diff --git a/headers/os/translation/TranslationUtils.h b/headers/os/translation/TranslationUtils.h
index 86b2fee664..8c9652e8f7 100644
--- a/headers/os/translation/TranslationUtils.h
+++ b/headers/os/translation/TranslationUtils.h
@@ -1,39 +1,11 @@
-/*****************************************************************************/
-//               File: TranslationUtils.h
-//              Class: BTranslationUtils
-//   Reimplemented by: Michael Wilber, Translation Kit Team
-//   Reimplementation: 2002-04
-//
-// Description: Utility functions for the Translation Kit
-//
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2002 OpenBeOS Project
-//
-// Original Version: Copyright 1998, Be Incorporated, All Rights Reserved.
-//                   Copyright 1995-1997, Jon Watte
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
-// copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
-// to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
-// the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, 
-// and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the 
-// Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included 
-// in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-// OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL 
-// THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING 
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
-// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
-#if !defined(_TRANSLATION_UTILS_H)
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2007, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef _TRANSLATION_UTILS_H
 #define _TRANSLATION_UTILS_H
 
+
 #include <TranslationDefs.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
 
@@ -42,10 +14,9 @@ class BTranslatorRoster;
 class BPositionIO;
 class BMenu;
 
-// This class is a little different from many other classes.
-// You don't create an instance of it; you just call its various
-// static member functions for utility-like operations.
+
 class BTranslationUtils {
+	private:
 		BTranslationUtils();
 		~BTranslationUtils();
 		BTranslationUtils(const BTranslationUtils &);
@@ -66,8 +37,10 @@ class BTranslationUtils {
 			BTranslatorRoster *roster = NULL);
 
 		// text functions
-		static status_t GetStyledText(BPositionIO *fromStream, BTextView *intoView,
+		static status_t GetStyledText(BPositionIO* fromStream, BTextView* intoView,
 			BTranslatorRoster *roster = NULL);
+		static status_t GetStyledText(BPositionIO* fromStream, BTextView* intoView,
+			const char* encoding, BTranslatorRoster* roster = NULL);
 		static status_t PutStyledText(BTextView *fromView, BPositionIO *intoStream,
 			BTranslatorRoster *roster = NULL);
 		static status_t WriteStyledEditFile(BTextView *fromView, BFile *intoFile);
@@ -84,9 +57,9 @@ class BTranslationUtils {
 			B_TRANSLATION_MENU = 'BTMN'
 		};
 		static status_t AddTranslationItems(BMenu *intoMenu, uint32 fromType,
-			const BMessage *model = NULL,	// default B_TRANSLATION_MENU
-			const char *translatorIdName = NULL, // default "be:translator"
-			const char *translatorTypeName = NULL, // default "be:type"
+			const BMessage *model = NULL,			// default B_TRANSLATION_MENU
+			const char *translatorIdName = NULL,	// default "be:translator"
+			const char *translatorTypeName = NULL,	// default "be:type"
 			BTranslatorRoster *roster = NULL);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/kits/translation/TranslationUtils.cpp b/src/kits/translation/TranslationUtils.cpp
index 67d0d9d29e..7fd29e19e2 100644
--- a/src/kits/translation/TranslationUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/translation/TranslationUtils.cpp
@@ -312,19 +312,20 @@ BTranslationUtils::GetBitmap(BPositionIO *stream, BTranslatorRoster *roster)
 	defined in
 	/boot/develop/headers/be/translation/TranslatorFormats.h
 	
-	\param fromStream the stream with the styled text
+	\param source the stream with the styled text
 	\param intoView the view where the test will be inserted
 		roster, BTranslatorRoster used to do the translation
+	\param the encoding to use, defaults to UTF-8
 
 	\return B_BAD_VALUE, if fromStream or intoView is NULL
 	\return B_ERROR, if any other error occurred
 	\return B_OK, if successful
 */
 status_t
-BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(BPositionIO *fromStream, BTextView *intoView,
-	BTranslatorRoster *roster)
+BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(BPositionIO* source, BTextView* intoView,
+	const char* encoding, BTranslatorRoster* roster)
 {
-	if (fromStream == NULL || intoView == NULL)
+	if (source == NULL || intoView == NULL)
 		return B_BAD_VALUE;
 
 	// Use default Translator if none is specified 
@@ -334,10 +335,14 @@ BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(BPositionIO *fromStream, BTextView *intoView,
 			return B_ERROR;
 	}
 
+	BMessage config;
+	if (encoding != NULL && encoding[0])
+		config.AddString("be:encoding", encoding);
+
 	// Translate the file from whatever format it is to B_STYLED_TEXT_FORMAT
 	// we understand
 	BMallocIO mallocIO;
-	if (roster->Translate(fromStream, NULL, NULL, &mallocIO,
+	if (roster->Translate(source, NULL, &config, &mallocIO,
 			B_STYLED_TEXT_FORMAT) < B_OK)
 		return B_BAD_TYPE;
 
@@ -429,6 +434,14 @@ BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(BPositionIO *fromStream, BTextView *intoView,
 }
 
 
+status_t
+BTranslationUtils::GetStyledText(BPositionIO* source, BTextView* intoView,
+	BTranslatorRoster* roster)
+{
+	return GetStyledText(source, intoView, NULL, roster);
+}
+
+
 /*!
 	This function takes styled text data from fromView and writes it to
 	intoStream.  The plain text data and styled text data are combined