diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/applet.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/applet.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/applet.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.064027939 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/applet.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.200068904 +0100

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class NewPrinterNotification(dbus.servic

                     device = "%s %s" % (mfg, mdl)

                 else:

                     device = des

-                text = _("No printer driver for %s.") % device

+                text = _("No printer driver for %s.").decode ('utf-8') % device

             else:

                 text = _("No driver for this printer.")

             n = Notify.Notification.new (title, text, 'printer')

@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class NewPrinterNotification(dbus.servic

                                   lambda x, y: self.configure (x, y, name))

             else: # Model mismatch

                 devid = "MFG:%s;MDL:%s;DES:%s;CMD:%s;" % (mfg, mdl, des, cmd)

-                text = (_("`%s' has been added, using the `%s' driver.") %

+                text = (_("`%s' has been added, using the `%s' driver.").decode ('utf-8') %

                         (name, driver))

                 n = Notify.Notification.new (title, text, 'printer')

                 if "actions" in Notify.get_server_caps():

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/asyncipp.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/asyncipp.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/asyncipp.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.056027904 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/asyncipp.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.200068904 +0100

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ class _IPPAuthOperation:

         if op == None:

             d = authconn.AuthDialog (parent=conn.parent)

         else:

-            title = _("Authentication (%s)") % op

+            title = _("Authentication (%s)").decode ('utf-8') % op

             d = authconn.AuthDialog (title=title,

                                      parent=conn.parent)

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ class _IPPAuthOperation:

         if op == None:

             msg = _("CUPS server error")

         else:

-            msg = _("CUPS server error (%s)") % op

+            msg = _("CUPS server error (%s)").decode ('utf-8') % op

         d = Gtk.MessageDialog (self._conn.parent,

                                Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL |

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/authconn.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/authconn.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/authconn.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.051027881 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/authconn.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.200068904 +0100

@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ class Connection:

             Gdk.threads_enter ()

         try:

-            msg = _("CUPS server error (%s)") % self._operation_stack[0]

+            msg = (_("CUPS server error (%s)").decode ('utf-8') %

+                   self._operation_stack[0])

         except IndexError:

             msg = _("CUPS server error")

@@ -461,7 +462,8 @@ class Connection:

         # Prompt.

         if len (self._operation_stack) > 0:

             try:

-                title = _("Authentication (%s)") % self._operation_stack[0]

+                title = (_("Authentication (%s)").decode ('utf-8') %

+                         self._operation_stack[0])

             except IndexError:

                 title = _("Authentication")

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/errordialogs.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/errordialogs.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/errordialogs.py.utf8-971973	2013-05-09 12:10:43.000000000 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/errordialogs.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.201068906 +0100

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 ## system-config-printer

-## Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 Red Hat, Inc.

+## Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 Red Hat, Inc.

 ## Authors:

 ##  Florian Festi <ffesti@redhat.com>

 ##  Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def show_IPP_Error(exception, message, p

     else:

         title = _("CUPS server error")

         text = (_("There was an error during the CUPS "

-                  "operation: '%s'.")) % message

+                  "operation: '%s'.").decode ('utf-8')) % message

     show_error_dialog (title, text, parent)

@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ def show_HTTP_Error(status, parent=None)

         elif status == -1:

             msg = _("Not connected")

         else:

-            msg = _("status %s") % status

+            msg = _("status %s").decode ('utf-8') % status

-        text = _("There was an HTTP error: %s.") % msg

+        text = _("There was an HTTP error: %s.").decode ('utf-8') % msg

     show_error_dialog (title, text, parent)

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/jobviewer.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/jobviewer.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/jobviewer.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.064027939 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/jobviewer.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.201068906 +0100

@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class CancelJobsOperation(GObject.GObjec

         else:

             operation = _("canceling job")

-        self.connection._begin_operation (operation)

+        self.connection._begin_operation (operation.decode ('utf-8'))

         self.connection.cancelJob (self.jobids[0], self.purge_job,

                                    reply_handler=self.cancelJob_finish,

                                    error_handler=self.cancelJob_error)

