How can I find out a file's path in the text encoding used by PosteRazor?

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Published on 2011-06-24T02:26:07Z Indexed on 2011/06/24 8:31 UTC
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PosteRazor uses an apparently outdated GUI that is incapable of properly displaying my filenames:

For the sake of convenience, I want to be able to open any file in PosteRazor by copying and pasting its path from Nautilus. This works in other applications, but sadly, PosteRazor in unable to understand the path:

How can I convert the path that Nautilus generates into a text encoding that is compatible with PosteRazor?

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