diff -r b1b7eb9c8cc9 -r bcf9d8e64e92 hedgewars/uRenderUtils.pas
--- a/hedgewars/uRenderUtils.pas	Sat May 12 22:50:33 2012 +0400
+++ b/hedgewars/uRenderUtils.pas	Sat May 12 23:55:09 2012 +0400
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 var w, h: LongInt;
     finalSurface: PSDL_Surface;
 begin
-    if length(s) = 0 then s:= ' ';
+    if length(s) = 0 then s:= _S' ';
     font:= CheckCJKFont(s, font);
     w:= 0; h:= 0; // avoid compiler hints
     TTF_SizeUTF8(Fontz[font].Handle, Str2PChar(s), @w, @h);