diff --git a/ark/Makefile.am b/ark/Makefile.am
index 9761a28..14f33f5 100644
--- a/ark/Makefile.am
+++ b/ark/Makefile.am
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ tdeinit_LTLIBRARIES = ark.la
 lib_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 ark_la_SOURCES = main.cpp arkapp.cpp mainwindow.cpp
-ark_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module $(KDE_PLUGIN)
-ark_la_LIBADD = libark_common.la $(LIB_KPARTS)
+ark_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module $(KDE_PLUGIN) $(KDE_PLUGIN)
+ark_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDED) -lDCOP $(LIB_KHTML) $(LIB_KIO) $(LIB_KDEUI) $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_QT)  libark_common.la $(LIB_KPARTS)
 ark_la_COMPILE_FIRST = settings.h
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libark_common.la
 
 libark_common_la_SOURCES = settings.kcfgc archiveformatinfo.cpp
 libark_common_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -no-undefined
-libark_common_la_LIBADD  = $(LIB_KFILE)
+libark_common_la_LIBADD  = $(LIB_KDED) -lDCOP $(LIB_KHTML) $(LIB_KIO) $(LIB_KDEUI) $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_QT)  $(LIB_KFILE)
 
 kde_module_LTLIBRARIES = libarkpart.la
 libarkpart_la_LDFLAGS = $(KDE_PLUGIN) $(all_libraries)
-libarkpart_la_LIBADD = libark_common.la $(LIB_KPARTS)
+libarkpart_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KDED) -lDCOP $(LIB_KHTML) $(LIB_KIO) $(LIB_KDEUI) $(LIB_KDECORE) $(LIB_QT)  libark_common.la $(LIB_KPARTS)
 libarkpart_la_COMPILE_FIRST = settings.h
 
 libarkpart_la_SOURCES = ark_part.cpp arkfactory.cpp zip.cpp tar.cpp \
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ libarkpart_la_SOURCES = ark_part.cpp arkfactory.cpp zip.cpp tar.cpp \
                         arkwidget.cpp searchbar.cpp \
                         addition.ui extraction.ui general.ui \
                         arkviewer.cpp sevenzip.cpp extractiondialog.cpp \
-                        ace.cpp tarlistingthread.cpp
+                        ace.cpp tarlistingthread.cpp arj.cpp
 
 METASOURCES = AUTO
 
diff --git a/ark/addition.ui b/ark/addition.ui
index 401c146..46541ca 100644
--- a/ark/addition.ui
+++ b/ark/addition.ui
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@
         <property name="name">
             <cstring>unnamed</cstring>
         </property>
+
+        <widget class="TQCheckBox">
+            <property name="name">
+                <cstring>kcfg_askCreatePassword</cstring>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+                <string>Ask for &amp;password when create archive if possible</string>
+            </property>
+        </widget>
         <widget class="TQCheckBox">
             <property name="name">
                 <cstring>kcfg_replaceOnlyWithNewer</cstring>
diff --git a/ark/arch.cpp b/ark/arch.cpp
index ee2a23e..b4fc0e8 100644
--- a/ark/arch.cpp
+++ b/ark/arch.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 // QT includes
 #include <tqapplication.h>
 #include <tqfile.h>
+#include <tqtextcodec.h>
 
 // KDE includes
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 #include "ar.h"
 #include "sevenzip.h"
 #include "ace.h"
+#include "arj.h"
 
 Arch::ArchColumns::ArchColumns( int col, TQRegExp reg, int length, bool opt )
   : colRef( col ), pattern( reg ), maxLength( length ), optional( opt )
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ void Arch::slotReceivedTOC( KProcess*, char* data, int length )
 
     data[ lfChar ] = '\0';
 
-    m_buffer.append( TQString::fromUtf8(data + startChar).latin1() );
+    m_buffer.append( data + startChar );
 
     data[ lfChar ] = '\n';
     startChar = lfChar + 1;
@@ -333,12 +335,16 @@ bool Arch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
   unsigned int pos = 0;
   int strpos, len;
 
+  TQTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings(TQTextCodec::codecForLocale());
+  TQTextCodec *codec = TQTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  TQString tqunicode_line = codec->toUnicode( line );
+
   // Go through our columns, try to pick out data, return silently on failure
   for ( TQPtrListIterator <ArchColumns>col( m_archCols ); col.current(); ++col )
   {
     ArchColumns *curCol = *col;
 
-    strpos = curCol->pattern.search( line, pos );
+    strpos = curCol->pattern.search( tqunicode_line, pos );
     len = curCol->pattern.matchedLength();
 
     if ( ( strpos == -1 ) || ( len > curCol->maxLength ) )
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ bool Arch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
 
     pos = strpos + len;
 
