--- a/Preferences/__init__.py Fri Jul 24 18:44:45 2015 +0200 +++ b/Preferences/__init__.py Sat Jul 25 12:58:42 2015 +0200 @@ -1502,13 +1502,13 @@ profiles = json.loads(profiles) for name in ["edit", "debug"]: viewProfiles[name] = [ - QByteArray.fromBase64(profiles[name][0].encode()), + QByteArray.fromBase64(profiles[name][0].encode("utf-8")), profiles[name][1][:], [] ] for bs in profiles[name][2]: viewProfiles[name][2].append( - QByteArray.fromBase64(bs.encode())) + QByteArray.fromBase64(bs.encode("utf-8"))) else: # migrate from the old ViewProfiles settings try: