"Add Text" doesn't support "&" character properly (FIXED)

[Dstruct]

XnView 1.96.1

-> Add Text

&

-> OK
=> No text can be pasted


-> Add Text

&&

-> OK
=> Single & can be pasted


-> Add Text

1 & 2

-> OK
=> 1 _2 can be pasted



???



FIXED (2.36)

[Dstruct]

Similar problem with | character.

-> Add Text
-> |
-> OK

=> | can be pasted onto image


-> Add Text

=> Now the dialog is showing a strange square character:

add-text.png

FIXED (2.36)

[Dstruct]

No one?

[rra]

The only "bug" I found with the "&" char
is that one has to type it twice to the text-string to get it displayed once.
No problems with the "|" char for XnView 1.96.2 !!

René

[Dstruct]

Im on german Windows XP SP3 with german keyboard layout. Maybe that's why?

[XnTriq]

Im on german Windows XP SP3 with german keyboard layout. Maybe that's why?

There's nothing wrong with your keyboard, Dstruct. This is clearly a bug in XnView.

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[Dstruct]

Not fixed in 1.96.5 ...

[Dstruct]

Similar problem with | character.

-> Add Text
-> |
-> OK

=> | can be pasted onto image


-> Add Text

=> Now the dialog is showing a strange square character:

This problem still is exists in 1.97! Only the "&" problem is fixed.

[Dstruct]

Same in 1.97.1 ...

[xnview]

Same in 1.97.1 ...

Yes not in the changelog (not easy to fix, can be a problem with old .ini)

[Dstruct]

(not easy to fix, can be a problem with old .ini)

What do you mean with that?



Here another weird issue:


Try to add <<< as text onto an image. Result: Just two arrows << get pasted onto the image!?

[xnview]

Try to add <<< as text onto an image. Result: Just two arrows << get pasted onto the image!?

Yes normal, <..> is used for placeholder

[Dstruct]

Placeholder for what?

[marsh]

< and > pass on commands listed with the "Insert" button, like <Filename>