diff --git a/gui/mainFrame.py b/gui/mainFrame.py
index 6b2b893ec..634a22f01 100644
--- a/gui/mainFrame.py
+++ b/gui/mainFrame.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ from gui.builtinViews import *
 
 from time import gmtime, strftime
 
+import locale
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
 
 #dummy panel(no paint no erasebk)
 class PFPanel(wx.Panel):