diff --git a/game/settings.cpp b/game/settings.cpp
index 1487d80..e2287d1 100644
--- a/game/settings.cpp
+++ b/game/settings.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
     // If true, Eliot complains when the player does something illegal
     // If false, the word is accepted (with a score of 0) and the player does
     // not get a second chance
-    m_boolHandler.addOption("duplicate-reject-invalid", false);
+    m_boolHandler.addOption("duplicate-reject-invalid", true);
 
 
     // ============== Freegame mode options ==============
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Settings::Settings()
     // not get a second chance.
     // Trying to change letters or to pass the turn in an incorrect way will
     // be rejected in any case.
-    m_boolHandler.addOption("freegame-reject-invalid", false);
+    m_boolHandler.addOption("freegame-reject-invalid", true);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/po/eliot.pot b/po/eliot.pot
index c4471f1..aac8ed9 100644
--- a/po/eliot.pot
+++ b/po/eliot.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-09-07 10:38+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-09-07 22:31+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid " N |   RACK   |    SOLUTION     | REF | PTS | P | BONUS"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:414 qt/history_widget.cpp:143 qt/main_window.cpp:545
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:414 qt/history_widget.cpp:143 qt/main_window.cpp:560
 msgid "(PASS)"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "   Ctrl-l           Refresh the screen"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:486 wxwin/auxframes.cc:147 qt/main_window.cpp:628
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:486 wxwin/auxframes.cc:147 qt/main_window.cpp:643
 #: qt/ui/main_window.ui:94
 msgid "Bag"
 msgstr ""
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ msgid "Game saved in '%ls'"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: utils/ncurses.cpp:632 wxwin/mainframe.cc:275 wxwin/mainframe.cc:405
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:429 qt/main_window.cpp:390
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:429 qt/main_window.cpp:405
 msgid "Load a game"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Invalid saved game"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:656 qt/main_window.cpp:404
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:656 qt/main_window.cpp:419
 #, c-format
 msgid "Game loaded"
 msgstr ""
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "&New game\tCtrl+N"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:272 qt/main_window.cpp:308
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:272 qt/main_window.cpp:323
 msgid "Start a new game"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "&Save as...\tCtrl+S"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:276 qt/main_window.cpp:313
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:276 qt/main_window.cpp:328
 msgid "Save the current game"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "&Quit\tCtrl+Q"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:284 qt/main_window.cpp:319
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:284 qt/main_window.cpp:334
 msgid "Quit Eliot"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "&Dictionary...\tCtrl+D"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:287 wxwin/mainframe.cc:604 qt/main_window.cpp:595
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:287 wxwin/mainframe.cc:604 qt/main_window.cpp:610
 msgid "Choose a dictionary"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ msgid "Font for the search"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: wxwin/mainframe.cc:310 wxwin/mainframe.cc:334 qt/history_widget.cpp:177
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:306
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:321
 msgid "&Game"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1062,24 +1062,24 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "R&esults"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 qt/main_window.cpp:344
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 qt/main_window.cpp:359
 msgid "&About..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 wxwin/mainframe.cc:733 qt/main_window.cpp:345
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:706
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 wxwin/mainframe.cc:733 qt/main_window.cpp:360
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:721
 msgid "About Eliot"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:335 qt/main_window.cpp:323
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:335 qt/main_window.cpp:338
 msgid "&Settings"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:336 qt/main_window.cpp:331
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:336 qt/main_window.cpp:346
 msgid "&Windows"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:337 qt/main_window.cpp:343
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:337 qt/main_window.cpp:358
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cannot open "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:440 wxwin/mainframe.cc:449 qt/main_window.cpp:397
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:440 wxwin/mainframe.cc:449 qt/main_window.cpp:412
 msgid "Error while loading the game"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ msgid "Points"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: qt/dic_tools_widget.cpp:87 qt/dic_tools_widget.cpp:92
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:19 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:21
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:16 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:21
 msgid "Rack:"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Player"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:109 qt/main_window.cpp:646 qt/ui/main_window.ui:40
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:109 qt/main_window.cpp:661 qt/ui/main_window.ui:40
 msgid "Board"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1282,185 +1282,205 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Free game"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:237
-msgid "%1 error"
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:233
+msgid "Dictionary: %1"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:307
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:238
+msgid "Dictionary: Unknown (old format)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:239
+msgid ""
+"The dictionary name cannot be retrieved, because you are using an old "
+"dictionary format.\n"
+"You can probably download a newer version of the dictionary on http://www."
+"nongnu.org/eliot/"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:252
+msgid "Eliot - Error"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:322
 msgid "&New..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:307
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:322
 msgid "Ctrl+N"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:310
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
 msgid "&Load..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:310
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
 msgid "Ctrl+O"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:311
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
 msgid "Load an existing game"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:312
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
 msgid "&Save as..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:312
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
 msgid "Ctrl+S"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:315
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:330
 msgid "&Print..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:315
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:330
 msgid "Ctrl+P"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:316
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:331
 msgid "Print the current game"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:318
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:333
 msgid "&Quit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:318
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:333
 msgid "Ctrl+Q"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:324
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:339
 msgid "&Choose dictionary..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:339
+msgid "Ctrl+C"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:340
 msgid "Select a new dictionary"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:341
 msgid "&Preferences..."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:341
 msgid "Ctrl+F"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:342
 msgid "Edit the preferences"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:332
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:347
 msgid "&Bag"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:332
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:347
 msgid "Ctrl+B"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:333 qt/ui/main_window.ui:97
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:348 qt/ui/main_window.ui:97
 msgid "Show/hide the remaining tiles in the bag"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:334
