--- a/Preferences/ToolConfigurationDialog.py	Mon Dec 28 17:05:28 2009 +0000
+++ b/Preferences/ToolConfigurationDialog.py	Mon Dec 28 18:31:37 2009 +0000
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@
         
         self.toolsList.addItem(menutext)
         tool = {
-            'menutext' : unicode(menutext),
-            'icon' : unicode(icon),
+            'menutext' : menutext,
+            'icon' : icon,
             'executable' : executable,
-            'arguments' : unicode(arguments),
+            'arguments' : arguments,
             'redirect' : redirect,
         }
         self.toollist.append(tool)