diff --git a/src/g2html/Config.java b/src/g2html/Config.java
index f44af6d..8f247bb 100644
--- a/src/g2html/Config.java
+++ b/src/g2html/Config.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static void load(String[] args) {
 
 	// returns the input dot file for a given C file, and function
 	public static File getFunDotFile(String path, String fun) {
-		path = path.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(File.separator),"%2F");
+		path = path.replaceAll("/", "%2F");
 		File f = new File(new File(new File(conf.getCfgDir()), path), fun + ".dot");
 		return f;
 	}
diff --git a/src/g2html/Loc.java b/src/g2html/Loc.java
index 79ad05a..b92b878 100644
--- a/src/g2html/Loc.java
+++ b/src/g2html/Loc.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static public void parseLocNode(XMLStreamReader parser, Result res, ResultStats
 		String id   = parser.getAttributeValue("", "id");
 
 		// compute the file-id from the full path
-		String shortFile = file.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(File.separator),"%2F");
+		String shortFile = file.replaceAll("/", "%2F");
 
 		// look up the database for the file
 		FileStats fileStats = resultStats.getStats(shortFile);
diff --git a/src/g2html/Result.java b/src/g2html/Result.java
index 0d0bc09..ec778bd 100644
--- a/src/g2html/Result.java
+++ b/src/g2html/Result.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ private static void copyFromJar(String f,File t) throws IOException{
 
   // generic file copy
 	public static void copyFile( File from, File to ) throws IOException {
+		System.out.printf("copy resource from '%s' to '%s'\n", from, to);
 		if ( !to.exists() ) { to.createNewFile(); }
 
 		try (
@@ -85,13 +86,12 @@ public static void copyFile( File from, File to ) throws IOException {
 
 	// copy a file either form the jar or from a special resources directory
 	public static void copyResource(String f, File to) throws IOException {
-		String basePath = File.separator + "resources" + File.separator;
 		try {
 				/* try jar first ... */
-			copyFromJar(basePath + f, to);
+			copyFromJar("/resources/" + f, to);
 		} catch (IOException e){
 				/* .. no? This means that we are debugging in an IDE? */
-			copyFile(new File(".."+basePath+f), to);
+			copyFile(new File(".."+File.separator + "resources" + File.separator+f), to);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public Result(String resDir) throws IOException {
 
 	// return a listing file to be created
 	public File getListingFile(String path) {
-		path = path.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(File.separator),"%2F");
+		path = path.replaceAll("/","%2F");
 		File f = new File(filDir, path+".xml");
 		return f;
 	}
diff --git a/src/g2html/ResultStats.java b/src/g2html/ResultStats.java
index 5adf953..bc79230 100644
--- a/src/g2html/ResultStats.java
+++ b/src/g2html/ResultStats.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public void printReport(Result r)
 				continue;
 			// write the file-name
 			report.writeStartElement("file");
-			report.writeAttribute("name", file.replaceAll("%2F", Matcher.quoteReplacement(File.separator)));
+			report.writeAttribute("name", file.replaceAll("%2F", "/"));
 			
 			// for each function
 			for (String fun : fm.get(file).getFunctions()){
diff --git a/src/g2html/Structure.java b/src/g2html/Structure.java
index 1e87a14..6a97cbe 100644
--- a/src/g2html/Structure.java
+++ b/src/g2html/Structure.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public static void parseFileNode(XMLStreamReader parser, ResultStats resultStats
 					throws XMLStreamException {
 
 		// get basic information
-		String name = parser.getAttributeValue("", "path").replaceAll(Pattern.quote(File.separator),"%2F");;
+		String name = parser.getAttributeValue("", "path").replaceAll("/", "%2F");;
 		String fun = "";
 
 		// parse the file and
diff --git a/src/g2html/Warning.java b/src/g2html/Warning.java
index 2876459..6f28f87 100644
--- a/src/g2html/Warning.java
+++ b/src/g2html/Warning.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static public void parseWarningNode(XMLStreamReader parser, Result res, ResultSt
 							readcc.getLocalName()=="text"){
 				String path = readcc.getAttributeValue("","file");
 				String line = readcc.getAttributeValue("","line");
-				String shortFile = path.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(File.separator),"%2F");;
+				String shortFile = path.replaceAll("/", "%2F");
 
 				resultStats.getStats(shortFile).addWarning(id,Integer.valueOf(line));
 			}