Re: [Bug] Issues with format.el: coding system, byte/char confusi on

[Richard Stallman]

    Christoph Wedler wrote:
     >>> 1. Shouldn't `format-annotate-function' also save the buffer-local
     >>> variable `buffer-file-coding-system' (as it does with
     >>> `selective-display' and `enable-multibyte-characters' since v1.38)?

    Richard Stallman wrote:
     >> That seems plausible, but one ought to test it.

    Christoph Wedler wrote:
     > Currently, I do it in the format-encode function of my package X-Symbol
     > since July 2002 (it wouldn't work without), but I think this should be
     > done in general.

    What do you think?

How about writing a patch to do this in general, and trying it out
for a while?  If it works well for you, we can install it.