Because of the console default locale. In Windows it is not UTF-8. In
modern Linux, at least in Ubuntu the default is UTF-8. So it should work.
I'll make a few tests here next week and let you know.

Best,
Scuri


On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 7:13 AM, "Jörg F. Wittenberger" <
joerg.wittenber...@softeyes.net> wrote:

> Am 18.09.2015 um 22:03 schrieb Antonio Scuri:
> >   I think that won't work. It will print garbage... Specially in Windows.
>
> Out of curiosity: why will it print garbage?
>
> (BTW: In the case at hand it's not Windows. As I noted: I've been able
> to bypass the issue.)
>
> The symptom was NOT exclusively seen in the printf debug output.  The
> same mangled string was displayed by the IupText control.
>
> Best
>
> /Jörg
>
> >
> > Best,
> > Scuri
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 4:55 PM, "Jörg F. Wittenberger" <
> > joerg.wittenber...@softeyes.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Am 17.09.2015 um 02:34 schrieb Antonio Scuri:
> >>>   How are you checking this? Using a printf like output?
> >>
> >> Exactly.  Sitting in the action callback I fed the new_value pointer to
> >> printf(stderr, "SearchV: \"%s\"\n", new_value);
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>   I couldn't reproduce the problem here.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Scuri
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:21 AM, Antonio Scuri <
> >> sc...@tecgraf.puc-rio.br>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>   ok I'll check that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Scuri
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 6:22 PM, "Jörg F. Wittenberger" <
> >>>> joerg.wittenber...@softeyes.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'm trying to use the ACTION callback on a IupText.  The callback
> >>>>> receives wierd values for the 3rd (char* new_value) argument.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Here what I get when I enter "merkwürdig":
> >>>>>
> >>>>> SearchV: "m"
> >>>>> SearchV: "me"
> >>>>> SearchV: "mer"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merk"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkw"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkwü"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkw�r�"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkwüdr"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkwürid"
> >>>>> SearchV: "merkwürdgi"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The "ü" character is first damaged, then restored.  Worse: from now
> on
> >>>>> the last two characters are always kept swapped.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The problem worsens to total mess when I enter two UTF-8 characters.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I've been able to work around the problem by ignoring the ACTION
> >>>>> callback and retrieving the current value in VALUECHANGED_CB.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Just wanted to inform you about the issue.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best
> >>>>>
> >>>>> /Jörg
>
>
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