On 5/18/2010 17:03, Jörn Kottmann wrote: > Thilo Götz wrote: >> FYI, here's how you can create a list of all available text >> encodings in the JVM you're running in. This can lead to a >> very long combo box, though :-) >> >> Map<String, Charset> charsetMap = Charset.availableCharsets(); >> >> > Actually I tried this first, but got a very long list of encodings. > Then I decided to do it like th eclipse guys in the "Properties -> > Resource" > dialog, they only display the Java standard encodings, and its possible > to type in any supported encoding. > > Do you think we should just display all encodings (maybe plus aliases) ? > > Jörn
That's a matter of taste. It's true that it's a very long list, and most of them are never used by anyone. On the other hand, if you *are* using one of the rarer ones, and you have to type it in every time, that's also annoying. So I didn't mean to push you in that direction, I just didn't know if you were aware of the alternative. As you have obviously thought about it, I would just leave it and see what our users say. --Thilo