-    columns[curCol->colRef] = TQString::fromLocal8Bit( line.mid(strpos, len) );
+    columns[curCol->colRef] = tqunicode_line.mid(strpos, len).utf8();
   }
 
 
@@ -388,6 +394,60 @@ bool Arch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
   return true;
 }
 
+void Arch::test()
+{
+    emit sigTest(false);
+    KMessageBox::information(0, i18n("Not implemented."));
+}
+
+void Arch::slotTestExited( KProcess *_kp )
+{
+  bool success = ( _kp->normalExit() && ( _kp->exitStatus() == 0 ) );
+
+  if( !success )
+  {
+    if ( passwordRequired() )
+    {
+        TQString msg;
+        if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+            msg = i18n("The password was incorrect. ");
+        if (KPasswordDialog::getPassword( m_password, msg+i18n("You must enter a password to extract the file:") ) == KPasswordDialog::Accepted )
+        {
+            delete _kp;
+            _kp = m_currentProcess = 0;
+            clearShellOutput();
+            test(); // try to test the archive again with a password
+            return;
+        }
+        m_password = "";
+        emit sigTest( false );
+        delete _kp;
+        _kp = m_currentProcess = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+    else if ( m_password.isEmpty() || _kp->exitStatus() > 1 )
+    {
+        TQApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
+
+        TQString msg = i18n( "The test operation failed." );
+
+        if ( !getLastShellOutput().isNull() )
+        {
+            //getLastShellOutput() is a TQString. errorList is expecting TQStringLists to show in multiple lines
+            TQStringList list = TQStringList::split( "\n", getLastShellOutput() );
+            KMessageBox::errorList( m_gui, msg, list );
+            clearShellOutput();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            KMessageBox::error( m_gui, msg );
+        }
+    }
+  }
+  delete _kp;
+  _kp = m_currentProcess = 0;
+  emit sigTest( success );
+}
 
 Arch *Arch::archFactory( ArchType aType,
                          ArkWidget *parent, const TQString &filename,
@@ -422,6 +482,9 @@ Arch *Arch::archFactory( ArchType aType,
     case ACE_FORMAT:
       return new AceArch( parent, filename );
 
+    case ARJ_FORMAT:
+      return new ArjArch( parent, filename );
+
     case UNKNOWN_FORMAT:
     default:
       return 0;
diff --git a/ark/arch.h b/ark/arch.h
index 7aa18ac..85c6c7d 100644
--- a/ark/arch.h
+++ b/ark/arch.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ArkWidget;
 
 enum ArchType { UNKNOWN_FORMAT, ZIP_FORMAT, TAR_FORMAT, AA_FORMAT,
                 LHA_FORMAT, RAR_FORMAT, ZOO_FORMAT, COMPRESSED_FORMAT,
-                SEVENZIP_FORMAT, ACE_FORMAT };
+                SEVENZIP_FORMAT, ACE_FORMAT, ARJ_FORMAT };
 
 typedef TQValueList< TQPair< TQString, TQt::AlignmentFlags > > ColumnList;
 
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class Arch : public TQObject
     virtual void open() = 0;
     virtual void create() = 0;
     virtual void remove( TQStringList * ) = 0;
+    virtual void test();
 
     virtual void addFile( const TQStringList & ) = 0;
     virtual void addDir( const TQString & ) = 0;
@@ -150,12 +151,16 @@ class Arch : public TQObject
     static Arch *archFactory( ArchType aType, ArkWidget *parent,
                               const TQString &filename,
                               const TQString &openAsMimeType = TQString() );
+    TQString password() { return m_password; }
+    void setPassword(const TQString & pw) { m_password = pw.local8Bit(); }
+    virtual void createPassword() {}
 
   protected slots:
     void slotOpenExited( KProcess* );
     void slotExtractExited( KProcess* );
     void slotDeleteExited( KProcess* );
     void slotAddExited( KProcess* );
+    void slotTestExited( KProcess* );
 
     void slotReceivedOutput( KProcess *, char*, int );
 
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ class Arch : public TQObject
     void sigDelete( bool );
     void sigExtract( bool );
     void sigAdd( bool );
+    void sigTest( bool );
     void headers( const ColumnList& columns );
 
   protected:  // data
diff --git a/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp b/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
index 2dcbabb..2f6fded 100644
--- a/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
+++ b/ark/archiveformatinfo.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void ArchiveFormatInfo::buildFormatInfos()
 
   addFormatInfo( SEVENZIP_FORMAT, "application/x-7z", ".7z" );
 
