[tmedwards]

Also, of note. When opening an existing file, Notepad++ does not scan the entire file when it tries to auto-detect the encoding, rather it only checks the first X number of bytes (I don't recall how many). So, if a UTF-8 encoded file contains no extended characters within that window, Notepad++ will assume that it's ASCII instead, with horrific results for any encoded characters later on in the file. This came up during the initial testing of the UTF-8 stuff in GCA. My advice now, as then, is to ensure that you have extended characters somewhere within the header and/or author section; the copyright and registered trademark symbols are a good fit for this.