Re: coding problem char \217 etc

[Charles A. Roelli]

> From: Uwe Brauer <address@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:00:40 +0100

>    >> 2. Is there any faster possibility?
> 
>    > Faster than what?
> 
> Then typing 
> C-x RET c mac-roman RET C-x C-f FILE-NAME RET
> 
> I mean open the file, mark the region and recode the text to the correct
> coding. 

Try the command 'recode-region' if you haven't already done so.