files.candidateGuessEncodings fails on short non-UTF8 files (fallback to invalid UTF-8 instead of next candidate)
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Description
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
- VS Code Version: 1.137.0
- OS Version: Windows 11 pro workstation 25H2 26200.9457
Steps to Reproduce:
1.
"files.autoGuessEncoding": false,
"files.candidateGuessEncodings": ["cp950"],
// or "files.candidateGuessEncodings": ["utf8", "cp950"],
"files.encoding": "utf8"
2.
echo '0:a440afeba4a4a4e50a' | xxd -r > b5.txt
code b5.txt
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