[Mono-bugs] [Bug 79458][Wis] Changed - ANSI strings are UTF-8 but should be in native encoding

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Changed by atsushi at ximian.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=79458

--- shadow/79458	2006-09-21 08:52:05.000000000 -0400
+++ shadow/79458.tmp.24349	2006-09-21 09:11:24.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 Bug#: 79458
 Product: Mono: Runtime
 Version: unspecified
 OS: All
 OS Details: 
-Status: RESOLVED   
-Resolution: NOTABUG
+Status: REOPENED   
+Resolution: 
 Severity: Unknown
-Priority: Normal
+Priority: Wishlist
 Component: interop
 AssignedTo: mono-bugs at ximian.com                            
 ReportedBy: kornelpal at gmail.com               
 QAContact: mono-bugs at ximian.com
 TargetMilestone: ---
 URL: 
@@ -46,6 +46,26 @@
 variable for example) that specifies whether ANSI charset is UTF-8 
 or Encoding.Default.
 
 Another solution that would be very proper and even supported on 
 MS.NET is to use custom marshalers that marshal managed strings to 
 unmanaged UTF-8 string.
+
+------- Additional Comments From atsushi at ximian.com  2006-09-21 09:11 -------
+Ok, now I understand that it is rather an attempt to provide
+alternatives than an attempt to change the rule.
+
+> The easiest would be to add a runtime level setting (an environment 
+> variable for example) that specifies whether ANSI charset is UTF-8 
+> or Encoding.Default.
+
+That sounds a valid solution to me. I support you.
+
+> Another solution that would be very proper and even supported on 
+> MS.NET is to use custom marshalers that marshal managed strings to 
+> unmanaged UTF-8 string.
+
+Can you please clarify what is means? If it is a suggestion to add
+costy encoding conversion between gtk+ and the mono runtime, then it
+won't be acceptable.
+
+Reopening but as a wishlist (feature request).