--- MPIWGWeb/MPIWGProjects.py	2007/07/02 15:50:22	1.47.2.78
+++ MPIWGWeb/MPIWGProjects.py	2007/10/18 12:00:17	1.47.2.79
@@ -110,6 +110,29 @@ def sortI(x,y):
     except:
         return cmp(x[1],y[1])
 
+
+def unicodify(str):
+    """decode str (utf-8 or latin-1 representation) into unicode object"""
+    if not str:
+        return ""
+    if type(str) is StringType:
+        try:
+            return str.decode('utf-8')
+        except:
+            return str.decode('latin-1')
+    else:
+        return str
+
+def utf8ify(str):
+    """encode unicode object or string into byte string in utf-8 representation"""
+    if not str:
+        return ""
+    if type(str) is StringType:
+        return str
+    else:
+        return str.encode('utf-8')
+
+
 class MPIWGLink(SimpleItem):
     """create a symbolic link to another page"""
 
@@ -1594,6 +1617,9 @@ class MPIWGProject(CatalogAware,Folder):
     meta_type='MPIWGProject'
     default_catalog='ProjectCatalog'
 
+    def decode(self,str):
+        """return unicode object"""
+        return unicodify(str)
  
     def sortedByPlace(self,metatype):
         """find metatype and sort by place"""
@@ -2280,7 +2306,10 @@ class MPIWGProject(CatalogAware,Folder):
 	if (text5=="<br>") or (text5=="<br/>"):
 	    text5=""
 
-        return text5.encode('utf-8')
+	logging.debug("getcontent: field=%s filter=%s -> %s"%(field,filter,repr(text5)))
+        #return unicodify(text5)
+        return utf8ify(text5) # return as utf-8 byte string
+
 
     def showImagesOfPage(self,imageUrl=None):
         """show Images of project"""