RE: [ jEdit-users ] hex mode

[Mehr, A. (Assaph) <as...@av...>]

>   I have changed the Edit Mode (Utilities-Buffer Options-Edit
Mode-Hex)
> from text to hex, and wish the jedit would show the current buffer
contents
> in Hex format. However the contents still same as before. If you ever
use
> emacs, you may know that the contents in hexl-mode are totally
different
> from the text-mode. Can anyone give me some help? Thanks.

Changing the edit mode just changes the syntax-highlight mode for the
buffer, it does not change the way you edit the file. Look at the Hex
and HexEdit plugins: IIRC, they require you open the file for hex
editing (i.e. not open it as usual and then switch).