fix linux paste

include/irrString.h

@@ -1360,6 +1360,15 @@ typedef string<c8> stringc;
 //! Typedef for wide character strings
 typedef string<wchar_t> stringw;
 
+//! wrap of mbstowcs
+static inline wchar_t* toWideChar(const char* p)
+{
+	size_t lenOld = strlen(p);
+	wchar_t* ws = new wchar_t[lenOld + 1];
+	size_t lenNew = mbstowcs(ws, p, lenOld);
+	ws[lenNew] = 0;
+	return ws;
+}
 
 } // end namespace core
 } // end namespace irr

source/Irrlicht/COSOperator.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 #else
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #ifndef _IRR_SOLARIS_PLATFORM_
@@ -124,10 +125,12 @@ const c16* COSOperator::getTextFromClipboard() const
     if ( IrrDeviceLinux )
 	{
 		const c8 * p = IrrDeviceLinux->getTextFromClipboard();
-		size_t lenOld = strlen(p);
-		wchar_t *ws = new wchar_t[lenOld + 1];
-		size_t lenNew = mbstowcs(ws,p,lenOld);
-		ws[lenNew] = 0;
+
+		char* oldLocale = setlocale(LC_CTYPE, NULL);
+		setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
+		wchar_t* ws = core::toWideChar(p);
+		setlocale(LC_CTYPE, oldLocale);
+
         return ws;
 	}
     return 0;

source/Irrlicht/MacOSX/CIrrDeviceMacOSX.mm

@@ -602,14 +602,7 @@ void CIrrDeviceMacOSX::processKeyEvent()
 void CIrrDeviceMacOSX::handleInputEvent(const char *cStr)
 {
 	SEvent ievent;
-
-	// TODO: we should have such a function in core::string
-	size_t lenOld = strlen(cStr);
-	wchar_t *ws = new wchar_t[lenOld + 1];
-	size_t len = mbstowcs(ws,cStr,lenOld);
-	ws[len] = 0;
-	irr::core::stringw widep(ws);
-	delete[] ws;
+	irr::core::stringw widep(irr::core::toWideChar(cStr));
 
 	ievent.EventType = irr::EET_KEY_INPUT_EVENT;
 	ievent.KeyInput.Key = (irr::EKEY_CODE)0;