--- a/MiniLogger.st	Tue Feb 04 12:33:18 2020 +0100
+++ b/MiniLogger.st	Tue Feb 04 13:08:50 2020 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"{ Encoding: utf8 }"
+
 "
  COPYRIGHT (c) 2012-2014 by Jan Vrany & eXept Software AG
               All Rights Reserved
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@
 !
 
 log:message severity:severityOrSymbol facility:facilityArg originator:originator attachment:attachment
-    "Pricipal logging method. This mimics VM __stxLog__()"
+    "Pricipal logging method. This mimics VM's __stxLog__()"
 
     | severity messageXlated prevLogOnTranscript facility severityName words secondWord|
 
@@ -737,7 +739,7 @@
      Logger log:'test message' severity: DEBUG facility: 'TEST'
      Logger log:'test message' severity: INFO facility: 'TEST'
      Logger log:'test message' asUnicode16String severity: INFO facility: 'TEST'
-     Logger log:'test message äöüß' severity: INFO facility: 'TEST'
+     Logger log:'test message äöüß' severity: INFO facility: 'TEST'
      Logger log:'test message' severity: WARNING facility: 'TEST'
      Logger log:'test message' severity: ERROR facility: 'TEST'
      'test message' infoPrintCR
@@ -775,6 +777,7 @@
         severity:severity
         facility:(self facilityOf:originator)
         originator:originator
+        attachment:nil
 
     "Created: / 15-09-2011 / 10:26:47 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
     "Modified: / 15-03-2013 / 11:20:30 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
@@ -1677,12 +1680,11 @@
 !MiniLogger class methodsFor:'private'!
 
 basicLog: message severity: severity facility: facility originator: originator attachment: attachment
-    "Principal logging method. This mimics VM __stxLog__()"
+    "Principal logging method. This mimics VM's __stxLog__()"
 
     |messageAsSent|
 
-    (LogOnStderr not 
-    or:[Stderr isNil]) ifTrue:[
+    (LogOnStderr not or:[Stderr isNil]) ifTrue:[
         ^ self.
     ].
 
@@ -1698,13 +1700,7 @@
     "/ we have to recode the message using locale-specific encoding
     Stderr isExternalStream ifTrue:[
         messageAsSent := messageAsSent string.  "take care of Texts"
-        messageAsSent containsNon7BitAscii ifTrue:[
-            OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike ifTrue:[
-                messageAsSent := messageAsSent utf8Encoded.
-            ] ifFalse:[
-                messageAsSent := OperatingSystem encodeTerminalOutput:messageAsSent.
-            ].
-        ].
+        messageAsSent := OperatingSystem encodeTerminalOutput:messageAsSent.
         messageAsSent _errorPrintCR.
 "/        [
 "/            Stderr nextPutLine: messageAsSent