--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2007/08/15 11:05:43	1.85
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2007/09/11 11:09:56	1.86
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class ECHO_basis:
     def unicodify(self, s):
         """return unicode object for string (utf-8 or latin1) or unicode object s"""
         return unicodify(s)
+    
+    # compatibility of old decode method
+    decode = unicodify
 
 
     def utf8ify(self, s):