[bug] Layer names do not support Chinese characters.

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in KLayout v0.30.7 on Windows 10 x64 by opening the provided DXF; the report says Chinese layer names appear garbled. The issue does not identify a file or test, so trace the DXF import path and inspect how layer names are decoded. Done means Chinese layer names display correctly after import.

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1.environment
klayout v0.30.7
windows 10 x64

2.read dxf, the Chinese text is garbled.

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