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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Functions/Prompts/prompt_fade_setup b/Functions/Prompts/prompt_fade_setup
index ab908e41e..10b27f164 100644
--- a/Functions/Prompts/prompt_fade_setup
+++ b/Functions/Prompts/prompt_fade_setup
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ working directory, user@host text, and date text respectively.  The
 default colors are green, white, and white.  This theme works best
 with a dark background.
 
-Recommended fonts for this theme: nexus or vga or similar.  If you
-don't have any of these, the 8-bit characters will probably look
+Recommended fonts for this theme: either UTF-8, or nexus or vga or similar.
+If you don't have any of these, the 8-bit characters will probably look
 stupid.
 EOH
 }
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ prompt_fade_setup () {
   local userhost=${2:-'white'}
   local date=${3:-'white'}
 
-  for code in 333 262 261 260; do
-    local char_$code=$(echo -n "\\0$code")
-  done
+  local char_333 char_262 char_261 char_260
+  autoload -U prompt_special_chars
+  prompt_special_chars
 
   PS1="%{$fg[$fadebar_cwd]$bg[$fadebar_cwd]$bold_color%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$fg[$userhost]$bg[$fadebar_cwd]$bold_color%}%n@%m%{$reset_color$fg[$fadebar_cwd]$bg[grey]%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$fg[$date]$bg[grey]$bold_color%} %D{%a %b %d} %D{%I:%M:%S%P} $prompt_newline%{$fg[$fadebar_cwd]$bg[grey]$bold_color%}%~/%{$reset_color%} "
   PS2="%{$fg[$fadebar_cwd]$bg[grey]%}$char_333$char_262$char_261$char_260%{$reset_color%}>"