+  addFormatInfo( ARJ_FORMAT, "application/x-arj", ".arj" );
+
   if ( ArkSettings::aceSupport() )
     addFormatInfo( ACE_FORMAT, "application/x-ace", ".ace" );
 }
diff --git a/ark/arj.cpp b/ark/arj.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d94776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ark/arj.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,326 @@
+/*
+
+ ark -- archiver for the KDE project
+
+ Copyright (C)
+
+ 1997-1999: Rob Palmbos palm9744@kettering.edu
+ 1999: Francois-Xavier Duranceau duranceau@kde.org
+ 1999-2000: Corel Corporation (author: Emily Ezust, emilye@corel.com)
+ 2001: Corel Corporation (author: Michael Jarrett, michaelj@corel.com)
+ 2007: ALT Linux (author: Sergey V Turchin, zerg@altlinux.org)
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+
+// Qt includes
+#include <tqdir.h>
+#include <tqtextcodec.h>
+
+// KDE includes
+#include <kdebug.h>
+#include <klocale.h>
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+#include <kprocess.h>
+#include <kpassdlg.h>
+
+// ark includes
+#include "arj.h"
+#include "arkwidget.h"
+#include "settings.h"
+
+
+ArjArch::ArjArch( ArkWidget *_gui, const TQString & _fileName )
+  : Arch(  _gui, _fileName )
+{
+  m_archiver_program = "arj";
+  m_unarchiver_program = "arj";
+  verifyCompressUtilityIsAvailable( m_archiver_program );
+  verifyUncompressUtilityIsAvailable( m_unarchiver_program );
+
+  m_headerString = "-----------";
+  m_numCols = 6;
+}
+
+void ArjArch::setHeaders()
+{
+  ColumnList list;
+  list.append( FILENAME_COLUMN );
+  list.append( SIZE_COLUMN );
+  list.append( PACKED_COLUMN );
+  list.append( RATIO_COLUMN );
+  list.append( TIMESTAMP_COLUMN );
+  list.append( PERMISSION_COLUMN );
+
+  emit headers( list );
+}
+
+void ArjArch::create()
+{
+  emit sigCreate( this, true, m_filename,
+                  Arch::Extract | Arch::Delete | Arch::Add | Arch::View );
+}
+
+void ArjArch::createPassword()
+{
+  if( m_password.isEmpty() && ArkSettings::askCreatePassword() )
+    KPasswordDialog::getNewPassword( m_password, i18n("Warning!\nUsing KGpg for encryption is more secure.\nCancel this dialog or enter password for %1 archiver:").arg(m_archiver_program) );
+}
+
+
+void ArjArch::addDir( const TQString & _dirName )
+{
+  if ( !_dirName.isEmpty() )
+  {
+    TQStringList list;
+    list.append( _dirName );
+    addFile( list );
+  }
+}
+
+void ArjArch::addFile( const TQStringList & urls )
+{
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+
+  kp->clearArguments();
+  *kp << m_archiver_program;
+  *kp << "a";
+
+  if ( ArkSettings::replaceOnlyWithNewer() )
+    *kp << "-u";
+
+  if ( ArkSettings::rarRecurseSubdirs() )
+    *kp << "-r";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-g"+m_password;
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  KURL dir( urls.first() );
+  TQDir::setCurrent( dir.directory() );
+
+  TQStringList::ConstIterator iter;
+  for ( iter = urls.begin(); iter != urls.end(); ++iter )
+  {
+    KURL url( *iter );
+    *kp << url.fileName();
+  }
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotAddExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigAdd( false );
+  }
+}
+
+bool ArjArch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
+{
+  TQString unicode_line;
+
+  TQTextCodec *codec = TQTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  TQTextCodec *codec_alt = TQTextCodec::codecForName("CP1251");
+  unicode_line = codec->toUnicode( line );
+
+  TQStringList list;
+
+  TQStringList l2 = TQStringList::split( ' ', line );
+  if( l2.size() >= 2 && l2[0].endsWith(")") && l2[0].length() == 4 )
+  {
+    file_entry = line.mid(4);
+  }
+  else if( l2.size() > 3 )
+  {
+    if( l2[1] == "UNIX" )
+	list << codec->toUnicode(file_entry).stripWhiteSpace(); // filename
+    else
+	list << codec_alt->toUnicode(file_entry).stripWhiteSpace(); // filename
+
+    list << l2[ 2 ]; // size
+    list << l2[ 3 ]; // packed
+    double ratio = l2[4].toDouble();
+    if( ratio == 0 )
+	ratio = 1;
+    list << TQString("%1").arg(100-100/ratio); // ratio
+
+    TQStringList date =  TQStringList::split( '-', l2[ 5 ] );
+    list << ArkUtils::fixYear( date[ 0 ].latin1() ) + '-' + date[ 1 ] + '-' + date [ 2 ] + ' ' + l2[6]; // date
+    list << l2[ 7 ]; // attributes
+
+    m_gui->fileList()->addItem( list ); // send to GUI
+    
+    file_entry = "";
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+
+void ArjArch::open()
+{
+  setHeaders();
+
+  m_buffer = "";
+  m_header_removed = false;
+  m_finished = false;
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program << "v" << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedTOC(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotOpenExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigOpen( this, false, TQString::null, 0 );
+  }
+}
+
+void ArjArch::unarchFileInternal()
+{
+  // if fileList is empty, all files are extracted.
+  // if destDir is empty, abort with error.
+  if ( m_destDir.isEmpty() || m_destDir.isNull() )
+  {
