Notepad3: Error on saving as GB2312

[shunf4]

• Create a new .txt file, and open it with Notepad3 (x64) v5.20.915.1
• Input something
• File > Encoding > Set Document as... > More Encodings... > Select Chinese Simplified (GB2312)
• Asked "Switching the file encoding ... undo history will be cleared. Continue?", press "Yes"
• Save
• Two dialogs pop out, saying "Error saving path\to\file.txt" and "The current file has been modified by an external program. Reload?"
• The file is still empty

[hpwamr]

Hello @shunf4 ,

Feel free to test the "BETA/RC paf" version "Notepad3Portable_5.20.1125.2_beta.paf" or higher, see below or issue #1129.

• Notepad3Portable_5.20.1125.2_beta.paf.exe.7z -s

"Notepad3Portable BETA/RC paf" version can be used with or without ".7z" extension.
To update your "Notepad3 Setup" version with the latest features/fixes from the "BETA/RC" version, see issue #1105.

Also, feel free to test the "BETA/RC Setup" version "Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_Setup" or higher, see below or issue #1129.

• Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_Setup.exe.7z -s
• Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_x86_Setup.exe.7z -s

Comments and suggestions are welcome... 😃

Edit: Replacing incorrect download link for: "Notepad3Portable_5.20.1125.2_beta.paf.exe.7z"

[shunf4]

Hi,

I tested the BETA/RC version and the error didn't happen. Thanks!

However I discovered another two issues:

• In the list of "More Encodings..." I found "Chinese Simplified (GB2312)" means HZ-GB-2312 (the 7-bit version of GB2312); but most of the time now, GB2312 means the EUC-CN form of GB2312 (i.e. GB2312-80). I think it's better we change the name in list to "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB2312)" or something similar to prevent misunderstanding. (The status bar shows the correct and accurate encoding name; see below.)

• I can revert from a GB2312-80 encoded text file with HZ-GB2312 encoding. Is this a bug?

HZ-GB2312.txt
GB2312-80.txt

[hpwamr]

• HZ-GB2312.txt
• GB2312-80.txt

Hello @shunf4 ,
To accurately identify the encoding, could you please add test files with more characters per line (eg: 4 or 5 lines of text) ?🤔

[shunf4]

@hpwamr
GB2312-80-new.txt
HZ-GB2312-new.txt

[hpwamr]

• I can revert from a GB2312-80 encoded text file with HZ-GB2312 encoding. Is this a bug?

Hello @shunf4 ,
It looks like your "GB2312-80-new.txt" is detected by Notepad3 as "GB18030" instead of "GB2312-80", we need to investigate 🤔

In attachment, the same text encoded in "UTF-8": (File> Encoding> Define document as... > Select> UTF-8 - Shitf + F8).

Unicode UTF-8-new.txt

My recommendation is to use "Unicode (UTF-8)" as much as possible!

• UTF-8 is widely used on Internet pages and recognized by all modern "text editors". 👍 😃

[shunf4]

@hpwamr

It looks like your "GB2312-80-new.txt" is detected by Notepad3 as "GB18030" instead of "GB2312-80", we need to investigate 🤔

GB18030 is a newer standard which is compatible with GB2312-80 and GBK, so that would be OK.

[hpwamr]

• I think it's better we change the name in list to "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB2312)"

To resume, your suggestion is to rename "Chinese Simplified (GB2312)" to "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB2312)", correct ? 🤔

[shunf4]

• I think it's better we change the name in list to "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB2312)"

To resume, your suggestion is to rename "Chinese Simplified (GB2312)" to "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB2312)", correct ? 🤔

Yes. Or "Chinese Simplified (HZ-GB-2312)" according to MIME/IANA

[hpwamr]

Hello @shunf4 ,

The names of the Chinese encoding strings have been changed according to MIME/IANA.

Feel free to test the "BETA/RC paf" version "Notepad3Portable_5.20.1201.1_beta.paf" or higher, see below or issue #1129.

• Notepad3Portable_5.20.1201.1_beta.paf.exe.7z -s

"Notepad3Portable BETA/RC paf" version can be used with or without ".7z" extension.
To update your "Notepad3 Setup" version with the latest features/fixes from the "BETA/RC" version, see issue #1105.

Also, feel free to test the "BETA/RC Setup" version "Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_Setup" or higher, see below or issue #1129.

• Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_Setup.exe.7z -s
• Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_x86_Setup.exe.7z -s

Comments and suggestions are welcome... 😃

[shunf4]

Thanks for your work!

[shunf4]

the BETA/RC setup is not latest?

[hpwamr]

the BETA/RC setup is not latest?

Latest Notepad3 BETA Setup is: Notepad3_5.20.1116.1_beta_Setup.exe (November 16)
In a few days, I will release a new Notepad3 BETA Setup. 🤔

Meanwhile, to update your "Notepad3 BETA Setup" version with the latest features/fixes from the latest "BETA/RC" version, please follow the issue #1105.