diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 8ff73b2..f7d905a 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -32,80 +32,48 @@ type ApplicationDescription struct {
 // String satisfies the fmt.Stringer interface.
 func (application ApplicationDescription) String () string {
 	if application.Name == "" {
-		return application.Role.String()
+		return string(application.Role)
 	} else {
 		return application.Name
 	}
 }
 
 // ApplicationRole describes what an application does.
-type ApplicationRole int; const (
-	RoleUnknown ApplicationRole = iota
+type ApplicationRole string; const (
+	RoleUnknown           ApplicationRole = ""
 
-	RoleWebBrowser
-	RoleMesssanger
-	RolePhone
-	RoleMail
+	RoleWebBrowser        ApplicationRole = "Web Browser"
+	RoleMesssanger        ApplicationRole = "Messsanger"
+	RolePhone             ApplicationRole = "Phone"
+	RoleMail              ApplicationRole = "Mail"
 
-	RoleTerminalEmulator
-	RoleFileBrowser
-	RoleTextEditor
+	RoleTerminalEmulator  ApplicationRole = "Terminal Emulator"
+	RoleFileBrowser       ApplicationRole = "File Browser"
+	RoleTextEditor        ApplicationRole = "Text Editor"
 
-	RoleDocumentViewer
-	RoleWordProcessor
-	RoleSpreadsheet
-	RoleSlideshow
-	RoleCalculator
+	RoleDocumentViewer    ApplicationRole = "Document Viewer"
+	RoleWordProcessor     ApplicationRole = "Word Processor"
+	RoleSpreadsheet       ApplicationRole = "Spreadsheet"
+	RoleSlideshow         ApplicationRole = "Slideshow"
+	RoleCalculator        ApplicationRole = "Calculator"
 
-	RolePreferences
-	RoleProcessManager
-	RoleSystemInformation
-	RoleManual
+	RolePreferences       ApplicationRole = "Preferences"
+	RoleProcessManager    ApplicationRole = "Process Manager"
+	RoleSystemInformation ApplicationRole = "System Information"
+	RoleManual            ApplicationRole = "Manual"
 
-	RoleCamera
-	RoleImageViewer
-	RoleMediaPlayer
-	RoleImageEditor
-	RoleAudioEditor
-	RoleVideoEditor
+	RoleCamera            ApplicationRole = "Camera"
+	RoleImageViewer       ApplicationRole = "Image Viewer"
+	RoleMediaPlayer       ApplicationRole = "Media Player"
+	RoleImageEditor       ApplicationRole = "Image Editor"
+	RoleAudioEditor       ApplicationRole = "Audio Editor"
+	RoleVideoEditor       ApplicationRole = "Video Editor"
 
-	RoleClock
-	RoleCalendar
-	RoleChecklist
+	RoleClock             ApplicationRole = "Clock"
+	RoleCalendar          ApplicationRole = "Calendar"
+	RoleChecklist         ApplicationRole = "Checklist"
 )
 
-// String satisfies the fmt.Stringer interface.
-func (role ApplicationRole) String () string {
-	switch role {
-	case RoleWebBrowser:        return "Web Browser"
-	case RoleMesssanger:        return "Messsanger"
-	case RolePhone:             return "Phone"
-	case RoleMail:              return "Mail"
-	case RoleTerminalEmulator:  return "Terminal Emulator"
-	case RoleFileBrowser:       return "File Browser"
-	case RoleTextEditor:        return "Text Editor"
-	case RoleDocumentViewer:    return "Document Viewer"
-	case RoleWordProcessor:     return "Word Processor"
-	case RoleSpreadsheet:       return "Spreadsheet"
-	case RoleSlideshow:         return "Slideshow"
-	case RoleCalculator:        return "Calculator"
-	case RolePreferences:       return "Preferences"
-	case RoleProcessManager:    return "Process Manager"
-	case RoleSystemInformation: return "System Information"
-	case RoleManual:            return "Manual"
-	case RoleCamera:            return "Camera"
-	case RoleImageViewer:       return "Image Viewer"
-	case RoleMediaPlayer:       return "Media Player"
-	case RoleImageEditor:       return "Image Editor"
-	case RoleAudioEditor:       return "Audio Editor"
-	case RoleVideoEditor:       return "Video Editor"
-	case RoleClock:             return "Clock"
-	case RoleCalendar:          return "Calendar"
-	case RoleChecklist:         return "Checklist"
-	default:                    return "unknown"
-	}
-}
-
 // RunApplication is like Run, but runs an application.
 func RunApplication (application Application) error {
 	return tomo.Run(application.Init)