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:349
 msgid "&External board"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:334
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:349
 msgid "Ctrl+E"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:335 qt/ui/main_window.ui:111
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:350 qt/ui/main_window.ui:111
 msgid "Show/hide the external board"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:336
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:351
 msgid "&History"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:336
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:351
 msgid "Ctrl+H"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:337 qt/ui/main_window.ui:125
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:352 qt/ui/main_window.ui:125
 msgid "Show/hide the game history"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:338
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:353
 msgid "&Dictionary tools"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:338
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:353
 msgid "Ctrl+D"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:339 qt/ui/main_window.ui:139
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:354 qt/ui/main_window.ui:139
 msgid "Show/hide the dictionary tools"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:344
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:359
 msgid "Ctrl+A"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:353 qt/main_window.cpp:386
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:368 qt/main_window.cpp:401
 msgid "You have to select a dictionary first!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:378
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:393
 msgid "Game started"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:414
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:429
 msgid "Save a game"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:419
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:434
 msgid "Game saved"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "N."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "RACK"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "SOLUTION"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "REF"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "PTS"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:586
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:601
 msgid "Stop current game?"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:587
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:602
 msgid ""
 "Loading a dictionary will stop the current game. Do you want to continue?"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:664 qt/ui/main_window.ui:53 qt/ui/main_window.ui:122
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:679 qt/ui/main_window.ui:53 qt/ui/main_window.ui:122
 msgid "History"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:681 qt/ui/dic_tools_widget.ui:13
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:696 qt/ui/dic_tools_widget.ui:13
 #: qt/ui/main_window.ui:136
 msgid "Dictionary tools"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:698
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:713
 msgid ""
 "Copyright (C) 1999-2008 - Antoine Fraboulet & Olivier Teuliere\n"
 "\n"
@@ -1503,15 +1523,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Duplicate"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:156
-msgid "Cannot play '%1' at position '%2': incorrect or misplaced word (%3)"
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:81
+msgid ""
+"Enter the word to play (case-insensitive).\n"
+"A joker from the rack must be written in parentheses.\n"
+"E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:179
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:84
+msgid ""
+"Enter the coordinates of the word.\n"
+"Specify the row before the column for horizontal words,\n"
+"and the column before the row for vertical words.\n"
+"E.g.: H4 or 4H"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:173
+msgid "Cannot play word: misplaced parentheses"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:194
+msgid "Cannot play '%1' at position '%2':\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:198
+msgid "Some letters are not valid for the current dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:201
+msgid "Invalid coordinates"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:204
+msgid "The word does not exist"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:207
+msgid "The rack doesn't contain the letters needed to play this word"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:210
+msgid "The word is part of a longer one"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:213
+msgid "The word tries to replace an existing letter"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:216
+msgid "The word is going out of the board, or an orthogonal word is not valid"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:219
+msgid "The word is already present on the board at these coordinates"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:222
+msgid "A word cannot be isolated (not connected to the placed words)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:225
+msgid "The first word of the game must be horizontal"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:228
+msgid "The first word of the game must cover the H8 square"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:231
+msgid "Incorrect or misplaced word (%1)"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:255
 msgid "Cannot pass turn (%1)"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:181
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:257
 msgid "Cannot change letters '%1' (%2)"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1575,40 +1662,59 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Remove player"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:36
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:33
 msgid "Shuffle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:43
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:40
 msgid "Play a word:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:50 qt/ui/player_widget.ui:53
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:52
 msgid ""
-"To play a word, enter the word (case sensitive) and its coordinates. E.g.: "
-"WORD H4"
+"Enter the word to play (case-insensitive). A joker from the rack must be "
+"written in parentheses. E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:63 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:62
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:80
+msgid ""
+"Enter the coordinates of the word. Specify the row before the column for "
+"horizontal words, and the column before the row for vertical words. E.g.: H4 "
+"or 4H"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:87 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:62
 msgid "Play"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:70
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:94
 msgid "Change letters:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:77
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:101
 msgid "Enter the letters you want to change"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:87
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:111
 msgid "Change"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:94
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:118
 msgid "Pass"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:125
+msgid "Ref.:"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:74
+msgid "Enter the coordinates of the word."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:47
+msgid "Enter the word to play (case-insensitive)."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: qt/ui/prefs_dialog.ui:13
 msgid "Preferences"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 5739b0a..07dd2a1 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: eliot 1.7\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-09-07 10:38+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2008-09-07 22:31+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2008-08-31 10:43+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Olivier Teuliere <ipkiss@via.ecp.fr>\n"
 "Language-Team: French <traduc@traduc.org>\n"
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ msgstr "Historique de la partie"
 msgid " N |   RACK   |    SOLUTION     | REF | PTS | P | BONUS"
 msgstr " N |  TIRAGE  |    SOLUTION     | REF | PTS | J | BONUS"
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:414 qt/history_widget.cpp:143 qt/main_window.cpp:545
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:414 qt/history_widget.cpp:143 qt/main_window.cpp:560
 msgid "(PASS)"
 msgstr "(PASSE)"
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ msgstr "   <pgup>, <pgdown> Naviguer dans une boîte page par page"
 msgid "   Ctrl-l           Refresh the screen"
 msgstr "   Ctrl-l           Rafraîchir l'écran"
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:486 wxwin/auxframes.cc:147 qt/main_window.cpp:628
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:486 wxwin/auxframes.cc:147 qt/main_window.cpp:643
 #: qt/ui/main_window.ui:94
 msgid "Bag"
 msgstr "Sac"
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ msgid "Game saved in '%ls'"
 msgstr "Partie sauvée dans '%ls'"
 
