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Character encoding confusion

character encoding hex editing HxD design and implementation 7 Comments

HxD will extend character encoding support, and I am looking for the best way to name character encodings. So far, you can only pick between the following four to affect the text display in the editor window:

  • Windows (ANSI)
  • DOS/IBM-PC (OEM)
  • Macintosh
  • EBCDIC

Additionally, in the Search window, Unicode (UCS-2LE) can be selected using a checkbox to override the current editor window encoding. I’d like the character encoding selection to be more uniform, flexible, and clear in future. Continue reading →