Feature request: Automatic Encoding

[shoedler]

Would it be possible to use auto-encoding
as a possible Encoding type?

I've got the Issue that I work with files with different Encoding types. For example:

• I've set my main Encoding type Settings/Core/File Encoding to UTF-8
• I edit a file which natively is Windows 1252 encoded - save it and Diff it to an earlier Version of the same file. (Note: auto-encoding switches my encoding type automatically to Windows 1252 in this scenario)
• The Diff will display all vocals like ä, ö or ü as differences since UTF-8 uses a different Symbol for them

This is indeed an uncommon scenario and it will likely be gone in 1 - 2 years from now since UTF-8 is slowly becoming the standard where I work. I'd be glad if you could look into it!

[shoedler]

EDIT:

Since this seems to be a bigger Issue than I tought - (atom/encoding-selector#24) - it would be nice for now to be able to set the encoding type in the Diff View:
(Something like this)

[shoedler]

EDIT:

Upon further digging, it looks like the problem lies within the time-machine package.
I've created a thread littlebee/git-time-machine#135

[mupchrch]

Thanks for taking a look at that @WashirePie