 #: utils/ncurses.cpp:632 wxwin/mainframe.cc:275 wxwin/mainframe.cc:405
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:429 qt/main_window.cpp:390
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:429 qt/main_window.cpp:405
 msgid "Load a game"
 msgstr "Charger une partie"
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ msgstr "Impossible d'ouvrir le fichier '%ls' en lecture"
 msgid "Invalid saved game"
 msgstr "Partie sauvée invalide"
 
-#: utils/ncurses.cpp:656 qt/main_window.cpp:404
+#: utils/ncurses.cpp:656 qt/main_window.cpp:419
 #, c-format
 msgid "Game loaded"
 msgstr "Partie chargée"
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ msgstr "Jouer le mot selectionné"
 msgid "&New game\tCtrl+N"
 msgstr "&Nouvelle partie\tCtrl+N"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:272 qt/main_window.cpp:308
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:272 qt/main_window.cpp:323
 msgid "Start a new game"
 msgstr "Démarrer une nouvelle partie"
 
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ msgstr "&Charger...\tCtrl+O"
 msgid "&Save as...\tCtrl+S"
 msgstr "&Enregistrer sous...\tCtrl+S"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:276 qt/main_window.cpp:313
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:276 qt/main_window.cpp:328
 msgid "Save the current game"
 msgstr "Sauvegarder la partie en cours"
 
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ msgstr "Imprimer dans un fichier PostScript"
 msgid "&Quit\tCtrl+Q"
 msgstr "&Quitter\tCtrl+Q"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:284 qt/main_window.cpp:319
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:284 qt/main_window.cpp:334
 msgid "Quit Eliot"
 msgstr "Quitter Eliot"
 
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ msgstr "Quitter Eliot"
 msgid "&Dictionary...\tCtrl+D"
 msgstr "&Dictionnaire...\tCtrl+D"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:287 wxwin/mainframe.cc:604 qt/main_window.cpp:595
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:287 wxwin/mainframe.cc:604 qt/main_window.cpp:610
 msgid "Choose a dictionary"
 msgstr "Choisir un dictionnaire"
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ msgid "Font for the search"
 msgstr "Police de caractères pour la recherche"
 
 #: wxwin/mainframe.cc:310 wxwin/mainframe.cc:334 qt/history_widget.cpp:177
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:306
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:321
 msgid "&Game"
 msgstr "&Partie"
 
@@ -1085,24 +1085,24 @@ msgstr "&Historique de la partie\tCtrl+H"
 msgid "R&esults"
 msgstr "Ré&sultats"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 qt/main_window.cpp:344
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 qt/main_window.cpp:359
 msgid "&About..."
 msgstr "À &propos..."
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 wxwin/mainframe.cc:733 qt/main_window.cpp:345
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:706
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:331 wxwin/mainframe.cc:733 qt/main_window.cpp:360
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:721
 msgid "About Eliot"
 msgstr "À propos d'Eliot"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:335 qt/main_window.cpp:323
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:335 qt/main_window.cpp:338
 msgid "&Settings"
 msgstr "Para&mètres"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:336 qt/main_window.cpp:331
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:336 qt/main_window.cpp:346
 msgid "&Windows"
 msgstr "&Fenêtres"
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:337 qt/main_window.cpp:343
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:337 qt/main_window.cpp:358
 msgid "&Help"
 msgstr "&Aide"
 
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ msgstr "Eliot : erreur"
 msgid "Cannot open "
 msgstr "Impossible d'ouvrir "
 
-#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:440 wxwin/mainframe.cc:449 qt/main_window.cpp:397
+#: wxwin/mainframe.cc:440 wxwin/mainframe.cc:449 qt/main_window.cpp:412
 msgid "Error while loading the game"
 msgstr "Erreur pendant le chargement de la partie"
 
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ msgid "Points"
 msgstr "Points"
 
 #: qt/dic_tools_widget.cpp:87 qt/dic_tools_widget.cpp:92
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:19 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:21
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:16 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:21
 msgid "Rack:"
 msgstr "Tirage :"
 
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ msgstr "Ref"
 msgid "Player"
 msgstr "Joueur"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:109 qt/main_window.cpp:646 qt/ui/main_window.ui:40
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:109 qt/main_window.cpp:661 qt/ui/main_window.ui:40
 msgid "Board"
 msgstr "Grille"
 
