string annotations when encountering a non-printable lose an extra character

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3/5
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1-2 days
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Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

Research direction

Start by reading issue #4079 and tracing the string-annotation rendering path for the non-printable-character case. Reproduce the case described here and verify that the preceding "I" is retained in the rendered annotation.

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Description

Component: Core Effort: Trivial Impact: Medium

As seen in #4079, the "I" is missing when it should still be rendered

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