8.1.0 File Save/Open encoding: UTF-8 is broken on latest TP

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chrisjj
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8.1.0 File Save/Open encoding: UTF-8 is broken on latest TP

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1 Enter this text (including the ó) and save the document as UTF-8

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2 Verify the document is UTF-8:

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3 Close the file and reopen it with File Open.

Expected: ó character displayed properly
Observed: ó character displayed as junk:

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4 Close the file and reopen it with File Open setting encoding to UTF-8:

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Expected: ó character displayed properly
Observed: Again ó character displayed as junk.

Document Properties now shows 1252, not UTF-8.

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Tested on Windows Pro 64-bit.
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Please upgrade to version 8.1.1 to fix this issue. Apologies for any inconvenience it has caused.
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Post by chrisjj »

bbadmin wrote:Please upgrade to version 8.1.1 to fix this issue. Apologies for any inconvenience it has caused.
Apology accepted!

I confirm 8.1.1 fixes it. Thanks!

Verification FTR:

http://i.imgur.com/iJEXwUq.png
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http://i.imgur.com/ihMdHlO.png
http://i.imgur.com/0DAju4j.png
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