@@ -1313,186 +1313,210 @@ msgstr "Partie duplicate"
 msgid "Free game"
 msgstr "Partie libre"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:237
-msgid "%1 error"
-msgstr "Erreur %1"
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:233
+msgid "Dictionary: %1"
+msgstr "Dictionnaire : %1"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:307
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:238
+msgid "Dictionary: Unknown (old format)"
+msgstr "Dictionnaire : Inconnu (vieux format)"
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:239
+msgid ""
+"The dictionary name cannot be retrieved, because you are using an old "
+"dictionary format.\n"
+"You can probably download a newer version of the dictionary on http://www."
+"nongnu.org/eliot/"
+msgstr ""
+"Le nom du dictionnaire ne peut pas être récupéré, car vous utilisez un vieux "
+"format de dictionnaire.\n"
+"Vous ouvez probablement télécharger une nouvelle version du dictionnaire sur "
+"http://www.nongnu.org/eliot/"
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:252
+msgid "Eliot - Error"
+msgstr "Eliot - erreur"
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:322
 msgid "&New..."
 msgstr "&Nouvelle partie..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:307
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:322
 msgid "Ctrl+N"
 msgstr "Ctrl+N"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:310
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
 msgid "&Load..."
 msgstr "&Charger..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:310
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
 msgid "Ctrl+O"
 msgstr "Ctrl-O"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:311
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
 msgid "Load an existing game"
 msgstr "Charger une partie existante"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:312
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
 msgid "&Save as..."
 msgstr "&Enregistrer sous..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:312
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
 msgid "Ctrl+S"
 msgstr "Ctrl+S"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:315
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:330
 msgid "&Print..."
 msgstr "Im&primer..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:315
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:330
 msgid "Ctrl+P"
 msgstr "Ctrl+P"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:316
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:331
 msgid "Print the current game"
 msgstr "Imprimer la partie en cours"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:318
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:333
 msgid "&Quit"
 msgstr "&Quitter"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:318
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:333
 msgid "Ctrl+Q"
 msgstr "Ctrl+Q"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:324
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:339
 msgid "&Choose dictionary..."
 msgstr "Choisir un &dictionnaire..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:325
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:339
+msgid "Ctrl+C"
+msgstr "Ctrl+C"
+
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:340
 msgid "Select a new dictionary"
 msgstr "Choisir un nouveau dictionnaire"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:341
 msgid "&Preferences..."
 msgstr "&Préférences..."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:326
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:341
 msgid "Ctrl+F"
 msgstr "Ctrl+F"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:327
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:342
 msgid "Edit the preferences"
 msgstr "Modifier les préférences"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:332
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:347
 msgid "&Bag"
 msgstr "&Sac"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:332
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:347
 msgid "Ctrl+B"
 msgstr "Ctrl+B"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:333 qt/ui/main_window.ui:97
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:348 qt/ui/main_window.ui:97
 msgid "Show/hide the remaining tiles in the bag"
 msgstr "Afficher/cacher les lettres restantes dans le sac"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:334
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:349
 msgid "&External board"
 msgstr "&Plateau de jeu externe"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:334
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:349
 msgid "Ctrl+E"
 msgstr "Ctrl+E"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:335 qt/ui/main_window.ui:111
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:350 qt/ui/main_window.ui:111
 msgid "Show/hide the external board"
 msgstr "Afficher/cacher le plateau de jeu externe"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:336
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:351
 msgid "&History"
 msgstr "&Historique"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:336
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:351
 msgid "Ctrl+H"
 msgstr "Ctrl+H"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:337 qt/ui/main_window.ui:125
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:352 qt/ui/main_window.ui:125
 msgid "Show/hide the game history"
 msgstr "Afficher/cacher l'historique de la partie"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:338
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:353
 msgid "&Dictionary tools"
 msgstr "Outils du &dictionnaire"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:338
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:353
 msgid "Ctrl+D"
 msgstr "Ctrl+D"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:339 qt/ui/main_window.ui:139
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:354 qt/ui/main_window.ui:139
 msgid "Show/hide the dictionary tools"
 msgstr "Afficher/cacher les outils de recherche dans le dictionnaire"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:344
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:359
 msgid "Ctrl+A"
 msgstr "Ctrl+A"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:353 qt/main_window.cpp:386
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:368 qt/main_window.cpp:401
 msgid "You have to select a dictionary first!"
 msgstr "Vous devez d'abord choisir un dictionnaire !"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:378
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:393
 msgid "Game started"
 msgstr "Partie démarrée"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:414
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:429
 msgid "Save a game"
 msgstr "Sauvegarder la partie"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:419
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:434
 msgid "Game saved"
 msgstr "Partie enregistrée"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "N."
 msgstr "N."
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "RACK"
 msgstr "TIRAGE"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "SOLUTION"
 msgstr "SOLUTION"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "REF"
 msgstr "REF"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:453
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:468
 msgid "PTS"
 msgstr "PTS"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:586
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:601
 msgid "Stop current game?"
 msgstr "Arrêter la partie en cours ?"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:587
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:602
 msgid ""
 "Loading a dictionary will stop the current game. Do you want to continue?"
 msgstr ""
 "Charger un dictionnaire arrêtera la partie en cours. Voulez-vous continuer ?"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:664 qt/ui/main_window.ui:53 qt/ui/main_window.ui:122
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:679 qt/ui/main_window.ui:53 qt/ui/main_window.ui:122
 msgid "History"
 msgstr "Historique"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:681 qt/ui/dic_tools_widget.ui:13
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:696 qt/ui/dic_tools_widget.ui:13
 #: qt/ui/main_window.ui:136
 msgid "Dictionary tools"
 msgstr "Outils du dictionnaire"
 
