diff --git a/src/hardcopy.c b/src/hardcopy.c
index 486ae7d..508cf41 100644
--- a/src/hardcopy.c
+++ b/src/hardcopy.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     int		ff;		    /* seen form feed character */
 } prt_pos_T;
 
-static char_u *parse_list_options(char_u *option_str, option_table_T *table, int table_size);
+static char *parse_list_options(char_u *option_str, option_table_T *table, int table_size);
 
 static colnr_T hardcopy_line(prt_settings_T *psettings, int page_line, prt_pos_T *ppos);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
  * Parse 'printoptions' and set the flags in "printer_opts".
  * Returns an error message or NULL;
  */
-    char_u *
+    char *
 parse_printoptions(void)
 {
     return parse_list_options(p_popt, printer_opts, OPT_PRINT_NUM_OPTIONS);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
  * Parse 'printmbfont' and set the flags in "mbfont_opts".
  * Returns an error message or NULL;
  */
-    char_u *
+    char *
 parse_printmbfont(void)
 {
     return parse_list_options(p_pmfn, mbfont_opts, OPT_MBFONT_NUM_OPTIONS);
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@
  * Returns an error message for an illegal option, NULL otherwise.
  * Only used for the printer at the moment...
  */
-    static char_u *
+    static char *
 parse_list_options(
     char_u		*option_str,
     option_table_T	*table,
     int			table_size)
 {
     option_table_T *old_opts;
-    char_u	*ret = NULL;
+    char	*ret = NULL;
     char_u	*stringp;
     char_u	*colonp;
     char_u	*commap;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 	colonp = vim_strchr(stringp, ':');
 	if (colonp == NULL)
 	{
-	    ret = (char_u *)N_("E550: Missing colon");
+	    ret = N_("E550: Missing colon");
 	    break;
 	}
 	commap = vim_strchr(stringp, ',');
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
 	if (idx == table_size)
 	{
-	    ret = (char_u *)N_("E551: Illegal component");
+	    ret = N_("E551: Illegal component");
 	    break;
 	}
 	p = colonp + 1;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 	{
 	    if (!VIM_ISDIGIT(*p))
 	    {
-		ret = (char_u *)N_("E552: digit expected");
+		ret = N_("E552: digit expected");
 		break;
 	    }
 
@@ -576,13 +576,13 @@
 # ifdef FEAT_POSTSCRIPT
     if (*eap->arg == '>')
     {
-	char_u	*errormsg = NULL;
+	char	*errormsg = NULL;
 
 	/* Expand things like "%.ps". */
 	if (expand_filename(eap, eap->cmdlinep, &errormsg) == FAIL)
 	{
 	    if (errormsg != NULL)
-		EMSG(errormsg);
+		emsg(errormsg);
 	    return;
 	}
 	settings.outfile = skipwhite(eap->arg + 1);
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@
 	    && fwrite(buffer, sizeof(char_u), bytes, prt_ps_fd)
 							     != (size_t)bytes)
     {
-	EMSG(_("E455: Error writing to PostScript output file"));
+	emsg(_("E455: Error writing to PostScript output file"));
 	prt_file_error = TRUE;
     }
 }
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@
     fd_resource = mch_fopen((char *)resource->filename, READBIN);
     if (fd_resource == NULL)
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E624: Can't open file \"%s\""), resource->filename);
+	semsg(_("E624: Can't open file \"%s\""), resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
     vim_memset(prt_resfile.buffer, NUL, PRT_FILE_BUFFER_LEN);
@@ -1883,7 +1883,7 @@
 					    PRT_FILE_BUFFER_LEN, fd_resource);
     if (ferror(fd_resource))
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E457: Can't read PostScript resource file \"%s\""),
+	semsg(_("E457: Can't read PostScript resource file \"%s\""),
 		resource->filename);
 	fclose(fd_resource);
 	return FALSE;
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@
     if (prt_resfile_strncmp(offset, PRT_RESOURCE_HEADER,
 				       (int)STRLEN(PRT_RESOURCE_HEADER)) != 0)
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E618: file \"%s\" is not a PostScript resource file"),
+	semsg(_("E618: file \"%s\" is not a PostScript resource file"),
 		resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@
     if (prt_resfile_strncmp(offset, PRT_RESOURCE_RESOURCE,
 				     (int)STRLEN(PRT_RESOURCE_RESOURCE)) != 0)
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
+	semsg(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
 		resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@
 	resource->type = PRT_RESOURCE_TYPE_CMAP;
     else
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
+	semsg(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
 		resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@
 
