diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
index 31326a23b..d21327e51 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwdialogue/dialoguemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
     void DialogueManager::parseText (const std::string& text)
     {
+        updateActorKnownTopics();
         std::vector<HyperTextParser::Token> hypertext = HyperTextParser::parseHyperText(text);
 
         for (std::vector<HyperTextParser::Token>::iterator tok = hypertext.begin(); tok != hypertext.end(); ++tok)
@@ -183,18 +184,13 @@ namespace MWDialogue
                         // TODO play sound
                     }
 
-                    // first topics update so that parseText knows the keywords to highlight
-                    updateActorKnownTopics();
-
-                    parseText (info->mResponse);
 
                     MWScript::InterpreterContext interpreterContext(&mActor.getRefData().getLocals(),mActor);
                     callback->addResponse("", Interpreter::fixDefinesDialog(info->mResponse, interpreterContext));
                     executeScript (info->mResultScript, mActor);
                     mLastTopic = it->mId;
 
-                    // update topics again to accommodate changes resulting from executeScript
-                    updateActorKnownTopics();
+                    parseText (info->mResponse);
 
                     return true;
                 }
@@ -290,8 +286,6 @@ namespace MWDialogue
         const ESM::DialInfo* info = filter.search(dialogue, true);
         if (info)
         {
-            parseText (info->mResponse);
-
             std::string title;
             if (dialogue.mType==ESM::Dialogue::Persuasion)
             {
@@ -330,6 +324,8 @@ namespace MWDialogue
 
             executeScript (info->mResultScript, mActor);
 
+            parseText (info->mResponse);
+
             mLastTopic = topic;
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
index 8a7ae85ea..14bbe81ef 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ namespace MWGui
             mWindow->addResponse(title, text, mNeedMargin);
         }
 
+        void updateTopics()
+        {
+            mWindow->updateTopics();
+        }
+
     private:
         DialogueWindow* mWindow;
         bool mNeedMargin;
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ namespace MWGui
             type = MWBase::MechanicsManager::PT_Bribe1000;
 
         MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->persuade(type, mCallback.get());
+        mCallback->updateTopics();
 
         setVisible(false);
     }
@@ -395,6 +401,8 @@ namespace MWGui
                 else if (topic == gmst.find("sRepair")->getString())
                     MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode(GM_MerchantRepair, mPtr);
             }
+            else
+                updateTopics();
         }
     }
 
@@ -432,7 +440,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         setTitle(mPtr.getClass().getName(mPtr));
 
-        updateTopicsPane();
+        updateTopics();
+        updateTopicsPane(); // force update for new services
+
         updateDisposition();
         restock();
     }
@@ -620,11 +630,13 @@ namespace MWGui
     void DialogueWindow::onTopicActivated(const std::string &topicId)
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->keywordSelected(topicId, mCallback.get());
+        updateTopics();
     }
 
     void DialogueWindow::onChoiceActivated(int id)
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->questionAnswered(id, mCallback.get());
+        updateTopics();
     }
 
     void DialogueWindow::onGoodbyeActivated()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
index 277032513..2538602c6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.hpp
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onFrame(float dt);
         void clear() { resetReference(); }
 
-    protected:
         void updateTopics();
+
+    protected:
         void updateTopicsPane();
         bool isCompanion(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor);
         bool isCompanion();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
index 218bca20e..edc8448e4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipursue.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ bool AiPursue::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, CharacterController& characte
     float pathTolerance = 100.0;
 
     if (pathTo(actor, dest, duration, pathTolerance) &&
-        abs(dest.mZ - aPos.pos[2]) < pathTolerance)      // check the true distance in case the target is far away in Z-direction
+        std::abs(dest.mZ - aPos.pos[2]) < pathTolerance)      // check the true distance in case the target is far away in Z-direction
     {
         target.getClass().activate(target,actor).get()->execute(actor); //Arrest player when reached
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index 6de18fe62..016d88289 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ class CharacterController : public MWRender::Animation::TextKeyListener
     float mSecondsOfSwimming;
     float mSecondsOfRunning;
 
-    float mTimeUntilWake;
-
     MWWorld::ConstPtr mHeadTrackTarget;
 
     float mTurnAnimationThreshold; // how long to continue playing turning animation after actor stopped turning
@@ -206,6 +204,8 @@ class CharacterController : public MWRender::Animation::TextKeyListener
 
     bool mAttackingOrSpell;
 
+    float mTimeUntilWake;
+
     void setAttackTypeBasedOnMovement();
 
     void refreshCurrentAnims(CharacterState idle, CharacterState movement, JumpingState jump, bool force=false);
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_console.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_console.layout
index 103cdcf14..a58327a48 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_console.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_console.layout
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         <Property key="TextAlign" value="Left Top"/>
         <Property key="TextColour" value="1 1 1"/>
         <Property key="InvertSelected" value="false"/>
+        <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
     </Widget>
 
     <!-- Command line -->