Submitted by: Arun ; Assigned to: Nobody; [R-Forge link](https://r-forge.r-project.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=5758&group_id=240&atid=975) Sigh! It just seems not possible to put this (mixed) encoding issue to rest. As reported [here on SO](http://stackoverflow.com/q/24085906/559784).