can't see \'e in xchat

[Rudy Gevaert <rudy@zeus.rug.ac.be>]

Hello,

For some reason I can't see \'e and the other letters in my xchat.  I
also can't type them.

I have a qwerty keyboard.  How do I fix this?
Thanks in advance,

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