[Bug 407275] New: Fails to handle unicode via stdin, only via --filename

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  zenity | general | Ver: 2.16.x

           Summary: Fails to handle unicode via stdin, only via --filename
           Product: zenity
           Version: 2.16.x
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: Normal
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: zenity-maint at gnome.bugs
        ReportedBy: sa at whiz.se
         QAContact: zenity-maint at gnome.bugs
                CC: pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org
     GNOME version: 2.15/2.16
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


This bug was reported to the Debian BTS.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=410728

"I'd like to be able to use zenity in a set of scripts that output
unicode characters like £. zenity works fine with these scripts when
reading the --text-info content from a file but fails to display UTF-8
characters properly when the same content is passed to zenity via stdin.

$ echo "Character test for zenity: £" > test
$ cat test
Character test for zenity: £
$ zenity --text-info --filename test
  (zenity window displays:)
Character test for zenity: £
$ cat test | zenity --text-info
  (zenity window displays:)
Character test for zenity: £

It is midly annoying to have to create a temporary file (and remove it
later) when the rest of the script(s) can work using pipes."


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