(Windows) Allow international characters in file names and paths
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Description
When using a WAV / MP3 / ,,, file, and path contains non-ASCII (e.g. Cyrillic) characters, LMMS (AudioProcessor) declines to load the file. Moreover, when adding a file from the built-in browser panel, all non-ASCII characters are replaced with question marks. Moving and renaming the file helps. Please, fix.
_(2014-10-03 @tresf added steps to reproduce, screenshot)_
**Steps to reproduce:**
1. Switch to a Windows computer
2. Download a file, preset or plugin.
3. Rename to `АБВГДЕЖЅZЗИІКЛМНОПҀРСТȢѸФХѾЦЧШЩЪЫЬѢꙖѤЮѦѪѨѬѠѺѮѰѲѴ`
4. Add file to SongEditor
5. File doesn't work
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Windows path failure with the provided Cyrillic filename, then trace file loading through AudioProcessor and the built-in browser panel when the file is added to SongEditor. Done means WAV, MP3, presets, or plugins with non-ASCII paths load correctly and their names are not replaced with question marks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100