Index: trunk/src/obj_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 19996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 19997)
@@ -1138,12 +1138,12 @@
 	pcb_text_draw_string_(info, font, string, x0, y0, scale, rotdeg, mirror, thickness, min_line_width, xordraw, xordx, xordy, tiny);
 }
 
-void pcb_text_draw_string_simple(pcb_font_t *font, const unsigned char *string, pcb_coord_t x0, pcb_coord_t y0, int scale, double rotdeg, int mirror, pcb_coord_t thickness, int xordraw, pcb_coord_t xordx, pcb_coord_t xordy)
+void pcb_text_draw_string_simple(pcb_font_t *font, const char *string, pcb_coord_t x0, pcb_coord_t y0, int scale, double rotdeg, int mirror, pcb_coord_t thickness, int xordraw, pcb_coord_t xordx, pcb_coord_t xordy)
 {
 	if (font == NULL)
 		font = pcb_font(PCB, 0, 0);
 
-	pcb_text_draw_string_(NULL, font, string, x0, y0, scale, rotdeg, mirror, thickness, 0, xordraw, xordx, xordy, PCB_TXT_TINY_CHEAP);
+	pcb_text_draw_string_(NULL, font, (const unsigned char *)string, x0, y0, scale, rotdeg, mirror, thickness, 0, xordraw, xordx, xordy, PCB_TXT_TINY_CHEAP);
 }
 
 
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 19996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.h	(revision 19997)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 
 /* Low level draw call for direct rendering on preview */
-void pcb_text_draw_string_simple(pcb_font_t *font, const unsigned char *string, pcb_coord_t x0, pcb_coord_t y0, int scale, double rotdeg, int mirror, pcb_coord_t thickness, int xordraw, pcb_coord_t xordx, pcb_coord_t xordy);
+void pcb_text_draw_string_simple(pcb_font_t *font, const char *string, pcb_coord_t x0, pcb_coord_t y0, int scale, double rotdeg, int mirror, pcb_coord_t thickness, int xordraw, pcb_coord_t xordx, pcb_coord_t xordy);
 
 /* Recalculate the bounding box of all dynamic text objects that are
    directly under data - useful e.g. on parent attr change */