From df8e53630df90238bf6d8e2452e5dc41d1d66065 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wmayer <wmayer@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:45:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] using unicode codepage directly gives a warning, use utf-8
 encoding instead

---
 src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
index 966dee3a1..3d06b374d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/CommandCreateDims.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void CmdTechDrawNewDiameterDimension::activated(int iMsg)
         doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.CentreLines = False", FeatName.c_str());
     }
 
-    doCommand(Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.FormatSpec = '\u2300%%value%%'", FeatName.c_str());
+    doCommand(Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.FormatSpec = '\xe2\x8c\x80%%value%%'", FeatName.c_str()); // utf-8 encoded diameter symbol
 
     dim = dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewDimension *>(getDocument()->getObject(FeatName.c_str()));
     dim->References2D.setValues(objs, subs);