Question

Hi All, I've come across a bug, as registration to the developer zone is restricted I can't do a proper bug report so I'm submitting it here:-

From a fresh install of the latest TWiki 4.2.3 a problem is encountered when editing the page:- TWikiAdminGroup for the first time.

The BUG results in the error:-

##### Error start ##### Attention

Error saving topic During save of TWikiAdminGroup an error was found by the version control system. Please notify your TWiki administrator.

Wide character in print at /home/cosmictest/domains/twiki.cosmictest.com/public_html/twiki/lib/TWiki/Store/RcsFile.pm line 797. .... lots more errors ##### Error End #####

This occurs whether RcsWrap or RcsLite is selected.

The problem is caused by an invalid character on the default TWikiAdminGroup page. This character is used to make the yellow box around the instructions on adding users to the group.

In FireFox 3.0.3, a box with 4 zeros is displayed (two on top of two) instead of the character. This appears either site of "stick0" near the top and "stick1" near the bottom.

If you try and save the page leaving in the invalid character you'll get the save error above and lose the whole page.

Under IE 7.0.6

The invalid character is displayed as � again either side of the stickys. You can save the page, but the yellow box disappears, and when you edit again the character has gone and you are simply left with the two pieces of text, sticky0 and sticky1.

Either way this certainly isn't acting as it should.

Environment

-- LyleHopkins - 29 Oct 2008

Answer

If you answer a question - or someone answered one of your questions - please remember to edit the page and set the status to answered. The status selector is below the edit box.

Sorry, closing this after more than 30 days of inactivity. Please feel free to re-open if needed.

-- PeterThoeny - 10 Dec 2008

I also experienced this bug with a new TWiki installation configured to use UTF-8. It should be trivial to figure out by which characters the sticky0 and sticky1 statements are enclosed and why the cause problems with UTF-8 setups.

-- DavidFoerster - 11 Dec 2008

Thank you Lyle for reporting the bug here, and sorry for not spotting it a few days ago. I created TWikibug:Item6149. The accounts in the bug tracker are now in sync, you should be able to file bugs now. Thanks David for confirming the bug. Please follow up in the bug item.

-- PeterThoeny - 13 Dec 2008