+    kdError( 1601 ) << "There was no extract directory given." << endl;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program;
+  *kp << "x";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-g" + m_password;
+
+  if ( ArkSettings::extractOverwrite() )
+    *kp << "-jyo";
+
+  *kp << "-jycv";
+
+  *kp << "-w" + m_destDir;
+  *kp << "-ht" + m_destDir;
+
+  TQTextCodec *codec = TQTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  *kp << codec->fromUnicode(m_filename);
+
+  // if the list is empty, no filenames go on the command line,
+  // and we then extract everything in the archive.
+  if ( m_fileList )
+  {
+    TQStringList::Iterator it;
+
+    for ( it = m_fileList->begin(); it != m_fileList->end(); ++it )
+    {
+      *kp << codec->fromUnicode(*it);
+    }
+  }
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotExtractExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigExtract( false );
+  }
+}
+
+bool ArjArch::passwordRequired()
+{
+    return m_lastShellOutput.findRev("File is password encrypted") != -1;
+}
+
+void ArjArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
+{
+  if ( !list )
+    return;
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_archiver_program << "d" << m_filename;
+
+  TQStringList::Iterator it;
+  for ( it = list->begin(); it != list->end(); ++it )
+  {
+    TQString str = *it;
+    *kp << str;
+  }
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotDeleteExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigDelete( false );
+  }
+}
+
+void ArjArch::test()
+{
+  clearShellOutput();
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program << "t";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-g" + m_password;
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotTestExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigTest( false );
+  }
+}
+
+#include "arj.moc"
diff --git a/ark/arj.h b/ark/arj.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13d45b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ark/arj.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+
+  ark -- archiver for the KDE project
+
+  Copyright (C)
+
+  1997-1999: Rob Palmbos palm9744@kettering.edu
+  1999: Francois-Xavier Duranceau duranceau@kde.org
+  1999-2000: Corel Corporation (author: Emily Ezust, emilye@corel.com)
+  2001: Corel Corporation (author: Michael Jarrett, michaelj@corel.com)
+  2007: ALT Linux (author: Sergey V Turchin, zerg@altlinux.org)
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef ARJARCH_H
+#define ARJARCH_H
+
+#include "arch.h"
+
+class TQString;
+class TQStringList;
+
+class ArkWidget;
+
+class ArjArch : public Arch
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+  public:
+    ArjArch( ArkWidget *_gui, const TQString & _fileName );
+    virtual ~ArjArch() { }
+
+    virtual void open();
+    virtual void create();
+    virtual void test();
+
+    virtual void remove(TQStringList*);
+    virtual void addFile(const TQStringList&);
+    virtual void addDir(const TQString&);
+
+    virtual void unarchFileInternal();
+    virtual bool passwordRequired();
+    virtual void createPassword();
+
+  protected slots:
+    virtual bool processLine( const TQCString & );
+  private:
+    TQCString file_entry;
+    void setHeaders();
+};
+
+#endif /* ARJARCH_H */
diff --git a/ark/ark.kcfg b/ark/ark.kcfg
index 10e7c22..0a20d55 100644
--- a/ark/ark.kcfg
+++ b/ark/ark.kcfg
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 			<whatsthis>Overwrite any files that have matching names on disk with the one from the archive</whatsthis>
 			<default>false</default>
 		</entry>
+		<entry name="askCreatePassword" type="Bool">
+			<label>Ask for password when create archive if possible</label>
+			<whatsthis>Ask for password when create archive if possible</whatsthis>
+			<default>true</default>
+		</entry>
 	</group>
 	<group name="Tar">
 		<entry name="preservePerms" type="Bool">
diff --git a/ark/ark.la.cpp b/ark/ark.la.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d480c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ark/ark.la.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+extern "C" int kdemain(int argc, char* argv[]);
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { return kdemain(argc,argv); }
diff --git a/ark/ark_dummy.cpp b/ark/ark_dummy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efd89d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ark/ark_dummy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#include <kdemacros.h>
+extern "C" int kdemain(int argc, char* argv[]);
+extern "C" KDE_EXPORT int tdeinitmain(int argc, char* argv[]) { return kdemain(argc,argv); }
diff --git a/ark/ark_part.cpp b/ark/ark_part.cpp
index f52d763..456e397 100644
--- a/ark/ark_part.cpp
+++ b/ark/ark_part.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ ArkPart::setupActions()
     editAction = new KAction(i18n("Edit &With..."), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(awidget),
                              TQT_SLOT(action_edit()), actionCollection(), "edit");
 
