Re: Bug: org-mobile "Bad file encoding" [6.33trans]

From: Ben Alexander <ben@alexanderonline.org>
To: org-mode Mailinglist <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Bug: org-mobile "Bad file encoding" [6.33trans]
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:53:03 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <C4FEB722-C60D-4EAE-B01A-EF3FEDB5689F@alexanderonline.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0F00222B-8B42-4B37-BA25-9C739F0A75C7@ncogni.to>

I added the following lines (to my ~/.emacs file), as suggested by  
Richard and they work immediately.

For what it's worth, I am running on Mac OS X 10.5.8 on an Intel  
MacBook, and I've had it for a few years and tweaked any number of  
little things.  This may be a 'default' problem, but it might also be  
just because I've copied old customization buffers forward from other  
machines.

Thanks, Richard, for the tip, and thanks to all the rest of you for  
the org-mode community.

-Ben

On 2009-Nov-23, at 02:37, Richard Moreland wrote:

> Hi Ben,
>
> I'm replying off-list because I'm not sure this is the answer, but:
>
> (prefer-coding-system       'utf-8)
> (set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)
> (set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
> (set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)
> (setq default-buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8)
>
> Between that mess of options, it seems that you be able to have your  
> files default to UTF-8 (which is the encoding MobileOrg is looking  
> for).
>
> If this works for you, would please let the list know so the  
> solution is archived?  I'll also update the website with the  
> appropriate details.
>
> Thanks!
> Richard
>
> On Nov 22, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Ben Alexander wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for org-mode and MobileOrg!  I'm very grateful for all the
>> helpful hints I've seen on the mailing list too.
>>
>> I an have a small problem with MobileOrg.  After doing an
>> org-mobile-push and syncing the results to the iPod touch, the
>> agendas.org file doesn't appear on the iPod.  Instead, it appears  
>> as if
>> the only heading is "Bad file encoding" and the body text is  
>> "Unable to
>> detect file encoding, please re-save this file using the proper
>> encoding.
>>
>> At first I thought it was because I've got things like the
>> pounds-sterling, t-with-a-comma, a-with-breve, and i-with-circumflex
>> characters in my text (some of which contains Romanian, hence the
>> especially odd t-with-a-comma).  But I'm pretty sure I've expunged  
>> those
>> characters from my files, and anyway, the agendas.org file should  
>> only
>> contain the characters that my original org files contain.
>>
>> So, I'm happy enough to use the proper encoding, but I don't know  
>> what
>> that is, and I don't save the adgendas.org file myself: org-mobile- 
>> push
>> must do that on my behalf.
>>
>> If it is relevant, I am using a 5dollarhosting.com website for my  
>> webdav
>> server, not my local machine, so I don't have complete control over  
>> the
>> webserver configuration.
>>
>> I'm stumped as to what I should try next. Any pointers will be
>> appreciated,
>>
>> Ben Alexander
>>
>> ==============
>>
>> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.7.0, Carbon Version  
>> 1.6.0)
>> of 2009-06-07 on scarlett.local - Aquamacs Distribution 1.8c
>> Package: Org-mode version 6.33trans
>>
>> current state:
>> ==============
>> (setq
>> org-remember-default-headline "Remember Tasks"
>> org-todo-keyword-faces '(("PROJECT" :foreground "blue" :weight bold))
>> org-special-ctrl-a/e t
>> org-agenda-custom-commands '(("b" "Buy" tags #("+TODO=\"BUY\"" 0 11  
>> (face org-warning)) nil) ("A" "Angella related questions" tags  
>> #("angella" 0 7 (face org-warning)) nil)
>>                           ("u" "unscheduled" todo #("TODO|DEFER" 0  
>> 10 (face org-warning))
>>                            ((org-agenda-skip-function (lambda nil  
>> (org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote scheduled) (quote deadline) (quote  
>> regexp) "<[^>\n]+>")))
>>                             (org-agenda-overriding-header  
