Feature request: Automatically convert file to specific encoding on opening

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Feature
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Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop

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No implementation files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating where files are opened and their encoding is detected, then reproduce the UTF-8-without-BOM case and determine how a user-selected encoding should be applied without changing unrelated files.

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Description

Hi. With very rare exceptions, I always need to save my files as UTF-8 with BOM. However, files produced by e.g. Faster-Whisper-XXL are UTF-8 without BOM, and I need to always remember to manually change them before I send them out. I'd love it if there was the option to just automatically convert any file I open to an encoding of my choice.

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