--- ksnapshot/ksnapshot.cpp.orig	2007-11-28 22:13:20.000000000 +0800
+++ ksnapshot/ksnapshot.cpp	2007-11-28 22:21:29.000000000 +0800
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <qpainter.h>
 #include <qpaintdevicemetrics.h>
 #include <qwhatsthis.h>
+#include <qtextcodec.h>
+#include <qtextstream.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -58,6 +60,31 @@
 
 #define kApp KApplication::kApplication()
 
+// helper function for reading xdg user dirs: it is required in order to take 
+// care of locale stuff
+QString readXdgUserDirs()
+{
+	QFile f( QDir::homeDirPath() + "/.config/user-dirs.dirs" );
+
+	QString picturesDir = QDir::currentDirPath();
+	if (!f.open(IO_ReadOnly))
+		return(picturesDir);
+
+	// set the codec for the current locale
+	QTextStream s(&f);
+	s.setCodec( QTextCodec::codecForLocale() );
+
+	QString line = s.readLine();
+	while (!line.isNull())
+	{
+		if (line.startsWith("XDG_PICTURES_DIR="))
+			picturesDir = line.remove("XDG_PICTURES_DIR=").remove("\"").replace("$HOME", QDir::homeDirPath());
+
+		line = s.readLine();
+	}
+	return(picturesDir);
+}
+
 KSnapshot::KSnapshot(QWidget *parent, const char *name, bool grabCurrent)
   : DCOPObject("interface"), 
     KDialogBase(parent, name, true, QString::null, Help|User1, User1, 
@@ -99,7 +126,7 @@
     mainWidget->setDelay(conf->readNumEntry("delay",0));
     mainWidget->setMode( conf->readNumEntry( "mode", 0 ) );
     mainWidget->setIncludeDecorations(conf->readBoolEntry("includeDecorations",true));
-    filename = KURL::fromPathOrURL( conf->readPathEntry( "filename", QDir::currentDirPath()+"/"+i18n("snapshot")+"1.png" ));
+    filename = KURL::fromPathOrURL( conf->readPathEntry( "filename", readXdgUserDirs()+"/"+i18n("snapshot")+"1.png" ));
 
     // Make sure the name is not already being used
     while(KIO::NetAccess::exists( filename, false, this )) {