--- nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleDialogPrefs.py	2004/08/25 16:56:59	1.2
+++ nfo/projects/netfraggle/bin/fraggleDialogPrefs.py	2004/08/25 19:52:04	1.3
@@ -90,7 +90,17 @@
         self._init_ctrls(parent)
 
     def OnBtsaveButton(self, event):
-        self.parent.preferencesCtl.setConfig(self.textCtrlUsername.GetValue(),self.textCtrlPassword.GetValue(),
-                                        self.textCtrlServer.GetValue(),self.textCtrlRetrieval.GetValue())
+
+        # convert from utf-8: required for win32
+        import codecs
+        (UTF8_encode, UTF8_decode,
+            UTF8_streamreader, UTF8_streamwriter) = codecs.lookup('UTF-8')
+        self.parent.preferencesCtl.setConfig(
+                UTF8_encode(self.textCtrlUsername.GetValue())[0],
+                UTF8_encode(self.textCtrlPassword.GetValue())[0],
+                UTF8_encode(self.textCtrlServer.GetValue())[0],
+                UTF8_encode(self.textCtrlRetrieval.GetValue())[0]
+            )
+        
         self.parent.preferencesCtl.saveConfig()
         event.Skip()