Free Vision for linux platform does not properly display the Russian language.

Original Reporter info from Mantis: tommiboy

• Reporter name: tommi boy

Description:

Free Vision for linux platform does not properly display the Russian language. The problem in the module Video, which is used in Free Vision. He is assuming that the source code written in cp437 encoding performs additional (in my case, unnecessary and harmful!) Re-encoding to utf8 in the result, instead of Russian words I see the characters. The request to the developers fix this bug.

Steps to reproduce:

1) enter to editor text
     program TFirst;
     uses App, drivers, menus, objects, views;
     type
       TMyApp = object(TApplication)
procedure InitStatusLine; virtual;
       end;

procedure TMyApp.InitStatusLine;
var R: TRect;                 { хранит границы строки статуса }
begin
  GetExtent(R);               { устанавливает R в координаты всего}
                              { экрана }
  R.A.Y := R.B.Y - 1;         { передвигает вершину на 1 строку }
                              { выше нижней }
  StatusLine := New(PStatusLine, Init(R,   { создает строку }
                                           { статуса }
    NewStatusDef(0, $FFFF,  { устанавливает диапазон контекстного }
                            { Help }
      NewStatusKey('~Alt-X~ Выход', kbAltX, cmQuit, { определяет
                                                     элемент }
      NewStatusKey('~Alt-F3~ Закрыть', kbAltF3, cmClose,  { другой }
      nil)),           { больше нет клавиш }
    nil)               { больше нет определений }
  ));
end;

     var
       MyApp: TMyApp;

     begin
       MyApp.Init;
       MyApp.Run;
       MyApp.Done;
     end.
2) compile and run
3) in theory we should see in status bar ~Alt-X~ Выход ~Alt-F3~ Закрыть
but on practice we see not readable characters

Additional information:

Please, fix this bug, it blocked my program development

Mantis conversion info:

• Mantis ID: 21373
• OS: linux
• OS Build: xubuntu
• Platform: fpc 2.4.4 fpc 2.6.0 i386
• Version: 2.4.4
• Monitored by: » @xhajt03 (Tomas Hajny), » krouziciorel (Luděk Šťastný), » bormant (Serg Bormant)