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   https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/merge_requests/569#note_7584   
      
   I've updated with the change you made for con_out.cpp.  That helps, as things   
   look good with that.  After that though, I got another spam email and I see   
   another case where console.strlen() is reporting more characters than what are   
   displayed, with the string "スマートＥ".   
      
   ```   
   var str = "スマートＥ";   
   //console.print(str, P_AUTO_UTF8);   
   console.print(":" + str + ":", P_AUTO_UTF8);   
   console.crlf();   
   console.print("Str length: " + console.strlen(str, P_AUTO_UTF8) + "\r\n");   
   console.pause();   
   ```   
      
   In a non-UTF8 terminal, the string gets printed as "¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿E", which   
   is 9 characters, but console.strlen(str, P_AUTO_UTF8) returns 10. When   
   displayed, there is a gap of 1 space in the background color:   
      
   ![UTF8_console_strlen10_actually_9.png](/uploads/d84e38473174b4f   
   4d2fb9131b08a04d/UTF8_console_strlen10_actually_9.png)   
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