[Bug 1681962] Re: gedit handles encodings inconsistently (and corrupts files)

2020-08-19 Thread Jg-jguk
I saw this assert too and reported it upstream https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/353#note_894322 ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues #353 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/353 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubun

[Bug 848253] Re: Gedit won't let me edit binary files to look for text

2011-09-12 Thread Jg-jguk
Hi there Yes, I'm a dev, I use hexeditor and binutils' "strings" regularly. However, every text editor I have ever used has let me open a file containing unrecognised chars, it just shows [] etc. So I stick to my request! Windows or Mac don't have this limitation too BTW. KDE doesn't either, i

[Bug 848253] Re: Gedit won't let me edit binary files to look for text

2011-09-12 Thread Jg-jguk
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[Bug 848253] [NEW] Gedit won't let me edit binary files to look for text

2011-09-12 Thread Jg-jguk
Public bug reported: Gedit won't let me view/edit text files it cant figure out the charset of files it cannot work out the charset of. All other editors let you open binary files, and see if you recognise any strings etc. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: gedit 2.30.4-2ubunt