Bug - Hex char 0 (null)

[Pr0metheus2]

Bug

Hello, I've found a bug, will try to describe it:

Bug No.1:

1. Open attached .log file in LogExpert
2. Double-click on serial number (digits inside " ")on line no.3 - space char and quotation mark will disappear
3. Double-click on serial number on line no.4 - serial number with quotation mark will disappear

Bug No.2:

1. Open attached .log file in LogExpert
2. Press <Ctrl+A>, then <Ctrl+C> for copying into clipboard
3. Open Notepad, or Notepad++ or whatever editor you have
4. Press <Ctrl+V> for paste - you will see only two lines are copied from clipboard with missing quotation mark at the end of line 2, also rest of the copied file is missing.

Important note:
It seems that hex NUL (null) char is causing this issue. So, on line 2, there is no space char after serial number, but NUL char instead and vice versa.
testfile.log

• LogExpert Version 1.6.7
• Windows Version 7 x64
• Local file

[zarunbal]

Thanks for your bug, I can reproduce the error with your testfile.

[Pr0metheus2]

Thank you, hope it will be easy fixable. Finger crossed.

[zarunbal]

Hmm, I'm wondering how to display NUL in the UI. Currently I have two solutions:

• Replace it with the UTF8 Symbol U+2400 (␀) (from wikipedia)
• Just filter it out (This is not my favorite, because of the dropped information)

The Data which is copied into the clipboard will be untouched (Except the current two bugs)

What would you @Pr0metheus2 recommend?

[Pr0metheus2]

And what about replace with space char, hex 20 ? As for ␀ char, would that be visible in every windows localization? Just thinking if NUL char replacement should be within ASCII table or not.

[zarunbal]

With Windows Localization in my understanding is no difference, the display is handled by the font.

Maybe I add a setting in a config file to change this behavior / replacement.

[Pr0metheus2]

Its up to you, both solutions are OK. Settings for selection would be probably the best solution.
Thx.

[Pr0metheus2]

@zarunbal will there be application update in near future, please?

[zarunbal]

@Pr0metheus2 currently I have not that much time. Maybe I can drop a Beta for your problem

[Pr0metheus2]

Thanks @zarunbal , it's ok, I will wait for proper update, it's not necessary to make beta version.
Hopefully you will have more time for doing this job!

[zarunbal]

Some changes later. The implementation is that everything below Win8 the Null char is replaced with a space and everything above uses the UTF8 Symbol.

Interesting finding with the Null char, N++ replaces the Null char on copy to clipboard with a space. I found that if the program tries to add a string to the clipboard with a Null char the string is truncated at the Null char.

[zarunbal]

Release 1.6.13 is out there with the fix. I close this issue. If there is still a problem feel free to reopen this issue.