diff --git a/src/console_cmds.cpp b/src/console_cmds.cpp
index 41ae10203b..54b8e7aa8c 100644
--- a/src/console_cmds.cpp
+++ b/src/console_cmds.cpp
@@ -1190,15 +1190,13 @@ static bool ConExec(std::span<std::string_view> argv)
 	_script_current_depth++;
 	uint script_depth = _script_current_depth;
 
-	char cmdline[ICON_CMDLN_SIZE];
-	while (fgets(cmdline, sizeof(cmdline), *script_file) != nullptr) {
+	char buffer[ICON_CMDLN_SIZE];
+	while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), *script_file) != nullptr) {
 		/* Remove newline characters from the executing script */
-		for (char *cmdptr = cmdline; *cmdptr != '\0'; cmdptr++) {
-			if (*cmdptr == '\n' || *cmdptr == '\r') {
-				*cmdptr = '\0';
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+		std::string_view cmdline{buffer};
+		auto last_non_newline = cmdline.find_last_not_of("\r\n");
+		if (last_non_newline != std::string_view::npos) cmdline = cmdline.substr(0, last_non_newline + 1);
+
 		IConsoleCmdExec(cmdline);
 		/* Ensure that we are still on the same depth or that we returned via 'return'. */
 		assert(_script_current_depth == script_depth || _script_current_depth == script_depth - 1);
diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
index b2f2064bfb..ab0f807153 100644
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ static void WriteSavegameInfo(const std::string &name)
  * @param res variable to store the resolution in.
  * @param s   the string to decompose.
  */
-static void ParseResolution(Dimension *res, const char *s)
+static void ParseResolution(Dimension &res, std::string_view s)
 {
-	StringConsumer consumer(std::string_view{s});
+	StringConsumer consumer(s);
 	auto width = consumer.TryReadIntegerBase<uint>(10);
 	auto valid = consumer.ReadIf("x");
 	auto height = consumer.TryReadIntegerBase<uint>(10);
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ static void ParseResolution(Dimension *res, const char *s)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	res->width  = std::max<uint>(*width, 64);
-	res->height = std::max<uint>(*height, 64);
+	res.width  = std::max<uint>(*width, 64);
+	res.height = std::max<uint>(*height, 64);
 }
 
 
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ int openttd_main(std::span<char * const> arguments)
 		case 'p':
 			scanner->join_server_password = mgo.opt;
 			break;
-		case 'r': ParseResolution(&resolution, mgo.opt); break;
+		case 'r': ParseResolution(resolution, mgo.opt); break;
 		case 't':
 			if (auto value = ParseInteger(mgo.opt); value.has_value()) {
 				scanner->startyear = TimerGameCalendar::Year(*value);
diff --git a/src/spritecache.cpp b/src/spritecache.cpp
index a4eeb809ac..08b904214f 100644
--- a/src/spritecache.cpp
+++ b/src/spritecache.cpp
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ void *UniquePtrSpriteAllocator::AllocatePtr(size_t size)
  */
 static void *HandleInvalidSpriteRequest(SpriteID sprite, SpriteType requested, SpriteCache *sc, SpriteAllocator *allocator)
 {
-	static const char * const sprite_types[] = {
+	static const std::string_view sprite_types[] = {
 		"normal",        // SpriteType::Normal
 		"map generator", // SpriteType::MapGen
 		"character",     // SpriteType::Font
diff --git a/src/station_gui.cpp b/src/station_gui.cpp
index d6ed301352..971443aff4 100644
--- a/src/station_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/station_gui.cpp
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ struct StationViewWindow : public Window {
 				DrawString(text.left, text.right, y, GetString(str, cargo, cd.GetCount(), station));
 
 				if (column < NUM_COLUMNS - 1) {
-					const char *sym = nullptr;
+					std::string_view sym;
 					if (cd.GetNumChildren() > 0) {
 						sym = "-";
 					} else if (auto_distributed && str != STR_STATION_VIEW_RESERVED) {
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ struct StationViewWindow : public Window {
 							}
 						}
 					}
-					if (sym != nullptr) DrawString(shrink.left, shrink.right, y, sym, TC_YELLOW);
+					if (!sym.empty()) DrawString(shrink.left, shrink.right, y, sym, TC_YELLOW);
 				}
 				this->SetDisplayedRow(cd);
 			}
diff --git a/src/table/strgen_tables.h b/src/table/strgen_tables.h
index 2791e1982a..931bcad17e 100644
--- a/src/table/strgen_tables.h
+++ b/src/table/strgen_tables.h
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ static const CmdStruct _cmd_structs[] = {
 /** Description of a plural form */
 struct PluralForm {
 	size_t plural_count;     ///< The number of plural forms
-	const char *description; ///< Human readable description of the form
-	const char *names;       ///< Plural names
+	std::string_view description; ///< Human readable description of the form
+	std::string_view names; ///< Plural names
 };
 
 /** The maximum number of plurals. */
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static const PluralForm _plural_forms[] = {
  * a = array, i.e. list of strings
  */
  /** All pragmas used */
-static const char * const _pragmas[][4] = {
+static const std::string_view _pragmas[][4] = {
 	/*  name         flags  default   description */
 	{ "name",        "0",   "",       "English name for the language" },
 	{ "ownname",     "t",   "",       "Localised name for the language" },