@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

                 title = _("my jobs")

         else:

             if specific_dests:

-                title = "%s" % the_dests

+                title = "%s" % the_dests.encode ('utf-8')

             else:

                 title = _("all jobs")

         self.JobsWindow.set_title (_("Document Print Status (%s)") % title)

@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

                 if try_keyring and auth_info != None:

                     try:

-                        c._begin_operation (_("authenticating job"))

+                        c._begin_operation (_("authenticating job").decode ('utf-8'))

                         c.authenticateJob (job, auth_info)

                         c._end_operation ()

                         self.update_monitor ()

@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

             return

         remember = False

-        c._begin_operation (_("authenticating job"))

+        c._begin_operation (_("authenticating job").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             c.authenticateJob (jobid, auth_info)

             remember = dialog.get_remember_password ()

@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

             return

         for jobid in self.jobids:

-            c._begin_operation (_("holding job"))

+            c._begin_operation (_("holding job").decode ('utf-8'))

             try:

                 c.setJobHoldUntil (jobid, "indefinite")

             except cups.IPPError, (e, m):

@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

             return

         for jobid in self.jobids:

-            c._begin_operation (_("releasing job"))

+            c._begin_operation (_("releasing job").decode ('utf-8'))

             try:

                 c.setJobHoldUntil (jobid, "no-hold")

             except cups.IPPError, (e, m):

@@ -2246,7 +2246,8 @@ class JobViewer (GtkGUI):

                             os.environ["TZ"] = old_tz

                         local = time.localtime (simpletime)

-                        state = _("Held until %s") % time.strftime ("%X", local)

+                        state = (_("Held until %s") %

+                                 time.strftime ("%X", local).encode ('utf-8'))

                 except ValueError:

                     pass

             if until == "day-time":

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/newprinter.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/newprinter.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/newprinter.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.061027926 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/newprinter.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.202068908 +0100

@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                 if scheme in ["socket", "lpd", "ipp"]:

                     schemes.extend (["snmp", "dnssd"])

                 self.fetchDevices_conn = asyncconn.Connection ()

-                self.fetchDevices_conn._begin_operation (_("fetching device "

-                                                           "list"))

+                self.fetchDevices_conn._begin_operation (_("fetching device list").decode ('utf-8'))

                 self.inc_spinner_task ()

                 cupshelpers.getDevices (self.fetchDevices_conn,

                                         include_schemes=schemes,

@@ -946,7 +945,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     repr (repo),

                     repr (keyid)))

-        fmt = _("Installing driver %s" % name)

+        fmt = _("Installing driver %s").decode ('utf-8') % name

         self._installdialog = Gtk.MessageDialog (parent=self.NewPrinterWindow,

                                                  flags=Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL |

                                                  Gtk.DialogFlags.DESTROY_WITH_PARENT,

@@ -1986,7 +1985,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

     def start_fetching_devices (self):

         self.fetchDevices_conn = asyncconn.Connection ()

-        self.fetchDevices_conn._begin_operation (_("fetching device list"))

+        self.fetchDevices_conn._begin_operation (_("fetching device list").decode ('utf-8'))

         self.fetchDevices (network=False, current_uri=self.current_uri)

         del self.current_uri

@@ -2625,7 +2624,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     if queue[0] == '/':

                         queue = queue[1:]

-                    device.menuentry = _("LPD/LPR queue '%s'") % queue

+                    device.menuentry = (_("LPD/LPR queue '%s'").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % queue)

                 else:

                     device.menuentry = _("LPD/LPR queue")

@@ -2641,7 +2641,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     if queue.startswith("printers/"):

                         queue = queue[9:]

                 if queue != '':

-                    device.menuentry = _("IPP") + " (%s)" % queue

+                    device.menuentry = (_("IPP").decode ('utf-8') +

+                                        " (%s)" % queue)

                 else:

                     device.menuentry = _("IPP")

             elif device.type == "http" or device.type == "https":

