diff --git a/include/strings.cpp b/include/strings.cpp
index 3eb2d526a..9892195cd 100755
--- a/include/strings.cpp
+++ b/include/strings.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <strstream.h>
+#include <applicat.h>
 
 #include <strings.h>
 #if XVT_OS==XVT_OS_SCOUNIX
@@ -589,8 +590,8 @@ const TFilename& TFilename::tempdir()
   if (dirpref == NULL) dirpref = "/tmp";
   set(dirpref);
   const int last = len()-1;
-  if (!is_not_slash(_str[last])) cut(last);
 
+  if (!is_not_slash(_str[last])) cut(last);
   if (!fexist(_str))
   {  
     int res =
@@ -599,9 +600,26 @@ const TFilename& TFilename::tempdir()
 #else
     mkdir(_str);
 #endif       
-    if (res == 0)
-      message_box("E' stata creata la directory per i file temporanei '%s'", _str);
-    else  
+    if (res != 0)
+      fatal_box("Impossibile creare la directory '%s' per i file temporanei", _str);
+  }
+  if (not_empty()) *this << "/" ;
+  TString16 u(main_app().user());
+
+  u.lower();
+  *this << u;
+  if (!fexist(_str))
+  {  
+    int res =
+#if XVT_OS==XVT_OS_SCOUNIX
+      mkdir(_str, 0777);
+#else
+    mkdir(_str);
+#endif       
+    //    if (res == 0)
+    //      message_box("E' stata creata la directory per i file temporanei '%s'", _str);
+    //    else  
+    if (res != 0)
       fatal_box("Impossibile creare la directory '%s' per i file temporanei", _str);
   }
   return *this;