-#: qt/main_window.cpp:698
+#: qt/main_window.cpp:713
 msgid ""
 "Copyright (C) 1999-2008 - Antoine Fraboulet & Olivier Teuliere\n"
 "\n"
@@ -1541,15 +1565,90 @@ msgstr "Eliot"
 msgid "Duplicate"
 msgstr "Duplicate"
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:156
-msgid "Cannot play '%1' at position '%2': incorrect or misplaced word (%3)"
-msgstr "Impossible de jouer '%1' en '%2' : mot incorrect ou mal placé (%3)"
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:81
+msgid ""
+"Enter the word to play (case-insensitive).\n"
+"A joker from the rack must be written in parentheses.\n"
+"E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD"
+msgstr ""
+"Entrer le mot à jouer (insensible à la casse).\n"
+"Un joker provenant du chevalet doit être écrit entre parenthèses.\n"
+"Ex. : m(o)( ou M(O)T"
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:179
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:84
+msgid ""
+"Enter the coordinates of the word.\n"
+"Specify the row before the column for horizontal words,\n"
+"and the column before the row for vertical words.\n"
+"E.g.: H4 or 4H"
+msgstr ""
+"Entrer les coordonnées du mot.\n"
+"Spécifier la rangée avant la colonne pour les mots horizontaux,\n"
+"et la colonne avant la rangée pour les mots verticaux.\n"
+"Ex. : H4 ou 4H"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:173
+msgid "Cannot play word: misplaced parentheses"
+msgstr "Impossible de jouer le mot : parenthèses mal placées"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:194
+msgid "Cannot play '%1' at position '%2':\n"
+msgstr "Impossible de jouer '%1' en '%2' :\n"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:198
+msgid "Some letters are not valid for the current dictionary"
+msgstr ""
+"Le tirage contient des lettres incorrectes pour le dictionnaire courant"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:201
+msgid "Invalid coordinates"
+msgstr "Coordonnées invalides"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:204
+msgid "The word does not exist"
+msgstr "Le mot n'existe pas"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:207
+msgid "The rack doesn't contain the letters needed to play this word"
+msgstr "Le chevalet ne contient pas les lettres permettant de jouer ce mot"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:210
+msgid "The word is part of a longer one"
+msgstr "Le mot fait partie d'un autre mot plus long"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:213
+msgid "The word tries to replace an existing letter"
+msgstr "Le mot remplace une lettre existante"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:216
+msgid "The word is going out of the board, or an orthogonal word is not valid"
+msgstr "Le mot sort de la grille, ou un mot orthogonal est invalide"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:219
+msgid "The word is already present on the board at these coordinates"
+msgstr "Le mot est déjà présent sur la grille à cette position"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:222
+msgid "A word cannot be isolated (not connected to the placed words)"
+msgstr "Un mot ne peut pas être isolé (non connecté aux autres mots placés)"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:225
+msgid "The first word of the game must be horizontal"
+msgstr "Le premier mot de la partie doit être horizontal"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:228
+msgid "The first word of the game must cover the H8 square"
+msgstr "Le premier mot de la partie doit couvrir la case H8"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:231
+msgid "Incorrect or misplaced word (%1)"
+msgstr "Mot incorrect ou mal placé (%1)"
+
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:255
 msgid "Cannot pass turn (%1)"
 msgstr "Impossible de passer le tour (%1)"
 
-#: qt/player_widget.cpp:181
+#: qt/player_widget.cpp:257
 msgid "Cannot change letters '%1' (%2)"
 msgstr "Impossible de changer les lettres '%1' (%2)"
 
@@ -1613,42 +1712,64 @@ msgstr "Ajouter un joueur"
 msgid "Remove player"
 msgstr "Supprimer un joueur"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:36
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:33
 msgid "Shuffle"
 msgstr "Mélanger"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:43
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:40
 msgid "Play a word:"
 msgstr "Jouer le mot :"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:50 qt/ui/player_widget.ui:53
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:52
 msgid ""
-"To play a word, enter the word (case sensitive) and its coordinates. E.g.: "
-"WORD H4"
+"Enter the word to play (case-insensitive). A joker from the rack must be "
+"written in parentheses. E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD"
 msgstr ""
-"Pour jouer un mot, entrer le mot (sensible à la casse) puis ses coordonnées. "
-"Par exemple : MOT H7"
+"Entrer le mot à jouer (insensible à la casse). Un joker provenant du "
+"chevalet doit être écrit entre parenthèses. Ex. : m(o)( ou M(O)T"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:63 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:62
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:80
+msgid ""
+"Enter the coordinates of the word. Specify the row before the column for "
+"horizontal words, and the column before the row for vertical words. E.g.: H4 "
+"or 4H"
+msgstr ""
+"Entrer les coordonnées du mot. Spécifier la rangée avant la colonne pour les "
+"mots horizontaux, et la colonne avant la rangée pour les mots verticaux. "
+"Ex. : H4 ou 4H"
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:87 qt/ui/training_widget.ui:62
 msgid "Play"
 msgstr "Jouer"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:70
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:94
 msgid "Change letters:"
 msgstr "Lettres à changer :"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:77
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:101
 msgid "Enter the letters you want to change"
 msgstr "Entrer les lettres à changer"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:87
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:111
 msgid "Change"
 msgstr "Changer"
 