+    testAction = new KAction(i18n("&Test integrity"), 0, awidget,
+                                TQT_SLOT(action_test()),	actionCollection(), "test");
+
     selectAllAction = KStdAction::selectAll(TQT_TQOBJECT(awidget->fileList()), TQT_SLOT(selectAll()), actionCollection(), "select_all");
 
     deselectAllAction =  new KAction(i18n("&Unselect All"), 0, TQT_TQOBJECT(awidget->fileList()),TQT_SLOT(unselectAll()), actionCollection(), "deselect_all");
@@ -189,6 +192,7 @@ void ArkPart::fixEnables()
     addDirAction->setEnabled(awidget->isArchiveOpen() &&
                              !bReadOnly && bAddDirSupported);
     extractAction->setEnabled(bHaveFiles);
+    testAction->setEnabled(true);
     awidget->searchBar()->setEnabled(bHaveFiles);
 
     bool b = ( bHaveFiles
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@ void ArkPart::initialEnables()
     addDirAction->setEnabled(false);
     openWithAction->setEnabled(false);
     editAction->setEnabled(false);
+    testAction->setEnabled(false);
 
     awidget->searchBar()->setEnabled(false);
 }
@@ -234,6 +239,7 @@ void ArkPart::disableActions()
     addDirAction->setEnabled(false);
     openWithAction->setEnabled(false);
     editAction->setEnabled(false);
+    testAction->setEnabled(false);
     awidget->searchBar()->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/ark/ark_part.h b/ark/ark_part.h
index fb136b6..1fa6166 100644
--- a/ark/ark_part.h
+++ b/ark/ark_part.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ private:
     KAction *deselectAllAction;
     KAction *invertSelectionAction;
     KAction *editAction;
+    KAction *testAction;
 
     // the following have different enable rules from the above KActions
     KAction *popupViewAction;
diff --git a/ark/ark_part.rc b/ark/ark_part.rc
index ff0a894..39525e1 100644
--- a/ark/ark_part.rc
+++ b/ark/ark_part.rc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <Action name="view"/>
     <Action name="open_with"/>
     <Action name="edit"/>
+    <Action name="test"/>
   </Menu>
  <Menu noMerge="1" name="settings">
     <text>&amp;Settings</text>
diff --git a/ark/ark_part_readonly.rc b/ark/ark_part_readonly.rc
index c124aae..84f4f02 100644
--- a/ark/ark_part_readonly.rc
+++ b/ark/ark_part_readonly.rc
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <Action name="extract"/>
     <Action name="view"/>
     <Action name="open_with"/>
+    <Action name="test"/>
   </Menu>
  <Menu noMerge="1" name="settings">
     <text>&amp;Settings</text>
diff --git a/ark/arkwidget.cpp b/ark/arkwidget.cpp
index 80fd413..0935e38 100644
--- a/ark/arkwidget.cpp
+++ b/ark/arkwidget.cpp
@@ -739,7 +739,10 @@ ArkWidget::file_open(const KURL& url)
     m_url = url;
     //arch->clearShellOutput();
 
-    openArchive( strFile );
+    if( url.hasPass() )
+	openArchive( strFile, url.pass() );
+    else
+	openArchive( strFile );
 }
 
 
@@ -1184,6 +1187,8 @@ ArkWidget::slotAddDone(bool _bSuccess)
         //simulate reload
         KURL u;
         u.setPath( arch->fileName() );
+	if( !arch->password().isEmpty() )
+    	    u.setPass( arch->password() );
         file_close();
         file_open( u );
         emit setWindowCaption( u.path() );
@@ -1681,6 +1686,25 @@ ArkWidget::action_view()
     showCurrentFile();
 }
 
