diff -ruN kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/arch.cpp kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/arch.cpp
--- kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/arch.cpp	2006-10-01 21:28:15 +0400
+++ kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/arch.cpp	2007-08-16 11:16:52 +0400
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 // QT includes
 #include <qapplication.h>
 #include <qfile.h>
+#include <qtextcodec.h>
 
 // KDE includes
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -303,15 +304,20 @@
 bool Arch::processLine( const QCString &line )
 {
   QString columns[ 11 ];
+  QString unicode_line;
   unsigned int pos = 0;
   int strpos, len;
 
+  QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  unicode_line = codec->toUnicode( line );
+
+
   // Go through our columns, try to pick out data, return silently on failure
   for ( QPtrListIterator <ArchColumns>col( m_archCols ); col.current(); ++col )
   {
     ArchColumns *curCol = *col;
 
-    strpos = curCol->pattern.search( line, pos );
+    strpos = curCol->pattern.search( unicode_line, pos );
     len = curCol->pattern.matchedLength();
 
     if ( ( strpos == -1 ) || ( len > curCol->maxLength ) )
@@ -327,7 +333,7 @@
 
     pos = strpos + len;
 
-    columns[ curCol->colRef ] = line.mid( strpos, len );
+    columns[ curCol->colRef ] = unicode_line.mid( strpos, len );
   }
 
 
diff -ruN kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/arkwidget.cpp kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/arkwidget.cpp
--- kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/arkwidget.cpp	2007-05-14 11:40:46 +0400
+++ kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/arkwidget.cpp	2007-08-16 12:57:07 +0400
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@
                       it != selectedFiles.constEnd();
                       ++it )
                 {
-                    m_extractList->append( QFile::encodeName( *it ) );
+                    m_extractList->append( *it );
                 }
 
                 if (!bOvwrt)
diff -ruN kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/rar.cpp kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/rar.cpp
--- kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/rar.cpp	2006-05-22 22:08:38 +0400
+++ kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/rar.cpp	2007-08-16 11:17:08 +0400
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 // QT includes
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include <qdir.h>
+#include <qtextcodec.h>
 
 // KDE includes
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -80,9 +81,14 @@
 
 bool RarArch::processLine( const QCString &line )
 {
+  QString unicode_line;
+
+  QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  unicode_line = codec->toUnicode( line );
+  
   if ( m_isFirstLine )
   {
-    m_entryFilename = line;
+    m_entryFilename = unicode_line;
     m_entryFilename.remove( 0, 1 );
     m_isFirstLine = false;
     return true;
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@
 
   QStringList list;
 
-  QStringList l2 = QStringList::split( ' ', line );
+  QStringList l2 = QStringList::split( ' ', unicode_line );
 
   list << m_entryFilename; // filename
   list << l2[ 0 ]; // size
@@ -235,8 +241,10 @@
   {
     *kp << "-o-";
   }
+  
+  QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
 
-  *kp << m_filename;
+  *kp << codec->fromUnicode(m_filename);
 
   // if the file list is empty, no filenames go on the command line,
   // and we then extract everything in the archive.
@@ -245,11 +253,11 @@
     QStringList::Iterator it;
     for ( it = m_fileList->begin(); it != m_fileList->end(); ++it )
     {
-      *kp << (*it);
+      *kp << codec->fromUnicode(*it);
     }
   }
 
-  *kp << m_destDir ;
+  *kp << codec->fromUnicode(m_destDir);
 
   connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
            SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
diff -ruN kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/zip.cpp kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/zip.cpp
--- kdeutils-3.5.7-original/ark/zip.cpp	2007-01-15 14:25:37 +0300
+++ kdeutils-3.5.7/ark/zip.cpp	2007-08-16 12:41:02 +0400
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 // Qt includes
 #include <qdir.h>
+#include <qtextcodec.h>
 
 // KDE includes
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -207,8 +208,10 @@
     *kp << "-o";
   else
     *kp << "-n";
+  
+  QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
 
-  *kp << m_filename;
+  *kp << codec->fromUnicode(m_filename);
 
   // if the list is empty, no filenames go on the command line,
   // and we then extract everything in the archive.
@@ -218,11 +221,12 @@
 
     for ( it = m_fileList->begin(); it != m_fileList->end(); ++it )
     {
-      *kp << (*it);
+      *kp << codec->fromUnicode(*it);
     }
   }
 
-  *kp << "-d" << m_destDir;
+  *kp << "-d";
+  *kp << codec->fromUnicode(m_destDir);
 
   connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
            SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );