CSV Import: Missing codepages (now only UTF-8)
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Description
A list of additional codepages would be useful (at least the most common).
For example, my bank uses the `ISO-8859-15` encoding.
Currently, only `UTF-8` is present in the popup:
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For example, `TextEdit` open sheet offers this list:
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Using the last menu item, even the list of offered codepages is configurable:
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Research direction
Start from the CSV Import encoding popup, which currently offers only UTF-8, and review how its codepage choices are defined. Add common encodings such as ISO-8859-15, with the work complete when those encodings can be selected for CSV import.
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Assessment
- Domain
- data, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100