+void
+ArkWidget::action_test()
+{
+    connect( arch, TQT_SIGNAL( sigTest( bool ) ), this,
+             TQT_SLOT( slotTestDone( bool ) ) );
+    busy( i18n( "Testing..." ) );
+    arch->test();
+}
+
+void
+ArkWidget::slotTestDone(bool ok)
+{
+    disconnect( arch, TQT_SIGNAL( sigTest( bool ) ), this,
+             TQT_SLOT( slotTestDone( bool ) ) );
+    ready();
+    if( ok )
+	KMessageBox::information(0, i18n("Test successful."));
+}
+
 void
 ArkWidget::viewSlotExtractDone( bool success )
 {
@@ -2102,6 +2126,7 @@ ArkWidget::slotCreate(Arch * _newarch, bool _success, const TQString & _filename
         m_bIsSimpleCompressedFile =
             (m_archType == COMPRESSED_FORMAT);
         fixEnables();
+	arch->createPassword();
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2115,7 +2140,7 @@ ArkWidget::slotCreate(Arch * _newarch, bool _success, const TQString & _filename
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 void
-ArkWidget::openArchive( const TQString & _filename )
+ArkWidget::openArchive( const TQString & _filename, const TQString & _password )
 {
     Arch *newArch = 0;
     ArchType archtype;
@@ -2172,6 +2197,7 @@ ArkWidget::openArchive( const TQString & _filename )
     busy( i18n( "Opening the archive..." ) );
     m_fileListView->setUpdatesEnabled( false );
     arch = newArch;
+    newArch->setPassword(_password);
     newArch->open();
     emit addRecentURL( m_url );
 }
diff --git a/ark/arkwidget.h b/ark/arkwidget.h
index 67c2f78..fa2b68e 100644
--- a/ark/arkwidget.h
+++ b/ark/arkwidget.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ protected slots:
     bool action_extract();
     void slotOpenWith();
     void action_edit();
+    void action_test();
 
     void doPopup(TQListViewItem *, const TQPoint &, int); // right-click menus
     void viewFile(TQListViewItem*); // doubleClick view files
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ protected slots:
     void slotExtractRemoteDone(KIO::Job *job);
     void slotAddDone(bool);
     void slotEditFinished(KProcess *);
+    void slotTestDone(bool);
 signals:
     void openURLRequest( const KURL & url );
     void request_file_quit();
@@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ protected:
     void createFileListView();
 
     bool createArchive(const TQString & name);
-    void openArchive(const TQString & name);
+    void openArchive(const TQString & name, const TQString & pass = "");
 
     void showCurrentFile();
 
diff --git a/ark/lha.cpp b/ark/lha.cpp
index f83e809..14fa68d 100644
--- a/ark/lha.cpp
+++ b/ark/lha.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@
 LhaArch::LhaArch( ArkWidget *_gui, const TQString & _fileName )
   : Arch( _gui, _fileName )
 {
-  m_archiver_program = "lha";
+  m_archiver_program = m_unarchiver_program = "lha";
+
   verifyCompressUtilityIsAvailable( m_archiver_program );
+  verifyUncompressUtilityIsAvailable( m_unarchiver_program );
 
   m_headerString = "----";
 }
diff --git a/ark/rar.cpp b/ark/rar.cpp
index 5369e89..ac59d74 100644
--- a/ark/rar.cpp
+++ b/ark/rar.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ bool RarArch::processLine( const TQCString &line )
 
   TQStringList l2 = TQStringList::split( ' ', line );
 
+  if( l2[5].startsWith("d") )
+  {
+    m_isFirstLine = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+
   list << m_entryFilename; // filename
   list << l2[ 0 ]; // size
   list << l2[ 1 ]; // packed
@@ -179,6 +185,12 @@ void RarArch::create()
                   Arch::Extract | Arch::Delete | Arch::Add | Arch::View );
 }
 
+void RarArch::createPassword()
+{
+  if( m_password.isEmpty() && ArkSettings::askCreatePassword() )
+    KPasswordDialog::getNewPassword( m_password, i18n("Warning!\nUsing KGpg for encryption is more secure.\nCancel this dialog or enter password for %1 archiver:").arg(m_archiver_program) );
+}
+
 void RarArch::addDir( const TQString & _dirName )
 {
   if ( !_dirName.isEmpty() )
@@ -206,6 +218,9 @@ void RarArch::addFile( const TQStringList & urls )
   if ( ArkSettings::rarRecurseSubdirs() )
     *kp << "-r";
 
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-p"+m_password;
+
   *kp << m_filename;
 
   KURL dir( urls.first() );
@@ -291,7 +306,7 @@ void RarArch::unarchFileInternal()
 
 bool RarArch::passwordRequired()
 {
-    return m_lastShellOutput.findRev("password incorrect ?)")+1;
+    return m_lastShellOutput.find("Enter password") >= 0;
 }
 
 void RarArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
@@ -325,4 +340,32 @@ void RarArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
   }
 }
 