-#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:94
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:118
 msgid "Pass"
 msgstr "Passer"
 
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:125
+msgid "Ref.:"
+msgstr "Ref. :"
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:74
+msgid "Enter the coordinates of the word."
+msgstr "Entrer les coordonnées du mot."
+
+#: qt/ui/player_widget.ui:47
+msgid "Enter the word to play (case-insensitive)."
+msgstr "Entrer le mot à jouer (non sensible à la casse)."
+
 #: qt/ui/prefs_dialog.ui:13
 msgid "Preferences"
 msgstr "Préférences"
@@ -1722,6 +1843,16 @@ msgstr "Nouveau tirage"
 msgid "Complement"
 msgstr "Complément"
 
+#~ msgid "%1 error"
+#~ msgstr "Erreur %1"
+
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "To play a word, enter the word (case sensitive) and its coordinates. E."
+#~ "g.: WORD H4"
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Pour jouer un mot, entrer le mot (sensible à la casse) puis ses "
+#~ "coordonnées. Par exemple : MOT H7"
+
 #~ msgid "Choose dictionary..."
 #~ msgstr "Choisir un &dictionnaire..."
 
diff --git a/qt/board_widget.cpp b/qt/board_widget.cpp
index 248db88..c549a48 100644
--- a/qt/board_widget.cpp
+++ b/qt/board_widget.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const QColor BoardWidget::W2Colour(255, 147, 196);
 const QColor BoardWidget::W3Colour(240, 80, 94);
 const QColor BoardWidget::TileColour(255, 235, 205);
 const QColor BoardWidget::PreviewColour(183, 183, 123);
+const QColor BoardWidget::NormalColour(0, 0, 0);
+const QColor BoardWidget::JokerColour(255, 0, 0);
 
 
 BoardWidget::BoardWidget(QWidget *parent)
@@ -114,12 +116,13 @@ void BoardWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
             {
                 wchar_t chr = m_game->getBoard().getTile(row, col).toChar();
                 if (m_game->getBoard().getCharAttr(row, col) & ATTR_JOKER)
-                    chr = towlower(chr);
+                    painter.setPen(JokerColour);
                 painter.drawText((col - BOARD_MIN + 1) * squareSize,
                                  (row - BOARD_MIN + 1) * squareSize + 1,
                                  squareSize, squareSize,
                                  Qt::AlignCenter,
                                  qfw(wstring(1, chr)));
+                painter.setPen(NormalColour);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/qt/board_widget.h b/qt/board_widget.h
index 465b6ba..8f08bf2 100644
--- a/qt/board_widget.h
+++ b/qt/board_widget.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private:
     static const QColor W3Colour;
     static const QColor TileColour;
     static const QColor PreviewColour;
+    static const QColor NormalColour;
+    static const QColor JokerColour;
     //@}
 };
 
diff --git a/qt/main_window.cpp b/qt/main_window.cpp
index f799d91..f3a62a7 100644
--- a/qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -226,15 +226,30 @@ void MainWindow::updateStatusBar(const Dictionary *iDic)
 {
     if (iDic == NULL)
         m_dicNameLabel->setText("No dictionary");
-    else
-        m_dicNameLabel->setText(qfw(m_dic->getHeader().getName()));
+    else {
+        if (iDic->getHeader().getVersion() != 0)
+        {
+            QString dicName = qfw(m_dic->getHeader().getName());
+            m_dicNameLabel->setText(_q("Dictionary: %1").arg(dicName));
+            m_dicNameLabel->setToolTip("");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            m_dicNameLabel->setText(_q("Dictionary: Unknown (old format)"));
+            QString warning = _q("The dictionary name cannot be "
+                    "retrieved, because you are using an old dictionary format.\n"
+                    "You can probably download a newer version of the dictionary "
+                    "on http://www.nongnu.org/eliot/");
+            m_dicNameLabel->setToolTip(warning);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 
 void MainWindow::displayErrorMsg(QString iMsg, QString iContext)
 {
     if (iContext == "")
-        iContext = _q("%1 error").arg(PACKAGE_NAME);
+        iContext = _q("Eliot - Error");
 
