEnabled      = 1,
+		kUpdateStateNotSupported = 2
+	};
+
+	enum UpdateInterval {
+		kUpdateIntervalNotSupported = 0,
+		kUpdateIntervalOneDay       = 86400,
+		kUpdateIntervalOneWeek      = 604800,
+		kUpdateIntervalOneMonth     = 2628000   // average seconds per month (60*60*24*365)/12
+	};
+
+	UpdateManager() {}
+	virtual ~UpdateManager() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks manually if an update is available, showing progress UI to the user.
+	 *
+	 * By default, update checks are done silently on start.
+	 * This allows to manually start an update check.
+	 */
+	virtual void checkForUpdates() {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the automatic update checking state
+	 *
+	 * @param  state    The state.
+	 */
+	virtual void setAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates(UpdateState state) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the automatic update checking state
+	 *
+	 * @return  kUpdateStateDisabled     if automatic update checking is disabled,
+	 *          kUpdateStateEnabled      if automatic update checking is enabled,
+	 *          kUpdateStateNotSupported if automatic update checking is not available
+	 */
+	virtual UpdateState getAutomaticallyChecksForUpdates() { return kUpdateStateNotSupported; }
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the update checking interval.
+	 *
+	 * @param  interval    The interval.
+	 */
+	virtual void setUpdateCheckInterval(UpdateInterval interval) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the update check interval.
+	 *
+	 * @return  the update check interval.
+	 */
+	virtual UpdateInterval getUpdateCheckInterval() { return kUpdateIntervalNotSupported; }
+};
+
+}	// End of namespace Common
+
+#endif
+
+#endif // BACKENDS_UPDATES_ABSTRACT_H
diff --git a/common/util.cpp b/common/util.cpp
index a7ec1a9de7..6bde6a6555 100644
--- a/common/util.cpp
+++ b/common/util.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void hexdump(const byte *data, int len, int bytesPerLine, int startOffset) {
 #pragma mark -
 
 
-bool parseBool(const Common::String &val, bool &valAsBool) {
+bool parseBool(const String &val, bool &valAsBool) {
 	if (val.equalsIgnoreCase("true") ||
 		val.equalsIgnoreCase("yes") ||
 		val.equals("1")) {
@@ -402,4 +402,3 @@ void updateGameGUIOptions(const uint32 options, const String &langOption) {
 }
 
 } // End of namespace Common
-
diff --git a/common/util.h b/common/util.h
index cd890c970f..a96c7a60c6 100644
--- a/common/util.h
+++ b/common/util.h
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ template<typename T> inline void SWAP(T &a, T &b) { T tmp = a; a = b; b = tmp; }
  */
 #define ARRAYSIZE(x) ((int)(sizeof(x) / sizeof(x[0])))
 
+/**
+ * Compute a pointer to one past the last element of an array.
+ */
+#define ARRAYEND(x) ((x) + ARRAYSIZE((x)))
+
 
 /**
  * @def SCUMMVM_CURRENT_FUNCTION
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ extern void hexdump(const byte * data, int len, int bytesPerLine = 16, int start
  * @param[out] valAsBool	the parsing result
  * @return 	true if the string parsed correctly, false if an error occurred.
  */
-bool parseBool(const Common::String &val, bool &valAsBool);
+bool parseBool(const String &val, bool &valAsBool);
 
 /**
  * List of game language.
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ struct LanguageDescription {
 	const char *code;
 	//const char *unixLocale;
 	const char *description;
-	Common::Language id;
+	Language id;
 };
 
 extern const LanguageDescription g_languages[];
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ struct PlatformDescription {
 	const char *code2;
 	const char *abbrev;
 	const char *description;
-	Common::Platform id;
+	Platform id;
 };
 
 extern const PlatformDescription g_platforms[];
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ enum RenderMode {
 struct RenderModeDescription {
 	const char *code;
 	const char *description;
-	Common::RenderMode id;
+	RenderMode id;
 };
 
 extern const RenderModeDescription g_renderModes[];
diff --git a/common/winexe_pe.cpp b/common/winexe_pe.cpp
index e5f6a24bcd..6c0f9c9962 100644
--- a/common/winexe_pe.cpp
+++ b/common/winexe_pe.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void PEResources::parseResourceLevel(Section &section, uint32 offset, int level)
 			_exe->seek(section.offset + (value & 0x7fffffff));
 
 			// Read in the name, truncating from unicode to ascii
-			Common::String name;
+			String name;
 			uint16 nameLength = _exe->readUint16LE();
 			while (nameLength--)
 				name += (char)(_exe->readUint16LE() & 0xff);
diff --git a/common/xmlparser.cpp b/common/xmlparser.cpp
index 623619914a..f768e44382 100644
--- a/common/xmlparser.cpp
+++ b/common/xmlparser.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void XMLParser::close() {
 	_stream = 0;
 }
 
