--- ECHO_content/ECHO_Nav.py	2007/02/22 10:29:00	1.80
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_Nav.py	2007/08/15 11:05:43	1.81
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from Products.PageTemplates.ZopePageTemp
 import os.path
 
 import urllib
-from ECHO_helpers import displayTypes,checkOnlyOneInGroup
+from ECHO_helpers import displayTypes,checkOnlyOneInGroup,unicodify
 from ECHO_collection import content_html
 import logging
 
@@ -502,16 +502,7 @@ class ECHO_navigation(Folder):
     
     def decode(self,str):
         """decoder"""
-        if not str:
-            return ""
-        if type(str) is StringType:
-	    try:            
-            	return str.decode('utf-8')
-	    except:
-		return str.decode('latin-1')
-        else:
-            
-            return str
+        return unicodify(str)
 
     def ECHOFormatListStr(self,list,search="\n",replace="<br>"):
         """formatiert liste im str"""