Description (中文说明见README.zh_CN.md)

With this plugin, you can edit and save the files which encodings are not supported by Sublime Text currently, especially for those used by CJK users, such as GB2312, GBK, BIG5, EUC-KR, EUC-JP, etc.

I'm working on making ConvertToUTF8 support both Sublime Text 2 and 3 currently. If this plugin is useful for you, you might want to buy me a cup of coffee to keep me fresh. Thanks! :)

Note

** For Linux users: ConvertToUTF8 relies on several dynamic libraries which are missing in embedded version of Python of Sublime Text 2 and 3. This plugin can not work fully until you install them manully.

** For OS X users: Sublime Text 3 uses an embedded Python which is facing the same problem as Linux version.

** I've reported this problem to Jon but did not get any response yet, so I will create extra plugins to solve it. If you are eager to use this plugin before they are released, please contact me for more information.

Installation

Using Package Control to find, install and upgrade ConvertToUTF8 is the recommended method to install this plug-in.

Otherwise, you can download this repository as a zip file, unzip it, and rename the new folder to ConvertToUTF8, then move this folder to Packages folder of Sublime Text (You can find the Packages folder by clicking "Preferences > Browse Packages" menu entry in Sublime Text).

Your folder hierarchy should look like this:

Configuration

Please check ConvertToUTF8.sublime-settings file for details. You should save your personal settings in a file named "ConvertToUTF8.sublime-settings" under "User" folder.

• encoding_list: encoding selection list when detection is failed
• max_cache_size: maximum encoding cache size, 0 means no cache (default: 100)
• max_detect_lines: maximum detection lines, 0 means unlimited (default: 600)
• preview_action: specific the action when previewing a file, available options: no_action, convert_and_open (default: no_action)
• default_encoding_on_create: specific the default encoding for newly created file (such as "GBK"), empty value means using sublime text's "default_encoding" setting (default: empty)
• convert_on_load: enable/disable convert file content to UTF-8 when it is loaded, available options: always, never (default: always)
• convert_on_save: enable/disable convert file from UTF-8 to a specific encoding when it is saved, available options: always, never (default: always)

Usage

In most cases, this plug-in will take care of encoding issues automatically.

You can also use the "File > Set File Encoding to" menu entry to transform between different encodings. For example, you can open a UTF-8 file, and save it to GBK, and vice versa.

Note:

• if "convert_on_save" is set to never, the file will NEVER be saved to the selected encoding
• please do not edit the file before the encoding detection process is finished
• please try either increasing the value of max_detect_lines or set the encoding manually if the detection result is not accurate

Q & A

• Q: It is not working after installation, how do I fix it?

  A: Please try the following steps:

  1. Restart Sublime Text
  2. Make sure the plug-in folder is named "ConvertToUTF8" (skip this step if you install via "Package Control")
  3. See Note section above
  4. Disable other encoding related plug-ins
  5. Contact me

• Q: Which encodings are supported?

  A: Any encoding your system supported should be fine.

• Q: Why does the content become a mess when the window is re-activated?

  A: This is caused by reloading and has been fixed, please update your ConvertToUTF8 to latest version.

• Q: Why does ST2 ask me that file "Has changed on disk. Do you want to reload it?" when the window is re-activated.

  A: Same reason as above. Please choose "Cancel" if you have unsaved changes to the file.

• Q: When saving the file, Sublime Text tells me the file is saved as UTF-8, why?

  A: Don't worry, the plug-in will convert your file to original encoding.

• Q: My file was saved as UTF-8 and it's in a mess, how can I recover it?

  A: Please open the file and make sure its encoding is UTF-8, then choose the menu entry "File -> Save with Encoding -> Western (Windows 1252)", close and reopen this file.

Contact me

Please send me your questions or suggestions: sunlxy (at) yahoo.com or http://weibo.com/seanliang