GNU bug report logs - #8744
23.3.50; rcirc prints gibberish

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Message #20 received at 8744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Marco Pessotto <melmothx <at> gmail.com>
To: 8744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Also use detect-coding-string?
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 20:49:42 +0200

Couldn't this patch be modified as:

index b9f92ff..fa8da53 100644
--- a/rcirc.el
+++ b/rcirc.el
@@ -1456,10 +1456,11 @@ record activity."
 	(let ((moving (= (point) rcirc-prompt-end-marker))
 	      (old-point (point-marker))
 	      (fill-start (marker-position rcirc-prompt-start-marker)))
-
+	  
+	  (setq text 
+		(decode-coding-string text (detect-coding-string text t)))
 	  (unless (string= sender (rcirc-nick process))
-	    ;; only decode text from other senders, not ours
-	    (setq text (decode-coding-string text rcirc-decode-coding-system))
+
 	    ;; mark the line with overlay arrow
 	    (unless (or (marker-position overlay-arrow-position)
 			(get-buffer-window (current-buffer))


I was annoyed by ppl mixing encodings on the same channel and this seems
to fix it.

-- 
Marco

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