> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:14:06 -0500 > From: "John J. Xenakis" <hew...@jxenakis.com> > Cc: jxenakis...@gmail.com > > > What encoding was that file in originally? What does Emacs > > display in the left edge of the mode line? > > "-t\---"
That's "raw-text", a clear sign that Emacs treats the file as raw 8-bit bytes, not as text encoded in some known encoding. > This helps. I tried using "windows-1252" as the codepage and it gave > the result that I wanted. > > Any suggestions for the best macro/form to make that the default? Put this in your .emacs file: (prefer-coding-system 'windows-1252)