     if (!seen_title || !seen_version)
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
+	semsg(_("E619: file \"%s\" is not a supported PostScript resource file"),
 		resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1991,7 +1991,7 @@
     /* Version number m.n should match, the revision number does not matter */
     if (STRNCMP(resource->version, version, STRLEN(version)))
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E621: \"%s\" resource file has wrong version"),
+	semsg(_("E621: \"%s\" resource file has wrong version"),
 		resource->name);
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@
 	    /* Check encoding and character set are compatible */
 	    if ((p_mbenc->needs_charset & p_mbchar->has_charset) == 0)
 	    {
-		EMSG(_("E673: Incompatible multi-byte encoding and character set."));
+		emsg(_("E673: Incompatible multi-byte encoding and character set."));
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 
@@ -2482,7 +2482,7 @@
 	    /* Add custom CMap character set name */
 	    if (*p_pmcs == NUL)
 	    {
-		EMSG(_("E674: printmbcharset cannot be empty with multi-byte encoding."));
+		emsg(_("E674: printmbcharset cannot be empty with multi-byte encoding."));
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
 	    vim_strncpy((char_u *)prt_cmap, p_pmcs, sizeof(prt_cmap) - 3);
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@
 
 	if (!mbfont_opts[OPT_MBFONT_REGULAR].present)
 	{
-	    EMSG(_("E675: No default font specified for multi-byte printing."));
+	    emsg(_("E675: No default font specified for multi-byte printing."));
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@
 	prt_ps_file_name = vim_tempname('p', TRUE);
 	if (prt_ps_file_name == NULL)
 	{
-	    EMSG(_(e_notmp));
+	    emsg(_(e_notmp));
 	    return FAIL;
 	}
 	prt_ps_fd = mch_fopen((char *)prt_ps_file_name, WRITEBIN);
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@
     }
     if (prt_ps_fd == NULL)
     {
-	EMSG(_("E324: Can't open PostScript output file"));
+	emsg(_("E324: Can't open PostScript output file"));
 	mch_print_cleanup();
 	return FAIL;
     }
@@ -2729,7 +2729,7 @@
     fd_resource = mch_fopen((char *)resource->filename, READBIN);
     if (fd_resource == NULL)
     {
-	EMSG2(_("E456: Can't open file \"%s\""), resource->filename);
+	semsg(_("E456: Can't open file \"%s\""), resource->filename);
 	return FALSE;
     }
     prt_dsc_resources("BeginResource", prt_resource_types[resource->type],
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@
 			   sizeof(resource_buffer), fd_resource);
 	if (ferror(fd_resource))
 	{
-	    EMSG2(_("E457: Can't read PostScript resource file \"%s\""),
+	    semsg(_("E457: Can't read PostScript resource file \"%s\""),
 							    resource->filename);
 	    fclose(fd_resource);
 	    return FALSE;
@@ -2880,7 +2880,7 @@
     /* Search for external resources VIM supplies */
     if (!prt_find_resource("prolog", res_prolog))
     {
-	EMSG(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"prolog.ps\""));
+	emsg(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"prolog.ps\""));
 	goto theend;
     }
     if (!prt_open_resource(res_prolog))
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@
 	/* Look for required version of multi-byte printing procset */
 	if (!prt_find_resource("cidfont", res_cidfont))
 	{
-	    EMSG(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"cidfont.ps\""));
+	    emsg(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"cidfont.ps\""));
 	    goto theend;
 	}
 	if (!prt_open_resource(res_cidfont))
@@ -2931,7 +2931,7 @@
 		p_encoding = (char_u *)"latin1";
 		if (!prt_find_resource((char *)p_encoding, res_encoding))
 		{
-		    EMSG2(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
+		    semsg(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
 			    p_encoding);
 		    goto theend;
 		}
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@
 	    /* Include ASCII range encoding vector */
 	    if (!prt_find_resource(prt_ascii_encoding, res_encoding))
 	    {
-		EMSG2(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
+		semsg(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
 							  prt_ascii_encoding);
 		goto theend;
 	    }
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@
 	/* Set up encoding conversion if required */
 	if (FAIL == convert_setup(&prt_conv, p_enc, p_encoding))
 	{
-	    EMSG2(_("E620: Unable to convert to print encoding \"%s\""),
+	    semsg(_("E620: Unable to convert to print encoding \"%s\""),
 		    p_encoding);
 	    goto theend;
 	}
@@ -2982,7 +2982,7 @@
 	/* Find user supplied CMap */
 	if (!prt_find_resource(prt_cmap, res_cmap))
 	{
-	    EMSG2(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
+	    semsg(_("E456: Can't find PostScript resource file \"%s.ps\""),
 								    prt_cmap);
 	    goto theend;
 	}
@@ -3236,7 +3236,7 @@
 
 	/* Not printing to a file: use 'printexpr' to print the file. */
 	if (eval_printexpr(prt_ps_file_name, psettings->arguments) == FAIL)
-	    EMSG(_("E365: Failed to print PostScript file"));
+	    emsg(_("E365: Failed to print PostScript file"));
 	else
 	    prt_message((char_u *)_("Print job sent."));
     }