--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnDiffDialog.py	Sun Jan 10 13:59:15 2010 +0000
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsSubversion/SvnDiffDialog.py	Sun Jan 10 19:19:52 2010 +0000
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         fname = Utilities.toNativeSeparators(fname)
         
         try:
-            f = open(fname, "w")
+            f = open(fname, "w", encoding = "utf-8")
             f.write(self.contents.toPlainText())
             f.close()
         except IOError as why: