diff -r 81d6679d50d0 -r 301d738b1181 lib/folder.py
--- a/lib/folder.py	Thu Jan 31 17:28:02 2008 +0000
+++ b/lib/folder.py	Thu Jan 31 17:58:03 2008 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 class Folder (object) :
     def __init__ (self, name='.', parent=None) :
         # the directory name, no trailing /
-        self.name = name.rstrip(os.sep)
+        self.name = unicode(name.rstrip(os.sep))
 
         # our parent Folder, or None
         self.parent = parent
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@
                 and (self.parent or fname not in settings.ROOT_IGNORE)
             ) :
                 index.debug("Found subdir %s", fpath)
-                f = self.subdirs[fname] = Folder(fname, self)
+                f = Folder(fname, self)
                 if f.index(next_filter) :   # recursion
                     # if a subdir is alive, we are alive as well
+                    self.subdirs[fname] = f
                     self.alive = True
 
             # handle images
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
         self.title, self.descr = utils.readTitleDescr(title_path)
         
         # default title for the root dir
-        if self.title :
+        if self.title or self.descr :
             self.alive = True
             pass # use what was in the title file
             
@@ -176,8 +177,8 @@
         else :
             self.title = self.name
         
-        if self.descr :
-            self.alive = True
+        if not self.alive :
+            index.debug("Dir %s isn't alive" % self.path)
 
         return self.alive