Re: how to find encoding violations in Emacs buffer?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: riccardo.murri@gmail.com
> Date: 12 Dec 2006 10:18:13 -0800
> 
> from time to time, a buffer gets some spurious character in and Emacs
> refuses to save it in the correct encoding. So I am presented with the
> choice of other different encodings.
> 
> However, in most of the cases, I know that the file *should* be UTF-8
> encoded.  So I would rather like to find out where the offending
> character is and correct it, instead of choosing a different encoding.
> 
> Is there any function/package/elisp hack to find/highlight characters
> in a buffer that Emacs could not encode as UTF-8?

Emacs 22 already shows the problematic characters.  Please look closer
at the text of the buffer where Emacs tells you why it needs your
decision about the encoding.