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How to encode a text string into QP?
I would like to encode some basic text strings into QP. I have tested several online encoders on the web, and none of them worked. One of them can be found at Webatic. I can use it to decode QP into ...
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What are these strange characters? [duplicate]
I couldn't put them in the title because they actually seem to have many bytes:
I took some screenshots:
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Displaying Korean characters properly on a computer with English Windows XP
I have Windows XP Professional Version 2002 SP 3 English version
I have installed the required input methods in Regional and Language Settings and as far as I know all the other options provided there ...
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Convert .txt. file from windows-1251 to utf-8
I'm trying to read the cyrillic text that is stored in .txt format. Once I open it with OpenOffice, it is OK. Once I open it with Notepad++, it shows unreadable symbols. Setting Windows-1251 prior ...
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Vim scripting with Tcl: encoding mismatch
I am trying to write a plugin for Vim using Tcl as the backend language. I have written and tested most of the code and it seems to work fine except for one hurdle I can't seem to get over: encoding.
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How do I convert many text files from <some_encoding> to utf8-no-bom?
I'm looking to convert lots of text files (40+) from ISO-Latin-1 to UTF8-no-bom. How can I accomplish this?
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Why does this PDF appear to encode parentheses correctly but doesn't when using pdftotext or copying and pasting?
Here are links to some journal articles:
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2183927
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2988135
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.3021012
https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2159298
They all encode ...
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7zip filename encoding problems
I have problems extracting files from 7zip archive with non-ascii symbols in filenames.
I have identical versions of 7z on two computers, which differ only by the system locale. If I compress on one ...
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WinMerge & Encoding
I have a problem with WinMerge (or more specific: WinMergeU). I have several php files that have the same content up to the chosen encoding.
How can I tell WinMerge to ignore the encoding?
If this is ...
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Automated script to change page encoding after page has been downloaded in Google Chrome
guys!
My Chrome doesn't properly recognize page encoding of our local TWIKI site.
So, every time i enter the site i have to set suitable encoding manually (Settings -> Tools -> Encoding -> Cyrillic (...
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What is this '°͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌' strange character?
I saw this °͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌͌ strange character online. I also noted that:
It needs 26 backspaces to delete but behaves like one character when selecting.
It is drawn vertically covering ...
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Filename becomes gibberish
Using JDownloader to download some files makes the filename looks like ".æ·å²è¬åï¼çç 港ä¸é" on my file system. The original filename is in Chinese. Is this a encoding issue? (original encoding not ...
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MS Office 2010 Word change character encoding
I have a document that is not written in English but in other European language and when I open it in MS Word 2010 there are several characters displayed not properly.
How can I change the encoding of ...
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View Big5 File in Text Editor
I have a file encoded in Chinese Big5.
Is there a text editor that I can use to view the file in Chinese?
I'm on Windows. If I view the file in Notepad++ I see it decoded with my 8bit locale.
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White Question Mark in Black Diamond
We are all familiar with the white question mark inside of a black diamond (�) when there is an encoding issue. Does this 'character' have an offical name? Or is it only referred to as the 'white ...