diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index dca9bbc59a..ba95def05e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-08-30  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/plug-in.c: set the message encoding for the plug-in textdomain.
+	
 2001-08-30  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: check for bind_textdomain_codeset, use standard 
diff --git a/app/actions/plug-in-commands.c b/app/actions/plug-in-commands.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/actions/plug-in-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/plug-in-commands.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/gui/plug-in-commands.c b/app/gui/plug-in-commands.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/gui/plug-in-commands.c
+++ b/app/gui/plug-in-commands.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/gui/plug-in-menus.c b/app/gui/plug-in-menus.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/gui/plug-in-menus.c
+++ b/app/gui/plug-in-menus.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/menus/plug-in-menus.c b/app/menus/plug-in-menus.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/menus/plug-in-menus.c
+++ b/app/menus/plug-in-menus.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-message.c b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-message.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-message.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-message.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-progress.c b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-progress.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-progress.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin-progress.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin.c b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimpplugin.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimpplugin.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-call.c b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-call.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-call.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-call.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-run.c b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-run.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-run.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager-run.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager.c b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimppluginmanager.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/gimppluginshm.c b/app/plug-in/gimppluginshm.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/gimppluginshm.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/gimppluginshm.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-def.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-def.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-def.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-def.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-message.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-message.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-message.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-message.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-params.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-params.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-params.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-params.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-progress.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-progress.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-progress.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-progress.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-run.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-run.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-run.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-run.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in-shm.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in-shm.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in-shm.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in-shm.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-in.c b/app/plug-in/plug-in.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-in.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-in.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug-in/plug-ins.c b/app/plug-in/plug-ins.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/plug-ins.c
+++ b/app/plug-in/plug-ins.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/app/plug_in.c b/app/plug_in.c
index f194dcdf11..a37b43257d 100644
--- a/app/plug_in.c
+++ b/app/plug_in.c
@@ -2581,6 +2581,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
   bindtextdomain (std_plugins_domain, LOCALEDIR);
+  bind_textdomain_codeset (std_plugins_domain, "UTF-8");
   domains = g_slist_append (domains, std_plugins_domain);
 #endif
 
@@ -2622,6 +2623,7 @@ plug_in_make_menu (void)
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, plug_in_def->locale_path);
 		else
 		  bindtextdomain (domain, LOCALEDIR);
+                bind_textdomain_codeset (domain, "UTF-8");
 	      }
 	  }
       }