> Em Mon, 08 Dec 2003 16:31:17 -0500, Haines Brown escreveu: > > > the default coding system is utf-16. That is, when I save any file > > in emacs having an accented character, it doubles in size and is a > > 16-bit file. > > This is not the default, but Emacs' suggestion based on the buffer > contents. You can easily tell it to save in 8 bits when it asks for > the encoding.
Yes, I understand. My aim is to make utf-8 the suggestion rather than uft-16. Sometimes I hit OK when in a semi-comatose state instead of reading the line ;-), but basically having to type the preferred charset name is a nuisance. It's not the way it used to be. > > The default coding system in emacs is determined by how I've set up > > locales in debian. > > Not at all. Emacs is quite independent. :-( That was not what I understood from the emacs manual. If emacs is independent, then I should be able to define what it offers as the "suggested" charset. > > I went back to my installation notes, and according to > > them, I had set the locale to utf-8. > > What exactly do you have in /etc/environment or ~/.bashrc or > whatever? Other than the fact I've got no "/etc/environment," none of the configuration files I glanced at in /etc or ~/ mention any character set. But I do recall defining it during installation, and so the info is obviously somewhere. > > How do I find out what coding system I'm currently using? When I run # > > locale, all I get is LANG=POSIX, etc. If I run # locale -a, all I get is > > POXIX and C. Apparently I'm climbing the wrong tree. > > If you really see #, you are using the superuser account (root). > This is *dangerous*! You should set yourself a common user and use > only that. root should be reserved for software installation and > system configuration. No, I just automatically put in # in my message, but when I do want to run a command not accessible to user, I use sudo. > > If my coding system turns out to be utf-16, how do I change it to utf-8? > > I am not aware of any locale configuration using UTF-16. OK, then I'm barking up the wrong tree. But I should think the charset for debian is defined somewhere. Haines -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
