> On Jan 22, 3:48 am, Ben Schmidt<mail_ben_schm...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>
>> I think so. :help 'fileencoding' describes conversion as taking place
>> when files are written and read, implying that when a file is actually
>> being edited, it is in 'encoding', and commands within Vim working on
>> the file would be expected to use 'encoding' also. 'fileencoding'
>> doesn't affect the encoding with which the file is edited and
>> manipulated in Vim; it just changes the way it is read and written.
>>
>
> Thanks, Ben. That explanation makes a ton of sense. I figured there
> was something subtle I was missing!
>
> So, is there a command to show the byte value of the character under
> the cursor, as it will be written? If I need to I can convert to
> binary but I'd rather just do something like 'ga'.
I don't think so, but I agree it would be nice. :-)
Ben.
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