-bool XMLParser::parserError(const Common::String &errStr) {
+bool XMLParser::parserError(const String &errStr) {
 	_state = kParserError;
 
 	const int startPosition = _stream->pos();
diff --git a/common/xmlparser.h b/common/xmlparser.h
index d75dc0e4a9..93433b7132 100644
--- a/common/xmlparser.h
+++ b/common/xmlparser.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ protected:
 	 * Parser error always returns "false" so we can pass the return value
 	 * directly and break down the parsing.
 	 */
-	bool parserError(const Common::String &errStr);
+	bool parserError(const String &errStr);
 
 	/**
 	 * Skips spaces/whitelines etc.
diff --git a/common/zlib.cpp b/common/zlib.cpp
index b047586af0..86c618830e 100644
--- a/common/zlib.cpp
+++ b/common/zlib.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
 
 #include "common/zlib.h"
+#include "common/ptr.h"
 #include "common/util.h"
 #include "common/stream.h"
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ bool uncompress(byte *dst, unsigned long *dstLen, const byte *src, unsigned long
  * other SeekableReadStream and will then provide on-the-fly decompression support.
  * Assumes the compressed data to be in gzip format.
  */
-class GZipReadStream : public Common::SeekableReadStream {
+class GZipReadStream : public SeekableReadStream {
 protected:
 	enum {
 		BUFSIZE = 16384		// 1 << MAX_WBITS
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ protected:
 
 	byte	_buf[BUFSIZE];
 
-	Common::SeekableReadStream *_wrapped;
+	ScopedPtr<SeekableReadStream> _wrapped;
 	z_stream _stream;
 	int _zlibErr;
 	uint32 _pos;
@@ -70,13 +71,9 @@ protected:
 
 public:
 
-	GZipReadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream *w) : _wrapped(w) {
+	GZipReadStream(SeekableReadStream *w) : _wrapped(w), _stream() {
 		assert(w != 0);
 
-		_stream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
-		_stream.zfree = Z_NULL;
-		_stream.opaque = Z_NULL;
-
 		// Verify file header is correct
 		w->seek(0, SEEK_SET);
 		uint16 header = w->readUint16BE();
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ public:
 
 	~GZipReadStream() {
 		inflateEnd(&_stream);
-		delete _wrapped;
 	}
 
 	bool err() const { return (_zlibErr != Z_OK) && (_zlibErr != Z_STREAM_END); }
@@ -201,14 +197,14 @@ public:
  * other WriteStream and will then provide on-the-fly compression support.
  * The compressed data is written in the gzip format.
  */
-class GZipWriteStream : public Common::WriteStream {
+class GZipWriteStream : public WriteStream {
 protected:
 	enum {
 		BUFSIZE = 16384		// 1 << MAX_WBITS
 	};
 
 	byte	_buf[BUFSIZE];
-	Common::WriteStream *_wrapped;
+	ScopedPtr<WriteStream> _wrapped;
 	z_stream _stream;
 	int _zlibErr;
 
@@ -228,11 +224,8 @@ protected:
 	}
 
 public:
-	GZipWriteStream(Common::WriteStream *w) : _wrapped(w) {
+	GZipWriteStream(WriteStream *w) : _wrapped(w), _stream() {
 		assert(w != 0);
-		_stream.zalloc = Z_NULL;
-		_stream.zfree = Z_NULL;
-		_stream.opaque = Z_NULL;
 
 		// Adding 16 to windowBits indicates to zlib that it is supposed to
 		// write gzip headers. This feature was added in zlib 1.2.0.4,
@@ -255,7 +248,6 @@ public:
 	~GZipWriteStream() {
 		finalize();
 		deflateEnd(&_stream);
-		delete _wrapped;
 	}
 
 	bool err() const {
@@ -308,7 +300,7 @@ public:
 
 #endif	// USE_ZLIB
 
-Common::SeekableReadStream *wrapCompressedReadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream *toBeWrapped) {
+SeekableReadStream *wrapCompressedReadStream(SeekableReadStream *toBeWrapped) {
 #if defined(USE_ZLIB)
 	if (toBeWrapped) {
 		uint16 header = toBeWrapped->readUint16BE();
@@ -323,7 +315,7 @@ Common::SeekableReadStream *wrapCompressedReadStream(Common::SeekableReadStream
 	return toBeWrapped;
 }
 
-Common::WriteStream *wrapCompressedWriteStream(Common::WriteStream *toBeWrapped) {
+WriteStream *wrapCompressedWriteStream(WriteStream *toBeWrapped) {
 #if defined(USE_ZLIB)
 	if (toBeWrapped)
 		return new GZipWriteStream(toBeWrapped);