diff --git a/src/gnome/dialog-options.c b/src/gnome/dialog-options.c
index 20ad79fbb8..c89165f56d 100644
--- a/src/gnome/dialog-options.c
+++ b/src/gnome/dialog-options.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ gnc_date_option_set_select_method(GNCOption *option, gboolean use_absolute,
 {
   GList* widget_list;
   GtkWidget *ab_button, *rel_button, *rel_widget, *ab_widget;
- 
+
   widget_list = gtk_container_children(GTK_CONTAINER(option->widget));
   ab_button = g_list_nth_data(widget_list, GNC_RD_WID_AB_BUTTON_POS);
   ab_widget = g_list_nth_data(widget_list, GNC_RD_WID_AB_WIDGET_POS);
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ gnc_option_set_ui_value(GNCOption *option, gboolean use_default)
     int index;
     char *date_option_type;
     char *symbol_str;
-    
+
     date_option_type = gnc_option_date_option_get_subtype(option);
-    
+
     if (gh_vector_p(value))
     {
       symbol = gh_vector_ref(value, gh_int2scm(0));
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ gnc_option_set_ui_value(GNCOption *option, gboolean use_default)
 	  if (gnc_timepair_p(tp))
 	  {
 	    ts = gnc_timepair2timespec(tp);
-	    
+
 	    if (safe_strcmp(date_option_type, "absolute") == 0)
 	    {
 	      gnc_date_edit_set_time(GNC_DATE_EDIT(option->widget), ts.tv_sec);
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ gnc_option_set_ui_value(GNCOption *option, gboolean use_default)
 	}
 	free(symbol_str);
       }
-    
     }
     else
     {
@@ -456,7 +455,8 @@ gnc_option_get_ui_value(GNCOption *option)
   {
     int index;
     SCM type, val;
-    char *subtype =  gnc_option_date_option_get_subtype(option);
+    char *subtype = gnc_option_date_option_get_subtype(option);
+
     if(safe_strcmp(subtype, "relative") == 0)
     {
       index = GPOINTER_TO_INT(gtk_object_get_data(GTK_OBJECT(option->widget),
@@ -468,10 +468,10 @@ gnc_option_get_ui_value(GNCOption *option)
     else if (safe_strcmp(subtype, "absolute") == 0)
     { 		      
       Timespec ts;
-      
+
       ts.tv_sec  = gnc_date_edit_get_date(GNC_DATE_EDIT(option->widget));
       ts.tv_nsec = 0;
-      
+
       result = gh_cons(gh_symbol2scm("absolute"), gnc_timespec2timepair(ts));
     }
     else if (safe_strcmp(subtype, "both") == 0)
@@ -503,8 +503,7 @@ gnc_option_get_ui_value(GNCOption *option)
     }
     g_free(subtype);
   }
-  
-else if (safe_strcmp(type, "account-list") == 0)
+  else if (safe_strcmp(type, "account-list") == 0)
   {
     GNCAccountTree *tree;
     GList *list;
diff --git a/src/scm/date-utilities.scm b/src/scm/date-utilities.scm
index bb8a0f0b92..2052ff2e30 100644
--- a/src/scm/date-utilities.scm
+++ b/src/scm/date-utilities.scm
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
     (set-tm:year zd 0)
     (set-tm:yday zd 0)
     (set-tm:wday zd 0)
+    (set-tm:isdst zd 0)
     zd))
 
 (define SecDelta 
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@
     (set-tm:hour bdt 23)
     (let ((newtime (car (mktime bdt))))
       (cons newtime 0))))
+
 (define (gnc:reldate-get-symbol x) (vector-ref x 0))
 (define (gnc:reldate-get-string x) (vector-ref x 1))
 (define (gnc:reldate-get-desc x) (vector-ref x 2))
@@ -311,7 +313,6 @@
     (if rel-date-data
        ((gnc:reldate-get-fn rel-date-data))
        (gnc:error "Tried to look up an undefined date symbol"))))
-    
 
 (define (gnc:get-relative-date-strings date-symbol)
   (let ((rel-date-info (hash-ref gnc:relative-date-hash date-symbol)))
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@
     (set-tm:hour now 0)
     (set-tm:mday now 1)
     (set-tm:mon now 0)
+    (set-tm:isdst now 0)
     (gnc:secs->timepair (car (mktime now)))))
 
 (define (gnc:get-start-prev-year)
@@ -344,7 +346,8 @@
     (set-tm:mday now 1)
     (set-tm:mon now 0)
     (set-tm:year now (- (tm:year now) 1))
-    (gnc:secs->timepair (car (mktime now))))) 
+    (set-tm:isdst now 0)
+    (gnc:secs->timepair (car (mktime now)))))
 
 (define (gnc:get-end-prev-year)
   (let ((now (localtime (current-time))))
@@ -354,8 +357,8 @@
     (set-tm:mday now 31)
     (set-tm:mon now 11)
     (set-tm:year now (- (tm:year now) 1))
-    (gnc:secs->timepair (car (mktime now))))) 
-
+    (set-tm:isdst now 0)
+    (gnc:secs->timepair (car (mktime now)))))
 
