Index: src/xfmedia-remote.c
===================================================================
--- src/xfmedia-remote.c	(revision 18308)
+++ src/xfmedia-remote.c	(working copy)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
               "                         Saves the current playlist to the specified FILE.\n"));
     g_print(_("    -Q, --quit           Instructs Xfmedia to quit.\n"));
     g_print(_("    -j, --jump-to-file   Causes Xfmedia to show the main window (if not visible)\n"
-              "                         and show the jump-to-file entry box."));
+              "                         and show the jump-to-file entry box.\n"));
 }
 
 int
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@
     gboolean possibly_play_too = FALSE;
     XfmediaRemoteStatus ret;
     
+    g_type_init();
+
     xfce_textdomain(GETTEXT_PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR, "UTF-8");
     if(!setlocale(LC_ALL, ""))
         g_warning("Locale not supported; using 'C'.");
Index: xfmedia/remote-client.c
===================================================================
--- xfmedia/remote-client.c	(revision 18308)
+++ xfmedia/remote-client.c	(working copy)
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@
             XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_IS_RUNNING);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
     dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+    dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
     
     dbus_error_init(&derr);
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@
                 XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_CLEAR_PLAYLIST);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
         dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+        dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
         
         dbus_error_init(&derr);
@@ -200,24 +204,31 @@
         if(!filename || !*filename)
             ret = XFMEDIA_REMOTE_BAD_ARGUMENTS;
         else {
-            msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(service_name, path_name,
-                    XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, command);
+            gchar *utf8_fn = g_filename_to_utf8(filename, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+            if (utf8_fn) {
+                msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(service_name, path_name,
+                        XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, command);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
-            dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+                dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+                dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
-            dbus_message_append_args(msg,
+                dbus_message_append_args(msg,
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
-                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, filename,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, utf8_fn,
 #else
-                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &filename,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &utf8_fn,
 #endif
-                    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+
+                dbus_error_init(&derr);
+                msg_ret = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(dbus_conn,
+                        msg, 5000, &derr);
+                dbus_message_unref(msg);
+                g_free(utf8_fn);
+            }
             
-            dbus_error_init(&derr);
-            msg_ret = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(dbus_conn,
-                    msg, 5000, &derr);
-            dbus_message_unref(msg);
-            
             if(!msg_ret) {
                 ret = XFMEDIA_REMOTE_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
                 dbus_error_free(&derr);
@@ -241,26 +252,33 @@
         if(!filename || !*filename)
             ret = XFMEDIA_REMOTE_BAD_ARGUMENTS;
         else {
-            msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(service_name, path_name,
-                    XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_ADD_FILE);
+            gchar *utf8_fn = g_filename_to_utf8(filename, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+            if (utf8_fn) {
+                msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(service_name, path_name,
+                        XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_ADD_FILE);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
-            dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+                dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+                dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
-            dbus_message_append_args(msg,
+                dbus_message_append_args(msg,
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
-                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, filename,
-                    DBUS_TYPE_INT32, idx,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, utf8_fn,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INT32, idx,
 #else
-                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &filename,
-                    DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &idx,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &utf8_fn,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &idx,
 #endif
-                    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+
+                dbus_error_init(&derr);
+                msg_ret = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(dbus_conn,
+                        msg, 5000, &derr);
+                dbus_message_unref(msg);
+                g_free(utf8_fn);
+            }
             
-            dbus_error_init(&derr);
-            msg_ret = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(dbus_conn,
-                    msg, 5000, &derr);
-            dbus_message_unref(msg);
-            
             if(!msg_ret) {
                 ret = XFMEDIA_REMOTE_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
                 dbus_error_free(&derr);
@@ -288,6 +306,8 @@
                 XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_REMOVE_FILE);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
         dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+        dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
         dbus_message_append_args(msg,
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
@@ -323,6 +343,8 @@
                 XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, XFMEDIA_REMOTE_PLAY);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
         dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+        dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
         dbus_message_append_args(msg,
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
@@ -359,6 +381,8 @@
                 XFMEDIA_DBUS_INTERFACE, command);
 #ifdef DBUS_USE_OLD_API
         dbus_message_set_auto_activation(msg, FALSE);
+#else
+        dbus_message_set_auto_start(msg, FALSE);
 #endif
         
         dbus_error_init(&derr);