It looks like this bug is already fixed In blender 2.6x/2.7x, if you want to use UTF-8 characters, you need to enable User Preferences -> System -> International Fonts .
** Changed in: blender (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/363612 Title: Text Editor doesn't support UTF-8 characters To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/blender/+bug/363612/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs