Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/GeoImageLayer.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/GeoImageLayer.java	(revision 3262)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/GeoImageLayer.java	(revision 3263)
@@ -473,5 +473,5 @@
 
                         double dir = e.getExifImgDir();
-                        // Rotate 90° CCW 
+                        // Rotate 90 degrees CCW 
                         double headdir = ( dir < 90 ) ? dir + 270 : dir - 90;
                         double leftdir = ( headdir < 90 ) ? headdir + 270 : headdir - 90;
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageViewerDialog.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageViewerDialog.java	(revision 3262)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/layer/geoimage/ImageViewerDialog.java	(revision 3263)
@@ -240,5 +240,5 @@
             }
             if (entry.getExifImgDir() != null) {
-                osd.append(tr("\nDirection {0}°", Math.round(entry.getExifImgDir())));
+                osd.append(tr("\nDirection {0}\u00b0", Math.round(entry.getExifImgDir())));
             }
             //if (entry.getPos()  != null) {