>> "Unscheduled TODO entries: ") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote  
>> (todo-state-up))))
>>                            )
>>                           )
>> org-agenda-files '("/Users/ben/Reference/GTD/Reference.org" "/Users/ 
>> ben/Reference/GTD/birthdays.org" "/Users/ben/Reference/GTD/ 
>> craiova.org"
>>                 "/Users/ben/Reference/GTD/diary.org" "/Users/ben/ 
>> Reference/GTD/filetabs.org" "/Users/ben/Reference/GTD/projects.org")
>> org-agenda-include-diary t
>> org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window
>> org-hide-leading-stars t
>> org-completion-use-ido t
>> org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
>> org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-done t
>> org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
>> org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled t
>> org-odd-levels-only t
>> org-log-state-notes-insert-after-drawers t
>> org-special-ctrl-k t
>> org-agenda-sorting-strategy '((agenda time-up tag-up) (todo  
>> category-keep priority-down) (tags category-keep priority-down)  
>> (search category-keep))
>> org-deadline-warning-days 7
>> org-stuck-projects '("/PROJECT" ("TODO" "BUY") nil "")
>> org-export-preprocess-hook '(org-export-blocks-preprocess)
>> org-mobile-inbox-for-pull "~/Reference/GTD/from-mobile.org"
>> org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-hide- 
>> block-toggle-maybe)
>> org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
>> org-cycle-global-at-bob t
>> org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>> org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "WAITING(w)" "DONE(d!)")  
>> (type "PROJECT(p)" "CLOSED(c!)") (sequence "BUY(b)" "BOUGHT(B!)"))
>> org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
>> org-default-notes-file "~/Reference/GTD/projects.org"
>> org-directory "~/Reference/GTD/"
>> org-tag-alist '((:startgroup) (#("ben" 0 3 (face nil)) . 98)  
>> (#("angella" 0 7 (face nil)) . 97) (#("vendor" 0 6 (face nil)) .  
>> 118) (:endgroup) (:startgroup)
>>              (#("us" 0 2 (face nil)) . 117) (#("london" 0 6 (face  
>> nil)) . 108) (#("romania" 0 7 (face nil)) . 114) (:endgroup)  
>> (:startgroup)
>>              (#("@home" 0 5 (face org-todo)) . 104) (#("@phone" 0 6  
>> (face nil)) . 112) (#("@out" 0 4 (face nil)) . 111) (#("@computer"  
>> 0 9 (face nil)) . 99) (:endgroup))
>> org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide- 
>> drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after- 
>> visibility-change)
>> org-publish-project-alist '((alexanderonline :base-directory "~/ 
>> alexanderonline.org" :publishing-directory "~/ 
>> alexanderonline.html" :table-of-contents nil))
>> org-mode-hook '((lambda nil (setq org-mouse-context-menu-function  
>> (quote org-mouse-context-menu))
>>               (when (memq (quote context-menu) org-mouse-features)  
>> (define-key org-mouse-map (if (featurep (quote xemacs)) [button3]  
>> [mouse-3]) nil)
>>                (define-key org-mode-map [mouse-3] (quote org-mouse- 
>> show-context-menu)))
>>               (define-key org-mode-map [down-mouse-1] (quote org- 
>> mouse-down-mouse))
>>               (when (memq (quote context-menu) org-mouse-features)  
>> (define-key org-mouse-map [C-drag-mouse-1] (quote org-mouse-move- 
>> tree))
>>                (define-key org-mouse-map [C-down-mouse-1] (quote  
>> org-mouse-move-tree-start)))
>>               (when (memq (quote yank-link) org-mouse-features)  
>> (define-key org-mode-map [S-mouse-2] (quote org-mouse-yank-link))
>>                (define-key org-mode-map [drag-mouse-3] (quote org- 
>> mouse-yank-link)))
>>               (when (memq (quote move-tree) org-mouse-features)  
>> (define-key org-mouse-map [drag-mouse-3] (quote org-mouse-move-tree))
>>                (define-key org-mouse-map [down-mouse-3] (quote org- 
>> mouse-move-tree-start)))
>>               (when (memq (quote activate-stars) org-mouse-features)
>>                (font-lock-add-keywords nil (\` (((\, outline- 
>> regexp) 0 (\` (face org-link mouse-face highlight keymap (\, org- 
>> mouse-map))) (quote prepend)))) t))
>>               (when (memq (quote activate-bullets) org-mouse- 
