On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:38:23 -0400, Mitch Wiedemann wrote: > Hi all, > > I use VIM - Vi IMproved 7.0 (2006 May 7, compiled Feb 23 2007 > 22:17:23) to write mainly XHTML/PHP and I sometimes have to get > content from word processed documents and paste it into Vim for HTML > markup. This usually results in having non-visually detectable > characters (which I assume are high ASCII) which display strangely on > the Web. > > Is there a way I can have my Vim highlight these characters so I can > see them and replace them with their HTML counterparts? > > I've searched Google, the Vim e-mail archive, and I've helped Ugandan > children :), but I'm no closer to the answer. > > Any hints? > > Thanks, > Mitch > Freeville, NY
Not a VIM-based method, but there is a Perl script called Demoroniser (http://www.fourmilab.ch/webtools/demoroniser/) which is designed to handle a lot of these characters and convert them into ASCII characters. Spencer -- <<< Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines >>> 8:47am up 25 days 15:29, 18 users, load average: 0.08, 0.14, 0.18 Registered Linux User #232457 | LFS ID 11703
