Input menu only supports ASCII characters
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Description
Description
Input menu only supports ASCII characters.
Expected behavior
Unicode characters should be supported in UTF-8 encoding.
Actual behavior
Non-ASCII characters are converted to '?'.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Open any input menu
- Try to write any non-ASCII character.
Version/Commit
- RetroArch: 1.9.14 e954a46
Environment information
- OS: Windows 7
- Compiler: MinGW/MSVC
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Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by tracing the input-menu text handling on Windows from the relevant UI entry point, then reproduce the issue with a non-ASCII character. Done means UTF-8 input remains intact instead of being converted to '?' on the reported Windows environments.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- frontend, internationalization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100