Override Text Encoding by Robert Xiao
Manually set the charset (character encoding) for a webpage, to fix encoding errors and garbage characters on websites. A replacement for the former View -> Text Encoding menu.
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Manually set the charset (character encoding/text encoding) for a webpage. A replacement for the former View -> Text Encoding menu. A toolbar button opens a popup from which any supported character encoding can be used.
Due to low usage and user-unfriendliness, the Text Encoding menu was removed from Firefox and replaced with a general-purpose "Repair Text Encoding" button. Unfortunately, that button is not always available, and it does not always work, resulting in pages with broken characters or unreadable text.
This addon restores the functionality of the character encoding menu. The character encoding can be overridden on a page-by-page basis, or for entire domains. The list of overrides can be edited in the add-on preferences. Overrides are applied by modifying the Content-Type header, which takes precedence over any meta tag.
Two special character encodings are provided: "Default" disables the override and uses whatever the page provides (similarly to "No override"), while "Autodetect"
removes any charset declaration from the Content-Type HTTP header, which may allow autodetection and/or repair to work.
Due to low usage and user-unfriendliness, the Text Encoding menu was removed from Firefox and replaced with a general-purpose "Repair Text Encoding" button. Unfortunately, that button is not always available, and it does not always work, resulting in pages with broken characters or unreadable text.
This addon restores the functionality of the character encoding menu. The character encoding can be overridden on a page-by-page basis, or for entire domains. The list of overrides can be edited in the add-on preferences. Overrides are applied by modifying the Content-Type header, which takes precedence over any meta tag.
Two special character encodings are provided: "Default" disables the override and uses whatever the page provides (similarly to "No override"), while "Autodetect"
removes any charset declaration from the Content-Type HTTP header, which may allow autodetection and/or repair to work.
Developer comments
Please report any bugs (e.g. websites on which this addon doesn't work) to https://github.com/nneonneo/firefox-charset-extension/issues.
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- Version
- 1.1
- Size
- 22.73 KB
- Last updated
- 2 months ago (Aug 5, 2024)
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- Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Release notes for 1.1
- New addon preferences pane with the following options: disable auto-reload when changing encodings, change the icon to match your theme, and options to manage the existing overrides
- Ability to apply the override to an entire domain
- Overrides now ignore the URL fragment
- Dark mode support
- Ability to apply the override to an entire domain
- Overrides now ignore the URL fragment
- Dark mode support
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