23.1 Address Book, Context "Copy to clipboard" Copies Text + Unicode

[David_C_Rankin]

Ralf, Stefan, All,

I don’t know if this is intended, but in Address Book the context menu Copy to clipboard and Copy ‘xxxxxxxxxxx’ copy the needed text but also the Unicode code-point (generally e2 98 86 - the white star) See, e.g. UTF-8 encoding table and Unicode characters

Is this supposed to happen? It seems like the intended purpose of both Copy to clipboard and Copy ‘xxxxxxxxxxx’ would be to copy the ASCII text so I could be used in an e-mail, a document, etc… and including the Unicode glyph can cause fits.

[StefanU]

Hi David.

would be to copy the ASCII text so I could be used in an e-mail, a document, etc

Yes, it is.
I use it often.

copy the needed text but also the Unicode code-point

I can not reproduce that.
Please take screen shots, videocast or more explanation.

Stefan

[David_C_Rankin]

I can not reproduce that.

Please take screen shots, videocast or more explanation.

Easier than that. In Address Book, click on a telephone number that is the preferred number so it displays with the little white star to the right of it. Choose copy on that record. When I paste I get, e.g.:

printf '+19366152135  ☆' | hexdump -Cv
00000000  2b 31 39 33 36 36 31 35  32 31 33 35 20 20 e2 98  |+19366152135  ..|
00000010  86                                                |.|
00000011

The Unicode white star is shown in the past from egroupware above. This record only has the name and telephone number, so the name and phone number are the only thing shown in the record.

The 20 20 e2 98 86 at the end being space space whitestar. If you still can’t reproduce, let me know. It shouldn’t matter, but I’m using a Linux desktop accessing egroupware running on a Linux box. (and Hey, that context menu is a nice piece of work!)

Let me know if you still want the screenshot.

[StefanU]

telephone number that is the preferred number so it displays with the little white star

Thats the point.
I can reproduce that and make a ticket.
Thanks for reporting.

Stefan

[David_C_Rankin]

Thats the point.

I can reproduce that and make a ticket.

Even just adding a Copy ASCII to the context menu would do if you wanted to preserve copying with the Unicode (though, at least for me, I can’t see why you would want to mix the Unicode in there?)

Thanks for the help Stefan!