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Fix Windows clipboard paste mojibake for CJK search text #7

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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion visual/computer/computer_action_executor.py
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Expand Up @@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ def _type_text(self, text: str):
env["LC_ALL"] = "en_US.UTF-8"
subprocess.run(["pbcopy"], input=text.encode("utf-8"), env=env, check=True)
elif system == "Windows":
subprocess.run(["clip"], input=text.encode("utf-16le"), check=True)
# clip.exe expects UTF-16 with BOM; utf-16le alone is misread as ANSI on
# localized Windows and pastes mojibake into Search / text fields.
subprocess.run(["clip"], input=text.encode("utf-16"), check=True)
else:
subprocess.run(["xclip", "-selection", "clipboard"], input=text.encode("utf-8"), check=True)

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