Bug#872778: xterm -lc (with UTF-8 locale) cannot properly copy some utf-8 unicode chars
Create a text file containing e.g. the musical natural symbol, and
the mathematical function symbol, e.g. "ƒƒƒ ♮♮♮" (three function
symbols, a space, and three natural symbols, inside plain quotes).
Now in an xterm -lc instance, with a UTF-8 locale, cat the file.
xterm displays the function and the natural symbols.
Now start the utf-8 compatible gui editor Geany, and open the same
file in Geany.
Copy and paste those characters from Geany, into Geany - works.
Copy from Geany, paste to xterm - this also works.
Select/copy from xterm, middle-click paste into Geany - only the
natural symbols, and not the function symbols, are pasted, also
pasting to xterm (from copying from xterm) does not work.
SO, xterm is not properly copying some UTF-8 Unicode characters.
See also:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/09/msg00518.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/09/msg00527.html
Should I file a different bug for this, or just leave this here?
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