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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.283
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.283
+Problem:    An expression mapping with a multi-byte character containing a
+	    0x80 byte gets messed up. (ZyX)
+Solution:   Unescape the expression before evaluating it (Yukihiro Nakadaira)
+Files:	    src/getchar.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.282/src/getchar.c	2011-04-28 17:30:05.000000000 +0200
+--- src/getchar.c	2011-08-17 17:04:38.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 3262,3270 ****
+      validate_maphash();
+  
+      /*
+!      * find end of keys and skip CTRL-Vs (and backslashes) in it
+       * Accept backslash like CTRL-V when 'cpoptions' does not contain 'B'.
+!      * with :unmap white space is included in the keys, no argument possible
+       */
+      p = keys;
+      do_backslash = (vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_BSLASH) == NULL);
+--- 3262,3270 ----
+      validate_maphash();
+  
+      /*
+!      * Find end of keys and skip CTRL-Vs (and backslashes) in it.
+       * Accept backslash like CTRL-V when 'cpoptions' does not contain 'B'.
+!      * with :unmap white space is included in the keys, no argument possible.
+       */
+      p = keys;
+      do_backslash = (vim_strchr(p_cpo, CPO_BSLASH) == NULL);
+***************
+*** 4506,4517 ****
+--- 4506,4528 ----
+  {
+      char_u	*res;
+      char_u	*p;
++     char_u	*expr;
+      char_u	*save_cmd;
+      pos_T	save_cursor;
+  
++     /* Remove escaping of CSI, because "str" is in a format to be used as
++      * typeahead. */
++     expr = vim_strsave(str);
++     if (expr == NULL)
++ 	return NULL;
++     vim_unescape_csi(expr);
++ 
+      save_cmd = save_cmdline_alloc();
+      if (save_cmd == NULL)
++     {
++ 	vim_free(expr);
+  	return NULL;
++     }
+  
+      /* Forbid changing text or using ":normal" to avoid most of the bad side
+       * effects.  Also restore the cursor position. */
+***************
+*** 4521,4527 ****
+  #endif
+      set_vim_var_char(c);  /* set v:char to the typed character */
+      save_cursor = curwin->w_cursor;
+!     p = eval_to_string(str, NULL, FALSE);
+      --textlock;
+  #ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
+      --ex_normal_lock;
+--- 4532,4538 ----
+  #endif
+      set_vim_var_char(c);  /* set v:char to the typed character */
+      save_cursor = curwin->w_cursor;
+!     p = eval_to_string(expr, NULL, FALSE);
+      --textlock;
+  #ifdef FEAT_EX_EXTRA
+      --ex_normal_lock;
+***************
+*** 4529,4536 ****
+--- 4540,4550 ----
+      curwin->w_cursor = save_cursor;
+  
+      restore_cmdline_alloc(save_cmd);
++     vim_free(expr);
++ 
+      if (p == NULL)
+  	return NULL;
++     /* Escape CSI in the result to be able to use the string as typeahead. */
+      res = vim_strsave_escape_csi(p);
+      vim_free(p);
+  
+*** ../vim-7.3.282/src/version.c	2011-08-17 16:25:43.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2011-08-17 17:17:03.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 711,712 ****
+--- 711,714 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     283,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+bashian roulette:
+$ ((RANDOM%6)) || rm -rf ~
+
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