patch 8.2.1027: GUI: multi-byte characters do not work in a terminal
Problem: GUI: multi-byte characters do not work in a terminal.
Solution: Do not assume a key is one byte. (closes #6304)
diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index b2770ca..40de666 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,10 @@
if (len == -3)
key = TO_SPECIAL(string[1], string[2]);
else
- key = string[0];
+ {
+ string[len] = NUL;
+ key = mb_ptr2char(string);
+ }
// Handle modifiers.
modifiers = modifiers_gdk2vim(state);
@@ -1240,8 +1243,7 @@
// May remove the shift modifier if it's included in the key.
modifiers = may_remove_shift_modifier(modifiers, key);
- string[0] = key;
- len = 1;
+ len = mb_char2bytes(key, string);
}
if (modifiers != 0)