     QMessageBox::warning(this, iContext, iMsg);
 }
@@ -321,7 +336,7 @@ void MainWindow::createMenu()
     QMenu *menuSettings = new QMenu(m_ui.menubar);
     m_ui.menubar->addAction(menuSettings->menuAction());
     menuSettings->setTitle(_q("&Settings"));
-    addMenuAction(menuSettings, _q("&Choose dictionary..."), QString(""),
+    addMenuAction(menuSettings, _q("&Choose dictionary..."), _q("Ctrl+C"),
                   _q("Select a new dictionary"), SLOT(onSettingsChooseDic()));
     addMenuAction(menuSettings, _q("&Preferences..."), _q("Ctrl+F"),
                   _q("Edit the preferences"), SLOT(onSettingsPreferences()));
diff --git a/qt/player_widget.cpp b/qt/player_widget.cpp
index 6e7358f..9a361e2 100644
--- a/qt/player_widget.cpp
+++ b/qt/player_widget.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 
-/// Validator used for the "change letters" line edit
+/// Validator used for the "play word" line edit
 class PlayWordValidator: public QValidator
 {
 public:
@@ -63,14 +63,33 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+/// Validator used for the "coords" line edit
+class CoordsValidator: public QValidator
+{
+public:
+    explicit CoordsValidator(QObject *parent);
+    virtual State validate(QString &input, int &pos) const;
+};
+
+
 PlayerWidget::PlayerWidget(QWidget *parent, unsigned int iPlayerNb, Game *iGame)
     : QWidget(parent), m_game(iGame), m_player(iPlayerNb)
 {
     setupUi(this);
+    lineEditPlay->setFocus();
+    // These strings cannot be in the .ui file, because of the newlines
+    lineEditPlay->setToolTip(_q("Enter the word to play (case-insensitive).\n"
+            "A joker from the rack must be written in parentheses.\n"
+            "E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD"));
+    lineEditCoords->setToolTip(_q("Enter the coordinates of the word.\n"
+            "Specify the row before the column for horizontal words,\n"
+            "and the column before the row for vertical words.\n"
+            "E.g.: H4 or 4H"));
 
     if (m_game)
     {
         lineEditPlay->setValidator(new PlayWordValidator(this, m_game->getDic()));
+        lineEditCoords->setValidator(new CoordsValidator(this));
 
         // Do not allow messing with AI players
         if (!m_game->getPlayer(m_player).isHuman())
@@ -104,8 +123,6 @@ QSize PlayerWidget::sizeHint() const
 
 void PlayerWidget::refresh()
 {
-    lineEditPlay->clear();
-
     if (m_game == NULL)
     {
         lineEditRack->clear();
@@ -115,6 +132,7 @@ void PlayerWidget::refresh()
     const PlayedRack &pld = m_game->getPlayer(m_player).getCurrentRack();
     lineEditRack->setText(qfw(pld.toString(PlayedRack::RACK_EXTRA)));
     lineEditPlay->clear();
+    lineEditCoords->clear();
     lineEditChange->clear();
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +145,8 @@ void PlayerWidget::on_pushButtonShuffle_clicked()
 
 void PlayerWidget::on_lineEditPlay_textChanged()
 {
-    pushButtonPlay->setEnabled(lineEditPlay->hasAcceptableInput());
+    pushButtonPlay->setEnabled(lineEditPlay->hasAcceptableInput() &&
+                               lineEditCoords->hasAcceptableInput());
 }
 
 
@@ -141,20 +160,78 @@ void PlayerWidget::on_lineEditChange_textChanged()
 
 void PlayerWidget::on_lineEditPlay_returnPressed()
 {
-    QStringList items = lineEditPlay->text().split(' ', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-    ASSERT(items.size() == 2, "Bug found in the validator");
+    // Convert the jokers to lowercase
+    QString word = lineEditPlay->text().toUpper();
+    int pos;
+    while ((pos = word.indexOf('(')) != -1)
+    {
+        if (word.size() < pos + 3 || word[pos + 2] != ')' ||
+            !m_game->getDic().validateLetters(qtw(QString(word[pos + 1]))))
+        {
+            // Bug in validate()!
+            // This should never happen
+            QString msg = _q("Cannot play word: misplaced parentheses");
+            emit notifyProblem(msg);
+            break;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            QChar chr = word[pos + 1].toLower();
+            word.remove(pos, 3);
+            word.insert(pos, chr);
+        }
+    }
 
-    // Play the word
-    int res = m_game->play(qtw(items[1]), qtw(items[0]));
+    QString coords = lineEditCoords->text();
+    int res = m_game->play(qtw(coords), qtw(word));
     if (res == 0)
     {
         emit gameUpdated();
     }
     else
     {
+        // Try to be as explicit as possible concerning the error
+        QString msg = _q("Cannot play '%1' at position '%2':\n")
+            .arg(lineEditPlay->text()).arg(coords);
+        switch (res)
+        {
+            case 1:
+                msg += _q("Some letters are not valid for the current dictionary");
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                msg += _q("Invalid coordinates");
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                msg += _q("The word does not exist");
+                break;
+            case 4:
+                msg += _q("The rack doesn't contain the letters needed to play this word");
+                break;
+            case 5:
+                msg += _q("The word is part of a longer one");
+                break;
+            case 6:
+                msg += _q("The word tries to replace an existing letter");
+                break;
+            case 7:
+                msg += _q("The word is going out of the board, or an orthogonal word is not valid");
+                break;
+            case 8:
+                msg += _q("The word is already present on the board at these coordinates");
+                break;
+            case 9:
+                msg += _q("A word cannot be isolated (not connected to the placed words)");
+                break;
+            case 10:
+                msg += _q("The first word of the game must be horizontal");
+                break;
+            case 11:
+                msg += _q("The first word of the game must cover the H8 square");
+                break;
+            default:
+                msg += _q("Incorrect or misplaced word (%1)").arg(1);
+        }
         // FIXME: the error is too generic
-        QString msg = _q("Cannot play '%1' at position '%2': incorrect or misplaced word (%3)")
-            .arg(items[0]).arg(items[1]).arg(res);
         emit notifyProblem(msg);
     }
 }
@@ -223,18 +300,54 @@ QValidator::State PlayWordValidator::validate(QString &input, int &) const
     if (input == "")
         return Intermediate;
 
