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OBS crashes if filename contains german Umlaut
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 10
Other OS
Windows 10 Education
OBS Studio Version
32.0.2
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
--
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
OBS should record as always
Current Behavior
Crash
Steps to Reproduce
Easy to reproduce:
Use a german windows installation, set the variable %Z as a part of filename (full name of the timezone) and press record. OBS will crash immediatly.
Reason: Ä, Ö, Ü or ß not allowed in filenames.
Anything else we should know?
Requires a german windows installation for reproduction
Contributor guide
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is named in the report; begin by reproducing the crash on a German Windows installation using %Z in the recording filename. Done means OBS starts recording without crashing when the expanded timezone contains Ä, Ö, Ü, or ß.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100