Fix running Gajim under windows for users with non-ascii char in account name. Fixes #5852

src/common/zeroconf/connection_zeroconf.py

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ from common.zeroconf import client_zeroconf
 from common.zeroconf import zeroconf
 from connection_handlers_zeroconf import *
 
+import locale
+
 class ConnectionZeroconf(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlersZeroconf):
     def __init__(self, name):
         ConnectionHandlersZeroconf.__init__(self)
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ class ConnectionZeroconf(CommonConnection, ConnectionHandlersZeroconf):
                 'zeroconf_email')
 
         if not self.username:
-            self.username = unicode(getpass.getuser())
+            self.username = unicode(getpass.getuser(),
+                locale.getpreferredencoding())
             gajim.config.set_per('accounts', gajim.ZEROCONF_ACC_NAME, 'name',
                     self.username)
         else:

src/plugins/plugin.py

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Base class for implementing plugin.
 '''
 
 import os
+import locale
 
 from common import gajim
 
@@ -197,7 +198,9 @@ class GajimPluginConfig(UserDict.DictMixin):
     @log_calls('GajimPluginConfig')
     def __init__(self, plugin):
         self.plugin = plugin
-        self.FILE_PATH = os.path.join(gajim.PLUGINS_CONFIG_DIR, self.plugin.short_name)
+        self.FILE_PATH = os.path.join(gajim.PLUGINS_CONFIG_DIR,
+            self.plugin.short_name).decode('utf-8').encode(
+            locale.getpreferredencoding())
         #log.debug('FILE_PATH = %s'%(self.FILE_PATH))
         self.data = None
         self.load()