From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: how to find encoding violations in Emacs buffer?
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 06:26:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <uirgge807.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1165947493.201071.294760@l12g2000cwl.googlegroups.com> (riccardo.murri@gmail.com)
> From: riccardo.murri@gmail.com
> Date: 12 Dec 2006 10:18:13 -0800
>
> from time to time, a buffer gets some spurious character in and Emacs
> refuses to save it in the correct encoding. So I am presented with the
> choice of other different encodings.
>
> However, in most of the cases, I know that the file *should* be UTF-8
> encoded. So I would rather like to find out where the offending
> character is and correct it, instead of choosing a different encoding.
>
> Is there any function/package/elisp hack to find/highlight characters
> in a buffer that Emacs could not encode as UTF-8?
Emacs 22 already shows the problematic characters. Please look closer
at the text of the buffer where Emacs tells you why it needs your
decision about the encoding.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-12-13 4:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-12 18:18 how to find encoding violations in Emacs buffer? riccardo.murri
2006-12-12 20:39 ` Lennart Borgman
2006-12-12 20:56 ` Riccardo Murri
[not found] ` <mailman.1801.1165956001.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-12 23:45 ` B. T. Raven
2006-12-13 4:26 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.1814.1165984004.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-13 8:39 ` riccardo.murri
2006-12-13 10:45 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.1823.1166006732.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-13 12:34 ` riccardo.murri
2006-12-13 12:55 ` Peter Dyballa
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