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Codepage Validator

Codepage Validator

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Check if the content in edit matches to the file encoding.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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codepage-validator README

Check if the text works in given charset/codepage/encoding. If not, the plugin will highlight them.

Features

Steps:

  1. Open a text file.
  2. Set the charset you want to match.
  3. Non-compatible characters will be highlighted (for example, red).

Demo GIF

Extension Settings

Target encoding:

  • codepageValidator.Charset → Shift_JIS

Highlight text style:

  • codepageValidator.Style.Foreground → red
  • codepageValidator.Style.Background → transparent

Validate when editing:

  • codepageValidator.RealTime → true

Known Issues

  • Upstream: It is impossible to add an option auto picking the encoding.
  • The compatible version is not tested. This plugin may work or not work on vscode older than 1.41.0.

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release of Code Page Validator.

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