Character encoding issues

[caduel]

no, I'd drop cin here.
try something like

QTextStream in(stdin);
in.setLocale("eucTR");
in >> searchedAuthor;

QTextStream in(stdin);
in.setLocale("eucTR");
in >> searchedAuthor;

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alternatively:

cin >> author;
searchedAuthor = QString::fromAscii(author.c_str()); // after setting the locale
//   ... if (see docs) QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings() has been set

cin >> author;
searchedAuthor = QString::fromAscii(author.c_str()); // after setting the locale
//   ... if (see docs) QTextCodec::setCodecForCStrings() has been set

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HTH