feat(modules): Add name abbreviation fix for multibyte names

[DelaneDiamon]

Add a function to identify the number of bytes used for current unit name to abbreviate correctly with string.sub:

local function utf8len1stchar(str)
    local byte = str:byte(1)
    if byte < 128 then return 1 end -- 1-byte character
    if byte < 224 then return 2 end -- continue of multi-byte character
    if byte < 240 then return 3 end -- start of 2-byte character
    if byte < 248 then return 4 end -- start of 3-byte character
    return 1 -- invalid
end

-- Name abbreviation
local function abbreviateName(text)
    local lengthOfFirstChar = utf8len1stchar(text)
    return string.sub(text, 1, lengthOfFirstChar) .. "."
end

[DelaneDiamon]

Hey @Nevcairiel, I have realized this fix might be helpful for users with multibyte characters in different locales.

I have also created an issue on Curse: https://www.wowace.com/projects/shadowed-unit-frames/issues/2070

[Nevcairiel]

SUF uses string.utf8sub from the UTF-8 library, and this issue should not actually happen with that, as it should cut actual multibyte characters, and not just bytes

[DelaneDiamon]

ok, so could it be then that utf8sub method is unavailable for some reason in this case and it uses default sub which cannot handle multibyte characters?

[Nevcairiel]

You aren't on classic by any chance?

[DelaneDiamon]

On classic Cataclysm, yes.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024, 22:51 Hendrik Leppkes @.***> wrote:

You aren't on classic by any chance?

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