Converting non-UTF-8 text files

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	Sometimes you need to work with files in "legacy" ISO, Mac, or Windows encodings. If the file is a "plain text" file (as opposed to "styled text" like RTF, .doc, or other "binary" text file formats), or if you can save the document in a plain text format, you can make NeoOffice convert the file to UTF-8.		Sometimes you need to work with files in "legacy" ISO, Mac, or Windows encodings. If the file is a "plain text" file (as opposed to "styled text" like RTF, .doc, or other "binary" text file formats), or if you can save the document in a plain text format, you can make NeoOffice convert the file to UTF-8.
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	==Importing the non-UTF-8 file==		==Importing the non-UTF-8 file==
	* Choose '''Open…" from the '''File''' menu		* Choose '''Open…" from the '''File''' menu
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	* In the resulting "ASCII Filter Options" dialogue, choose "Western Europe (ISO-8859-1)" (or the appropriate encoding for your text file) in the "Character set" drop-down		* In the resulting "ASCII Filter Options" dialogue, choose "Western Europe (ISO-8859-1)" (or the appropriate encoding for your text file) in the "Character set" drop-down
	*: If you intend to use this document in NeoOffice, be sure to choose the appropriate language, as well (to ensure spell-check works, among others)		*: If you intend to use this document in NeoOffice, be sure to choose the appropriate language, as well (to ensure spell-check works, among others)
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		+	==Importation de fichiers non encodés en UTF-8==
		+	*Choisir Ouvrir… depuis le menu Fichier.
		+	*Dans le menu déroulant "Type de fichier", sélectionner "Texte codé (*.txt) vers le bas de la section des documents de textes.
		+	*Sélectionner le fichier encodé en ISO-8859-1 (ou votre encodage, évidemment). Cliquer sur Ouvrir.
		+	*Dans la fenêtre de dialogue "Options de filtre ASCII", choisir "Europe occidentale (ISO-8859-1)" (ou l'encodage adapté à votre fichier) dans le menu déroulant "Jeu de caractères".
		+	*:Si vous avez l'intention d'utiliser ce document dans NeoOffice , assurez-vous de choisir la langue convenable aussi (afin d'être sûr que la correction orthographique fonctionne, entre autres).
	==Exporting the file as UTF-8==		==Exporting the file as UTF-8==

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Revision as of 15:54, 31 October 2006

UTF-8 is the standard encoding for all text entered into NeoOffice (as well as in Mac OS X and most modern applications on other platforms).

Sometimes you need to work with files in "legacy" ISO, Mac, or Windows encodings. If the file is a "plain text" file (as opposed to "styled text" like RTF, .doc, or other "binary" text file formats), or if you can save the document in a plain text format, you can make NeoOffice convert the file to UTF-8.

Importation de fichiers non encodés en UTF-8

• Choisir Ouvrir… depuis le menu Fichier.
• Dans le menu déroulant "Type de fichier", sélectionner "Texte codé (*.txt) vers le bas de la section des documents de textes.
• Sélectionner le fichier encodé en ISO-8859-1 (ou votre encodage, évidemment). Cliquer sur Ouvrir.
• Dans la fenêtre de dialogue "Options de filtre ASCII", choisir "Europe occidentale (ISO-8859-1)" (ou l'encodage adapté à votre fichier) dans le menu déroulant "Jeu de caractères".

  Si vous avez l'intention d'utiliser ce document dans NeoOffice , assurez-vous de choisir la langue convenable aussi (afin d'être sûr que la correction orthographique fonctionne, entre autres).

Exporting the file as UTF-8

• Choose Save As… from the File menu
• In the "File type" drop-down, select "Text Encoded (*.txt)" near the bottom of the list
• Check the "Edit filter settings" checkbox
• Enter the new filename and hit return
• Press "Yes" to dismiss the "may loose formatting" dialogue (if enabled)
• In the resulting "ASCII Filter Options" dialogue, choose "Unicode (UTF-8)" in the "Character set" drop-down
• Finish saving and it's OK

A bit complicated, but it works fine. Those encoding problems are frequent and boring for non-English speakers (writers…). You can do this conversion in TextEdit, but I wanted to use Neo and only Neo.