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gui-x11: fix unicode chars in clipboard (use utf8string vs XA_STRING) (thanks BurnZeZ)

--- a/gui-x11/x11.c

+++ b/gui-x11/x11.c

@@ -1491,13 +1491,10 @@

 	 * come, and we have no way to time out.  Instead, we will clear

 	 * local property #1, request our buddy to fill it in for us, and poll

 	 * until he's done or we get tired of waiting.

-	 *

-	 * We should try to go for utf8string instead of XA_STRING,

-	 * but that would add to the polling.

 	 */

 	prop = 1;

-	XChangeProperty(xd, xdrawable, prop, XA_STRING, 8, PropModeReplace, (uchar*)"", 0);

-	XConvertSelection(xd, clipboard, XA_STRING, prop, xdrawable, CurrentTime);

+	XChangeProperty(xd, xdrawable, prop, utf8string, 8, PropModeReplace, (uchar*)"", 0);

+	XConvertSelection(xd, clipboard, utf8string, prop, xdrawable, CurrentTime);

 	XFlush(xd);

 	lastlen = 0;

 	for(i=0; i<10 || (lastlen!=0 && i<30); i++){