diff --git a/esvg/Base.cpp b/esvg/Base.cpp
index 87b20ac..e2132d9 100644
--- a/esvg/Base.cpp
+++ b/esvg/Base.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ void esvg::Base::parseTransform(exml::Element* _element) {
 	double matrix[6];
 	float angle, xxx, yyy;
 	int32_t n;
-	etk::Char myData = inputString.c_str();
-	const char * pointerOnData = myData;
+	const char * pointerOnData = inputString.c_str();
 	while (*pointerOnData) {
 		if (sscanf(pointerOnData, "matrix (%lf %lf %lf %lf %lf %lf) %n", &matrix[0], &matrix[1], &matrix[2], &matrix[3], &matrix[4], &matrix[5], &n) == 6) {
 			m_transformMatrix.load_from(matrix);
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ void esvg::Base::parsePosition(const exml::Element *_element, etk::Vector2D<floa
  */
 float esvg::Base::parseLength(const std::string& _dataInput) {
 	SVG_VERBOSE(" lenght : '" << _dataInput << "'");
-	float n = _dataInput.toFloat();
+	float n = stof(_dataInput);
 	std::string unit;
 	for (int32_t iii=0; iii<_dataInput.size(); iii++) {
 		if(    (_dataInput[iii]>='0' && _dataInput[iii]<='9')
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ float esvg::Base::parseLength(const std::string& _dataInput) {
 		    || _dataInput[iii]<='.') {
 			continue;
 		}
-		unit = _dataInput.extract(iii-1);
+		unit = std::string(_dataInput, iii-1);
 	}
 	//SVG_INFO("           == > ?? = " << n );
 	float font_size = 20.0f;
diff --git a/esvg/Path.cpp b/esvg/Path.cpp
index 2583d32..3c9392a 100644
--- a/esvg/Path.cpp
+++ b/esvg/Path.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ const char * extractCmd(const char* _input, char& _cmd, std::vector<float>& _out
 	_outputList.clear();
 	_cmd = '\0';
 	const char * outputPointer = NULL;
-	if (!( (_input[0] <= 'Z' && _input[0] >= 'A') || (_input[0] <= 'z' && _input[0] >= 'a') ) ) {
+	if (!(    (    _input[0] <= 'Z'
+	            && _input[0] >= 'A')
+	       || (    _input[0] <= 'z'
+	            && _input[0] >= 'a') ) ) {
 		SVG_ERROR("Error in the SVG Path : \"" << _input << "\"");
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -83,8 +86,7 @@ bool esvg::Path::parse(exml::Element * _element, agg::trans_affine& _parentTrans
 	char command;
 	std::vector<float> listDot;
 	
-	etk::Char plop = elementXML1.c_str();
-	const char* elementXML = plop;
+	const char* elementXML = elementXML1.c_str();
 	
 	for( const char *sss=extractCmd(elementXML, command, listDot);
 	     NULL != sss;
diff --git a/esvg/Polygon.cpp b/esvg/Polygon.cpp
index 628d3e7..8c49f0d 100644
--- a/esvg/Polygon.cpp
+++ b/esvg/Polygon.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ bool esvg::Polygon::parse(exml::Element * _element, agg::trans_affine& _parentTr
 		SVG_ERROR("(l "/*<<_element->Pos()*/<<") polygon: missing points attribute");
 		return false;
 	}
-	etk::Char sss2 = sss1.c_str();
-	const char * sss = sss2;
+	const char * sss = sss1.c_str();
 	_sizeMax.setValue(0,0);
 	SVG_VERBOSE("Parse polygon : \"" << sss << "\"");
 	while ('\0' != sss[0]) {
diff --git a/esvg/Polyline.cpp b/esvg/Polyline.cpp
index 063911a..50a46e5 100644
--- a/esvg/Polyline.cpp
+++ b/esvg/Polyline.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ bool esvg::Polyline::parse(exml::Element * _element, agg::trans_affine& _parentT
 	}
 	_sizeMax.setValue(0,0);
 	SVG_VERBOSE("Parse polyline : \"" << sss1 << "\"");
-	etk::Char sss2 = sss1.c_str();
-	const char* sss = sss2;
+	const char* sss = sss1.c_str();
 	while ('\0' != sss[0]) {
 		etk::Vector2D<float> pos;
 		int32_t n;
diff --git a/esvg/esvg.cpp b/esvg/esvg.cpp
index 55df61c..e6b7c3a 100644
--- a/esvg/esvg.cpp
+++ b/esvg/esvg.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 #define __class__ "Document"
 
 
-esvg::Document::Document(const std::string& _fileName) : m_renderedElement(NULL) {
+esvg::Document::Document(const std::string& _fileName) :
+  m_renderedElement(NULL) {
 	m_fileName = _fileName;
 	m_version = "0.0";
 	m_loadOK = true;
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ esvg::Document::Document(const std::string& _fileName) : m_renderedElement(NULL)
 		return;
 	}
 	
-	exml::Element* root = (exml::Element*)doc.getNamed( "svg" );
+	exml::Element* root = (exml::Element*)doc.getNamed("svg" );
 	if (NULL == root ) {
 		SVG_ERROR("(l ?) main node not find: \"svg\" in \"" << m_fileName << "\"");
 		m_loadOK = false;