diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bca9785c0..688c80e15 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-04-03  Brian Matherly  <pez4brian@users.sourceforge.net>
+	* src/_ImgManip.py: fix typo
+	* src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py: remove use of deprecated functions
+	* src/plugins/DescendReport.py: fix death dates
+
 2006-04-02  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsWidgets.py: Fix place autocompletion
 	* src/glade/gramps.glade: start of LDS Ord editor
diff --git a/src/ImgManip.py b/src/ImgManip.py
index b574983ea..0534955b8 100644
--- a/src/ImgManip.py
+++ b/src/ImgManip.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class ImgManip:
 
     def fmt_scale_data(self, x, y, cnv):
         fd, dest = tempfile.mkstemp()
-        scaled = self.img.scale_simple(width, height, gtk.gdk.INTERP_BILINEAR)
+        scaled = self.img.scale_simple(x, y, gtk.gdk.INTERP_BILINEAR)
         self.img.save(dest,cnv)
         fh = open(dest)
         data = fh.read()
diff --git a/src/plugins/DescendReport.py b/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
index 420c84892..d92f83ca7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/DescendReport.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class DescendantReport(Report.Report):
         self.by_birthdate = sort.by_birthdate
         
     def dump_dates(self, person):
+        birth_date = ""
         birth_ref = person.get_birth_ref()
         if birth_ref:
             birth = self.database.get_event_from_handle(birth_ref.ref)
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class DescendantReport(Report.Report):
         else:
             birth = None
 
+        death_date = ""
         death_ref = person.get_death_ref()
         if death_ref:
             death = self.database.get_event_from_handle(death_ref.ref)
@@ -133,12 +135,12 @@ class DescendantReport(Report.Report):
                     self.doc.write_text(', ')
                 if death_place:
                     self.doc.write_text(_("d. %(death_date)s - %(place)s") % {
-                        'death_date' : death,
+                        'death_date' : death_date,
                         'place' : death_place,
                         })
                 else:
                     self.doc.write_text(_("d. %(death_date)s") % {
-                        'death_date' : death
+                        'death_date' : death_date
                         })
 
             self.doc.write_text(')')
diff --git a/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py b/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
index 96886ce65..ff24369af 100644
--- a/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
+++ b/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ import gtk
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import RelLib
+import Utils
 import Errors
 from PluginUtils import Report, ReportOptions, ReportUtils, register_report
 import BaseDoc
 import const
-from DateHandler import displayer as _dd
+import DateHandler
 from NameDisplay import displayer as _nd
 from QuestionDialog import ErrorDialog
 
@@ -305,17 +306,20 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report.Report):
                     self.doc.end_paragraph()
                     first = False
                 self.doc.start_paragraph('DDR-MoreDetails')
+                atype = Utils.format_name_type( alt_name.get_type() )
+                aname = alt_name.get_regular_name()
                 self.doc.write_text(_('%(name_kind)s: %(name)s%(endnotes)s') % {
-                    'name_kind' : const.NameTypesMap.find_value(alt_name.get_type()),
-                    'name' : alt_name.get_regular_name(),
+                    'name_kind' : atype,
+                    'name' : aname,
                     'endnotes' : self.endnotes(alt_name),
                     })
                 self.doc.end_paragraph()
 
         if self.includeEvents:
-            for event_handle in person.get_event_list():
-                event = self.database.get_event_from_handle(event_handle)
-                date = event.get_date()
+            for event_ref in person.get_event_ref_list():
+                event = self.database.get_event_from_handle(event_ref.ref)
+                date = DateHandler.get_date(event)
+                ename = Utils.format_event( event.get_type() )
                 place_handle = event.get_place_handle()
                 if place_handle:
                     place = self.database.get_place_from_handle(place_handle).get_title()
@@ -333,23 +337,23 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report.Report):
                 self.doc.start_paragraph('DDR-MoreDetails')
                 if date and place:
                     self.doc.write_text(_('%(event_name)s: %(date)s, %(place)s%(endnotes)s. ') % {
-                        'event_name' : _(event.get_name()),
+                        'event_name' : ename,
                         'date' : date,
                         'endnotes' : self.endnotes(event),
                         'place' : place })
                 elif date:
                     self.doc.write_text(_('%(event_name)s: %(date)s%(endnotes)s. ') % {
-                        'event_name' : _(event.get_name()),
+                        'event_name' : ename,
                         'endnotes' : self.endnotes(event),
                         'date' : date})
                 elif place:
                     self.doc.write_text(_('%(event_name)s: %(place)s%(endnotes)s. ') % {
-                        'event_name' : _(event.get_name()),
+                        'event_name' : ename,
                         'endnotes' : self.endnotes(event),
                         'place' : place })
                 else:
                     self.doc.write_text(_('%(event_name)s: ') % {
-                        'event_name' : _(event.get_name())})
+                        'event_name' : ename})
                 if event.get_description():
                     self.doc.write_text(event.get_description())
                 self.doc.end_paragraph()