Broken characters in export file dialog

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Broken characters in export file dialog

severinsimmler opened this issue 10 months ago · comments

When I click on the "Export" button, the characters seem to be broken:

I am on Ubuntu 23.04 and use:

$ snap info restfox
name:      restfox
summary:   Lightweight REST / HTTP Client
publisher: Artelin (flawid)
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/restfox
license:   unset
description: |
  A lightweight REST / HTTP Client based on Insomnia and Postman.
  
  Features:
  - Workspaces
  - Tabs
  - Nested Folders
  - Lots of context menus
  - Response history
  - Plugins
  - GraphQL support
  - Import collections exported from Postman and Insomnia
  - Simple user friendly interface
commands:
  - restfox
snap-id:      5F3RdI1tJO2Fj4oHj05gtSmT7osdZmDm
tracking:     latest/stable
refresh-date: today at 08:01 CEST
channels:
  latest/stable:    0.1.0 2023-09-28 (13) 80MB -
  latest/candidate: ↑                          
  latest/beta:      ↑                          
  latest/edge:      ↑                          
installed:          0.1.0            (13) 80MB -

Flawid D'Souza · Answer 1 · Fri Sep 29 2023 23:59:23 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi, I'm not sure if this a Restfox issue. Restfox just uses electron. This is your native ubuntu file selector. Can you try Ctrl + S in a browser you use. Does it also look like this?

Severin Simmler · Answer 2 · Wed Oct 04 2023 16:14:55 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @flawiddsouza, thank you for the quick response. In my browser (Chromium 117.0.5938.92) the dialog looks fine and also in other Electron apps (e.g. VS Code).

Maybe it's related to the Electron version Restfox is using?

Flawid D'Souza · Answer 3 · Thu Oct 05 2023 00:53:39 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I see. I'll try to give you a build with the latest electron version in a few days. You can check and let me know.

Paul Wellner Bou · Answer 4 · Sat Oct 21 2023 14:00:21 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I have the same issue, and until now it only happened with RestFox.

Flawid D'Souza · Answer 5 · Sat Oct 21 2023 18:01:57 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

This seems like a recurring issue for ubuntu snap: electron-userland/electron-builder#5217. Don't see any official fix except some commands. I'll try updating Restfox to the latest electron version. Hopefully that fixes it.

Flawid D'Souza · Answer 6 · Tue Nov 07 2023 14:11:38 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Hi @severinsimmler @paulwellnerbou, version 0.2.0 was released yesterday. It has the latest electron version. Let me know if the issue is fixed or still persists.

Severin Simmler · Answer 7 · Wed Nov 08 2023 16:05:33 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Unfortunately it still looks like before with version 0.2.0.

Flawid D'Souza · Answer 8 · Wed Nov 08 2023 23:26:17 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Well, that's very sad to hear. I wish I could fix this but it seems very out of my control.

Can you try running these commands and restart Restfox and see if it helps?

sudo rm /var/cache/fontconfig/*
rm ~/.cache/fontconfig/*
fc-cache -r

It's mentioned here: electron-userland/electron-builder#5217 (comment).

Severin Simmler · Answer 9 · Wed Nov 22 2023 18:06:21 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Unfortunately this also does not work for me. However, closing this issue since it's apparently not a problem with Restfox, but with Snap and/or Gnome.