invalid char encoding in gnome

[alex.blackbit]

hello everybody,

i have a little problem with character encoding in gnome
the version currently installed is 2.12.1 but i had the same problems on different machines with different versions
when i run gnome in english (system default) everything is fine, but when i try it in english, some chars are not displayed correctly
maybe two screenshots say more than 1k words
any help appreciated
thanks in advance
http://huemer.no-ip.com/english.png
http://huemer.no-ip.com/german.png

[baeksu]

If you haven't enabled unicode yet, have a look at the unicode guide.

Also, check the output of 'locale'. If locales aren't UTF-8, that might explain the messed up letters.
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