diff --git a/bin/job.py b/bin/job.py
index ed4cdad..e740428 100644
--- a/bin/job.py
+++ b/bin/job.py
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@
                       Zope object if previous param starts with "path=".
 
      <args> (optional) are the arguments to give to this method (only strings
-            are supported). Several arguments must be separated by '*'.'''
+            are supported). Several arguments must be separated by '*'.
+
+    Note that you can also specify several commands, separated with
+    semicolons (";"). This scripts performes a single commit after all commands
+    have been executed.
+'''
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import sys, transaction
@@ -28,12 +33,16 @@ if len(sys.argv) != 2:
     print 'job.py was called with wrong args.'
     print __doc__
 else:
-    command = sys.argv[1]
-    parts = command.split(':')
-    if len(parts) not in (4,5):
-        print 'job.py was called with wrong args.'
-        print __doc__
-    else:
+    commands = sys.argv[1].split(';')
+    # Check that every command has the right number of sub-elelements.
+    for command in commands:
+        parts = command.split(':')
+        if len(parts) not in (4,5):
+            print 'job.py was called with wrong args.'
+            print __doc__
+
+    for command in commands:
+        parts = command.split(':')
         # Unwrap parameters
         if len(parts) == 4:
             zopeUser, plonePath, appName, toolMethod = parts
@@ -66,5 +75,5 @@ else:
         # Execute the method on the target object
         if args: args = args.split('*')
         exec 'targetObject.%s(*args)' % toolMethod
-        transaction.commit()
+    transaction.commit()
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py b/gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py
index e2328ab..8be34b1 100644
--- a/gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/plone25/mixins/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
    - mixins/ToolMixin is mixed in with the generated application Tool class.'''
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import os, os.path, sys, types, mimetypes, urllib
+import os, os.path, sys, types, mimetypes, urllib, cgi
 import appy.gen
 from appy.gen import Type, String, Selection, Role, No
 from appy.gen.utils import *
@@ -1173,8 +1173,9 @@ class BaseMixin:
 
     def formatText(self, text, format='html'):
         '''Produces a representation of p_text into the desired p_format, which
-           is 'html' by default.'''
-        if format in ('html', 'xhtml'):
+           is "html" by default.'''
+        if 'html' in format:
+            if format == 'html_from_text': text = cgi.escape(text)
             res = text.replace('\r\n', '<br/>').replace('\n', '<br/>')
         elif format == 'js':
             res = text.replace('\r\n', '').replace('\n', '')
diff --git a/gen/plone25/wrappers/__init__.py b/gen/plone25/wrappers/__init__.py
index 523a01d..12e44aa 100644
--- a/gen/plone25/wrappers/__init__.py
+++ b/gen/plone25/wrappers/__init__.py
@@ -250,9 +250,11 @@ class AbstractWrapper:
         '''Deletes myself.'''
         self.o.delete()
 
-    def translate(self, label, mapping={}, domain=None, language=None):
+    def translate(self, label, mapping={}, domain=None, language=None,
+                  format='html'):
         '''Check documentation of self.o.translate.'''
-        return self.o.translate(label, mapping, domain, language=language)
+        return self.o.translate(label, mapping, domain, language=language,
+                                format=format)
 
     def do(self, transition, comment='', doAction=False, doNotify=False,
            doHistory=True):
diff --git a/pod/buffers.py b/pod/buffers.py
index fada406..c17b212 100644
--- a/pod/buffers.py
+++ b/pod/buffers.py
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ class FileBuffer(Buffer):
     def getLength(self): return 0
 
     def write(self, something):
-        self.content.write(something.encode('utf-8'))
+        try:
+            self.content.write(something.encode('utf-8'))
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            self.content.write(something)
 
     def addExpression(self, expression):
         try: