diff -r 31d0b0911cba -r c5365f05d4de QTfrontend/util/SDLInteraction.cpp
--- a/QTfrontend/util/SDLInteraction.cpp	Thu Jul 19 22:19:44 2018 +0200
+++ b/QTfrontend/util/SDLInteraction.cpp	Fri Jul 20 02:22:12 2018 +0200
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "SDL_mixer.h"
 
 #include "HWApplication.h"
+#include "sdlkeys.h"
 #include "hwform.h" /* you know, we could just put a config singleton lookup function in gameuiconfig or something... */
 #include "gameuiconfig.h"
 
@@ -32,12 +33,6 @@
 
 #include "physfsrwops.h"
 
-extern char sdlkeys[1024][2][128];
-extern char xb360buttons[][128];
-extern char xb360dpad[128];
-extern char xbox360axes[][128];
-
-
 SDLInteraction & SDLInteraction::instance()
 {
     static SDLInteraction instance;
@@ -133,39 +128,38 @@
         // Register entries for missing axes not assigned to sticks of this joystick/gamepad
         for(int aid = 0; aid < SDL_JoystickNumAxes(joy) && i < 1021; aid++)
         {
-            // Again store the part of the string not changing for multiple uses
-            QString axis = prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "Axis") + QString(" %1 ").arg(aid + 1);
+            QString axis = prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controlleraxis).arg(aid + 1);
 
             // Entry for "Axis Up"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%da%du", jid, aid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", ((isxb && aid < 5) ? (prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xbox360axes[aid * 2])) : axis + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Up)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", ((isxb && aid < 5) ? (prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xbox360axes[aid * 2])) : (axis.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerup)))).toUtf8().constData());
 
             // Entry for "Axis Down"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%da%dd", jid, aid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", ((isxb && aid < 5) ? (prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xbox360axes[aid * 2 + 1])) : axis + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Down)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", ((isxb && aid < 5) ? (prefix + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xbox360axes[aid * 2 + 1])) : (axis.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerdown)))).toUtf8().constData());
         }
 
         // Register entries for all coolie hats of this joystick/gamepad
         for(int hid = 0; hid < SDL_JoystickNumHats(joy) && i < 1019; hid++)
         {
             // Again store the part of the string not changing for multiple uses
-            QString hat = prefix + (isxb ? (HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xb360dpad) + QString(" ")) : HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "Hat") + QString(" %1 ").arg(hid + 1));
+            QString hat = prefix + (isxb ? (HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xb360dpad) + QString(" ")) : HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerhat).arg(hid + 1));
 
             // Entry for "Hat Up"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%dh%du", jid, hid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (hat + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Up)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", hat.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerup)).toUtf8().constData());
 
             // Entry for "Hat Down"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%dh%dd", jid, hid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (hat + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Down)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", hat.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerdown)).toUtf8().constData());
 
             // Entry for "Hat Left"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%dh%dl", jid, hid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (hat + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Left)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", hat.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerleft)).toUtf8().constData());
 
             // Entry for "Hat Right"
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%dh%dr", jid, hid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (hat + HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "(Right)")).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", hat.arg(HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerright)).toUtf8().constData());
         }
 
         // Register entries for all buttons of this joystick/gamepad
@@ -173,7 +167,7 @@
         {
             // Buttons
             sprintf(sdlkeys[i][0], "j%db%d", jid, bid);
-            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (prefix + ((isxb && bid < 10) ? (HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xb360buttons[bid]) + QString(" ")) : HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", "Button") + QString(" %1").arg(bid + 1))).toUtf8().constData());
+            sprintf(sdlkeys[i++][1], "%s", (prefix + ((isxb && bid < 10) ? (HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", xb360buttons[bid]) + QString(" ")) : HWApplication::translate("binds (keys)", controllerbutton).arg(bid + 1))).toUtf8().constData());
         }
         // Close the game controller as we no longer need it
         SDL_JoystickClose(joy);