diff --git a/KiBOM/__init__.py b/KiBOM/__init__.py
index ba0fc5e2..fb79574d 100644
--- a/KiBOM/__init__.py
+++ b/KiBOM/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ import columns
 import netlist_reader
 import units
 import component
-import sort
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+import sort
+import preferences
+import bom_writer
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diff --git a/KiBOM/component.py b/KiBOM/component.py
index d01f462a..8c4d4b5f 100644
--- a/KiBOM/component.py
+++ b/KiBOM/component.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class ComponentGroup():
     def getField(self, field):
         if not field in self.fields.keys(): return ""
         if not self.fields[field]: return ""
-        return str(self.fields[field])
+        return u''.join((self.fields[field]))
         
     def getCount(self):
         return len(self.components)
diff --git a/KiBOM/html_writer.py b/KiBOM/html_writer.py
index 367e7c34..2dbbe405 100644
--- a/KiBOM/html_writer.py
+++ b/KiBOM/html_writer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 import columns
 from component import *
 import os
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ def bgColor(col):
         return BG_USER
     
 def link(text):
-    text = str(text)
+    text = u''.join((text)).encode('utf-8').strip()
     for t in ["http","https","ftp","www"]:
         if text.startswith(t):
             return '<a href="{t}">{t}</a>'.format(t=text)
diff --git a/KiBOM/units.py b/KiBOM/units.py
index b8f63c45..8ad4f1c8 100644
--- a/KiBOM/units.py
+++ b/KiBOM/units.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# _*_ coding:utf-8 _*_
 
 """