 ;; FIXME:: Replace with option when it becomes available
 (define (gnc:get-start-cur-fin-year)
@@ -388,7 +391,6 @@
 	  (set-tm:mon now 6)
 	  (set-tm:year now (- (tm:year now) 2))
 	  (cons (car (mktime now)) 0))
-		      
 	(begin
 	  (set-tm:sec now 0)
 	  (set-tm:min now 0)
@@ -408,7 +410,6 @@
 	  (set-tm:mday now 30)
 	  (set-tm:mon now 5)
 	  (cons (car (mktime now)) 0))
-		      
 	(begin
 	  (set-tm:sec now 59)
 	  (set-tm:min now 59)
@@ -452,7 +453,6 @@
     (set-tm:mday (gnc:days-in-month (+ (tm:month now) 1)) (+ (tm:year) 1900))
     (cons (car (mktime now)) 0)))
     
-
 (define (gnc:get-start-current-quarter)
   (let ((now (localtime (current-time))))
     (set-tm:sec now 0)
diff --git a/src/scm/options.scm b/src/scm/options.scm
index a7b94f3631..a62078097a 100644
--- a/src/scm/options.scm
+++ b/src/scm/options.scm
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@
 	 (or 
 	  (and (eq? 'relative (car date)) (symbol? (cdr date)))
           (and (eq? 'absolute (car date)) 
-		    (pair? (cdr date)) 
-		    (exact? (cadr date)) 
-		    (exact? (cddr date))))))
+               (pair? (cdr date)) 
+               (exact? (cadr date)) 
+               (exact? (cddr date))))))
   (define (list-lookup list item)
     (cond
      ((null? list) #f)
@@ -327,30 +327,29 @@
                           (string-append "'" (gnc:value->string value)))))
     (gnc:make-option
      section name sort-tag 'date documentation-string
-    (lambda () 
+     (lambda () 
        (if (eq? (car value) 'relative)
-   
 	   (vector 'relative (gnc:get-absolute-from-relative-date
                               (cdr value)) (cdr value))
 	   (vector 'absolute (cdr value))))
      (lambda (date)
        (if (date-legal date)
            (set! value date)
-          (gnc:error "Illegal date value set")))
+           (gnc:error "Illegal date value set")))
      default-getter
      (gnc:restore-form-generator value->string)
      (lambda (date)
        (if (date-legal date)
            (list #t date)
-          (list #f "date-option: illegal date")))
+           (list #f "date-option: illegal date")))
      (vector subtype show-time relative-date-list) 
      (vector (lambda () (length relative-date-list))
-       (lambda (x) (list-ref relative-date-list x))
-       (lambda (x) (gnc:get-relative-date-string
-                    (list-ref relative-date-list x)))
-       (lambda (x) (gnc:get-relative-date-desc
-                    (list-ref relative-date-list x)))
-       (lambda (x) (list-lookup relative-date-list x)))
+             (lambda (x) (list-ref relative-date-list x))
+             (lambda (x) (gnc:get-relative-date-string
+                          (list-ref relative-date-list x)))
+             (lambda (x) (gnc:get-relative-date-desc
+                          (list-ref relative-date-list x)))
+             (lambda (x) (list-lookup relative-date-list x)))
      #f
      #f)))
 
diff --git a/src/scm/report.scm b/src/scm/report.scm
index 5cac6f4270..c64722f09f 100644
--- a/src/scm/report.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report.scm
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       (display ")")
       (newline)
       (newline port))))
-  
+
     (define (report-output->string tree)
       (call-with-output-string
        (lambda (port)
diff --git a/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm b/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
index aac6b3a57f..6893f4bd3a 100644
--- a/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
+++ b/src/scm/report/hello-world.scm
@@ -81,18 +81,20 @@
       (lambda () (cons 'absolute (cons (current-time) 0)))
       #t 'absolute #f ))
 
-  (gnc:register-hello-world-option
+    (gnc:register-hello-world-option
      (gnc:make-date-option
       "Hello, World!" "Combo Date Option"
       "y" "This is a combination date option"
       (lambda () (cons 'relative 'start-cal-year))
       #f 'both '(start-cal-year start-prev-year end-prev-year) ))
-   (gnc:register-hello-world-option
+
+    (gnc:register-hello-world-option
      (gnc:make-date-option
       "Hello, World!" "Relative Date Option"
       "x" "This is a relative date option"
       (lambda () (cons 'relative 'start-cal-year))
       #f 'relative '(start-cal-year start-prev-year end-prev-year) ))
+
     ;; This is a number range option. The user can enter a number
     ;; between a lower and upper bound given below. There are also
     ;; arrows the user can click to go up or down, the amount changed
@@ -235,8 +237,7 @@
     ;; The first thing we do is make local variables for all the specific
     ;; options in the set of options given to the function. This set will
     ;; be generated by the options generator above.
-    (let ((dummy (display options))
-	  (bool-val     (op-value "Hello, World!" "Boolean Option"))
+    (let ((bool-val     (op-value "Hello, World!" "Boolean Option"))
           (mult-val     (op-value "Hello, World!" "Multi Choice Option"))
           (string-val   (op-value "Hello, World!" "String Option"))
           (date-val     (gnc:date-option-absolute-time (op-value "Hello, World!" "Just a Date Option")))
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@
 
       ;; Crash if asked to.
       (if crash-val (string-length #f));; string-length needs a string
-	
+
       (let ((time-string (strftime "%X" (localtime (current-time))))
             (date-string (strftime "%x" (localtime (car date-val))))
             (date-string2 (strftime "%x %X" (localtime (car date2-val))))
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@
          (html-start-document-color (gnc:color-option->html color-op))
 
          ;; Here we get the title using the string database and 'lookup.
-         "<h2>Hello World </h2>"
+         "<h2>" (string-db 'lookup 'title) "</h2>"
 
          ;; Here we user our paragraph helper
          (make-para 'para-1