1.10.5 Garbled text when previewing UTF-8 text files

Bugs which are supposed to be fixed in the next test version (not available yet)

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1.10.5 Garbled text when previewing UTF-8 text files

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When previewing a text file saved in UTF-8 format, Japanese characters (double-byte characters?) appear garbled.
However, if I save the same file in ANSI format, it displays correctly.
Please see the attached images for comparison (UTF-8 vs ANSI).

UTF-8
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4P0HM ... drive_link
ANSI
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h09U31 ... drive_link

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Re: 1.10.5 Garbled text when previewing UTF-8 text files

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could you send us the sample files?
Pierre.
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Re: 1.10.5 Garbled text when previewing UTF-8 text files

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Re: 1.10.5 Garbled text when previewing UTF-8 text files

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:bugconfirmed: Thanks to your detailed description I can reproduce the problem.
Pierre.