tags 320078 -wontfix
severity 320078 normal 
thanks

On Céad, 2005-07-27 at 09:11 -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 02:50:06PM +0200, Micha Lenk wrote:
> > Is it even not possible to prevent the user from entering non-locale
> > characters? As a user I would prefer to get multiple other but legal
> > characters when I enter a non-locale character, wich I am able to delete
> > just after. In cases where I enter such a non-locale character by
> > accident I would at least be able to correct my mistake.
> 
> There are two cases: displaying data that it reads from some other location
> and data entered from the keyboard.  whiptail should of course distinguish
> between the two.  If it cannot at least let you delete the keyboard entry,
> that's a defect in whiptail.

Ok. Agreed. re-opening the bug.

 
> > > The solution is to ensure such garbage characters don't get entered into
> > > whiptail, etc. (or other X programs). Use a non C locale, in particular
> > > use UTF-8, and make sure all programs produce UTF-8.
> 
> whiptail isn't an X program, btw.

oops, yes. I'd mean't to put an "or X programs, etc" in there.


Regards
Alastair




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