diff -r 96232974dcdb -r 645c12de6b0c Toolbox/Startup.py
--- a/Toolbox/Startup.py Sun Mar 30 22:00:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/Toolbox/Startup.py Thu Apr 03 23:05:31 2014 +0200
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
import os
import sys
-from PyQt4.QtCore import QTranslator, QLocale, QLibraryInfo, QDir
+from PyQt4.QtCore import QTranslator, QLocale, QLibraryInfo, QDir, \
+ QTextCodec, qVersion
from PyQt4.QtGui import QApplication
from E5Gui.E5Application import E5Application
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@
global loaded_translators
+ if qVersion() < "5.0.0":
+ # set the default encoding for tr()
+ QTextCodec.setCodecForTr(QTextCodec.codecForName("utf-8"))
+
translations = ("qt", "eric5") + translationFiles
loc = Preferences.getUILanguage()
if loc is None:
