Selected encoding not taken into account when saving

[Guillaume Pothier]

The file is saved in utf-8 even though I select iso-8859-1 as encoding when saving.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Create a new file with non-ascii content, eg.: "çéè" (without quotes)
2. In the save dialog, select iso-8859-1 encoding
2. Check file size: it should be 3 bytes, but it is 7. Hexdump:
00000000 c3 a7 c3 a9 c3 a8 0a |.......|
00000007

For instance, c3 a7 is the utf-8 encoding of "ç". The iso-8859-1 encoding of this char is the single byte e7.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-text-editor 45.1-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.6.0-14.14-generic 6.6.3
Uname: Linux 6.6.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Tue Jan 23 00:30:01 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-14 (1866 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
SourcePackage: gnome-text-editor
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2023-11-07 (76 days ago)

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes (cfgnunes)]

Same problem here. I confirm this bug.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes (cfgnunes)]

There are additional bugs present in this version of GNOME Text Editor, including:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-text-editor/+bug/2064024
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-text-editor/+bug/2064025

A viable solution could be for the Canonical staff to update the package to the latest version, as these bugs have been addressed in the most recent upstream release.

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes (cfgnunes)]

I have created the upstream bug tracker:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor/-/issues/669

[Cristiano Fraga G. Nunes (cfgnunes)]

This bug has been just fixed now, with the commit:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-text-editor/-/commit/4840b21988f637d3cabd3d5b4b795bb577e8cab8