4 files changed, 23 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk.cpp b/engines/parallaction/disk.cpp
index 9bc9f0f8cf..d8ab4d8662 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk.cpp
@@ -89,5 +89,24 @@ void openLocation(const char *name, char* script) {
 
 }
 
+void loadHead(const char* name, StaticCnv* cnv) {
+
+	char path[PATH_LEN];
+
+	if (!scumm_strnicmp(name, "mini", 4)) {
+		name += 4;
+	}
+
+	snprintf(path, 8, "%shead", name);
+	path[8] = '\0';
+
+	_vm->_graphics->loadExternalStaticCnv(path, cnv);
+
+}
+
+
+void loadPointer(StaticCnv* cnv) {
+	_vm->_graphics->loadExternalStaticCnv("pointer", cnv);
+}
 
 } // namespace Parallaction
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk.h b/engines/parallaction/disk.h
index f35f9dd6ff..bf22ee3487 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ public:
 
 void openLocation(const char *name, char* script);
 void openTalk(const char *name, Cnv *cnv);
+void loadPointer(StaticCnv* cnv);
+void loadHead(const char* name, StaticCnv* cnv);
 
 } // namespace Parallaction
 
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
index a75c76f786..0bea64318e 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/graphics.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void jobEraseLabel(void *parm, Job *j) {
 
 void Graphics::initMouse(uint16 arg_0) {
 
-	loadExternalStaticCnv("pointer", &_mouseComposedArrow);
+	loadPointer(&_mouseComposedArrow);
 
 	byte temp[16*16];
 	memcpy(temp, _mouseArrow, 16*16);
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/zone.cpp b/engines/parallaction/zone.cpp
index ee83d71a59..f89d49bbbd 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/zone.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/zone.cpp
@@ -416,20 +416,8 @@ void displayItemComment(ExamineData *data) {
 	_vm->_graphics->flatBlitCnv(&data->_cnv, 140, (SCREEN_HEIGHT - data->_cnv._height)/2, Graphics::kBitFront, data->_cnv._data1);
 	_vm->_graphics->freeStaticCnv(&data->_cnv);
 
-	char *v4 = _vm->_characterName;
-	if (!scumm_strnicmp(v4, "mini", 4)) {
-		v4 += 4;
-	}
-
 	StaticCnv cnv;
-
-	sprintf(v68, "%shead", v4);
-
-	// WORKAROUND
-	// dos file names are in 8.3 format
-	v68[8] = '\0';
-
-	_vm->_graphics->loadExternalStaticCnv(v68, &cnv);
+	loadHead(_vm->_characterName, &cnv);
 
 	int16 v6A = 0, v6C = 0;