+void RarArch::test()
+{
+  clearShellOutput();
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program << "t";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-p" + m_password;
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotTestExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigTest( false );
+  }
+}
+
 #include "rar.moc"
diff --git a/ark/rar.h b/ark/rar.h
index 5b0e183..9bd0aea 100644
--- a/ark/rar.h
+++ b/ark/rar.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class RarArch : public Arch
   
     virtual void open();
     virtual void create();
+    virtual void test();
 
     virtual void addFile( const TQStringList & );
     virtual void addDir( const TQString & );
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class RarArch : public Arch
     virtual void remove( TQStringList * );
     virtual void unarchFileInternal();
     virtual bool passwordRequired();
+    virtual void createPassword();
 
   protected slots:
     virtual bool processLine( const TQCString & );
diff --git a/ark/sevenzip.cpp b/ark/sevenzip.cpp
index 216fb8d..c1dc7a7 100644
--- a/ark/sevenzip.cpp
+++ b/ark/sevenzip.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 */
 
 #include <tqdir.h>
+#include <tqtextcodec.h>
 
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <klocale.h>
@@ -120,6 +121,12 @@ void SevenZipArch::create()
                   Arch::Extract | Arch::Delete | Arch::Add | Arch::View );
 }
 
+void SevenZipArch::createPassword()
+{
+  if( m_password.isEmpty() && ArkSettings::askCreatePassword() )
+    KPasswordDialog::getNewPassword( m_password, i18n("Warning!\nUsing KGpg for encryption is more secure.\nCancel this dialog or enter password for %1 archiver:").arg(m_archiver_program) );
+}
+
 void SevenZipArch::addFile( const TQStringList & urls )
 {
   KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
@@ -127,6 +134,9 @@ void SevenZipArch::addFile( const TQStringList & urls )
   kp->clearArguments();
   *kp << m_archiver_program << "a" ;
 
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-p" + m_password;
+
   KURL url( urls.first() );
   TQDir::setCurrent( url.directory() );
 
@@ -163,6 +173,11 @@ void SevenZipArch::addDir( const TQString & dirName )
   }
 }
 
+bool SevenZipArch::passwordRequired()
+{
+    return m_lastShellOutput.find("Enter password") >= 0;
+}
+
 void SevenZipArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
 {
   if ( !list )
@@ -212,6 +227,12 @@ void SevenZipArch::unarchFileInternal( )
     //*kp << "-ao";
   }
 
+  // FIXME overwrite existing files created with wrong password
+  *kp << "-y";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-p" + m_password;
+
   *kp << m_filename;
 
   // if the file list is empty, no filenames go on the command line,
@@ -243,12 +264,15 @@ void SevenZipArch::unarchFileInternal( )
 
 bool SevenZipArch::processLine( const TQCString& _line )
 {
-  TQCString line( _line );
+  TQString line;
   TQString columns[ 11 ];
   unsigned int pos = 0;
   int strpos, len;
 
-  columns[ 0 ] = line.right( line.length() - m_nameColumnPos +1);
+  TQTextCodec *codec = TQTextCodec::codecForLocale();
+  line = codec->toUnicode( _line );
+
+  columns[ 0 ] = line.right( line.length() - m_nameColumnPos);
   line.truncate( m_nameColumnPos );
 
   // Go through our columns, try to pick out data, return silently on failure
@@ -275,6 +299,8 @@ bool SevenZipArch::processLine( const TQCString& _line )
     columns[ curCol->colRef ] = line.mid( strpos, len );
   }
 
+  // Separated directories pass
+  if(columns[4].length() && columns[4][0] == 'D') return true;
 
   if ( m_dateCol >= 0 )
   {
@@ -364,4 +390,32 @@ void SevenZipArch::slotReceivedTOC( KProcess*, char* data, int length )
   data[ length ] = endchar;
 }
 
+void SevenZipArch::test()
+{
+  clearShellOutput();
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program << "t";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-p" + m_password;
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotTestExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigTest( false );
+  }
+}
+
 #include "sevenzip.moc"
diff --git a/ark/sevenzip.h b/ark/sevenzip.h
index c37708b..de10693 100644
--- a/ark/sevenzip.h
+++ b/ark/sevenzip.h
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@ class SevenZipArch : public Arch
   
     virtual void open();
     virtual void create();
+    virtual void test();
 
     virtual void addFile( const TQStringList & );
     virtual void addDir( const TQString & );
 
     virtual void remove( TQStringList * );
     virtual void unarchFileInternal( );
+    virtual bool passwordRequired();
+    virtual void createPassword();
 
   protected slots:
     virtual bool processLine( const TQCString& line );
diff --git a/ark/tar.cpp b/ark/tar.cpp
index 4cdb792..1c1fac9 100644
--- a/ark/tar.cpp
+++ b/ark/tar.cpp
@@ -785,5 +785,42 @@ void TarArch::customEvent( TQCustomEvent *ev )
   }
 }
 
