[wpmu-trac] [WordPress MU Trac] #192: too long unicode character [level-2] "post-slug"

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#192: too long unicode character [level-2] "post-slug"
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 Reporter:  skcsknathan001  |       Owner:  somebody                    
     Type:  defect          |      Status:  new                         
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  WPMU 2.0                    
Component:  component1      |     Version:  2.0                         
 Severity:  critical        |    Keywords:  post-slug tamil multilingual
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 Too long unicode character [complex script] "post-slug" will not allow
 users to re-save after editing once a post is posted.  I experience this
 for the language "Tamil", which is a level-2 Unicode = complex script.

 Able to post, able to edit.  But does not allow to re-save.

 Also the permanent link leads to a Not Found post.

 My guess is the URL exceeds the 255 characters limit, since complex
 unicode scripts are more than one code for a particular character.

 the URL comes up as
 http://1soothanai.adadaa.com/2006/11/03/non-breaking-
 tamil-%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b4%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%89%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%88%e0%ae%af%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d/
 All these "...%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%..." garbage is the result of URL encoding
 for the unicode complex script Tamil.  [note the above link actually
 works].  But if I were to put more Tamil caracters, the post will appear
 but the permanent link will fail, as well as re-save after editing.

 So either a post should give error when tried to post, which *will* result
 in more than 255 URL encoding.
 or
 the the auther should be allowed to re-save the post after editing.  That
 means the actual cut-off "post-slug" text maintained.

 Don't know if I make sense, but let me know if you don't.

 I have the nightly build wpmu-2006-10-24

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