@@ -2665,8 +2666,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     elif name.find("._pdl-datastream") != -1:

                         protocol = "AppSocket/JetDirect"

                     if protocol != None:

-                        device.menuentry = \

-                            _("%s network printer via DNS-SD") % protocol

+                        device.menuentry = (_("%s network printer via DNS-SD").decode ('utf-8')

+                                            % protocol)

                     else:

                         device.menuentry = \

                             _("Network printer via DNS-SD")

@@ -3751,7 +3752,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                 # Foomatic database problem of some sort.

                 err_title = _('Database error')

                 err_text = _("The '%s' driver cannot be "

-                             "used with printer '%s %s'.")

+                             "used with printer '%s %s'.").decode ('utf-8')

                 model, iter = (self.tvNPDrivers.get_selection().

                                get_selected())

                 nr = model.get_path(iter)[0]

@@ -3761,7 +3762,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     # installed by default.  Point the user at the

                     # package they need to install.

                     err = _("You will need to install the '%s' package "

-                            "in order to use this driver.") % \

+                            "in order to use this driver.").decode ('utf-8') % \

                             "gutenprint-foomatic"

                 else:

                     err = err_text % (driver, self.NPMake, self.NPModel)

@@ -3796,7 +3797,7 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

         debugprint("ppd: " + repr(ppd))

         if isinstance(ppd, str) or isinstance(ppd, unicode):

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("fetching PPD"))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("fetching PPD").decode ('utf-8'))

             try:

                 if ppd != "raw":

                     f = self.cups.getServerPPD(ppd)

@@ -3929,8 +3930,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

             busy (self.NewPrinterWindow)

             while Gtk.events_pending ():

                 Gtk.main_iteration ()

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("adding printer %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("adding printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

             try:

                 if isinstance(ppd, str) or isinstance(ppd, unicode):

                     self.cups.addPrinter(name, ppdname=ppd,

@@ -3957,8 +3958,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

             self.cups._end_operation()

             ready (self.NewPrinterWindow)

         if self.dialog_mode in ("class", "printer", "printer_with_uri"):

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

             try:

                 cupshelpers.activateNewPrinter (self.cups, name)

                 self.cups.setPrinterLocation(name, location)

@@ -3969,8 +3970,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                 return

             self.cups._end_operation ()

         elif self.dialog_mode == "device":

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

             try:

                 uri = self.getDeviceURI()

                 self.cups.addPrinter(name, device=uri)

@@ -3987,8 +3988,8 @@ class NewPrinterGUI(GtkGUI):

                     self.nextNPTab(-1)

                     return

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

             # set ppd on server and retrieve it

             # cups doesn't offer a way to just download a ppd ;(=

             raw = False

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/ppdsloader.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/ppdsloader.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/ppdsloader.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.053027890 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/ppdsloader.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.203068915 +0100

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class PPDsLoader(GObject.GObject):

             self._cups_connect_reply(self._conn, None)

     def _cups_connect_reply (self, conn, UNUSED):

-        conn._begin_operation (_("fetching PPDs"))

+        conn._begin_operation (_("fetching PPDs").decode ('utf-8'))

         conn.getPPDs2 (reply_handler=self._cups_reply,

                        error_handler=self._cups_error)

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/printerproperties.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/printerproperties.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/printerproperties.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.049027872 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/printerproperties.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.203068915 +0100

@@ -1000,11 +1000,11 @@ class PrinterPropertiesDialog(GtkGUI):

         name = printer.name

         if printer.is_class:

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying class %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying class %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

         else:

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % name)

         try:

             if not printer.is_class and self.ppd:

@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ class PrinterPropertiesDialog(GtkGUI):

             # but we have never fetched the server settings to see whether

             # the server is publishing shared printers.  Fetch the settings

             # now so that we can update the "not published" label if necessary.

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("fetching server settings"))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("fetching server settings").decode ('utf-8'))

             try:

                 self.server_settings = self.cups.adminGetServerSettings()

             except:

