https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=449076
Bug ID: 449076
Summary: BOM-less UTF8 cannot be detected
Product: kdiff3
Version: 1.9.4
Platform: Microsoft Windows
OS: Microsoft Windows
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: application
Assignee: reeves...@gmail.com
Reporter: lapsap7+...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 145855
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=145855&action=edit
Observed result -- some gibberish characters
SUMMARY
By default the "Auto Detect Unicode" only works for UTF8 files with BOM. More
precision needs to be added in the Help for this part, telling people to either
manually change encoding or add a BOM.
PS: I haven't got the time to do test with UTF16 or UTF32 so I have no idea.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In Options > Regional Settings, make sure "Auto Detect Unicode" is checked.
2. Using files which are UTF8 but without BOM
3. Compare the files
OBSERVED RESULT
Characters which are outside 7-bit ASCII are displayed incorrectly. Take a
look at my attached image (kdiff3-bomless-utf3-observed-result.png) in which
every ONE of those characters is displayed as TWO characters which is a sign
that UTF8 text files is not detected correctly.
EXPECTED RESULT
Correct characters are displayed. This will be shown in my other attached
image (kdiff3-bomless-utf3-expected-result.png) IF we specifify UTF-8 instead
of relying on "Auto Detect Unicode" option.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: Windows 11 (but this is irrelevant, IMO)
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.88.0
Qt Version:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This bug was previously reported in:
https://sourceforge.net/p/kdiff3/discussion/197499/thread/78e8dcc2/?limit=25#0a95
and in:
https://sourceforge.net/p/kdiff3/bugs/197/
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