Re: [ jEdit-devel ] jEdit - file encodings

[Alan E. <ala...@gm...>]

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Dalibor Petričević <dal...@is...> wrote:
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>  My idea is simple, configurable list of fallback encodings is a good
>  feature and will cover 90% of anybodys needs. But if file is encoded
>  with something else jEdit don't recognize, DO NOT REFUSE to open file.
>  That's it. Open it as plain 7bit ASCII displaying >127 characters as []
>  if you ask me. But open it and DO NOT nag me with ERROR dialog?!. If I
>  want to specify encoding prior to opening file - I will do it, but if I
>  don't do it - pretty please open file using fallback encodings feature
>  and if that goes to nothing open it in some (configurable?) encoding
>  even if I end up looking squares and funy characters on screen.

>  Does that sounds ok?

If that's an option one can switch on/off when list of fallback
encodings fail, that would be a good thing. I think some people like
the current scheme, and others will like yours.