@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ class PrinterPropertiesDialog(GtkGUI):

             return

         job_id = None

-        c._begin_operation (_("printing test page"))

+        c._begin_operation (_("printing test page").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             if custom_testpage and os.path.exists(custom_testpage):

                 debugprint ('Printing custom test page ' + custom_testpage)

@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ class PrinterPropertiesDialog(GtkGUI):

         (tmpfd, tmpfname) = tempfile.mkstemp ()

         os.write (tmpfd, "#CUPS-COMMAND\n%s\n" % command)

         os.close (tmpfd)

-        self.cups._begin_operation (_("sending maintenance command"))

+        self.cups._begin_operation (_("sending maintenance command").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             format = "application/vnd.cups-command"

             job_id = self.cups.printTestPage (printer.name,

@@ -1432,10 +1432,10 @@ class PrinterPropertiesDialog(GtkGUI):

                     nonfatalException()

                     option_editable = False

                     show_error_dialog (_("Error"),

-                                       _("Option '%s' has value '%s' "

-                                         "and cannot be edited.") %

-                                       (option.name.encode ('utf-8'),

-                                        value.encode ('utf-8')),

+                                       _("Option '%s' has value '%s' and "

+                                         "cannot be edited.").decode ('utf-8') %

+                                       (option.name,

+                                        value),

                                        self.parent)

             option.widget.set_sensitive (option_editable)

             if not editable:

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/pysmb.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/pysmb.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/pysmb.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.059027917 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/pysmb.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.203068915 +0100

@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ class AuthContext:

         hbox.pack_start (image, False, False, 0)

         vbox = Gtk.VBox (False, 12)

         label = Gtk.Label(label='' +

-                           _("You must log in to access %s.") % self.for_server +

+                           _("You must log in to access %s.").decode ('utf-8')

+                          % self.for_server +

                            '')

         label.set_use_markup (True)

         label.set_alignment (0, 0)

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/serversettings.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/serversettings.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/serversettings.py.utf8-971973	2013-05-09 12:10:45.000000000 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/serversettings.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.204068921 +0100

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 ## system-config-printer

-## Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

+## Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Red Hat, Inc.

 ## Authors:

 ##  Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ServerSettings(GtkGUI):

     def _fillBasic(self):

         self.changed = set()

-        self.cupsconn._begin_operation (_("fetching server settings"))

+        self.cupsconn._begin_operation (_("fetching server settings").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             self.server_settings = self.cupsconn.adminGetServerSettings()

         except cups.IPPError, (e, m):

@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class ServerSettings(GtkGUI):

             (self.chkServerLogDebug, cups.CUPS_SERVER_DEBUG_LOGGING),]:

             if not self.server_settings.has_key(setting): continue

             setting_dict[setting] = str(int(widget.get_active()))

-        self.cupsconn._begin_operation (_("modifying server settings"))

+        self.cupsconn._begin_operation (_("modifying server settings").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             self.cupsconn.adminSetServerSettings(setting_dict)

         except cups.IPPError, (e, m):

diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.1/system-config-printer.py.utf8-971973 system-config-printer-1.4.1/system-config-printer.py

--- system-config-printer-1.4.1/system-config-printer.py.utf8-971973	2013-07-02 09:36:22.062027931 +0100

+++ system-config-printer-1.4.1/system-config-printer.py	2013-07-02 09:36:31.204068921 +0100

@@ -664,10 +664,11 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         connected = bool(self.cups)

         host = CUPS_server_hostname ()

-        self.PrintersWindow.set_title(_("Print Settings - %s") % host)

+        self.PrintersWindow.set_title(_("Print Settings - %s")

+                                      .decode ('utf-8') % host)

         if connected:

-            status_msg = _("Connected to %s") % host

+            status_msg = _("Connected to %s").decode ('utf-8') % host

         else:

             status_msg = _("Not connected")

         self.statusbarMain.push(self.status_context_id, status_msg)

