--- src/api/evasetting.cpp.xdg-user-dir	2007-05-07 21:00:18.000000000 +0800
+++ src/api/evasetting.cpp	2007-10-02 00:07:44.000000000 +0800
@@ -24,10 +24,37 @@
 #include <qdir.h>
 #include <qdatastream.h>
 
+#include <qtextcodec.h>
+#include <qtextstream.h>
+
 #define DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR         "Downloads"
 
 QString EvaSetting::filename = "eva.sys";
 
+// helper function for reading xdg user dirs: it is required in order to take 
+// care of locale stuff
+void readXdgUserDirs(QString *downloads)
+{
+	QFile f( QDir::homeDirPath() + "/.config/user-dirs.dirs" );
+
+	*downloads = QDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR;
+	if (!f.open(IO_ReadOnly))
+		return;
+
+	// 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_DOWNLOAD_DIR="))
+			*downloads = line.remove("XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR=").remove("\"").replace("$HOME", QDir::homeDirPath());
+
+		line = s.readLine();
+	}
+}
+
 EvaSetting::EvaSetting()
 {
 	userList.setAutoDelete(true);
@@ -43,7 +70,7 @@
 			return;
 		}		
 	}
-	m_DownloadDir = home + "/" + DEFAULT_DOWNLOAD_DIR;
+	readXdgUserDirs(&m_DownloadDir);
 	if (!d.exists(m_DownloadDir)){
 		if(!d.cd(home)){
 			printf("EvaSetting::constructor -- can't enter user's home directory");