static QByteArray locale_encode(const QString &f)
{
#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
    // Mac always expects UTF-8... and decomposed...
    return f.normalized(QString::NormalizationForm_D).toUtf8();
#elif defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN)
    return f.toUtf8();
#else
    return f.toLocal8Bit();
#endif
}

static QString locale_decode(const QByteArray &f)
{
#if defined(Q_OS_DARWIN)
    // Mac always gives us UTF-8 and decomposed, we want that composed...
    return QString::fromUtf8(f).normalized(QString::NormalizationForm_C);
#elif defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN)
    return QString::fromUtf8(f);
#else
    return QString::fromLocal8Bit(f);
#endif
}