--- wxw/mAParentFrame.cpp
+++ wxw/mAParentFrame.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 bool mAApp::OnInit()
 {
+    setlocale( LC_ALL, "C" );
     wxConfigBase * config = new mAConfig();
 	wxConfigBase::Set( config );
 	config->SetRecordDefaults();