diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/00README.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/00README.txt
index 1b6db01a..bf865839 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/00README.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/00README.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ Recipe:
 
  - Extract the Recoll source.
 
- - IF Recoll is not installed yet: configure recoll with --prefix=/usr
-   (or wherever KDE lives), build and install Recoll.
+ - IF Recoll is not installed yet: configure recoll with 
+   --prefix=/usr --enable-pic  (or wherever KDE lives), build and install 
+   Recoll.
 
  - In the Recoll source, go to kde/kioslave/recoll, then build and
    install the kio slave:
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
index e09bef17..30899d85 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ include_directories (${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${KDE4_INCLUDES}
   ${rcltop}/rcldb 
   ${rcltop}/unac
   ${rcltop}/utils 
+  ${rcltop}/qtgui
 )
 
-set(kio_recoll_SRCS  kio_recoll.cpp htmlif.cpp dirif.cpp)
+set(kio_recoll_SRCS  kio_recoll.cpp htmlif.cpp dirif.cpp ${rcltop}/qtgui/guiutils.cpp)
 
 CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(dl dlopen "" DLOPEN_IN_LIBDL)
 IF(DLOPEN_IN_LIBDL)
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
index 2fac88d9..6cf0449a 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/htmlif.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static string welcomedata;
 
 void RecollProtocol::searchPage()
 {
-    kDebug();
     mimeType("text/html");
     if (welcomedata.empty()) {
 	QString location = 
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ void RecollProtocol::searchPage()
 
 void RecollProtocol::queryDetails()
 {
-    kDebug();
     mimeType("text/html");
     QByteArray array;
     QTextStream os(&array, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
@@ -206,7 +204,6 @@ void RecollProtocol::queryDetails()
     data(array);
 }
 
-
 class PlainToRichKio : public PlainToRich {
 public:
     PlainToRichKio(const string& nm) 
@@ -275,9 +272,9 @@ void RecollProtocol::showPreview(const Rcl::Doc& idoc)
 
 void RecollProtocol::htmlDoSearch(const QueryDesc& qd)
 {
-    kDebug() << "q" << qd.query << "opt" << qd.opt << "page" << qd.page <<
-	"isdet" << qd.isDetReq;
-
+    kDebug() << "q" << qd.query << "option" << qd.opt << "page" << qd.page <<
+	"isdet" << qd.isDetReq << endl;
+ 
     mimeType("text/html");
 
     if (!syncSearch(qd))
diff --git a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
index 32568c86..c1a83169 100644
--- a/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
+++ b/src/kde/kioslave/recoll/kio_recoll.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "readfile.h"
 #include "smallut.h"
 #include "textsplit.h"
+#include "guiutils.h"
 
 using namespace KIO;
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ RecollProtocol::RecollProtocol(const QByteArray &pool, const QByteArray &app)
 	m_reason = "No db directory in configuration ??";
 	return;
     }
+    rwSettings(false);
 
     m_rcldb = new Rcl::Db(o_rclconfig);
     if (!m_rcldb) {
@@ -115,13 +117,10 @@ bool RecollProtocol::maybeOpenDb(string &reason)
     return true;
 }
 
-// Not sure this is ever used 
+// This is never called afaik
 void RecollProtocol::mimetype(const KUrl &url)
 {
     kDebug() << url << endl;
-    ///////////////////////////////REMOVEME REMOVEME REMOVEME when sure !/////
-    abort();
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     mimeType("text/html");
     finished();
 }
@@ -342,6 +341,7 @@ bool RecollProtocol::doSearch(const QueryDesc& qd)
     RefCntr<Rcl::SearchData> sdata(sd);
     sdata->setStemlang("english");
     RefCntr<Rcl::Query>query(new Rcl::Query(m_rcldb));
+    query->setCollapseDuplicates(prefs.collapseDuplicates);
     if (!query->setQuery(sdata)) {
 	m_reason = "Query execute failed. Invalid query or syntax error?";
 	error(KIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED, m_reason.c_str());
diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
index a9a8454f..ecd4058a 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ static char rcsid[] = "@(#$Id: guiutils.cpp,v 1.40 2008-11-24 15:23:12 dockes Ex
 #include <qsettings.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 
+RclDynConf *g_dynconf;
+
 // The table should not be necessary, but I found no css way to get
 // qt 4.6 qtextedit to clear the margins after the float img without 
 // introducing blank space.
diff --git a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
index d059e991..d047042c 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/guiutils.h
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 #include <qstring.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 
+#include "dynconf.h"
+extern RclDynConf *g_dynconf;
+
 #ifndef NO_NAMESPACES
 using std::string;
 using std::list;
diff --git a/src/qtgui/main.cpp b/src/qtgui/main.cpp
index e588c182..f68ab929 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/main.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/main.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Rcl::Db *rcldb;
 Aspell *aspell;
 #endif
 
-RclDynConf *g_dynconf;
 int recollNeedsExit;
 int startIndexingAfterConfig;
 RclMain *mainWindow;
diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.h b/src/qtgui/recoll.h
index 3a75d88b..a705c1bc 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.h
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "rclconfig.h"
 #include "rcldb.h"
 #include "idxthread.h"
-#include "dynconf.h"
 
 // Misc declarations in need of sharing between the UI files
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ extern RclConfig *rclconfig;
 extern Rcl::Db *rcldb;
 extern int recollNeedsExit;
 extern int startIndexingAfterConfig; // 1st startup
-extern RclDynConf *g_dynconf;
 extern void startManual(const string& helpindex);
 
 #ifdef RCL_USE_ASPELL