@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         if self.cups:

             kill_connection = False

             self.cups._set_prompt_allowed (prompt_allowed)

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("obtaining queue details"))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("obtaining queue details").decode ('utf-8'))

             try:

                 # get Printers

                 self.printers = cupshelpers.getPrinters(self.cups)

@@ -1028,8 +1029,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         servername = self.cmbServername.get_child().get_text()

-        self.lblConnecting.set_markup(_("Opening connection to %s") %

-                                      servername)

+        self.lblConnecting.set_markup(_("Opening connection to %s")

+                                      .decode ('utf-8') % servername)

         self.ConnectingDialog.set_transient_for(self.PrintersWindow)

         self.ConnectingDialog.show()

         GLib.timeout_add (40, self.update_connecting_pbar)

@@ -1195,7 +1196,7 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

     def set_default_printer (self, name):

         printer = self.printers[name]

         reload = False

-        self.cups._begin_operation (_("setting default printer"))

+        self.cups._begin_operation (_("setting default printer").decode ('utf-8'))

         try:

             reload = printer.setAsDefault ()

         except cups.HTTPError, (s,):

@@ -1370,7 +1371,7 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         if not self.is_rename_possible (old_name):

             return

-        self.cups._begin_operation (_("renaming printer"))

+        self.cups._begin_operation (_("renaming printer").decode ('utf-8'))

         rejecting = self.propertiesDlg.printer.rejecting

         if not rejecting:

             try:

@@ -1523,11 +1524,11 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

             obj = model.get_value (itr, 0)

             name = model.get_value (itr, 2).decode ('utf-8')

             if obj.is_class:

-                message_format = (_("Really delete class '%s'?") %

-                                  name.encode ('utf-8'))

+                message_format = (_("Really delete class '%s'?").decode ('utf-8')

+                                  % name)

             else:

-                message_format = (_("Really delete printer '%s'?") %

-                                  name.encode ('utf-8'))

+                message_format = (_("Really delete printer '%s'?").decode ('utf-8')

+                                  % name)

             to_delete.append (name)

         else:

@@ -1554,8 +1555,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         try:

             for name in to_delete:

-                self.cups._begin_operation (_("deleting printer %s") %

-                                            name.encode ('utf-8'))

+                self.cups._begin_operation (_("deleting printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                            % name)

                 self.cups.deletePrinter (name)

                 self.cups._end_operation ()

         except cups.IPPError, (e, msg):

@@ -1580,8 +1581,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         for printer in printers:

             print repr (printer.name)

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        printer.name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % printer.name)

             try:

                 printer.setEnabled (enable)

             except cups.IPPError, (e, m):

@@ -1610,8 +1611,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

         success = False

         for printer in printers:

-            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s") %

-                                        printer.name.encode ('utf-8'))

+            self.cups._begin_operation (_("modifying printer %s").decode ('utf-8')

+                                        % printer.name)

             try:

                 printer.setShared (share)

                 success = True

@@ -1954,8 +1955,8 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

                 install_text = ('' +

                                 _('Install driver') + '\n\n' +

                                 _("Printer '%s' requires the %s package but "

-                                  "it is not currently installed.") %

-                                (name.encode ('utf-8'), pkg))

+                                  "it is not currently installed.")

+                                .decode ('utf-8') % (name, pkg))

                 dialog = self.InstallDialog

                 self.lblInstall.set_markup(install_text)

                 dialog.set_transient_for (parent)

@@ -1972,8 +1973,9 @@ class GUI(GtkGUI):

                                    _("Printer '%s' requires the '%s' program "

                                      "but it is not currently installed.  "

                                      "Please install it before using this "

-                                     "printer.") % (name.encode ('utf-8'),

-                                                    (exes + pkgs)[0]),

+                                     "printer.").decode ('utf-8') %

+                                   (name,

+                                    (exes + pkgs)[0]),

                                    parent)

     def on_printer_modified (self, obj, name, ppd_has_changed):