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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Wed, 27 May 1998 23:47:15 +0000
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702 @node User-Chosen Coding Systems 702 @node User-Chosen Coding Systems
703 @subsection User-Chosen Coding Systems 703 @subsection User-Chosen Coding Systems
704 704
705 @tindex select-safe-coding-system 705 @tindex select-safe-coding-system
706 @defun select-safe-coding-system from to &optional preferred-coding-system 706 @defun select-safe-coding-system from to &optional preferred-coding-system
707 This function selects a coding system for encoding the between 707 This function selects a coding system for encoding the text between
708 @var{from} and @var{to}, asking the user to choose if necessary. 708 @var{from} and @var{to}, asking the user to choose if necessary.
709 709
710 The optional argument @var{preferred-coding-system} specifies a coding 710 The optional argument @var{preferred-coding-system} specifies a coding
711 system try first. If it can handle the text in the specified region, 711 system to try first. If that one can handle the text in the specified
712 then it is used. If this argument is omitted, the current buffer's 712 region, then it is used. If this argument is omitted, the current
713 value of @code{buffer-file-coding-system} is tried first. 713 buffer's value of @code{buffer-file-coding-system} is tried first.
714 714
715 If the region contains some multibyte characters that the preferred 715 If the region contains some multibyte characters that the preferred
716 coding system cannot encode, this function asks the user to choose from 716 coding system cannot encode, this function asks the user to choose from
717 a list of coding systems which can encode the text, and returns the 717 a list of coding systems which can encode the text, and returns the
718 user's choice. 718 user's choice.