-    QStringList items = input.split(' ', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
-
+    QString copy(input);
+    // Strip parentheses
+    copy.remove('(');
+    copy.remove(')');
     // The string is invalid if it contains characters not present
     // in the dictionary
-    if (!m_dic.validateLetters(qtw(items[0])))
+    if (!m_dic.validateLetters(qtw(copy)))
         return Invalid;
 
-    if (items.size() != 2 || items[0].size() < 2)
+    // Check the parentheses pairs
+    copy = input;
+    int pos;
+    while ((pos = copy.indexOf('(')) != -1)
+    {
+        if (copy.size() < pos + 3 || copy[pos + 2] != ')' ||
+            !m_dic.validateLetters(qtw(QString(copy[pos + 1]))))
+        {
+            return Intermediate;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            copy.remove(pos, 3);
+        }
+    }
+    if (copy.indexOf(')') != -1)
         return Intermediate;
 
+    return Acceptable;
+}
+
+
+
+CoordsValidator::CoordsValidator(QObject *parent)
+    : QValidator(parent)
+{
+}
+
+
+QValidator::State CoordsValidator::validate(QString &input, int &) const
+{
+    // Only authorize characters part of a valid coordinate
+    wstring copy = qtw(input.toUpper());
+    wstring authorized = L"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO1234567890";
+    if (copy.find_first_not_of(authorized) != wstring::npos)
+        return Invalid;
+
     // Check coordinates
-    Coord c(qtw(items[1]));
+    Coord c(qtw(input));
     if (!c.isValid())
         return Intermediate;
 
diff --git a/qt/player_widget.h b/qt/player_widget.h
index 6db7c0b..fe9ba06 100644
--- a/qt/player_widget.h
+++ b/qt/player_widget.h
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ private slots:
     void on_pushButtonChange_clicked() { on_lineEditChange_returnPressed(); }
     void on_pushButtonPass_clicked() { on_lineEditChange_returnPressed(); }
     void on_lineEditPlay_textChanged();
+    void on_lineEditCoords_textChanged() { on_lineEditPlay_textChanged(); }
     void on_lineEditChange_textChanged();
     void on_lineEditPlay_returnPressed();
+    void on_lineEditCoords_returnPressed() { on_lineEditPlay_returnPressed(); }
     void on_lineEditChange_returnPressed();
 
 private:
diff --git a/qt/ui/player_widget.ui b/qt/ui/player_widget.ui
index 4e79ab3..204c365 100644
--- a/qt/ui/player_widget.ui
+++ b/qt/ui/player_widget.ui
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>460</width>
-    <height>125</height>
+    <height>148</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" >
-   <property name="horizontalSpacing" >
-    <number>-1</number>
-   </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" >
    <item row="0" column="0" >
     <widget class="QLabel" name="label" >
      <property name="text" >
@@ -20,14 +17,14 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="1" colspan="2" >
+   <item row="0" column="1" colspan="3" >
     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEditRack" >
      <property name="readOnly" >
       <bool>true</bool>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="0" column="3" >
+   <item row="0" column="4" >
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonShuffle" >
      <property name="enabled" >
       <bool>false</bool>
@@ -44,13 +41,15 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="1" colspan="2" >
+   <item row="1" column="1" >
     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEditPlay" >
      <property name="toolTip" >
-      <string>_("To play a word, enter the word (case sensitive) and its coordinates. E.g.: WORD H4")</string>
+      <string>_("Enter the word to play (case-insensitive).
+A joker from the rack must be written in parentheses.
+E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD")</string>
      </property>
      <property name="statusTip" >
-      <string>_("To play a word, enter the word (case sensitive) and its coordinates. E.g.: WORD H4")</string>
+      <string>_("Enter the word to play (case-insensitive). A joker from the rack must be written in parentheses. E.g.: w(o)rd or W(O)RD")</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text" >
       <string>dummy</string>
@@ -58,6 +57,31 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="1" column="3" >
+    <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lineEditCoords" >
+     <property name="sizePolicy" >
+      <sizepolicy vsizetype="Fixed" hsizetype="Fixed" >
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="maximumSize" >
+      <size>
+       <width>45</width>
+       <height>16777215</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip" >
+      <string>_("Enter the coordinates of the word.
+Specify the row before the column for horizontal words,
+ and the column before the row for vertical words.
+E.g.: H4 or 4H")</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="statusTip" >
+      <string>_("Enter the coordinates of the word. Specify the row before the column for horizontal words, and the column before the row for vertical words. E.g.: H4 or 4H")</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="4" >
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonPlay" >
      <property name="text" >
       <string>_("Play")</string>
@@ -81,20 +105,27 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="2" >
+   <item row="2" column="2" colspan="2" >
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonChange" >
      <property name="text" >
       <string>_("Change")</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="3" >
+   <item row="2" column="4" >
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButtonPass" >
      <property name="text" >
       <string>_("Pass")</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="1" column="2" >
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3" >
+     <property name="text" >
+      <string>_("Ref.:")</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>