Please don't convert the Hex View

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TÜV
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Joined: 21 Sep 2009, 14:37

Please don't convert the Hex View

Post by TÜV »

Feature Request:
In the "View" option "Hex" (Ctrl+H) of the Internal Viewer (F3) the left (hex) side should not change by choosing a "Convert" option.

Reason:
For fast scrolling I have to choose the the OEM/DOS-font "Terminal" 9 pt with the "Convert" option "ANSI -OEM" to see the German characters ÄÖÜäöüß of Windows correctly. Then for example Ö is shown wrong as 99 hex instead of D6 hex.

If I use a font like "Courier New" 9 pt then I have to choose "Don't Convert" and see Ö = D6 hex, but then I have less text on a screen and scrolling is slower.

Or can you add a font like "Terminal" 9 pt, but not with the OEM/DOS character set, which can also be chosen within the "File Comparator Configuration"?

Scrolling through the comparison of 2 binary files with 1 MB (by keeping the page down key pressed) takes my 22 seconds with the font "Terminal" 9 pt, but 74 seconds with the font "Courier New" 9 pt.
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mdruiter
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Re: Please don't convert the Hex View

Post by mdruiter »

+1
The characters should be converted, but not the hex digits!
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zarevak
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Re: Please don't convert the Hex View

Post by zarevak »

+1
There is already at least one english thread: Bug in Viewer - hex mode - from 2005!!
and at least one slovak/czech thread about this: Internal viewer: HEX mod bez CP konverzie - from 2007 with my thread bump in 2009
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