>> features)
>>                (font-lock-add-keywords nil
>>                 (\` (("^[ 	]*\\([-+*]\\|[0-9]+[.)]\\) +" (1 (\`  
>> (face org-link keymap (\, org-mouse-map) mouse-face highlight))  
>> (quote prepend))))) t)
>>                )
>>               (when (memq (quote activate-checkboxes) org-mouse- 
>> features)
>>                (font-lock-add-keywords nil
>>                 (\` (("^[ 	]*\\([-+*]\\|[0-9]+[.)]\\) +\\(\\[[ X]\\] 
>> \\)" (2 (\` (face bold keymap (\, org-mouse-map) mouse-face  
>> highlight)) t)))) t)
>>                )
>>               (defadvice org-open-at-point (around org-mouse-open- 
>> at-point activate)
>>                (let ((context (org-context)))
>>                 (cond ((assq :headline-stars context) (org-cycle))  
>> ((assq :checkbox context) (org-toggle-checkbox))
>>                  ((assq :item-bullet context) (let ((org-cycle- 
>> include-plain-lists t)) (org-cycle))) (t ad-do-it))
>>                 )
>>                )
>>               )
>>              (lambda nil (org-add-hook (quote change-major-mode- 
>> hook) (quote org-babel-show-result-all) (quote append) (quote  
>> local))) org-babel-result-hide-spec
>>              org-babel-hide-all-hashes #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$ 
>> \207" [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all  
>> append local] 5])
>> org-agenda-ndays 1
>> org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :todo . "PROJECT")  
>> (nil :maxlevel . 2))
>> org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute- 
>> src-block-maybe)
>> org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>> org-refile-use-outline-path t
>> org-agenda-mode-hook '((lambda nil (setq org-mouse-context-menu- 
>> function (quote org-mouse-agenda-context-menu))
>>                      (define-key org-agenda-mode-map (if (featurep  
>> (quote xemacs)) [button3] [mouse-3]) (quote org-mouse-show-context- 
>> menu))
>>                      (define-key org-agenda-mode-map [down-mouse-3]  
>> (quote org-mouse-move-tree-start))
>>                      (define-key org-agenda-mode-map (if (featurep  
>> (quote xemacs)) [(control mouse-4)] [C-mouse-4]) (quote org-agenda- 
>> earlier))
>>                      (define-key org-agenda-mode-map (if (featurep  
>> (quote xemacs)) [(control mouse-5)] [C-mouse-5]) (quote org-agenda- 
>> later))
>>                      (define-key org-agenda-mode-map [drag-mouse-3]
>>                       (quote (lambda (event) (interactive "e")  
>> (case (org-mouse-get-gesture event) (:left (org-agenda-earlier 1))  
>> (:right (org-agenda-later 1))))))
>>                      )
>>                     )
>> org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil
>> org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date t
>> org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done t
>> org-reverse-note-order t
>> org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
>> org-from-is-user-regexp "\\<Ben Alexander\\>"
>> org-mobile-directory "/Volumes/alexanderonline.org"
>> org-drawers '("PROPERTIES" "CLOCK" "DETAILS" "AGENDA")
>> org-export-with-section-numbers nil
>> org-tags-column -75
>> org-modules '(org-bbdb org-bibtex org-gnus org-id org-info org- 
>> jsinfo org-irc org-mac-message org-mhe org-rmail org-vm org-wl org- 
>> mouse org-annotate-file
>>            org-annotation-helper org-bookmark org-depend org-elisp- 
>> symbol org-eval org-expiry org-interactive-query org-mairix org-man  
>> org-panel org-registry)
>> org-remember-templates '(("Todo today" 116 "*** TODO %?\n     
>> SCHEDULED: %t\n" nil nil nil)
>>                       ("Buy" 98 "*** BUY  
>> %?                                                            :@out: 
>> \n" nil "Shopping List" nil)
>>                       ("Phone" 112 "*** TODO Call  
>> %?                                                            :@phone 
>> :\n" nil nil nil)
>>                       ("Do deferred" 100 "*** PROJECT 
>> %?                                                                :@out 
>> :" nil nil (org-mode org-agenda-mode)))
>> org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
>> )
>>
>>
>>
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