mherrmann / mherrmann/fman

PDFs with German Umlauten cannot be opened on Mac

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Description

If I double-click on a file with "Umlaute" (Übertrag.pdf) on my Mac nothing happens.
I am using (registered) fman 1.7.3.
It did work some time ago though - I'm not sure if this changed after a fman or a Mac update.

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No source file or test is named. Reproduce the issue on macOS by double-clicking Übertrag.pdf in fman 1.7.3, then trace the file-opening path; done means PDFs with German umlauts open normally.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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