Kazuko O. wrote:
I want to ask you about md file support of xxe 8.3.
In the next version of XXE, we'll improve (and document) the
Options|Preferences, Add-on|Text Format dialog box (see attached
screenshot of current dialog box) in order to let the user specify the default
encoding of text files (on a per file extension basis; e.g.
".md" files use UTF-8, makefile uses default encoding).
I tried xxe V8.3, which is for translation, to see what is improved about md
file support.
I confirmed that UTF8 BOM md file is saved to the same encoding file.
But Japanese md files (UTF8) without starting BOM are not still correctly
displayed also on V8.3.
Yes, that's right. On any OS where UTF-8 is not the default text
encoding, like Windows. See below.
Does not xxe support md file without starting BOM?
I'm sorry but we have done our best to implement something both simple
and consistent.
In absence of an UTF-8 BOM, unlike ditac which is a specialized tool,
XXE cannot assume that the encoding of an MDITA file is UTF-8.
XXE assumes that, by default, the encoding of a MDITA file, like any
other text file, is the system encoding.
This behavior is exactly the one you'll find in notepad or in any web
browser.
Therefore we recommend to always use an UTF-8 BOM for your MDITA files,
not only for XXE, but also for any text editor your MDITA authors may use.
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