Shell output encoding problem

[quote=104008:@Norman Palardy]Michel Bujardet Would it not be possible to add a “raw” backend where characters are not processed, akin to what happens in modes 0 and 1 ? That would solve the issue.
It might
We had a quick peek at that this morning but no conclusions were reached.
Other priorities to look after and all that[/quote]

Would it help to file a feature request just so it does not get forgotten and can be added at leisure ?

While I’m not surprised by the difference, I do agree that it is against the spirit of the Xojo language to let this kind of low-level detail peek through.