This has not been offered before version 3.2 which is packaged in Oneiric You can change the character encoding by reopening the file and choosing an encoding in the "Open file" dialog.
** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880310 Title: gEdit: Current way of Changing text encoding is annoying for long-time users To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/880310/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs