1 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/pyLoadGui.py b/pyLoadGui.py
index b4a518036..5cf36242d 100755
--- a/pyLoadGui.py
+++ b/pyLoadGui.py
@@ -59,16 +59,7 @@ class main(QObject):
             lang = parser.xml.elementsByTagName("language").item(0).toElement().text()
 
         translation = gettext.translation("pyLoadGui", join(dirname(__file__), "locale"), languages=[str(lang)])
-        
-        try:
-            translation.ugettext("äöü")
-            unicode = True
-        except:
-            unicode = False
-
-        #@TODO cleaner method, if possible
-
-        translation.install(unicode)
+        translation.install(unicode=(False if sys.stdout.encoding == "ascii" else True))
 
         self.mainWindow = MainWindow()
         self.pwWindow = PWInputWindow()