+void TarArch::test()
+{
+  clearShellOutput();
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  TQString uncomp = getUnCompressor();
+
+  *kp << uncomp;
+
+  if( uncomp == "bunzip2" || uncomp == "gunzip" || uncomp == "lzop" )
+  {
+    *kp << "-t";
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    Arch::test();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotTestExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigTest( false );
+  }
+}
+
 #include "tar.moc"
 // kate: space-indent on;
diff --git a/ark/tar.h b/ark/tar.h
index df0d012..3b75008 100644
--- a/ark/tar.h
+++ b/ark/tar.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class TarArch : public Arch
 
 		virtual void open();
 		virtual void create();
+		virtual void test();
 
 		virtual void addFile( const TQStringList & );
 		virtual void addDir( const TQString & );
diff --git a/ark/zip.cpp b/ark/zip.cpp
index 4a647b5..1888d50 100644
--- a/ark/zip.cpp
+++ b/ark/zip.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <klocale.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
 #include <kprocess.h>
+#include <kpassdlg.h>
 
 // ark includes
 #include "zip.h"
@@ -114,6 +115,12 @@ void ZipArch::create()
                  Arch::Extract | Arch::Delete | Arch::Add | Arch::View );
 }
 
+void ZipArch::createPassword()
+{
+  if( m_password.isEmpty() && ArkSettings::askCreatePassword() )
+    KPasswordDialog::getNewPassword( m_password, i18n("Warning!\nUsing KGpg for encryption is more secure.\nCancel this dialog or enter password for %1 archiver:").arg(m_archiver_program) );
+}
+
 void ZipArch::addDir( const TQString & _dirName )
 {
   if ( !_dirName.isEmpty() )
@@ -240,7 +247,7 @@ void ZipArch::unarchFileInternal()
 
 bool ZipArch::passwordRequired()
 {
-    return m_lastShellOutput.findRev("unable to get password\n")!=-1 || m_lastShellOutput.endsWith("password inflating\n") || m_lastShellOutput.findRev("password incorrect--reenter:")!=-1 || m_lastShellOutput.endsWith("incorrect password\n");
+    return m_lastShellOutput.findRev("password:") >= 0 || m_lastShellOutput.findRev("unable to get password\n")!=-1 || m_lastShellOutput.endsWith("password inflating\n") || m_lastShellOutput.findRev("password incorrect--reenter:")!=-1 || m_lastShellOutput.endsWith("incorrect password\n");
 }
 
 void ZipArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
@@ -248,6 +255,7 @@ void ZipArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
   if ( !list )
     return;
 
+
   KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
   kp->clearArguments();
 
@@ -274,4 +282,32 @@ void ZipArch::remove( TQStringList *list )
   }
 }
 
+void ZipArch::test()
+{
+  clearShellOutput();
+
+  KProcess *kp = m_currentProcess = new KProcess;
+  kp->clearArguments();
+
+  *kp << m_unarchiver_program << "-t";
+
+  if ( !m_password.isEmpty() )
+    *kp << "-P" << m_password;
+
+  *kp << m_filename;
+
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStdout(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( receivedStderr(KProcess*, char*, int) ),
+           SLOT( slotReceivedOutput(KProcess*, char*, int) ) );
+  connect( kp, SIGNAL( processExited(KProcess*) ),
+           SLOT( slotTestExited(KProcess*) ) );
+
+  if ( !kp->start( KProcess::NotifyOnExit, KProcess::AllOutput ) )
+  {
+    KMessageBox::error( 0, i18n( "Could not start a subprocess." ) );
+    emit sigTest( false );
+  }
+}
+
 #include "zip.moc"
diff --git a/ark/zip.h b/ark/zip.h
index 28f61bd..1e31f76 100644
--- a/ark/zip.h
+++ b/ark/zip.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class ZipArch : public Arch
 
     virtual void open();
     virtual void create();
+    virtual void test();
 
     virtual void addFile( const TQStringList & );
     virtual void addDir( const TQString &  );
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class ZipArch : public Arch
     virtual void remove( TQStringList * );
     virtual void unarchFileInternal();
     virtual bool passwordRequired();
+    virtual void createPassword();
   private:
     void setHeaders();
 };